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Morglbl are a three piece mostly instrumental power trio from France. Consisting of Christophe Godin on guitar, Ivan Rougny on bass and Jean Pierre Frelezeau on drums these guys play a mix of progressive rock, jazz / fusion and straight ahead heavy metal. Godin is an incredible guitarist and it is amazing to me that this guy is not better known than he is. At times he reminds me of Joe Satriani and much of the material here would not found out of place on a Satriani album. I have seen these guys live and Godin ranks right up with the best guitarists I have seen over the years. Rougny and Frelezeau are no slouches on their instruments either as they support Godin with a rock solid rhythm section. The album is mostly instrumental, although there are some silly sounding vocals here and there mostly used as comic relief. These guys can play seriously heavy or light as a feather; they are all over the map. If you like great guitar pyrotechnics with a bit of humor thrown in for good measure this album may be for you.

I heard Fevrier Afghan off this album, and had to buy it. It sounded to me like a song sung by an insane Muppet, and knew I needed this album. Nothing else comes close to this wildness for me, but for someone who likes instrumental fusion/prog/rock, with a bit of cheekiness, this album suited me well.