Pilgrym is a prog rock band recently formed by Andy Wells and Tony Drake. For those of you who wonder why I am writing a review of a prog rock band, don’t worry you are not the only one – I’m wondering pretty much the same. Once in a while I receive an album that seriously baffles me, and Pilgrimage belongs in that category for sure. If anything appals me, it’s prog rock. Oh well, let’s see what we can do with this one.

First of all the compositions are pretty majestic and Pilgrym’s use of a mellotron definitely adds to that sound as well as the bombastic production. The keyboards are mixed in the front but not to a point where it becomes too dominant or annoying. The melodies are powerful and diverse, although most of the songs are slightly too repetitive for my taste.

Influences range from King Crimson to Yes and Kansas.

I’m not a big fan of Andy Wells’ vocals; they are a bit sober and the man doesn’t have that much reach. It therefore isn’t really a surprise that I like the only instrumental song - “Song Of The Albatross” - the most.

The fact that these guys can play goes without a doubt. To underline this, Pilgrym have added a live track - “Reborn” - as a bonus track and boy does that song sound good. The sound quality is good and the band plays excellent. Pilgrym is a band that doesn’t really appeal to me; however they certainly do have potential. So, if you are into prog rock this might be an album worth checking out.