Album review : DEFECTO – Echoes Of Isolation

October 28th, 2025 by brianmc

Frontiers Music [Release date 31.10.25]

Strongly encouraged by famed producer, Flemming (Rainbow/ Metallica/ Pretty Maids/ Blind Guardian) Rasmussen, Danish singer/ guitarist/ songwriter, Nicklas Sonne put Defecto together in 2011.

Echoes of Isolation is their fourth studio album, and the band Sonne put together is still together: Frederik Møller (g), Mikkel Christensen (d) and Thomas Bartholin (b).

Considering Rasmussen’s CV, the real surprise is that Defecto’s music pushes hard against the boundaries of Prog Metal.

We reviewed Sonne’s Aries Descendent album, a tangential move into Symphonic Rock territory, last year.

So he’s obviously a restless soul, dipping his toe into classic and progressive as he sees fit.

He’s gone knee deep into Echoes…

Sonne : “Each song inhabits a different psychological struggle – insomnia, schizophrenia, OCD, PTSD, paranoia, dissociation, trauma – giving voice to the war within. This isn’t just a metal album. It’s a mirror held to the mind”.

Yet all these weighty subjects are approached with conviction, honesty and lyrical dexterity.

Dark but not depressing.

In fact ‘Eclipsed By The Void’, ‘Hearts On Fire’ and ‘Quantum Abyss’ are brooding slices of epic progressive rock, binding the subject matter’s mindbending roots to the band’s proven melodic sensibilities with a strong positive effect.

Putting aside the fraught subject matter, by focusing on detail and immaculate delivery, the music is confirmation enough that this band – led by Sonne – is totally signed up to the same objectives. ***1/2

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