Some of the first reviews
"Expedition
Delta" is a Serbian project led by one of the most outstanding young
guitar virtuosos, Srdjan Brankovic.Apart from his leadership
and
amazing compositional talent, there were invited many first-class
musicians.Undoubtedly, it is one of the greatest progressive metal
albums in the history of the genre!!! I am totally delighted!!!"
- www.hmpmag.pl -
"I have to hand it to Brankovic for making this album really rock out with very dramatic vocal lines and catchy lyrics, and never dull instrumental moments."
- usaprogmusic.com -
9,5/10
"Sounding like John Petrucci's apprentice in absentia, bandleader Srdjan Brankovic shows himself to be a skilled, refined musician, whether when playing like a kind of technical metal guitar engine or when providing more delicate leads."
- www.progressor.net -
5/6
"Uplifting would be the best adjective to describe the songwriting and arrangement skills for Expedition Delta - it is criminal indeed that we'v had to wait so long to hear Srdjan's abilities on non-Serbian soil…"
- www.imhotep.com -
5/6
"In "Expedition delta" Srdjan Brankovic told again that he is a very good guitarist together with brilliant (unknown singer) Nikola Mijic who has a voice that really reminds of Tony Harnell (ex-TNT). This is a must have for any right-melodic rockfan with light progressive influences incorporated into
compact songs."
"Op "Expedition delta" laat Srdjan Brankovic opnieuw horen dat hij een heel goede gitarist en schitterende (onbekende zanger) Nikola Mijic die een stemgeluid heeft dat heel erg aanleunt bij dat van Tony Harnell (ex TNT). Dit is een must have voor iedere rechtgeaarde melodieuze rockfan met licht progressieve invloeden verwerkt in compacte songs."
- www.hellspawn.be -
90/100
"You can refer to it as modern "Images And Words", interesting attempt to mimic the spirit the eighties."
- http://www.metalist.co.il -
4/5
"However, the result of this project is amazing ! This is an album you have to listen to to really understand and believe what it's about, but progrockers will agree, this is a masterpiece."
- www.mariosmetalmania.com -
90/100
"Hopefully, while I can't guarantee an astronomical wad of attention within Britain's shores, this'll sell enough in Europe and elsewhere to possibly finance a bit of live work, for these numbers will sound immense onstage.
Fabulous."
- www.metalliville.co.uk -
90/100
"When was the last time you played a prog rock cd and just felt good all over, thinking about just how marvellous work was that you just heared? Probably not too often, but if you pick yourself up Expedition Delta's self – titled debut for chances are you'll be doing exactly that!"
- www.seaoftranquility.org –
4,5/5
"Real melodic progressive metal."
"Pravy melodicky progresivny metal."
- Slovakian Planet Rock -
10/10
"Damn, music can be catchy. Sond after song is fired at you and damn all of them have the problem of sticking in my head. If you like bombastic prog music you need to have this album."
- www.perfectprog.com -
"…for me, the CD of the year!"
"..fur meine bisherige cd des jahres.."
- www.stormbringer.at –
5/5
"It is a mystery why the talents of those Serbs have not previously reached! Srdjan runs his hand literally and figuratively for one after the other flashy guitar solos and flawless. Singer Nikola Mijic also has a very pleasant
in the ear lying voice"
"Het is een raadsel waarom de talenten van deze Serviër ons niet eerder hebben bereikt. Hij draait zijn hand letterlijk en figuurlijk niet om voor de ene na de andere flitsende en loepzuivere gitaarsolo. Zanger Nikola Mijic heeft ook een zeer prettig in het gehoor liggende stem en zingt vrijwel accentloos."
- www.progwereld.org -
"You can call it Stadium Rock…Arena Rock… AOR…but whatever you want to call it…it's not dead! Not in Serbia anyway. If you happen to be a fan of that general style I can imagine you'll really enjoy the music created here."
- www.jerrylucky.com -
"EXPEDITION DELTA is conclusive, with its own style. From the start they only assemble the best of what guitar and progressive music can give..."
"EXPEDITION DELTA gehen schlüssig und damit bereits mit einem eigenen Stil an den Start, den sie aus nur dem besten zusammengesetzt haben, was Gitarrenmusik und progressives Theater so hergeben."
-www.musikreviews.de
"Production is great, rich and full sound, lots of effects and guitars and great vocal work. Nikola Mijic, who sings the majority of the songs, is one of the stars on the album.
I think that we can welcome a nice surprise to this years' harvest and I truly hope that we have gained a new continuous project here."
- www.lordsofmetal.nl -
89/100
"Sometimes you are totally caught off guard by an album you have absolutely no expectations for at all. Expedition Delta is one of those cases, but looking at the list of guests it really shouldn't be such a surprise. Srdjan Brankovic, who has written all of the music and lyrics for this project. He shows excellent musicianship on many occasions on this album, which is packed with excellent guitar leads as well as keyboard leads, all wrapped in a good and balanced sound."
-www.powerofmetal.dk-
"So all you prog rock/metal dudes out there, go get this album."
- www.metallinks.nl –
9/10
"Expedition Delta really grabbed my attention for being one of the best and most original albums heared in a long time, sounding like a cross between ASIA and AYREON and really a must to check out!"
- strutter magazine –
8,9/10
"…listening to Expedition Delta makes me realise how powerful Srdjan is as a guitarist and composer…"
(…escuchar Expedition Delta me hace darme cuenta que tan poderoso es Srdjan como guitarrista y como compositor…)
- www.manticornio.com –
"So much so that the question arises spontaneously : is Brankovic able to create other works of this kind, without losing the freshness and originality proved? We hope so, and meanwhile rejoice a new born, but still in the beginning, genius."
(Tanto che la domanda sorge spontanea : riuscira Brankovic a creare altri lavori del genere, senza perdere la freschnezza el' originalita dimostrate? Ce lo auguriamo, e intanto gioiamo per la nascita di un nuovo, piccolo, genio.)"
- www.unprogged.com –
5/6
"A clean production and high class musicians led to a round thing: EXPEDITION DELTA"
"Eine saubere Produktion und qualitativ gutklassige Musiker führten zu einer runden Sache: EXPEDITION DELTA."
- www.heavy-metal.de –
"A very enjoyable, well played and constructed album with songs to delight melodic rock fans and those who enjoy the more in depth, keyboard led progressive rock/metal. Hopefully this marks the start of Expedition Delta with more music to follow."
- get ready to rock -
4/5
"Expedition Delta is a truly enjoyable album, which I would recommend to all progressive rock fans… So close your eyes and enjoy the vivid, adventurous sonic journey that Expedition Delta offers."
- www.rockreviews.org –
8,5/10
"Fans of Yes, Marillion, Asia, Richard Wakeman, Joe Satriani, Ayreon, Threshold, Symphony X, Shadow Gallery, Aghora, and others that such will enjoy for sure."
- www.fenixwebzine.com -
8-10
"J'allais oublier, la pochette trés réussie, devinez ? Srdjan Brankovic, encore lui !"
- www.metalchroniques.fr -
8/10
"If you are NWOBTHM nostalgic this "Expedition Delta" could be your record of the year! Or even of the decade.."
- movimentiprog -
"Srdjan has assembled a band of excellent musicians, Joost
van den Broek of After Forever fame, Sabine Edelsbacher,
vocalist for Edenbridge, Erik Norlander, who should need no
introduction and Shadow Gallery's Gary Wehrkamp amongst
them. So good songwriting and production are virtually Guaranteed. Worthy of any modern Prog collection."
- Aplified Magazine -
"Expedition Delta is a record that stands as much melodic and musically accessible effort than most projects of this caliber, you can tell that 1Brankovic is a songwriter and knows the importance of the melodic basis within the music."
- ytsejam –
"Expedition Delta is the best Serbian progressive metal release ever."
(Expedition Delta je veoma lako najbolje progressive izdanje koje je srpska metal scena ikada videla.)
- www.serbian-metal.org -
"Few raws in this review just can't present all the importance of this project. I just want to let you discover the importance of this cd by yourself, simply - enjoy it. That's all."
"Nekoliko novinskih redova, ni u kom slucaju ne može biti dovoljno da verodostojno prezentuje svu specificnost i pre svega- važnost ovako koncipranog projekta. Ne želeci da ni nesvesno i nenamerno, pa ni slucajno, umanjim vrednost i neospornu važnost pojavljivanja ovakvog CD izdanja,
prvenstveno u Srbiji, ali i u svetu –jer, podsetic'u vas da je ovaj album objavljen, istovremeno i za americkog izdavaca za svetsko tržište, kao i za domaceg, za naše- prepusticu vam da ga otkrijete sami i da, jednostavno, u njemu-uživate. Toliko."
- VECERNJE NOVOSTI -
- www.hmpmag.pl -
"I have to hand it to Brankovic for making this album really rock out with very dramatic vocal lines and catchy lyrics, and never dull instrumental moments."
- usaprogmusic.com -
9,5/10
"Sounding like John Petrucci's apprentice in absentia, bandleader Srdjan Brankovic shows himself to be a skilled, refined musician, whether when playing like a kind of technical metal guitar engine or when providing more delicate leads."
- www.progressor.net -
5/6
"Uplifting would be the best adjective to describe the songwriting and arrangement skills for Expedition Delta - it is criminal indeed that we'v had to wait so long to hear Srdjan's abilities on non-Serbian soil…"
- www.imhotep.com -
5/6
"In "Expedition delta" Srdjan Brankovic told again that he is a very good guitarist together with brilliant (unknown singer) Nikola Mijic who has a voice that really reminds of Tony Harnell (ex-TNT). This is a must have for any right-melodic rockfan with light progressive influences incorporated into
compact songs."
"Op "Expedition delta" laat Srdjan Brankovic opnieuw horen dat hij een heel goede gitarist en schitterende (onbekende zanger) Nikola Mijic die een stemgeluid heeft dat heel erg aanleunt bij dat van Tony Harnell (ex TNT). Dit is een must have voor iedere rechtgeaarde melodieuze rockfan met licht progressieve invloeden verwerkt in compacte songs."
- www.hellspawn.be -
90/100
"You can refer to it as modern "Images And Words", interesting attempt to mimic the spirit the eighties."
- http://www.metalist.co.il -
4/5
"However, the result of this project is amazing ! This is an album you have to listen to to really understand and believe what it's about, but progrockers will agree, this is a masterpiece."
- www.mariosmetalmania.com -
90/100
"Hopefully, while I can't guarantee an astronomical wad of attention within Britain's shores, this'll sell enough in Europe and elsewhere to possibly finance a bit of live work, for these numbers will sound immense onstage.
Fabulous."
- www.metalliville.co.uk -
90/100
"When was the last time you played a prog rock cd and just felt good all over, thinking about just how marvellous work was that you just heared? Probably not too often, but if you pick yourself up Expedition Delta's self – titled debut for chances are you'll be doing exactly that!"
- www.seaoftranquility.org –
4,5/5
"Real melodic progressive metal."
"Pravy melodicky progresivny metal."
- Slovakian Planet Rock -
10/10
"Damn, music can be catchy. Sond after song is fired at you and damn all of them have the problem of sticking in my head. If you like bombastic prog music you need to have this album."
- www.perfectprog.com -
"…for me, the CD of the year!"
"..fur meine bisherige cd des jahres.."
- www.stormbringer.at –
5/5
"It is a mystery why the talents of those Serbs have not previously reached! Srdjan runs his hand literally and figuratively for one after the other flashy guitar solos and flawless. Singer Nikola Mijic also has a very pleasant
in the ear lying voice"
"Het is een raadsel waarom de talenten van deze Serviër ons niet eerder hebben bereikt. Hij draait zijn hand letterlijk en figuurlijk niet om voor de ene na de andere flitsende en loepzuivere gitaarsolo. Zanger Nikola Mijic heeft ook een zeer prettig in het gehoor liggende stem en zingt vrijwel accentloos."
- www.progwereld.org -
"You can call it Stadium Rock…Arena Rock… AOR…but whatever you want to call it…it's not dead! Not in Serbia anyway. If you happen to be a fan of that general style I can imagine you'll really enjoy the music created here."
- www.jerrylucky.com -
"EXPEDITION DELTA is conclusive, with its own style. From the start they only assemble the best of what guitar and progressive music can give..."
"EXPEDITION DELTA gehen schlüssig und damit bereits mit einem eigenen Stil an den Start, den sie aus nur dem besten zusammengesetzt haben, was Gitarrenmusik und progressives Theater so hergeben."
-www.musikreviews.de
"Production is great, rich and full sound, lots of effects and guitars and great vocal work. Nikola Mijic, who sings the majority of the songs, is one of the stars on the album.
I think that we can welcome a nice surprise to this years' harvest and I truly hope that we have gained a new continuous project here."
- www.lordsofmetal.nl -
89/100
"Sometimes you are totally caught off guard by an album you have absolutely no expectations for at all. Expedition Delta is one of those cases, but looking at the list of guests it really shouldn't be such a surprise. Srdjan Brankovic, who has written all of the music and lyrics for this project. He shows excellent musicianship on many occasions on this album, which is packed with excellent guitar leads as well as keyboard leads, all wrapped in a good and balanced sound."
-www.powerofmetal.dk-
"So all you prog rock/metal dudes out there, go get this album."
- www.metallinks.nl –
9/10
"Expedition Delta really grabbed my attention for being one of the best and most original albums heared in a long time, sounding like a cross between ASIA and AYREON and really a must to check out!"
- strutter magazine –
8,9/10
"…listening to Expedition Delta makes me realise how powerful Srdjan is as a guitarist and composer…"
(…escuchar Expedition Delta me hace darme cuenta que tan poderoso es Srdjan como guitarrista y como compositor…)
- www.manticornio.com –
"So much so that the question arises spontaneously : is Brankovic able to create other works of this kind, without losing the freshness and originality proved? We hope so, and meanwhile rejoice a new born, but still in the beginning, genius."
(Tanto che la domanda sorge spontanea : riuscira Brankovic a creare altri lavori del genere, senza perdere la freschnezza el' originalita dimostrate? Ce lo auguriamo, e intanto gioiamo per la nascita di un nuovo, piccolo, genio.)"
- www.unprogged.com –
5/6
"A clean production and high class musicians led to a round thing: EXPEDITION DELTA"
"Eine saubere Produktion und qualitativ gutklassige Musiker führten zu einer runden Sache: EXPEDITION DELTA."
- www.heavy-metal.de –
"A very enjoyable, well played and constructed album with songs to delight melodic rock fans and those who enjoy the more in depth, keyboard led progressive rock/metal. Hopefully this marks the start of Expedition Delta with more music to follow."
- get ready to rock -
4/5
"Expedition Delta is a truly enjoyable album, which I would recommend to all progressive rock fans… So close your eyes and enjoy the vivid, adventurous sonic journey that Expedition Delta offers."
- www.rockreviews.org –
8,5/10
"Fans of Yes, Marillion, Asia, Richard Wakeman, Joe Satriani, Ayreon, Threshold, Symphony X, Shadow Gallery, Aghora, and others that such will enjoy for sure."
- www.fenixwebzine.com -
8-10
"J'allais oublier, la pochette trés réussie, devinez ? Srdjan Brankovic, encore lui !"
- www.metalchroniques.fr -
8/10
"If you are NWOBTHM nostalgic this "Expedition Delta" could be your record of the year! Or even of the decade.."
- movimentiprog -
"Srdjan has assembled a band of excellent musicians, Joost
van den Broek of After Forever fame, Sabine Edelsbacher,
vocalist for Edenbridge, Erik Norlander, who should need no
introduction and Shadow Gallery's Gary Wehrkamp amongst
them. So good songwriting and production are virtually Guaranteed. Worthy of any modern Prog collection."
- Aplified Magazine -
"Expedition Delta is a record that stands as much melodic and musically accessible effort than most projects of this caliber, you can tell that 1Brankovic is a songwriter and knows the importance of the melodic basis within the music."
- ytsejam –
"Expedition Delta is the best Serbian progressive metal release ever."
(Expedition Delta je veoma lako najbolje progressive izdanje koje je srpska metal scena ikada videla.)
- www.serbian-metal.org -
"Few raws in this review just can't present all the importance of this project. I just want to let you discover the importance of this cd by yourself, simply - enjoy it. That's all."
"Nekoliko novinskih redova, ni u kom slucaju ne može biti dovoljno da verodostojno prezentuje svu specificnost i pre svega- važnost ovako koncipranog projekta. Ne želeci da ni nesvesno i nenamerno, pa ni slucajno, umanjim vrednost i neospornu važnost pojavljivanja ovakvog CD izdanja,
prvenstveno u Srbiji, ali i u svetu –jer, podsetic'u vas da je ovaj album objavljen, istovremeno i za americkog izdavaca za svetsko tržište, kao i za domaceg, za naše- prepusticu vam da ga otkrijete sami i da, jednostavno, u njemu-uživate. Toliko."
- VECERNJE NOVOSTI -
