New York-based progressive metal ensemble
Ice Age blends the influence of American prog-pop acts like
Styx and
Kansas with the heavier sound of Rush, the more elegant European stylings of
Deep Purple and
Michael Schenker, and the modern touch of
Fates Warning, King's X and Dream Theater. Consisting of vocalist/keyboardist Josh Pincus, guitarist Jimmy Pappas, bassist Aaron DiCesare, and former Cold Steel drummer Hal Aponte, the group issued its debut album, The Great Divide, in 1999. Liberation followed two years later. ~ Steve Huey