Everything starts at a rehearsal studio when this guys were playing different things together and covering bands like Alter bridge, Symphony X, Deep Purple, etc. Then, they realized about the rock and metal passion that they have in common. So, the composition process begins. Almost in every rehearsal they brought an idea that quickly turned into a hole song.

The work of the Tuscan group of The Trick, “Postcards from the Asylum”, comes with no liner notes and even looking on the internet the news is very scarce, except for the name or pseudonym of the best musicians involved (one on all the tenebrosissimo Bear Ass, guitarist and keyboardist), so it is difficult to reconstruct the history and evolution of the band and should be done, as they say Aerosmith, ‘Let the music do the talking’, leave room for the music.

The influences of Deep Purple, Rainbow etc are never far away while neoclassical and progressive influences add spice to some of the more straight ahead rock material on this release which arguably is Lars best sounding album to date. These songs represent Lars’ first serious