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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: jingle.boy on September 24, 2015, 12:56:44 PM
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So, we have a Power Metal thread; Hard Rock/classic metal; Death/Thrash metal; Stoner Metal; Extreme metal; hell, we even have a RAP thread. Can't find a general prog/metal thread. So, here's as good a reason as any to start it. This is for bands/albums not really needing their own dedicated thread.
I think Tim pimped this a while back...
Zierler - ESC.
We're just about one month away from the release of 'ESC' - time to tease you all just a little bit! Share this and help us spread the word!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vJidp7eMbM
With a lineup like this, I'll be picking this up on the 16th next month:
Finn Zierler (BEYOND TWILIGHT) - keyboards
Kelly Sundown Carpenter (BEYOND TWILIGHT, FIREWIND, DARKOLOGY) - lead vocals
Per Nilsson (SCAR SYMMETRY, KAIPA) - guitars
Truls Haugen (INSENSE, CIRCUS MAXIMUS) - bass, vocals
Bobby Jarzombek (FATES WARNING, HALFORD, SPASTIC INK) - drums
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Certainly some talented musicians.
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That is going to be incredible. Per is an incredible guitarist.
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Oh, and another one that came out earlier this week...
Subsignal -'the beacons of somewhere sometime' preview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5bTMqngTE8
a new teaser for the upcoming new album 'the beacons of somewhere sometime' pre-order here: https://www.subsignalband.com/merch/
This is another one I'm uber-excited about.
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I'm really looking forward to that one too. Such an underrated band.
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Damn those Subsignal samples sound incredible. Excited even more now.
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A track from the new live Threshold album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8QN-lU4QbI
I'll be getting this.
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Wilson is going full JP with that beard!
Why isn't this a DVD?? :rage:
Sounds awesome though.
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That Zierler album teasers sounds bad ass. Wow!
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do y'all like a mixture of sludge metal, prog metal, and post-rock?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYH5cNOisas
because i've been spinning this album a lot
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Oh, and another one that came out earlier this week...
Subsignal -'the beacons of somewhere sometime' preview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5bTMqngTE8
a new teaser for the upcoming new album 'the beacons of somewhere sometime' pre-order here: https://www.subsignalband.com/merch/
This is another one I'm uber-excited about.
Sweet.
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Why isn't this a DVD?? :rage:
I thought this too. Would be incredible.
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New song from Zierler;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM71torFNBQ&feature=youtu.be
Fuck yeah, this is pretty dark and epic. Very different. Reminds me a bit of mix of POS and Beyond Twilight in places a little actually.
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Cool... will check out later. Gonna grab this on Amazon .mp3 - not worth spending the extra money for the actual disc (+ shipping)
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I might be forced to do the same. No way I'll find it instore and things are getting pricing when ordering online.
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This Zierler album is very, VERY dark. You're gonna love it Kade. Kelly Carpenter sounds terrific - as usual. Gonna take a couple of listens to digest, but I think I'm gonna like this one.
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This Zierler album is very, VERY dark. You're gonna love it Kade. Kelly Carpenter sounds terrific - as usual. Gonna take a couple of listens to digest, but I think I'm gonna like this one.
Sounds great mate. I mostly keen for the guitar work from Per, he's great. Might just get a digital copy of this one though. Unless it absolutely blows me away.
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Couldn't recent Iron Maiden technically be considered modern Prog/metal? Or perhaps they're really more progressive as opposed to "Prog"?
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New Subsignal track:
Subsignal - A Myth Written On Water
a track taken from the new album 'the beacons of somewhere sometime', out October 30.
https://youtu.be/MPSiICwQqk0
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I know this will bring a smile to many ears:
From Serenity's FB feed.
#newalbum is getting ready...and meanwhile, something has happened at Artesonika Recording Studio during the last couple of days...
Fabio D'Amore wants to say hi!!
#StayTuned!!
#serenity_band #fabiopathosray #newrecordiscoming #NapalmRecords #recordings
Is Serenity recording an album, or is Pathosray. Either way, I don't care. I is excite.
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New Subsignal track:
Subsignal - A Myth Written On Water
a track taken from the new album 'the beacons of somewhere sometime', out October 30.
https://youtu.be/MPSiICwQqk0
Nice big build up in this song. Wow, amazing solo too, fucking love it.
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Yeah, it was a nice solo. Likely to skip this track everytime, though.
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Yeah, it was a nice solo. Likely to skip this track everytime, though.
Why?
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Yeah, it was a nice solo. Likely to skip this track everytime, though.
(https://s2.quickmeme.com/img/8a/8a349c4d7a02130ab8ffc0e2ac091611f73167cd4fa385085756dc35c7715e10.jpg)
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:lol
No, seriously Tim, why? It's a great song and you haven't heard the rest yet.
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I like Subsignal, but they tend to bog their albums down with too many ballads and slow songs.
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I like Subsignal, but they tend to bog their albums down with too many ballads and slow songs.
That's just a part of their style. I'm not really going into a Subsignal album expecting balls out metal all the way through.
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I like Subsignal, but they tend to bog their albums down with too many ballads and slow songs.
That's just a part of their style. I'm not really going into a Subsignal album expecting balls out metal all the way through.
Precisely.
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I like Subsignal, but they tend to bog their albums down with too many ballads and slow songs.
That's just a part of their style. I'm not really going into a Subsignal album expecting balls out metal all the way through.
Precisely.
And branching off from the last couple of Sieges Even albums, they have been nothing but consistent in style, so no one should really expect anything different.
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Yup I know it's their style, and of course I'm not expecting anything heavy.
But they seem to be making the same album over and over.
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Looks like they don't have an official thread here, but Gazpacho are releasing a new album this month. Loved Demon, hoping this one will be as good as that.
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Wow, this Zierler is very hard to listen too, fucking frantic and nothing memorable, yet technically proficient.
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Wow, this Zierler is very hard to listen too, fucking frantic and nothing memorable, yet technically proficient.
I find a lot of his stuff like that - every now and then he nails a memorable melody but I have struggled with a lot of his more recent material.
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Reminds me heavily of the last Lulu album, which was quite enjoyable.
This does have some nice melodies but don't know if it's something at the moment that I'd spend a lot of time repeating.
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hmpff.... thought it'd be right up your alley. It's pretty 'dense' that's for sure, but something about it clicks - maybe because I just crave for Carpenter to lend his voice to something memorable - and Darkology/Outworld/Beyond Twilight just didn't do it for me.
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It just seems a bit too eratic for me, but that's only on an initial listen. I'll go into it again knowing what to expect and see what happens.
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I just discovered this new band (or project) called Waken Eyes.
Waken Eyes is:
Henrik Båth [Darkwater] – Vocals
Mike Lepond [Symphony X] – Bass
Tom Frelek – Guitars/Keyboards/Orchestration
Marco Minnemann [The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani] - Drums
https://youtu.be/JE23aUTNyEk (https://youtu.be/JE23aUTNyEk)
I like what i hear in the samples.
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Will check them out.
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I remember hearing about them a couple of months ago. Will check them out too.
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Oh... giddy-fucking-up.
After 3 months of hard work, 150 unhealthy McDonalds meals and 200 bottles of Jägermeister we're done - Opus finitum est - our 5th full length album Codex Atlanticus is ready to conquer the universe! Inspired by the life of Leonardo Da Vinci we created a bombastic album with melodies that can easily fit as a soundtrack for "Game of Thrones"!
(https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/12190068_951217004916673_6725308772821031118_n.jpg?oh=a9f3d74232cbfee4e1fce9f26c6a9f80&oe=56AF1AD4)
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Just really digging into this band lately, so this is nice and timely.
The quote and cover give off a more power metal feel to me.
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I just discovered this new band (or project) called Waken Eyes.
Waken Eyes is:
Henrik Båth [Darkwater] – Vocals
Mike Lepond [Symphony X] – Bass
Tom Frelek – Guitars/Keyboards/Orchestration
Marco Minnemann [The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani] - Drums
https://youtu.be/JE23aUTNyEk (https://youtu.be/JE23aUTNyEk)
I like what i hear in the samples.
I'm listening to this on Spotify right now. Good stuff.
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I played half of the new Subsignal in my car today.
I was pretty surprised how much I was liking it.
It sounds a lot more dynamic that I remember from the previous albums.
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I played half of the new Subsignal in my car today.
I was pretty surprised how much I was liking it.
It sounds a lot more dynamic that I remember from the previous albums.
Good to read.
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Another Solution .45 song;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEmmqUWxw2o
Fuck I'm pumped for this. This one is amazing, what an incredible track. Slightly less growls too if some of you dare to check it out. I'm anticipating this as much as Freefall and VP!
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I just discovered this new band (or project) called Waken Eyes.
Waken Eyes is:
Henrik Båth [Darkwater] – Vocals
Mike Lepond [Symphony X] – Bass
Tom Frelek – Guitars/Keyboards/Orchestration
Marco Minnemann [The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani] - Drums
https://youtu.be/JE23aUTNyEk (https://youtu.be/JE23aUTNyEk)
I like what i hear in the samples.
I'm listening to this on Spotify right now. Good stuff.
Yeah, it´s out today!
Really good stuff, it´s a very "song-oriented" prog metal band, solid stuff.
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I'm listening to that Waken Eyes track. The music is awseome, but the vox don't do much for me. He's good, but heard it all before.
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I'm listening to that Waken Eyes track. The music is awseome, but the vox don't do much for me. He's good, but heard it all before.
Probably the weaker link, but it didn´t bothered me. Of course, if they had Russell Allen singing it would take the music to another level.
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I'm listening to that Waken Eyes track. The music is awseome, but the vox don't do much for me. He's good, but heard it all before.
Probably the weaker link, but it didn´t bothered me. Of course, if they had Russell Allen singing it would take the music to another level.
Absolutely. He's got a good voice and all, but a distinct voice like that would be epic.
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Another Solution .45 song;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEmmqUWxw2o
Fuck I'm pumped for this. This one is amazing, what an incredible track. Slightly less growls too if some of you dare to check it out. I'm anticipating this as much as Freefall and VP!
Yeah killer song, pushed me enough to order the vinyl from A-FM.
BTW have you checked out Enshine?
https://enshine.bandcamp.com/
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Another Solution .45 song;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEmmqUWxw2o
Fuck I'm pumped for this. This one is amazing, what an incredible track. Slightly less growls too if some of you dare to check it out. I'm anticipating this as much as Freefall and VP!
Yeah killer song, pushed me enough to order the vinyl from A-FM.
BTW have you checked out Enshine?
https://enshine.bandcamp.com/
Pretty nice. Great sound and atmosphere. Reminds me of Ne Obliviscarius with some Green Carnation, Novembre or Katatonia or something, not bad.
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Listening to another song now, much more of a common melodeath influence on this one, good stuff.
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I just discovered this new band (or project) called Waken Eyes.
Waken Eyes is:
Henrik Båth [Darkwater] – Vocals
Mike Lepond [Symphony X] – Bass
Tom Frelek – Guitars/Keyboards/Orchestration
Marco Minnemann [The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani] - Drums
https://youtu.be/JE23aUTNyEk (https://youtu.be/JE23aUTNyEk)
I like what i hear in the samples.
I'm listening to this on Spotify right now. Good stuff.
Came in the mail today, listening now.
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Just sampled them on Bravewords this afternoon. Didn't realize what the lineup was. Damn!
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From Facebook this morning.
"North American promoters and fans,
Interested in seeing Serenity on your shores?
We'll have news about that on MONDAY!"
Fuck Yeah!
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Another Solution .45 song;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEmmqUWxw2o
Fuck I'm pumped for this. This one is amazing, what an incredible track. Slightly less growls too if some of you dare to check it out. I'm anticipating this as much as Freefall and VP!
Found this exact song on the /r/progmetal subreddit, good stuff, good stuff.
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BTW have you checked out Enshine?
https://enshine.bandcamp.com/
Pretty nice. Great sound and atmosphere. Reminds me of Ne Obliviscarius with some Green Carnation, Novembre or Katatonia or something, not bad.
Listening to another song now, much more of a common melodeath influence on this one, good stuff.
So I stumbled upon this band on Youtube today. I love it. Might order it growls and all. The music is spectacular, and the growls are very low in the mix, almost used exclusively as atmosphere. They are more Fields Of The Nephilim-ish than outright in your face.
Even made a note of this for Wolfking's roulette.
Did a search on DTF and found these posts. :facepalm:
Didn't see them originally.
J Boy, I'm with you on growls but give this a shot.
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I can handle some growls, so if you're good with them, I invariably will be. Hopefully I remember to check these guys out in a couple of weeks.
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BTW have you checked out Enshine?
https://enshine.bandcamp.com/
Pretty nice. Great sound and atmosphere. Reminds me of Ne Obliviscarius with some Green Carnation, Novembre or Katatonia or something, not bad.
Listening to another song now, much more of a common melodeath influence on this one, good stuff.
So I stumbled upon this band on Youtube today. I love it. Might order it growls and all. The music is spectacular, and the growls are very low in the mix, almost used exclusively as atmosphere. They are more Fields Of The Nephilim-ish than outright in your face.
Even made a note of this for Wolfking's roulette.
Did a search on DTF and found these posts. :facepalm:
Didn't see them originally.
J Boy, I'm with you on growls but give this a shot.
Holy shit Tim! Are you pulling my leg?
Yep, cross them off your list mate. ;D
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Tim has obviously been :hat :hat ..............next he'll be liking Winger , Hoekstra and Savatage. Oh wait ;D
I suppose I should check out Enshine ,but I am going to be stubborn and stick more with JJ on this. Unless growls are used very sparingly , it's pretty much all over for me.
EDIT : I checked out a couple of tracks ........not something that interests me . The music is decent enough but , like plenty of the artists in this style, I think I would rather listen to it without the vocals altogether........it would work okay as an atmospheric metal instrumental album.
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Tim has obviously been :hat :hat
Haven't touched the stuff since my first son was born! ;D
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BTW have you checked out Enshine?
https://enshine.bandcamp.com/
Pretty nice. Great sound and atmosphere. Reminds me of Ne Obliviscarius with some Green Carnation, Novembre or Katatonia or something, not bad.
Listening to another song now, much more of a common melodeath influence on this one, good stuff.
So I stumbled upon this band on Youtube today. I love it. Might order it growls and all. The music is spectacular, and the growls are very low in the mix, almost used exclusively as atmosphere. They are more Fields Of The Nephilim-ish than outright in your face.
Even made a note of this for Wolfking's roulette.
Did a search on DTF and found these posts. :facepalm:
Didn't see them originally.
J Boy, I'm with you on growls but give this a shot.
Listening right now.... I'm stunned you could get thru this Tim. :omg: I'm mostly enjoying it musically, but through 2 tracks, there have been virtually no clean vox. I might have to check older releases, because the way you describe the growls as low in the mix is NOT what I'm listening to right now.
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Tim is turning into a real man now. :hat
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From Thunderstone FB page this morning
Yo! Since the album IS now mixed and mastered, we took a trip to Thailand / Koh Chang to celebrate with Pasi. Sunny beach and beer, that's what I call a holiday!
Hope the other guys won't freeze their asses in the cold north!:-))
-Nino-
Ps. We will tell you some big news about the album release very soon, so stay tuned!
:caffeine:
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I've only got one of their albums, but it's pretty good.
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Tim is turning into a real man now. :hat
:lol
Finally. Only took 47 years!
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Better late than never bro. :lol
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Oh booyah!!!! From Serenity's FB feed.
We are proud to present to you our first single lyric video from our new record CODEX ATLANTICUS (Release in 2016 January 29th) !!!
Like it, share it, and again: like it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSxoNrjt7Us
January 29th is gonna be a helluva day.
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Pretty good. Nothing mind blowing though.
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Way way way too symphonic.
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Way way way too symphonic.
Are you a fan Tim?
If not, try their first album, you'll love it.
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Way way way too symphonic.
Are you a fan Tim?
If not, try their first album, you'll love it.
I have Fallen Sanctuary which is freaking awesome. I kind of lost touch with them after that, but the stuff I have sampled since doesn't seem to be as good.
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I haven't got that one. Their debut is incredible.
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Excellent. Let's trade! :D
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Nah.
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If you're not a symphonic fan, Serenity, by-and-large, will not appeal.
I am, so ... yeah. This song was pretty tame however. Still enjoyable.
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I'm not a massive symphonic fan at all but the first album is a blinder and War of Ages is really good too.
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I only listened to War of Ages (someone sent Wings of Madness in my roulette), but yeah, it's pretty good indeed.
edit: new song is enjoyable indeed, will check the album when it comes out.
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Just read there is a new Cloudscape album out on Jan 8th. I had no idea this was happening. Oh yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyaP3JGcIwI
Sounds pretty good, hopefully it's a step up from the last album which was pretty disappointing.
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Just read there is a new Cloudscape album out on Jan 8th. I had no idea this was happening. Oh yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyaP3JGcIwI
Sounds pretty good, hopefully it's a step up from the last album which was pretty disappointing.
Fuck yeah!
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That was awesome.
The Serenity link you posted earlier was even better.
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Just read there is a new Cloudscape album out on Jan 8th. I had no idea this was happening. Oh yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyaP3JGcIwI
Sounds pretty good, hopefully it's a step up from the last album which was pretty disappointing.
Fuck yeah!
I'm guessing you had no idea either mate?
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Just read there is a new Cloudscape album out on Jan 8th. I had no idea this was happening. Oh yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyaP3JGcIwI
Sounds pretty good, hopefully it's a step up from the last album which was pretty disappointing.
Fuck yeah!
I'm guessing you had no idea either mate?
None at all. Sounds really fuckin good. Can't say I found the last one disappointing. I got them in my second roulette (from you?), and snagged the entire discography at once. Hard to say which album I liked best. Gonna have a re-go at New Era this morning.
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On FB this morning:
Pyramaze begin work on new (untitled) album for release in 2016. The follow up to 2015's favorably reviewed "Disciples of the Sun" is currently being written and recorded on both sides of the ocean (Denmark and USA.) This will mark the first time in the band's history that they have released albums in consecutive years.
Keyboardist Jonah W. states that "We are humbled and honored by the positive response by our fans for Disciples of the Sun, and want to pay this forward by making our biggest, best, and most epic album to date. The truth of the matter is that our fans mean everything to us and are our main inspiration to forge onward. We believe that 2016 will be the biggest year for Pyramaze to date, and on behalf of myself, Toke, Jacob, Morten, and Terje, we want to wish you all a very happy and very Metal new Year!
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Just read there is a new Cloudscape album out on Jan 8th. I had no idea this was happening. Oh yeah!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyaP3JGcIwI
Sounds pretty good, hopefully it's a step up from the last album which was pretty disappointing.
Fuck yeah!
I'm guessing you had no idea either mate?
None at all. Sounds really fuckin good. Can't say I found the last one disappointing. I got them in my second roulette (from you?), and snagged the entire discography at once. Hard to say which album I liked best. Gonna have a re-go at New Era this morning.
No, i Discovered them from whoever sent them to you in your roulette. Tim maybe?
On FB this morning:
Pyramaze begin work on new (untitled) album for release in 2016. The follow up to 2015's favorably reviewed "Disciples of the Sun" is currently being written and recorded on both sides of the ocean (Denmark and USA.) This will mark the first time in the band's history that they have released albums in consecutive years.
Keyboardist Jonah W. states that "We are humbled and honored by the positive response by our fans for Disciples of the Sun, and want to pay this forward by making our biggest, best, and most epic album to date. The truth of the matter is that our fans mean everything to us and are our main inspiration to forge onward. We believe that 2016 will be the biggest year for Pyramaze to date, and on behalf of myself, Toke, Jacob, Morten, and Terje, we want to wish you all a very happy and very Metal new Year!
Awesome, first day purchase.
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Going back to my tracking sheet, it was indeed you that sent them. Proof is in the posting.
Wolfking ($100)
Cloudscape/Under Fire
Mystery Band #2 this round. Now I know why they are high on my 'check-it-out' list. Damn... Why did I wait! Near perfect melodic metal. Not entirely unique, but (just as in Bosk’s submission) there are only so many variations to this genre... And it doesn't really matter, because this scratches me right where I itch. Song of the round.
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Well there you go. :lol
I remember checking them out from Planet Alliance of course, but someone sent someone else the song Everyday is Up to You at some stage, which made me dig them initially. I thought Tim was involved. That was obviously way before your first roulette. Haha, I nailed it with that song, it's awesome.
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I just checked out a handful of CDs
Leprous - The Congregation
Breaking Orbit - Transcension
Vanden Plas - Chronicles of the Immortals:Netherworld II
Genetics - Cognitive Dissonance
Kingcrow - Eidos
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Courtesy of their FB page:
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Get them now, as this campaign will run for a short time only! smile emoticon
https://www.afm-records.de/ftp/Borealis.ZIP
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I stumbled across the new album from Teramaze this week, and it's incredible. I recommend it to anyone who likes Dream Theater, Tesseract, Redemption, Fates Warning, Symphony X, etc. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ctzK_hBw4w&index=1&list=PLz8ufS3KEgcY22euR_Za-NxjXRM9g3WE_
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'twas one of my top albums of the year. The previous two were pretty good - I prefer the debut over their 2nd one.
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Yeah, I just bought that with some Christmas $$. Really strong album.
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Hmm...should I try Teramaze again? What I heard didn't do much for me at all.
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I'm going to check them out right now.
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Hmm...should I try Teramaze again? What I heard didn't do much for me at all.
1st album - goooood
2nd album - not unenjoyable
3rd album - goooood
It's all on Spotify for you to sample
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I'm listening to the newer one and so far it's alright. I'm not blown away...yet.
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Hmm...should I try Teramaze again? What I heard didn't do much for me at all.
1st album - goooood
2nd album - not unenjoyable
3rd album - goooood
It's all on Spotify for you to sample
I think Her Halo was excellent.
Just for the sake of clarity Teramaze have 2 albums in the 90's which I don't think have been counted by Chad , who I assume is starting with Anhedonia.
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Hmm...should I try Teramaze again? What I heard didn't do much for me at all.
1st album - goooood
2nd album - not unenjoyable
3rd album - goooood
It's all on Spotify for you to sample
I think Her Halo was excellent.
Just for the sake of clarity Teramaze have 2 albums in the 90's which I don't think have been counted by Chad , who I assume is starting with Anhedonia.
Yes. I was unaware's of that. They aren't on Spotify or iTunes, and I hadn't dug too deep into their history. Local guy would know best. Are they any good?
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I only have Tears To Dust............based on my ratings (of 10 tracks) I had one excellent, a couple of very goods , a few meh and a few pretty crap . :)
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I only have Tears To Dust............based on my ratings (of 10 tracks) I had one excellent, a couple of very goods , a few meh and a few pretty crap . :)
So it's a pass then.
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Wolverine - Communication Lost
I'm reminded of Anathema and good Queensryche with somber atmospheric backdrops. If you're into the upbeat, in-your-face prog metal that has been done to death this probably won't appeal to you, but I think fans of Anathema's Eternity, Judgement, and Alternative 4 era will definitely appreciate this.
(https://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/2593/cover_38527622011_r.jpg)
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You know... I've tried Wolverine on more than a few occasions, and something just doesn't click for me.
:dunno:
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Never heard of them. Might have to check them out.
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I need to check this album out. Mason sent me something from Wolverine in my roulette and I remember liking it, but for some reason I didn't go further than that.
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You know... I've tried Wolverine on more than a few occasions, and something just doesn't click for me.
:dunno:
I only listened to that one disc so maybe their others aren't as good. They're not your typical prog metal band. Right now, I'm listening to this though and loving Anneke. She's in my Top 3 of female singers.
(https://www.angrymetalguy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/The-Gentle-Storm-The-Diary-300x300.jpg)
I'm curious to know what everyone else thinks of the Wolverine, though.
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I have that Communication Lost album and have spun it several times. Like you said nothing is really in your face, but I enjoy it. It's quite a moody album.
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Tesseract - One
I know they have their own thread here but this belongs within the prog metal discussion as well.
(https://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31OiX%2ByQE-L.jpg)
Time Grid - Life
They have potential. I think the vocal melodies need some work. The phrasing is just...awful, but the music is good, though during some parts, they're trying too hard to be prog. It's also hard to get past the vocals at some points. Why am I listing a CD and not giving you a reason to listen to it? Good question. Maybe you'll like it better than me. :lol
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Disperse - Journey Through The Hidden Gardens
Much better than Time Grid. The music is much better in my opinion and so are the vocals. I'm reminded of Altura and old Enchant.
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Joseph Magazine - Night of the Red Sky
This is awesome. It is mostly instrumental but everything is done so well that I highly recommend it.
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I really am enjoying both of these albums. Both are American prog metal bands; The Contortionist from Indiana, and Johari from Kentucky.
I prefer Language over Johari's Pale Blue, but still definitely worth giving both a shot. Both bands incorporate screaming, but it's relatively minimal and both band's vocal melodies make them worth listening to even if you don't care for harsh vocals imo.
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Yeah... this new Serenity album is just as good as the first four.
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Yeah... this new Serenity album is just as good as the first four.
Since I'm a casual fan, I won't go out of my way to purchase it, but if I see it instore, I'll definitely buy it.
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(https://mosh.hitthefloor.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2015/11/good-tiger-690x690.jpg)
Amazing album. It's necessary that more people be into these guys. Plus look at that kitty's face. How can you deny that face?
It's got Elliot from (ex) TesseracT and has instrumentals that are a bit similar but could be said that they have a bit more oomph, though still very melodic. It's the vocals that really do it for me though. Great singing and some awesome growls. Some moments remind me of Tommy Rogers from BTBAM and for me that's a really good thing.
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Agree, that album is amazing. I'd heard some people who weren't really thrilled with Elliot when he was in Tesseract, but I'd never heard him myself. He's amazing on this album, definitely the highlight.
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Yeah I've heard the same and still need to check out previous TesseracT albums but his vocals are perfect for this music.
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Yeah... this new Serenity album is just as good as the first four.
Since I'm a casual fan, I won't go out of my way to purchase it, but if I see it instore, I'll definitely buy it.
Spotify is your friend.
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A few thoughts on some recent comments...
I am in the pro Wolverine camp. Not as heavy as their band name should imply, but their music can be really emotional and poignant at times.
I remember tossing around a kudos or two for Joseph Magazine when it first came out (I think I was still in Virginia at the time, so 2011/2012?) Regardless, I recommend as well.
Language is by far The Contortionists most accessible album. I can see people liking it, but not liking their previous albums.
And just to stir up some shit, it's very possible that The Astonishing won't even be on of the two best albums released today. Disc 1 was a massive struggle. I doubt Serenity or Avantasia will be.
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And just to stir up some shit, it's very possible that The Astonishing won't even be on of the two best albums released today. Disc 1 was a massive struggle. I doubt Serenity or Avantasia will be.
Controversial to the DT-Side, not so much over here. I already am pretty certain that I will enjoy Rulebreaker more than The Astonishing. I think over the long haul, I'll come to appreciate and love TA, but it will take a lot of time to absorb and digest. Hell, The Human Equation is my #2 album of all-time, so it's not like 160 minute double concept albums are tough for me.
But Ghostlights and Rulebreaker wow'd the fuck out of me. I couldn't give my total attention to Codex Atanticus, but I will come back to it, as I did very much enjoy what I heard.
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Serenity and Primal Fear have never done much for me. The music is usually catchy but the vocals make it difficult to listen to. The Avantasia is good though. I'm checking it out now before listening to The Astonishing again. I don't like Jorn's vocals though. That raspy, scratchy vocal style really turns me off. It's what probably turns me off to a lot of the AOR style bands that still put out music. They all sound like they should be singing an anthem for a movie from the 1980s. Dee Snider sings on the the Avantasia CD...why? Otherwise, no complaints about the Avantasia. I love that Geoff Tate, Michael Kiske, and Sharon den Adel sing on it. Whoever sings that song Draconian Love was really good. He reminds me of the singer from Moonspell and Paradise Lost.
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Just stumbled across these guys called Sunburst and they release their debut album on the 26th. Pretty fucking good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FObmzEYpAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgvHE5NkgtM
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Just stumbled across these guys called Sunburst and they release their debut album on the 26th. Pretty fucking good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FObmzEYpAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgvHE5NkgtM
I like Dementia more than Out of the World, but they're both pretty damn good.
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Just stumbled across these guys called Sunburst and they release their debut album on the 26th. Pretty fucking good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FObmzEYpAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgvHE5NkgtM
Yeah - same guy from Black Fate and Chronicles Project . I thought the tracks released so far were pretty good , so got an eye on it.
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I hope the rest of the album can be a quality and consistent as there two tracks. I find often with this kind of prog metal that the rest of the album becomes 'by the numbers' and the creativity and imagination can only really last a song or two. The rest of the album rarely lives up to the lead tracks.
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New Dynazty this morning. YT link not available in Canada, so not sure what other countries may have it blocked. It is on Spotify though - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_8y-lmm08E
There's also another song out there - Roar of the Underdog... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rN8zDUA11A
Good stuff.
New Mob Rules out today as well .... gonna check that out next.
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I was just thinking about this thread and was going to see if anyone else had posted here. I'll check out the links you posted.
I know they are no longer together, and had a rebirth in Subsignal, but Sieges Even's The Art of Navigating by the Stars is one of the most brilliant prog metal albums ever. I just felt like bringing that up.
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From Frontiers' FB yesterday:
BREAKING NEWS: Frontiers Music Srl is excited to announce the release of WITHEM's new album, entitled “The Unforgiving Road” on June 3rd.
Withem is an upcoming Progressive Metal band hailing from Norway who are inspired by the likes of Symphony X, Pagan's Mind, Dream Theater and Circus Maximus, concentrating heavily on melodic, memorable hooks, but still with plenty of stunning and virtuoso instrumental sections. The band debuted with “The Point of You” in 2013, gathering excellent reviews from several music websites, blogs and magazines from all over the world. The release was followed by European touring with Pagan’s Mind, Circus Maximus and Seventh Wonder, and performances at both ProgPower USA and ProgPower Oslo, always with an extremely positive reception.
The new album, “The Unforgiving Road” sees the band perfecting their style. WITHEM’s gripping, melody-driven songs avoid the clichés and pitfalls of overly dramatic instrumental sections and sheer senseless complexity and instead center on creative interplay between the musicians, while the unique vocal range of Ole Aleksander Wagenius gives the band a distinctive touch. Just like the debut album, “The Unforgiving Road” was produced and mixed by guitarist Øyvind Voldmo Larsen at his own Lionheart Studio, boasting powerful and bombastic production values with plenty of moments for the listener to notice the most subtle intricate parts of the songs.
"The Unforgiving Road is a the culmination of almost a year worth of composing, recording and producing. We didn't want to rush things after the first album, to avoid the usual pitfalls of "sophomore albums," says WITHEM guitar player and producer Oyvind Larsen "The challenges we encountered while writing and recording can only be matched with how rewarding it feels after everything is set and done!".
"Øyvind once again took the helm for most of the composition and the whole scope of recording, mixing and producing, and we can't wait to hear everyone's reactions after they listen to the end result," adds new bassist Miguel Pereira. "We are looking forward to start promoting The Unforgiving Road with live shows right after the album is out, and meet all our friends and fans throughout the world."
Tracklisting of “The Unforgiving Road” includes:
1. …Intro
2. Exit
3. In The Hands Of A God
4. The Pain I Collected
5. Riven
6. C'est La Vie
7. The Eye In The Sky
8. Arrhythmia
9. In My Will
10. Unaffected Love
11. Outro…
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I've never heard of them.
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I've never heard of them.
Good... keep it that way. Surely you will from one of us in the next couple of months. :biggrin:
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I've never heard of them.
If you were watching what I sent Chad in his roulette you might have :)
Hopefully they will make up for the Circus Maximus as they have a very similar sound . On the other hand they are good friends with CM , so hope it hasn't rubbed off :-\
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I've never heard of them.
If you were watching what I sent Chad in his roulette you might have :)
Hopefully they will make up for the Circus Maximus as they have a very similar sound . On the other hand they are good friends with CM , so hope it hasn't rubbed off :-\
And touring with them.
Don't spoils my interest Brent! Ironically, I'm listening to Havoc right now - and my assessment hasn't changed. Some decent, most mediocre, and some that are downright awful (I'm :glare: at you, Pages, Havoc, Highest Bitter).
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I'm checking out the first Withem right now. I'm not overly impressed, but it's listenable. The vocals leave much to be desired.
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I have listened to quite a few newer prog metal bands lately. Usually they have these things in common;
- the instrumentals are awesome
- the vocals are not so awesome
OR
- the band couldn't write a decent chorus even if their lives depended on it
Not that all prog metal needs to sound like DT, however even when the music went all over the place, DT always understood the importance of having a good chorus for the listener to get back to. New talents coming up should keep this in mind - it can't just be new time signatures and new themes all the time.
Teramaze was cool stuff. :tup
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The Teramaze is really fucking good.
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The Teramaze is really fucking good.
I love all of their last three albums. Haven't found the first 2 yet (I think it was Brent telling me they had 5 in total)
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I have all of them, plus the EP, in MP3 format. I wasn't able to find the older ones on Spotify.
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y'all should check out Oceans of Slumber - Winter tho
like two or three tracks have growls tho only the title track featureso them prominently
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Hmmm...maybe I should take on punt on the Teramaze if I see it instore today.
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Hmmm...maybe I should take on punt on the Teramaze if I see it instore today.
One way or another, you'll surely be listening to it (and perhaps buying it) in the next couple of months.
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y'all should check out Oceans of Slumber - Winter tho
like two or three tracks have growls tho only the title track featureso them prominently
I second this, it's a great album
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y'all should check out Oceans of Slumber - Winter tho
like two or three tracks have growls tho only the title track featureso them prominently
I second this, it's a great album
Listening to "Suffer the Last Bridge" and title-track, this is pretty awesome. Can't normally say I enjoy female vocals too much in metal but this.. it just fits.
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Hmmm...maybe I should take on punt on the Teramaze if I see it instore today.
One way or another, you'll surely be listening to it (and perhaps buying it) in the next couple of months.
I didn't see it in store so looks like you're right.
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I'm having a listen to the new Sunburst on Spotify. It's quite fucking excellent.
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The chick for Oceans Of Slumber has an awesome voice. I have been checking them out.
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It Is pretty dam good i just cant shake how much the singer sounds like Roy Khan not that its but but sometimes sounds like imitating.
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It Is pretty dam good i just cant shake how much the singer sounds like Roy Khan not that its but but sometimes sounds like imitating.
As soon as you said that, I knew it had to be Vasilis Georgiou. Check out his other stuff - Chronicles Project, Black Fate, Innosense - if you like that.
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It Is pretty dam good i just cant shake how much the singer sounds like Roy Khan not that its but but sometimes sounds like imitating.
As soon as you said that, I knew it had to be Vasilis Georgiou. Check out his other stuff - Chronicles Project, Black Fate, Innosense - if you like that.
Yeah that's him. I don't know any of those bands just you guys talking about him here. I was listening and I thought, "Shit, it's Khan, wait, it's the dude Brent and Chad talk about!" :lol
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It Is pretty dam good i just cant shake how much the singer sounds like Roy Khan not that its but but sometimes sounds like imitating.
As soon as you said that, I knew it had to be Vasilis Georgiou. Check out his other stuff - Chronicles Project, Black Fate, Innosense - if you like that.
Yeah that's him. I don't know any of those bands just you guys talking about him here. I was listening and I thought, "Shit, it's Khan, wait, it's the dude Brent and Chad talk about!" :lol
:lol :lol
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Apparently Chad is busy, so I'll post it.
Here's the new Withem song from their upcoming album The Unforgiving Road. This one is called "The Pain I Collected".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUWYBiqAKEw
Pretty decent if you ask me.
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Bitchin tune. Day 1 buy for me I do suspect. :getoffmylawn: @ Brent.
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Not listening to this one at the moment.
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Well, I can't use them, because I'm playing "nice"... Brent gave these guys to me, so I've personally put them off limits to use for you.
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Well, I can't use them, because I'm playing "nice"... Brent gave these guys to me, so I've personally put them off limits to use for you.
You're a top bloke.
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Well, I can't use them, because I'm playing "nice"... Brent gave these guys to me, so I've personally put them off limits to use for you.
You're a top bloke.
Not usually, but this time around I will be.
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Another Withem track called Arrhythmia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIDUA9lS4L4
Wow, this was heavy and busy alright. Liking what I've heard so far.
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Meet the band, Almanac
1. Check out song from their album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGe8SslnyvI
2. Buy album (https://www.amazon.com/Tsar-Almanac/dp/B01AJN16VE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1461955859&sr=8-8&keywords=almanac)
3. Enjoy :metal
If you like melodic Prog/power metal with symphonic elements and really good male vocals (no cookie monster), you will probably like this.
Think: Russell Allen singing for Kamelot :lol
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Brent sent me this one describing it as Allen/Lande meets Avantasia, I rather agree. Really liked Self-Blinded Eyes and Darkness / Hands Are Tied. Purchase is probably coming soon.
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Brent has been seeing to it that Almanac is making the rounds in recent roulettes.
I'll have to give it another listen, because it didn't really jump out at me while sampling during Evermind's roulette.
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Meet the band, Almanac
1. Check out song from their album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGe8SslnyvI
2. Buy album (https://www.amazon.com/Tsar-Almanac/dp/B01AJN16VE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1461955859&sr=8-8&keywords=almanac)
3. Enjoy :metal
If you like melodic Prog/power metal with symphonic elements and really good male vocals (no cookie monster), you will probably like this.
Think: Russell Allen singing for Kamelot :lol
They should do a cover of Andromeda's Encyclopedia. :neverusethis:
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it's a really great album. It and Sunburst are two of my favorite albums released this year.
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I've heard the one song that Ruslan shared with everyone, and it's in my Spotify "unlistened" list that I have to get to sometime soon.
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you need to be on this one like now
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Brent pimped it to me too. It will be a definite purchase for me cause it has David Readman, but the release here keeps getting pushed back.
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you need to be on this one like now
Had one listen. Very good. Will definitely get replays
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I really dislike "tech" or "Djent" or "math" whatever you want to call it - where it's all about awkward rhythms on the low B string with the snare NEVER on 2 or 4.
I find it incredibly uncomfortable to listen to and actually has NO groove at all.
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Not much for that djent style either but there's this band called Shattered Skies - they have some djent elements to their music but it's so much more than that. Check 'em out
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Not much for that djent style either but there's this band called Shattered Skies - they have some djent elements to their music but it's so much more than that. Check 'em out
I'm with ya there Barry - on the style, and this band specifically. RJ pimped them hard a while ago. Purchase was made. I had their previous album (Reanimation), and was fairly 'meh' about it. The World We Used To Know is excellent though.
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Probably doesn't belong here, but whatever, new Witherscape.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYC0MWb3aFo
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I wouldn't even know what to categorize it as, so that makes it prog. :lol It's a pretty killer track. There's a lot of different things happening here. The cover makes me think it's going to be power metal, but I wouldn't call it that. It reminds me of Symphony X, like how one moment you think they're a power metal band and then the next moment it's some obscure prog melody. I'm listening to a different track now - Astrid Falls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwsLxPBknOk
Nice catch with this one. :metal
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The first album is really good if you haven't heard it.
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Yes. That link I posted was a track from The Inheritance.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zaJlvmpLrw
Official video for Ayreon's Day Two: Isolation. JLB rockin out in the video with others.
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I've listened to the first half of Periphery's Alpha And Omega album, Alpha. And it's really amazing. It's not fair to lump a band like them into just the djent category.
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...they are djent by their own admission, they're probably the single most "standard" band of the current wave of djent :lol
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I don't understand what's not supposed to be 'fair' about categorizing a certain band by the genre/style they associate themselves with, it's perfectly logical.
That said, you seem shocked at the quality of their music, come on man, Periphery has always been amazing :metal
they're probably the single most "standard" band of the current wave of djent :lol
Yep, when you look at Animals As Leaders, Periphery's amount of djent is childs play compared to them. Which is probably why I like Periphery and don't like AAL. 2djent4me
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Resurrecting this thread for a bit since there is no official thread for the band.
Greek progressive metal band Need announces their new album, Hegaiamas: A Song for Freedom, to be released at January 17th.
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1. Rememory (6.59)
2. Alltribe (7.34)
3. Therianthrope (6.29)
4. Riverthane (7.24)
5. Tilikum (7.48)
6. I.O.T.A. (5.05)
7. Hegaiamas (21.52)
Orvam: A Song for Home was pretty damn awesome, if you ask me. I have high expectations for this one.
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Bumping
That Need album is amazing, BTW.
In the spirit of keeping certain bands/styles in the proper thread, I figure I'd not clog the classic hard rock thread any more.
I am so looking forward to this one - Pyramaze trailer (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dC9p5CiREXw)
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Today was dedicated to finding some 2017 albums.
I found this one:
(https://newalbumreleases.net/pic/1484633984_cover.jpg)
It's pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMAcYaocdfM
Also on Spotify.
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Finally, an official release date (May 25th)
Soulspell - Act IV: The Second Big Bang
Oh, and for those not familiar with this project, here's a few of the guest vocalists on this one - Arjen (who also offers guitar and keyboard contributions), Ralf, Daisa, Andre Matos, Ripper, Oliver Hartmann, Fabio, Timo K, and Blaze.
Big fan of parts 1-3.
https://www.facebook.com/soulspellmetalopera/videos/1280108135377204/
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(https://www.nocleansinging.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Odd-Logic-Effigy.jpg)
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I remember trying them on a previous album, and being mostly underwhelmed. I think someone else had pimped them here on their last album cycle?
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It was my first foray into their music; I enjoyed it. It's a bit different.
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I believe jammindude is the executive pimp for Odd Logic ;D
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:lol
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I believe jammindude is the executive pimp for Odd Logic ;D
He definitely is, he's the only reason I heard of them.
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I remember trying them on a previous album, and being mostly underwhelmed. I think someone else had pimped them here on their last album cycle?
I sent you one of their songs during your last roulette. You didn't like it. :laugh:
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Finally, an official release date (May 25th)
Soulspell - Act IV: The Second Big Bang
Oh, and for those not familiar with this project, here's a few of the guest vocalists on this one - Arjen (who also offers guitar and keyboard contributions), Ralf, Daisa, Andre Matos, Ripper, Oliver Hartmann, Fabio, Timo K, and Blaze.
Big fan of parts 1-3.
https://www.facebook.com/soulspellmetalopera/videos/1280108135377204/
That sounds awesome.
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I remember trying them on a previous album, and being mostly underwhelmed. I think someone else had pimped them here on their last album cycle?
I sent you one of their songs during your last roulette. You didn't like it. :laugh:
So you did. It was better than Killswitch Engage. As I look at my tracking of that roulette, it was after the Odd Logic submission that you threw in the towel. ;)
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Yeah, I was scraping the bottom of the barrel for most of that roulette even before that point. I just didn't have the volume of suitable material necessary to compete. Although, I do regret not sticking to the plan the whole way through and sending what I originally had in mind.
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Just played Blood|Fury|Domination yesterday - I think you referenced it a while ago, John. Undead as the single was crap, but the rest of the album was pretty nice.
I spun this earlier this morning - more Italian metal. Male/female vox, where the dude is a dead ringer for Dan Swano.
(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/6/3/2/3/632312.jpg?1114)
I remember enjoying their EP a few years back. Should probably check out their debut now.
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Yes, they've went the prog metal route on this one and it just might be their best yet. Universal Death Squad is my personal favorite at the moment.
(https://assets.blabbermouth.net.s3.amazonaws.com/media/epicaholographiccdofficial.jpg)
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I've given Epica more than enough tries, and I enjoy them plenty, but something just doesn't click. And Jansen's growls don't help. I just keep thinking "why am I not listening to Nightwish, or Xandria, or Anneke or Delain, or ... " I'm not gaga (as Kramer would say).
:dunno:
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I've given Epica more than enough tries, and I enjoy them plenty, but something just doesn't click. And Jansen's growls don't help. I just keep thinking "why am I not listening to Nightwish, or Xandria, or Anneke or Delain, or ... " I'm not gaga (as Kramer would say).
:dunno:
My reasons, Simone is the best singer of all of them. She is easily my favorite female vocalists and Im just talking about vocals, not looks :biggrin: . But I mentioned this in the Epica thread, the growls are the best they've ever sounded on this album. I couldn't stand them before, but they were actually enjoyable here.
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I've given Epica more than enough tries, and I enjoy them plenty, but something just doesn't click. And Jansen's growls don't help. I just keep thinking "why am I not listening to Nightwish, or Xandria, or Anneke or Delain, or ... " I'm not gaga (as Kramer would say).
:dunno:
My reasons, Simone is the best singer of all of them. She is easily my favorite female vocalists and Im just talking about vocals, not looks :biggrin: . But I mentioned this in the Epica thread, the growls are the best they've ever sounded on this album. I couldn't stand them before, but they were actually enjoyable here.
She's definitely my favorite female singer these days. She's matured so much since Phantom Agony.
I have never been able to get into Xandria or Delain that much. I can listen to them, but they don't click as much for me. I love Anneke, Nightwish, Tarja, Within Temptation, Sirenia, After Forever, etc.
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Most of those bands aren't really prog either, or at least not as prog as Epica is.
I really like Delain, but they are pretty straightforward. Going to see them Monday in the city with Hammerfall.
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Most of those bands aren't really prog either, or at least not as prog as Epica is.
I really like Delain, but they are pretty straightforward. Going to see them Monday in the city with Hammerfall.
Agree on both those points.
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I never said they were. ;)
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I never said they were. ;)
I know you didn't but it's a prog thread so I felt I should point that out in my comparison.
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Bubblemath
1st album in 15 years "Edit Peptide" comes out on May 26th.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeKdWd7Kuh0&t=0s
riyl: Echolyn, Gentle Giant, Genesis
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The vocalist reminds me of Mark Evans in certain spots. There is definitely a heavy Genesis influence, like you mentioned.
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No surprise that this is amazing.
(https://www.burningshed.com/covers/large6743.jpg)
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First song from new band VUUR:
VUUR - Days Go By - London (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3rT-X_zgOg)
I like it a lot. Anneke is amazing and the music is awesome. The mix is not the best IMO, but the song is great. Definitely reminds me of The Gentle Storm, which makes sense given the band members.
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Yeah, looking forward to this one.
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I figure a good amount of this album will hit the sweet spot for a few of you around here. Thinking specifically of RJ and Chad. Take a listen if you haven't heard it already.
I've really enjoyed what I've heard.
https://barockproject.bandcamp.com/
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Just pre-ordered my Anneke signed copy of Vuur's debut album. All pre-orders are signed. I'm really not one who collects autographs or even buys CDs anymore, but I saw that this morning and immediately bought it ($27 after shipping and taxes). I've just become a big Anneke fan over the last year or so and have dug what I've heard from this band so far.
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I interviewed Anneke, check it out: https://lotsofmuzic.weebly.com/home/new-interview-with-anneke-van-giersbergen-from-the-band-vuur
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I interviewed Anneke, check it out: https://lotsofmuzic.weebly.com/home/new-interview-with-anneke-van-giersbergen-from-the-band-vuur
Awesome :metal :metal She seems like such an amazing person and while I still haven't received my signed copy of the album, I am excited to be graced by her presence at Prog Power next year.
also, from your interview:
Rodrigo: What advice would you give to young bands these days, given the state of the music business?
Anneke: Really, just find your own voice and sound. Be yourself. It’s the only way to stand out. Read your contracts and be smart. Use social media and do not mope or be negative. Even if you are down, find out how you can make things better, don’t complain.
Wow, so true and feels like she's talking about a certain someone (I don't think so, but given DTF, that's what comes right to mind).
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If not for the goddess that is Anneke, that would be one of the ugliest bands ever. :lol :lol
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If not for the goddess that is Anneke, that would be one of the ugliest bands ever. :lol :lol
Indeed!!! I liked her new band for what it is...the Rio and Berlin songs are the best ones IMO
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Finally dove into the VUUR album. Really digging it, it's not an amazing album, but it's really solid. I'll agree Rio and Berlin are up there, definitely digging Santiago and Mexico City as well. Anneke's voice is so amazing, but I find the music at times to be a bit lacking. It's not bad, but feels samey through a lot of the album, not a whole lot of variation in the song writing. I don't think there's a bad track here, but if I were to say Rio was my favorite, it's not blowing me away. I'd give the album about a 7.5 or so. I gave a similar rating to Sons of Apollo but for different reasons.
Been really digging the new band Cyhra though, they aren't prog but their debut album landed the same time as VUUR and Sons of Apollo and I find that album significantly better than either of these bands. Mostly due to extremely catchy vocal melodies. I've found the songs I come back to are the ones that have those such as VUUR's Freedom - Rio, Sons of Apollo's Alive.
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I'm going to post this just to start following the thread...
I want to secretly check out the bands ya'll are talking about here...
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I'm going to post this just to start following the thread...
I want to secretly check out the bands ya'll are talking about here...
No need to be secretive.
@ Cram... VUUR was a good enough listen, but nothing stood out enough that would compel me to go back to it. I've seen the name Cyhra in the feed of a few of my FB peeps. Haven't gotten around to checking it out though. Guess I have to now.
Couple bands I found recently were Prospekt (thank you RJ), and Eagleheart. Both had releases this year that kick major ass. Definitely on the :metal side of the discussion.
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@ Cram... VUUR was a good enough listen, but nothing stood out enough that would compel me to go back to it. I've seen the name Cyhra in the feed of a few of my FB peeps. Haven't gotten around to checking it out though. Guess I have to now.
Its the former singer of Amaranthe, Jake E, and former guitarist of In Flames. I would say it sounds a lot like Amaranthe with some In Flames guitaring which makes sense. Catchy poppy chorus with heavy and fun guitars. Very melodic. It is odd though that Jake's leaving of Amaranthe was partly due to them becoming less heavy, but I don't think this band is any heavier. I do love his vocals though.
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I'm actually listening to Endless Sporadic on youtube. Skimmed through the thread, saw them mentioned, and went "oh shit I know them!"
I'll take any other band recommendations if anyone wants to give them :metal
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[ Cyhra in the feed of a few of my FB peeps. Haven't gotten around to checking it out though. Guess I have to now.
Surprisingly wimpy given the personnel (and album cover). Just solid IMHO. One or two strong songs but I was disappointed vs what I was hearing about it.
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[ Cyhra in the feed of a few of my FB peeps. Haven't gotten around to checking it out though. Guess I have to now.
Surprisingly wimpy given the personnel (and album cover). Just solid IMHO. One or two strong songs but I was disappointed vs what I was hearing about it.
I'm a massive In Flames fan, but what I heard of this was pretty shit. Not gonna even bother.
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[ Cyhra in the feed of a few of my FB peeps. Haven't gotten around to checking it out though. Guess I have to now.
Surprisingly wimpy given the personnel (and album cover). Just solid IMHO. One or two strong songs but I was disappointed vs what I was hearing about it.
I'm a massive In Flames fan, but what I heard of this was pretty shit. Not gonna even bother.
After listening to it once, yesterday, I'm still more inclined to listen to it over the last two In Flames albums. I was liking some of the riffs, more than anything. It's nothing more than solid though, really.
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[ Cyhra in the feed of a few of my FB peeps. Haven't gotten around to checking it out though. Guess I have to now.
Surprisingly wimpy given the personnel (and album cover). Just solid IMHO. One or two strong songs but I was disappointed vs what I was hearing about it.
I'm a massive In Flames fan, but what I heard of this was pretty shit. Not gonna even bother.
After listening to it once, yesterday, I'm still more inclined to listen to it over the last two In Flames albums. I was liking some of the riffs, more than anything. It's nothing more than solid though, really.
I think it was just the vocals that turned me off. I may have a listen though at some stage.
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Its definitely more Amaranthe sounding than In Flames, probably why I love it so much.
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Its definitely more Amaranthe sounding than In Flames, probably why I love it so much.
Yeah, I think that's where the problems are for me. Don't like anything I've heard from them really.
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Its definitely more Amaranthe sounding than In Flames, probably why I love it so much.
Yeah, I think that's where the problems are for me. Don't like anything I've heard from them really.
Jake E is a good enough singer. I'm a few songs in, and it ain't bad, but ain't compelling enough to make me want to come back to it. I'll let the whole albums spin though.
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I didn't know where to post this, so here it goes - I interviewed prog legends Premiata Forneria Marconi:
https://lotsofmuzic.weebly.com/home/our-interview-with-premiata-forneria-marconi-drummer-and-vocalist-franz-di-cioccio
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Forgot to mention this about VUUR, but at times they sound a bit like Devin Townsend Project, and I don't mean Anneke, but in the guitars. Certain parts remind me of the first Ziltoid album.
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I'd posted about Adimiron's new album in the 'what album are you listening to' thread. They're an Italian prog metal band. I can't speak for their past works but their new album is a melodic kind of prog metal with a mix of clean and harsh vocals. I love a contrast of harsh and clean vocals, some bands really nail it. Opeth are the prime example as far as I'm concerned.
Adimiron are another great example. Their new album is lile 45 minutes or so, it's pretty short. All the songs are between 4-5 minutes, if I remember correctly, no long songs but it's a great listen and will likely end up in my top 10 albums of this year. If any of this sounds good then give them a go.
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I'd posted about Adimiron's new album in the 'what album are you listening to' thread. They're an Italian prog metal band. I can't speak for their past works but their new album is a melodic kind of prog metal with a mix of clean and harsh vocals. I love a contrast of harsh and clean vocals, some bands really nail it. Opeth are the prime example as far as I'm concerned.
Adimiron are another great example. Their new album is lile 45 minutes or so, it's pretty short. All the songs are between 4-5 minutes, if I remember correctly, no long songs but it's a great listen and will likely end up in my top 10 albums of this year. If any of this sounds good then give them a go.
Sounds interesting indeed.
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I'm still really enjoying Icefish - Human Hardware, but I guess there's already a thread for that.
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Forgot to mention this about VUUR, but at times they sound a bit like Devin Townsend Project, and I don't mean Anneke, but in the guitars. Certain parts remind me of the first Ziltoid album.
Bumping this to pay homage to this album. Took me quite a while but I finally "got" this record and I like it a lot, and I eventually purchased it.
I won't say all the songs are great, in that regard The Gentle Storm was vastly superior, but once you get the mood of the album and the idea behind it, it all kinda flows together.
I love how the lyrics manage to put the title of the album in every song, and the idea of making personifications of cities to tell about them in the lyrics is great. From interviews I gathered that the song about Berlin is after World War II, about a town trying to rise from its ashes, while Time, which is about Rotterdam, is about the uncertainty before the war - at face value I could have said from the lyrics that it was about a person suffering from anxiety and depression, but it's the city itself the protagonist, not someone living in the city, and so the lyrics are a metaphor for the big dread that would foretell the incoming disaster of the war.
Favorite songs: My Champion (great chorus), The Martyr and the Saint (Love the bridge "Reunite heaven and earth"), Freedom, Sail Away (catchiest chorus of the bunch) and Your Glorious Light will Shine.
I'm even considering about seeing this live, though the setlists don't convince me too much, I would have loved more Gentle Storm songs...
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Yea, I am really loving that VUUR album. Took awhile to finally digest it, it is a big chugging in a way that makes it not so easy to get into the individual songs at first, but once it clicks, you are sucked in. The lyrical content is great IMO and I also love the "In this moment we are free" recurring theme.
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The new album by Oceans of Slumber (The Banished Heart) dropped today:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZNoxhNbYKfdIk79d0K8UE?si=TIa2acNKRaKnW9iwoR0ElA (https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZNoxhNbYKfdIk79d0K8UE?si=TIa2acNKRaKnW9iwoR0ElA)
I HIGHLY recommend everyone check this out. The vocalist is just insanely good and just takes this band to a whole new level.
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Was sorry that the VUUR tour did not do a stop in Sweden...
Not anymore. On the 29th of September in Malmö there will be a festival with four bands/artist. Three have been annonced so far.
Merit Hemmingsson (Swe)
Anneke van Giersbergen (NL)
So far not announced spot
VUUR (NL)
So we will get one set of Anneke acoustic solo and one set of her fronting VUUR... was going to go even if the acoustic show had been the only one.
Anyone living in Sweden or neighboring countries might want to plan a trip to see this.
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The new album by Oceans of Slumber (The Banished Heart) dropped today:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZNoxhNbYKfdIk79d0K8UE?si=TIa2acNKRaKnW9iwoR0ElA (https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZNoxhNbYKfdIk79d0K8UE?si=TIa2acNKRaKnW9iwoR0ElA)
I HIGHLY recommend everyone check this out. The vocalist is just insanely good and just takes this band to a whole new level.
Nice, they were added to ProgPower USA festival since another band had to drop out. I'll have to check this out
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I don't know if it's been convered in this thread as well...but Ostura's "The Room" is one of the greatest new albums that I've ever heard. Absolutely incredible, staggering music.
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There's a whole thread dedicated to them.
Changing lanes, I've been digging this one lately just as much.
(https://images.bigcartel.com/product_images/210831562/3614979678169.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1000&w=1000)
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There's a whole thread dedicated to them.
Changing lanes, I've been digging this one lately just as much.
(https://images.bigcartel.com/product_images/210831562/3614979678169.jpg?auto=format&fit=max&h=1000&w=1000)
Chad, is it streaming at all?
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I just saved it on Spotify for later.
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I just saved it on Spotify for later.
There's your answer Joe.
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There's a whole thread dedicated to them.
As there should be.
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Title track from the upcoming Lords of Black
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTwmA8a1BYw&list=LLFZ0l_s3T2yP7lkz5AhW60w
Seems pretty safe, but highly enjoyable - of course, I'm a big Romero fanboi.
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Texas prog-metal outfit Oceans Of Slumber have released a new single, titled “The Waters Rising”. The haunting track is the first new offering from the band since the release of their 2020 self-titled album. Led by the soulful power of lead vocalist Cammie Gilbert, “The Waters Rising” welcomes fans back into the world of Oceans Of Slumber, with more to come in due time. The song is accompanied by a music video, which can be seen below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycvs7QnCvno
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Must have missed this thread on its earlier passes, glad I stumbled upon it, loving what I am hearing from Ostura so far.