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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: MrBoom_shack-a-lack on January 13, 2017, 07:35:48 PM
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https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/icefish
IceFish Rehearsal Teaser 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBYGJWvkqRo)
IceFish is an exciting new progressive rock/metal project. The band features legendary drummer Virgil Donati and virtuosic musicians Marco Sfogli (guitar), Alex Argento (keyboards), and Andrea Casali (bass/vocals).
The music in this projects is the real story: carefully crafted power melodies, soaring vocals, and intricate hard-rocking rhythms. Add in state-of-the-art production – and you get a truly inspiring collection of tunes worth listening to again and again.
Sounds really cool. :tup
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I'm excited for this. I'm a huge Sfogli fan. I'm not familiar with the other guys, but the dude walking around in the backyard singing sounded amazing! And the rehearsal sounded cool as fuck.
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Really excited too. I know all the musicians but the bassist / singer but vocally, the guy seems to be a beast from what we can hear. Sounds promising as hell!
B.Lee
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I'm kind of worried that the band will not reach the goal.
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I'm a massive Sfogli fan and Virgil's last solo album was really good, so this should be good.
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Some cool little nuggets:
Pills Of Icefish I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmbJXiinLds)
Pills Of Icefish II (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkLY9Q3liHE)
Pills Of Icefish III (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWWZH3XVl9s)
Paralyzed (Keyboard Solo) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAPPXpFO52g)
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Sounds great. Guitars are tuned a little lower than I like.
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Sounds really good. Sfogli is a great player.
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Sounds really cool!
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I like it a lot! I'll be checking them out for sure! :tup
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I had forgotten about them! I checked on YT : instant-buy for me. It's everything I love!
B.Lee
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Clips sound cool. Do you have to buy through the Pledge, or will it be available as a CD on Amazon?
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Sounds great, I just found out about them. I'm not too familiar with them (I only know a little about Donati and the guitar player) but this sounds great. I will definitely check it out!
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They have a full song coming out today or tomorow
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Oooh, I did not like those keyboards in that first teaser at all. But still, they were just going through initial noodlings. The singer sounded great, though. Looking forward to hearing a full tune.
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With all the hoopla around Sons of Apollo, this prog group is coming under the radar. I just pledged so I can get to hear the first single later. :D
Oooh, I did not like those keyboards in that first teaser at all. But still, they were just going through initial noodlings. The singer sounded great, though. Looking forward to hearing a full tune.
What first teaser?
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At the 9 second mark on the 2nd teaser the singer sounded exactly like Steve Perry but he couldn’t sustain it
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I meant the teaser in the first post.
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I threw my money down on the CD pledge. :metal
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When is this officially out? I pledged but it's been a while since I did that but I don't remember the details.
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22 october
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The first song is really, really good IMO. I can't wait to hear the rest.
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It Begins is so good! That's how you do it!
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It may well be how you do it, but making it available to the masses who didn't take part in the campaign would be helpful. Anyone know when the rest of us will be able to hear it?
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Soon. LOL
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It may well be how you do it, but making it available to the masses who didn't take part in the campaign would be helpful. Anyone know when the rest of us will be able to hear it?
They said not to give anyone the youtube link. If you want to hear it pay up.
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I think they said it's up on youtube for everyone next week.
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It may well be how you do it, but making it available to the masses who didn't take part in the campaign would be helpful. Anyone know when the rest of us will be able to hear it?
They said not to give anyone the youtube link. If you want to hear it pay up.
No need for the snark. I only wanted to know when it would be on general release.
MrBoom_shack-a-lack: thank you. I look forward to hearing it when I'm allowed. (And then I'll decide whether to buy the album or not ;D)
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No problem, here's the full quote. Now it could actually mean they'll announce the release date next week and not the actual release which would be a bit silly, but atleast we know it's coming soon.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
We have got tons of amazing comments from all the people who saw the premiere video of "It Begins" on PledgeMusic.
We couldn't be happier!!
We decided to announce the worldwide release of the video on YouTube next week...so you will finally be able to see it too!
Please SUBSCRIBE to our Icefish Official Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/Icefishband
and you will get the notification e-mail as soon as the video is uploaded!
STAY TUNED! 😎
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/icefish/updates
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How does Casali sing while playing prog bass? Although his bass lines are not that complex, but still.(yeah, Geddy Ledd does it, but that's Geddy Lee).
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How does Casali sing while playing prog bass? Although his bass lines are not that complex, but still.(yeah, Geddy Ledd does it, but that's Geddy Lee).
I haven't actually heard the song yet but the boring answer is probably alot of practice. I get what you mean, I always find it impressive when guitarists sing and play. I know that as a drummer even if I don't sing while playing, if I would just practice a bit it would eventually become natural, multitasking is pretty much what drumming is all about. :P
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This sounds promising.
Top class musicians working together - how could it fail? 😀. Any tweets about them being the new gods of prog metal?
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Portnoy could actually learn a thing or two from how Donati handled this.
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It may well be how you do it, but making it available to the masses who didn't take part in the campaign would be helpful. Anyone know when the rest of us will be able to hear it?
They said not to give anyone the youtube link. If you want to hear it pay up.
Ugh, what a misdirected, snarky comment.
This is the first time I heard of this band, checked out the clips, I'm very impressed. At 01:17 of this clip (https://youtu.be/Ws5jN58iT5Y), what Virgil does is so cool. Starts out fast with the double bass, then he slows it down to let the groove catch up to him. It's a small thing, but it's so much fun, especially since he nailed it so perfectly. I rewound it a dozen times. He also played around with the tempo a lot on In this Life. I wish Portnoy were this creative, instead of throwing in the same exact overused fill twice in Coming Home (which is still a good song, for the record).
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It may well be how you do it, but making it available to the masses who didn't take part in the campaign would be helpful. Anyone know when the rest of us will be able to hear it?
They said not to give anyone the youtube link. If you want to hear it pay up.
Ugh, what a misdirected, snarky comment.
This is the first time I heard of this band, checked out the clips, I'm very impressed. At 01:17 of this clip (https://youtu.be/Ws5jN58iT5Y), what Virgil does is so cool. Starts out fast with the double bass, then he slows it down to let the groove catch up to him. It's a small thing, but it's so much fun, especially since he nailed it so perfectly. I rewound it a dozen times. He also played around with the tempo a lot on In this Life. I wish Portnoy were this creative, instead of throwing in the same exact overused fill twice in Coming Home (which is still a good song, for the record).
Yea it's cool stuff! :tup This is no dizz to Portnoy but he's simply not as dedicated to the technical and creative side of being a drummer like Virgil has been for many years. Virgil lives and breaths drumming and music and his work ethic is off the chart. Again no dizz but I don't think Portnoy is capable of coming up with drum parts like Virgil, let alone play it. The truth is not many drummers today can even match Virgils playing style, there's some but not many.
Sidenote saw this quote from Virgil: 'I think you have to be very strong to stick to your goals in life... So far I've resisted the choice of marriage and the many distractions they can bring.'
I think that says alot about his dedication to his craft. :lol
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This is the first time I heard of this band, checked out the clips, I'm very impressed. At 01:17 of this clip (https://youtu.be/Ws5jN58iT5Y), what Virgil does is so cool. Starts out fast with the double bass, then he slows it down to let the groove catch up to him. It's a small thing, but it's so much fun, especially since he nailed it so perfectly. I rewound it a dozen times.
Oooh, really liking the music in that clip. Thanks for pointing out what's going on with the drums there. Very cool.
Perhaps I'll take a punt before hearing that first song after all.
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It may well be how you do it, but making it available to the masses who didn't take part in the campaign would be helpful. Anyone know when the rest of us will be able to hear it?
They said not to give anyone the youtube link. If you want to hear it pay up.
Ugh, what a misdirected, snarky comment.
This is the first time I heard of this band, checked out the clips, I'm very impressed. At 01:17 of this clip (https://youtu.be/Ws5jN58iT5Y), what Virgil does is so cool. Starts out fast with the double bass, then he slows it down to let the groove catch up to him. It's a small thing, but it's so much fun, especially since he nailed it so perfectly. I rewound it a dozen times. He also played around with the tempo a lot on In this Life. I wish Portnoy were this creative, instead of throwing in the same exact overused fill twice in Coming Home (which is still a good song, for the record).
Yea it's cool stuff! :tup This is no dizz to Portnoy but he's simply not as dedicated to the technical and creative side of being a drummer like Virgil has been for many years. Virgil lives and breaths drumming and music and his work ethic is off the chart. Again no dizz but I don't think Portnoy is capable of coming up with drum parts like Virgil, let alone play it. The truth is not many drummers today can even match Virgils playing style, there's some but not many.
Sidenote saw this quote from Virgil: 'I think you have to be very strong to stick to your goals in life... So far I've resisted the choice of marriage and the many distractions they can bring.'
I think that says alot about his dedication to his craft. :lol
Yeah, Virgil is evidently lightyears ahead of MP in terms of technique and ability, MP even said that he had to simplify Apocalypse BC whatever when they covered it with PSMS (he basically played the kick drum parts on his toms, pulling off something with his hands that Virgil was able to do with his feet). My comment simply referred to creativity in general, I wish MP sat down and worked on spicing up his "bag of tricks" a bit instead of playing the same exact fills ad nauseam.
Also, that quote by Virgil, I dunno, man. I imagine he's pretty weird around women.
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It may well be how you do it, but making it available to the masses who didn't take part in the campaign would be helpful. Anyone know when the rest of us will be able to hear it?
They said not to give anyone the youtube link. If you want to hear it pay up.
Ugh, what a misdirected, snarky comment.
This is the first time I heard of this band, checked out the clips, I'm very impressed. At 01:17 of this clip (https://youtu.be/Ws5jN58iT5Y), what Virgil does is so cool. Starts out fast with the double bass, then he slows it down to let the groove catch up to him. It's a small thing, but it's so much fun, especially since he nailed it so perfectly. I rewound it a dozen times. He also played around with the tempo a lot on In this Life. I wish Portnoy were this creative, instead of throwing in the same exact overused fill twice in Coming Home (which is still a good song, for the record).
Yea it's cool stuff! :tup This is no dizz to Portnoy but he's simply not as dedicated to the technical and creative side of being a drummer like Virgil has been for many years. Virgil lives and breaths drumming and music and his work ethic is off the chart. Again no dizz but I don't think Portnoy is capable of coming up with drum parts like Virgil, let alone play it. The truth is not many drummers today can even match Virgils playing style, there's some but not many.
Sidenote saw this quote from Virgil: 'I think you have to be very strong to stick to your goals in life... So far I've resisted the choice of marriage and the many distractions they can bring.'
I think that says alot about his dedication to his craft. :lol
Yeah, Virgil is evidently lightyears ahead of MP in terms of technique and ability, MP even said that he had to simplify Apocalypse BC whatever when they covered it with PSMS (he basically played the kick drum parts on his toms, pulling off something with his hands that Virgil was able to do with his feet). My comment simply referred to creativity in general, I wish MP sat down and worked on spicing up his "bag of tricks" a bit instead of playing the same exact fills ad nauseam.
Also, that quote by Virgil, I dunno, man. I imagine he's pretty weird around women.
He's probably a bit out there yea. :lol
Yea I know what you mean, Portnoy is a good drummer no doubt but maybe relies a bit too much on "old tricks" nowdays sadly.
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From Facebook:
NEXT SATURDAY!
"It Begins" Icefish first Single and Music Video will be finally available WORLDWIDE on Youtube, September 30th!
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From Facebook:
NEXT SATURDAY!
"It Begins" Icefish first Single and Music Video will be finally available WORLDWIDE on Youtube, September 30th!
Can't wait to see it! This band has great potential, specially with Marco and Virgil. Still not a big fan of their vocalist, though.
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Song was great. I'm glad I decided to pledge. Going to be AOTY material for me.
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It Begins is indeed great. The only complaint I have is the instrumental section after Sfogli's solo. Alex could have done something more melodic, although they might actually be featuring Virgil's drums in that section.
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I pledged at the weekend in the end, despite the horrendous shipping cost to the UK.
Anyway, yeah, first tune is okay.
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Song was great. I'm glad I decided to pledge. Going to be AOTY material for me.
is there a link for a new song?
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Song was great. I'm glad I decided to pledge. Going to be AOTY material for me.
is there a link for a new song?
Did you pledge? If so it's in their pledge updates.
As for the song. It feels like it's two entirely different songs.. poppy chorus and music going to the singing and then.. the rest of the track. :rollin
It's so-so.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkExYyD2nwE
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Just heard it, sounds good and fresh. It's complicated yet accessible. I have to get back to my comment about playing bass and sing and add yes that was impressive, he was all over that bass while singing.
Can't wait to hear them tackle this live! :tup
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Wait, these guys are called IceFish, I thought they were SoA, the new kings of prog metal?!? :biggrin:
Kidding aside, very good song and, yes, the singer/bassist is impressive.
B.Lee
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkExYyD2nwE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch8MzYclx5I
Cool song, easily accessible, but has lots of depth.
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Cool song, definite hint of Frost*.
In the video, the singer is SO cheesy. :lol Good voice though.
I don't understand the comparisons two Sons of Apollo, I don't really hear any similarities in style.
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That video looks like a project some junior high kids did.
God that keyboard sound is awful!
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Cool song, definite hint of Frost*.
In the video, the singer is SO cheesy. :lol Good voice though.
I don't understand the comparisons two Sons of Apollo, I don't really hear any similarities in style.
My joke was : SoA called themselves the new kings of prog metal, if ever, I'd rather give the title to the guys in Ice Fish (personal preferences, of course). I obviously didn't compare their music.
B.Lee
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Cool song, definite hint of Frost*.
In the video, the singer is SO cheesy. :lol Good voice though.
I don't understand the comparisons two Sons of Apollo, I don't really hear any similarities in style.
My joke was : SoA called themselves the new kings of prog metal, if ever, I'd rather give the title to the guys in Ice Fish (personal preferences, of course). I obviously didn't compare their music.
B.Lee
Well, even if it was intended in any way seriously, being the king would surely be about success/exposure within the genre, rather than how proggy/technical/experimental it is, wouldn't it? There's much, much proggier stuff than this around (which at the extreme end gets pretty horrible to listen to :lol )
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Cool song, definite hint of Frost*.
In the video, the singer is SO cheesy. :lol Good voice though.
I don't understand the comparisons two Sons of Apollo, I don't really hear any similarities in style.
My joke was : SoA called themselves the new kings of prog metal, if ever, I'd rather give the title to the guys in Ice Fish (personal preferences, of course). I obviously didn't compare their music.
B.Lee
Well, even if it was intended in any way seriously, being the king would surely be about success/exposure within the genre, rather than how proggy/technical/experimental it is, wouldn't it? There's much, much proggier stuff than this around (which at the extreme end gets pretty horrible to listen to :lol )
Count on Ariich to have a harmless little joke fall flat! :biggrin: But, you're right of course.
B.Lee
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That video looks like a project some junior high kids did.
God that keyboard sound is awful!
That keyboard sound is not awful. It's European. :lol
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Damn this video is horrible haha. Song is very cool though. Definitely going to be getting this album.
Not 100% sold on the production, seems to be a bit treble heavy.
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That video looks like a project some junior high kids did.
God that keyboard sound is awful!
That keyboard sound is not awful. It's European. :lol
Where are you from already, Erwin, so that I can find a joke on your sounds there? >:( :biggrin:
Back to topic : I couldn't care less about the video as I'm not going to spend my time watching it. I like the music and the singer is really good, that's enough for me.
B.Lee
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And another project that I'm getting known of from DTF - Thank You ;) But, music overall is very good, I don't like the keyboard sound, it's quite annoying for me. I love Marco Sfogli and Donati, I don't know the vocalist to be honest. I will be interested in buying Their album, but maybe one more song from Icefish would be nice ;)
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That video looks like a project some junior high kids did.
God that keyboard sound is awful!
That keyboard sound is not awful. It's European. :lol
Is there a difference :neverusethis:
I do like the song, will definitely be keeping an eye on this band.
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That video looks like a project some junior high kids did.
God that keyboard sound is awful!
That keyboard sound is not awful. It's European. :lol
Is there a difference :neverusethis:
I do like the song, will definitely be keeping an eye on this band.
I find it to be pretty cool, it's sticks out a bit but I think that's the point. Now while we're talking about horrible synth patches I think this is way worse, i'm not sure why on earth Toumas switched from what he used on the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15H-TBrCyKw
I think it's trying to drill into my brain or something. :P
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That video looks like a project some junior high kids did.
God that keyboard sound is awful!
That keyboard sound is not awful. It's European. :lol
Where are you from already, Erwin, so that I can find a joke on your sounds there? >:( :biggrin:
I am not from Europe. I am from the Philippines. :lol
This would be a bit controversial, but I love the keys because it's unnerving effect is just like Kevin Moore's keys in Awake. ;)
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Color me excited, that tune was interesting to say the least.
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Nice... I find this tune much more interresting than the two songs from that other supergroup
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That video looks like a project some junior high kids did.
God that keyboard sound is awful!
That keyboard sound is not awful. It's European. :lol
Where are you from already, Erwin, so that I can find a joke on your sounds there? >:( :biggrin:
I am not from Europe. I am from the Philippines. :lol
This would be a bit controversial, but I love the keys because it's unnerving effect is just like Kevin Moore's keys in Awake. ;)
I love the keys as well, also precisely because they're kinda jarring.
B.Lee
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Btw, I also love the fusion influences Sfogli puts in his solo, it's so tasty. And I will repeat myself, but playing such bass parts and singing so well at the same time has me go "wow" at the frontman. VD will be VD : technical while remaining accessible to a non-musician like me. Well done guys!
B.Lee
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Virgil knows how to make accessible music, having played with Southern Sons and with Tina Arena. 😉
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Not bad at all. I like the vocals surprisingly.
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Virgil knows how to make accessible music, having played with Southern Sons and with Tina Arena. 😉
I didn't know it. At the same time, Greg Howe played with Enrique Iglesias if I remember it well.
B.Lee
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Virgil knows how to make accessible music, having played with Southern Sons and with Tina Arena. 😉
I didn't know it. At the same time, Greg Howe played with Enrique Iglesias if I remember it well.
B.Lee
Southern Sons were actually very very popular, and the debut album sold a bucketload. Here's the big hit, it's pretty good and a bit of an Aussie classic. There was a couple more hits of the album also.
Speaking of Tina Arena, the singer here Jack Jones was in the backing bad too I believe. He could play the guitar alright, great voice too, very Farnham like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy2gGNS6o78
Speaking of guitar guys in funny backing bands, don't forget Nuno playing for Rhianna, and also Andy Timmons playing for Olivia Newton John.
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Virgil knows how to make accessible music, having played with Southern Sons and with Tina Arena. 😉
I didn't know it. At the same time, Greg Howe played with Enrique Iglesias if I remember it well.
B.Lee
Southern Sons were actually very very popular, and the debut album sold a bucketload. Here's the big hit, it's pretty good and a bit of an Aussie classic. There was a couple more hits of the album also.
Speaking of Tina Arena, the singer here Jack Jones was in the backing bad too I believe. He could play the guitar alright, great voice too, very Farnham like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy2gGNS6o78
Speaking of guitar guys in funny backing bands, don't forget Nuno playing for Rhianna, and also Andy Timmons playing for Olivia Newton John.
Thanks, wolfking, will check them out.
B.Lee
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Not really excited about this, just from what has been posted so far. But my opinion may change.
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Just heard the full song and the teasers, sounds really good.
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The digital version would be out to pledgers today. I have been monitoring my e-mail closely. :lol I like the album title, Human Hardware.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkExYyD2nwE
The chorus isn’t predictable. I like it.
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I also love how they threw their music video producer under the bus. Form their Youtube comment:
"The truth is there is no reason for this video choice: we trusted in this guy who did the video and he simply disappointed our expectations. It wasn't even a budget problem. We were in some way "forced" to release it like that because we made a promise to our fans and we didn't wanted to disappoint them."
:lol
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I also love how they threw their music video producer under the bus. Form their Youtube comment:
"The truth is there is no reason for this video choice: we trusted in this guy who did the video and he simply disappointed our expectations. It wasn't even a budget problem. We were in some way "forced" to release it like that because we made a promise to our fans and we didn't wanted to disappoint them."
:lol
Wow, haha!
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Anybody here knows if the release date was delayed? Thanks!
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Just got the album through PledgeMusic! Listening right now.
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Checking the video now.
The top comment:
"The 5 dislikes are from the members of Sons Of Apollo." :lol
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downloading it now...
Guess i'll have to wait for the cd to get it in good quality besides Mp3
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Someone please tell me that It Begins is not the best song on it. Seems tuned low, is that right? Honestly, I didn't really care for that song.
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Nope it's not the best song. But it also depends on your tastes. All the songs weren't written by one person. Except Lost, it's all Virgil Donati.
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It should be noted though that the album is stylistically very consistent. So, if you didn't like the style of SIB, you're probably not gonna like all that much more on it.
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Checking the video now.
The top comment:
"The 5 dislikes are from the members of Sons Of Apollo." :lol
Accurate :rollin
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Will this be purchasble on itunes today or was the release date just for the pledgers?
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It should be noted though that the album is stylistically very consistent. So, if you didn't like the style of SIB, you're probably not gonna like all that much more on it.
How do you find it rumbo? It's very European. I like that it has a distinct character, it's not sounding like any other band.
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It's very dense, and I will have to listen to it a few more times to really get a sense of it. I know exactly what you mean by "European" :lol I probably would have chosen the term "Italian", since you can tell it has elements of Italian prog in it.
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Maybe it's because all the members are all Italian. :lol
I wish they recorded Revolution at a faster pace. That's the only complaint I have right now, but it's still an excellent song.
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Maybe it's because all the members are all Italian. :lol
I wish they recorded Revolution at a faster pace. That's the only complaint I have right now, but it's still an excellent song.
Yeah I wasn't really into revolution.
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Finished with my second listening. I like how these guys know how to write prog songs. Not write rock songs that have prog instrumentals. The prog is in the song structure itself and it is not tacked on.
EDIT: The danceable vibe in many of the songs, especially Human Hardware, that was what DT was aiming for in Prophets of War but failed to achieve. For Icefish, it just fits perfectly, mainly because Argento and Donati knows how to play such kind of songs.
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The beauty of a short album is that I am already finished with my fourth listen. :lol So I can already make song rankings:
Top tier:
Paralyzed (This song encapsulates what is unique about Icefish)
The Pieces (The groove is amazing. I love how this final song structurally complements It Begins, making the two songs nice bookends to the album)
Solid:
5 Years (one of the most technical prog songs that I have heard with vocals)
It Begins (very appropriate opener, introduces the band's style properly)
Solitude (prog shuffle. I love the vocal melodies and Sfogli's solo)
Human Hardware (danceable prog. found myself smiling while listening to this)
Could use some more work:
Lost (this has potential, but the technicality detracted from the feel of the song. It also sounds too much like Aquarium of Haken to my ears)
Revolution (this one also has potential, but the pace kills it. If it's just a tad faster, the song would work).
Filler:
Your Eyes (this one feels like it's just there. I wouldn't notice if its removed from the album)
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The top comment:
"The 5 dislikes are from the members of Sons Of Apollo." :lol
Bravo!
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The two worst albums I own are To-Mera's Delusions and The Anabasis's Back from Being Gone. On first listen, and I openly admit it's one listen, IceFish's debut almost - almost - rivals them at the bottom of the pile with the singer making the difference.
Let's hope it's a grower, eh?
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Hahaha! Oh well, different tastes I guess.
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Yeah, absolutely! But hey, I will give it another go this afternoon - and may even use your little breakdown above as a guide :)
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It's definitely slowly rising for me, because I'm starting to wrap my head around the songs. Like a good prog album should.
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It's definitely slowly rising for me, because I'm starting to wrap my head around the songs. Like a good prog album should.
It was catchy while having layers. Multiple listens make it more enjoyable.
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So, will they release on other platforms than Pledgemusic? It costs $15 there, which is more than twice what a typical album costs on iTunes in my region (for comparison's sake, Psychotic Symphony would run me less than $6, should I elect to buy it - still won't).
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So, will they release on other platforms than Pledgemusic? It costs $15 there, which is more than twice what a typical album costs on iTunes in my region (for comparison's sake, Psychotic Symphony would run me less than $6, should I elect to buy it - still won't).
Was wondering the same thing. They’re charging too much for the digital download and it’s not on Spotify, iTunes or any other platforms, and I really want to listen to it.
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Yeah I just went to Spotify to check this out and couldn't find it...
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I mean, I don't think that's too surprising. They only released it to the PledgeMusic backers two days ago. What's the point of backing anything if you don't get exclusive access?
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I mean, I don't think that's too surprising. They only released it to the PledgeMusic backers two days ago. What's the point of backing anything if you don't get exclusive access?
So when's the general release? An early access release to backers is understandable, but not releasing it at all anywhere else makes no sense.
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I mean, I don't think that's too surprising. They only released it to the PledgeMusic backers two days ago. What's the point of backing anything if you don't get exclusive access?
So when's the general release? An early access release to backers is understandable, but not releasing it at all anywhere else makes no sense.
Right that was my question as well.
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I think you can only buy it on their website now: https://www.icefishband.com/
Apparently you can't simply pay with a credit card, it needs PayPal, which is really tedious.
There are samples of every song on their SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/icefishband
I'm gonna hold out on the purchase for now.
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I think you can only buy it on their website now: https://www.icefishband.com/
Apparently you can't simply pay with a credit card, it needs PayPal, which is really tedious.
There are samples of every song on their SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/icefishband
I'm gonna hold out on the purchase for now.
It says right there on the site...
"Pay via PayPal; you can pay with your credit card if you don’t have a PayPal account"
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I think it will be a few weeks before they go to the typical digital outlets. They are trying to maximize their profit for the digital sales if they do it through their website first.
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I think you can only buy it on their website now: https://www.icefishband.com/
Apparently you can't simply pay with a credit card, it needs PayPal, which is really tedious.
There are samples of every song on their SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/icefishband
I'm gonna hold out on the purchase for now.
Ditto... 13 Euros is a bit steep.
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I want a CD so I wait....
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I think you can only buy it on their website now: https://www.icefishband.com/
Apparently you can't simply pay with a credit card, it needs PayPal, which is really tedious.
There are samples of every song on their SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/icefishband
I'm gonna hold out on the purchase for now.
It says right there on the site...
"Pay via PayPal; you can pay with your credit card if you don’t have a PayPal account"
Indeed, I only noticed the big "Proceed to PayPal" button. Still gonna wait for the eventual iTunes release.
I want a CD so I wait....
You can order the CD on their website.
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Well, for what it's worth, you guys shouldn't wait too long. This album is really solid IMO. They strike a really good challenge between diehard prog and hooks.
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They also showed how to be prog without writing epic long songs.
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They also showed how to be prog without writing epic long songs.
I'll agree with this
Also...if it makes you happy. They only released the digital in Mp3 format. At first it was just 192kbps, now its 320kbps.
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Loving this. Donati is a monster, loved him in Planet X, jaw dropping performance the first time I ever saw him.
Sfogli is not only a brilliant guitar player, also one of the nicest, down-to-earth guys I have ever met.
Looking forward to getting this.
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Unlike a certain other release, I keep returning to this record. There's maybe one or two mediocre tunes on there, but the rest is really strong.
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Unlike a certain other release, I keep returning to this record. There's maybe one or two mediocre tunes on there, but the rest is really strong.
The Vuur album is really good too :metal
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Unlike a certain other release, I keep returning to this record. There's maybe one or two mediocre tunes on there, but the rest is really strong.
You got a problem with the new Europe album brother?
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Unlike a certain other release, I keep returning to this record. There's maybe one or two mediocre tunes on there, but the rest is really strong.
It's really not working for me. Have to stand by my original comment. I find it tuneless, soulless and a cacophony of noise.
I am so pleased they were afforded the opportunity to make the album, though.
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Giving my first listen to the album right now. I’m currently on track 5, and I’m really enjoying it so far. Sounds like very good, consistent prog metal, much better than what “the kings of prog” released last week.
My only complaint is that I find most of the keyboard lines/sounds distracting or even annoying, specially on the fast songs. I think Alex is a great player, but to me it seems like he overplayed on some songs.
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I was distracted at first with Argento's keys. Then I contextualized it, especially using Human Hardware and Paralyzed as exemplars which made me understand that this is not really a prog metal or even prog rock as I know it. Argento is using some Europop influence and it actually gave the band a distinct sound.
His soloing here is top notch. That solo in Human Hardware is amazing, technical but melodic. For some reason, Argento's solos here reminds me of Kevin Moore in Awake.
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Still need to check a couple other albums, but this one has very strong chances of becoming my album of the year. It just gets better the more I listen to it.
Also, I just love how they did a solid job promoting their album, without hyping the crap out of it, and ended up releasing, to me, one of the best albums of the year on the genere, versus SOA, who tried soooo hard to makes us believe their album was the most amazing thing ever, but ended up being nothing like that.
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Definitely album of the year for me. I never thought that I would hear prog in short song format outside Rush and I never thought that I would hear prog that would have a distinct sound from all other prog acts. Then I heard this and exceeded my expectations.
I initially followed Icefish because of Donati. To my surprise, he did not dominate the album. Not because he did not play superbly. He did. It's just that his other bandmates were no slouches and delivered amazing performances as well.
Not really surprised by Sfogli, but I have to say that this is his best work yet. I love how he shifts to heavy riffing, to melodic solos, to shred, to funky rhythms with such ease.
Casali was unknown to me and when I saw the previews, I thought he would be overpowered by the music. He was not, and he sang beautifully with range and grit.
But the star for me here is Argento. It's his keys that really gave Icefish that distinct sound. He plays beautiful technical but melodic solos (Human Hardware is my favorite). He is involved in writing the songs that I really love (It Begins, Human Hardware, Paralyzed, The Pieces). And he mixed and mastered the album! He also did the artwork. What a talented guy.
Donati is fast rising up my list of favorite musicians. I think I finally found his place among the top 3 super-drummers of his generation. Mangini is the master of polyrhythms and orchestration. Marco is the master of feel and emotion. Donati is the master of creative rhythm combinations. 5 years is a drumming masterpiece.
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Based on what I read here and on the video I just bought the CD + digital.
Just got the download link. CD will take a few weeks.
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It's on iTunes now (though, not Spotify - at least not here in Canada). I just did something I haven't done in a while... bought an album without hearing much/any of it. All the fellating of it in this thread convinced me it was worth a $9 investment. :lol
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I just bought it off Amazon digital. I'm looking forward to listening.
Edit- okay, The Pieces just blew my mind. The chorus is catchy, and holy shit there are moments where Andrea Casali sounds so much like Steve Walsh circa 1972. Tasty stuff.
Edit- First listen finished. I'm going to need a few more spins to really absorb the songs.
The biggest first impression is how wonderfully mixed the album is. Pick an instrument and you have no problem hearing it and following along. Second impression, Virgil is a fun as hell drummer to listen too. Third the keyboards are weird and wonderful. Fourth, 5 Years is a challenge to listen too with all the abrupt and startling riff/rhythm changes.
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Donati is fast rising up my list of favorite musicians. I think I finally found his place among the top 3 super-drummers of his generation. Mangini is the master of polyrhythms and orchestration. Marco is the master of feel and emotion. Donati is the master of creative rhythm combinations. 5 years is a drumming masterpiece.
Totally agree with this.
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Definitely album of the year for me. I never thought that I would hear prog in short song format outside Rush and I never thought that I would hear prog that would have a distinct sound from all other prog acts. Then I heard this and exceeded my expectations.
I initially followed Icefish because of Donati. To my surprise, he did not dominate the album. Not because he did not play superbly. He did. It's just that his other bandmates were no slouches and delivered amazing performances as well.
Not really surprised by Sfogli, but I have to say that this is his best work yet. I love how he shifts to heavy riffing, to melodic solos, to shred, to funky rhythms with such ease.
Casali was unknown to me and when I saw the previews, I thought he would be overpowered by the music. He was not, and he sang beautifully with range and grit.
Agree with all of this. This is a great album, only wish it was a bit longer (it's only 45 minutes)
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Totally disagree on the length. The songs are as long as they make sense, and it is nice to see they called it a day when they did instead of forcing themselves to squeeze out some subpar material.
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Well, because it is only 45 minutes long, I have listened to it more than 30 times now. So that's a plus. :lol
I think they would have a harder time coming up with much more material. Based on interviews I read, they only really met physically just twice. Much of this album was produced long distance.
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No need to force yourself to write more, just to fill up space on a cd.
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I never thought that I would hear prog in short song format outside Rush
You should try Andromeda, particularly the Chimera album with songs like Going Under, Inner Circle, Periscope.
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You guys crack me up! gzarruk wishing there was more music does not equate to him wishing they would "force themselves to squeeze out some subpar material" or "force themselves to write more, just to fill up space on a cd". You gotta love DTF. :lol
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You guys crack me up! gzarruk wishing there was more music does not equate to him wishing they would "force themselves to squeeze out some subpar material" or "force themselves to write more, just to fill up space on a cd". You gotta love DTF. :lol
You mean to tell me they didn't make a conscious effort to have shorter songs? I feel ripped off! :lol
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I never thought that I would hear prog in short song format outside Rush
You should try Andromeda, particularly the Chimera album with songs like Going Under, Inner Circle, Periscope.
Nah, it would nof compare. That album has some short songs, but the aveamrage is around 7 mnutes. It has a 12 minute song.
Icefish's album only has one song that exceeded 6 minutes. And that one song did not even exceed 7 minutes.
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You guys crack me up! gzarruk wishing there was more music does not equate to him wishing they would "force themselves to squeeze out some subpar material" or "force themselves to write more, just to fill up space on a cd". You gotta love DTF. :lol
You mean to tell me they didn't make a conscious effort to have shorter songs? I feel ripped off! :lol
:lol I never said I wanted longer songs or that they should've included supbar material or anything like that. My observation was that the album, at only 45 minutes, feels a little short/ends too fast to me. A couple more tracks would've been great, to make it around 1 hour, but that's not something that bothers me or anything, this is my favorite release of 2017 :metal
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You guys crack me up! gzarruk wishing there was more music does not equate to him wishing they would "force themselves to squeeze out some subpar material" or "force themselves to write more, just to fill up space on a cd". You gotta love DTF. :lol
You mean to tell me they didn't make a conscious effort to have shorter songs? I feel ripped off! :lol
:lol I never said I wanted longer songs or that they should've included supbar material or anything like that. My observation was that the album, at only 45 minutes, feels a little short/ends too fast to me. A couple more tracks would've been great, to make it around 1 hour, but that's not something that bothers me or anything, this is my favorite release of 2017 :metal
Yup. It does go fast. Especially if you're used to albums being really long. Hence my post saying what I said, unlike some other bands feeling they need to reach max capacity.
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All right, just got it for $7 on iTunes. Worth the wait. Can't wait to hear this.
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Fourth, 5 Years is a challenge to listen too with all the abrupt and startling riff/rhythm changes.
I have been counting the time sigs of this song. I think Donati had a good time writing a song titled 5 years to a time sig of 5/4, 5/8, and 5/16. :lol Except for Sfogli's solo which is in 6/8.
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I'll admit it, I'm not feeling that song. It's the only one on the album that I'm tempted to skip. It's just too similar to being in a crowd of white Americans trying to clap a beat...and failing.
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Just bought it on iTunes based on the 1:30 samples. It sounds way more original than 90% of prog metal albums these days.
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I'll admit it, I'm not feeling that song. It's the only one on the album that I'm tempted to skip. It's just too similar to being in a crowd of white Americans trying to clap a beat...and failing.
For the verse, just count 1-2-3-4 (the snare)-hey!-1-2-3-4-hey! . You'll get the hang of it.
For the fast part, it's a fast 1-and-2-and-3-1-and-2-and-3. That's a bit tricky.
For the fast transitions, don't count. :lol
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Just bought it on iTunes based on the 1:30 samples. It sounds way more original than 90% of prog metal albums these days.
I agree, this album was a very nice surprise to me. Hope this becomes a permanent band for the 4 of them.
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I'm just waiting for my cd, shirt and playthrough package to be mailed.
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I will buy digital version from my Google Shop and listenI today. I'm looking forward to this.
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Finally got around to hearing this (it's on google play) and it's awesome! Love the vocals. The playing is stellar. Way better than SOA, no doubt.
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Finally got around to hearing this (it's on google play) and it's awesome! Love the vocals. The playing is stellar. Way better than SOA, no doubt.
I loved the vocals too! When it was first announced, and they played some song samples, I wasn't too sure Casali's vocals were going to work for this band, but I'm glad he proved me wrong, he does a great job throughout the album :metal
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So I have to say that..... this is a great album! When I heard It Begins month ago I was like... meehhhh.... but it works great on an album. Music is very fresh, complex but songs are not too long which I think works fine here. It's that kind of album which, when You are starting to listen to - You know that You will not be bored :) I love it, 9/10.
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Great album, kind of a more accessible Planet X with very good vocals and more modern keyboards, sometimes reminding me the last 2 JLB albums. The only relative flaw on the album, at least for my taste, is that the pace of the songs are very similar and mid tempo. I would love to see some faster songs on it. But I guess it has to do with Donati's drumming style, because it's similar to another albums that I've heard where he's involved in the compositions.
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So is there any chance of these guys touring for the album? They strike me as an internet band.
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I read somewhere that they planned to tour...
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I would want to see how Casali is managing to sing and play along to those tunes...very complicated pieces out there and even more complicated when You have to sing to it...
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I would want to see how Casali is managing to sing and play along to those tunes...very complicated pieces out there and even more complicated when You have to sing to it...
Your post reminded me of
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ca/8e/69/ca8e6930da5b8d19690ada22669c9397--fender-bass-bass-guitars.jpg)
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:lol
Awesome!
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I'm just gonna say 1 thing about this album: :metal
On a more serious note, it's been a while since a prog metal album from a band I didn't know got me interested as this.
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I'm just gonna say 1 thing about this album: :metal
On a more serious note, it's been a while since a prog metal album from a band I didn't know got me interested as this.
:metal indeed!
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New video out, for the song Paralyzed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-GMrfqMWrM&feature=youtu.be
Much better than the first one. The wrong spelling for "loose" (shiuld be lose) however is distracting.
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:tup Nice.
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This is honestly what I expected SoA to sound like.
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emtee, have you bought this album?
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This album hasn't blown me away like others have said. What's wrong with me?
Wait don't answer that! :lol
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You're good. It's not blowing me away either but I find it to be very interesting. I think like emtee here, there were a lot of people that were expecting SOA to sound like this and since they were disappointed with that one, they're now overcompensating with this one ;)
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I've stopped playing SOA. It just doesn't grab me.
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The appeal to me really is that it strikes the balance between accessibility and complexity. Those vocal melodies, they're very catchy. Sometimes even poppish. But it's still undeniably prog in its technicality.
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New video out, for the song Paralyzed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-GMrfqMWrM&feature=youtu.be
Much better than the first one. The wrong spelling for "loose" (shiuld be lose) however is distracting.
LOVE that song, really good stuff!
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New video out, for the song Paralyzed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-GMrfqMWrM&feature=youtu.be
Much better than the first one. The wrong spelling for "loose" (shiuld be lose) however is distracting.
Losen up bro.
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New video out, for the song Paralyzed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-GMrfqMWrM&feature=youtu.be
Much better than the first one. The wrong spelling for "loose" (shiuld be lose) however is distracting.
Losen up bro.
:rollin
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New video out, for the song Paralyzed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-GMrfqMWrM&feature=youtu.be
Much better than the first one. The wrong spelling for "loose" (shiuld be lose) however is distracting.
Losen up bro.
This is my job bro. :lol
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This album hasn't blown me away like others have said. What's wrong with me?
Wait don't answer that! :lol
:lol
You're good. It's not blowing me away either but I find it to be very interesting. I think like emtee here, there were a lot of people that were expecting SOA to sound like this and since they were disappointed with that one, they're now overcompensating with this one ;)
I actually wasn't expecting to like the Icefish album too much, but I was gladly wrong and this is now my album of the year, not because of me not liking the SOA album, but because this album is AMAZING! :metal
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I'm really impressed with this record. It could have been a wank-fest, but the focus on songwriting and restraint is really refreshing. It's also nice to see a drummer being so involved in the writing process. :metal
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
Great to have You here Alex, and great news about touring! Human Hardware is a very good album, hope to see You live in Poland soon ;) Thanks for the great music! :metal
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
OMG
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
That's awesome, would love to see you guys live some day!! :tup
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Alex, come to Braziiiil (more specifically, Brasiiiilia)!!! ;D ;D ;D
Congratulations for this great album. To me was an honour to have participated on the pledge campain. Let's keep this band growing! :tup
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
Thank YOU, Alex, Marco, Andrea and Virgil for releasing my favorite album of the year! :metal
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
Congratulations on an awesome album! Keep up the good work! :metal
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Great album... thanks.
Hope you come to Sweden on tour next year
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
Congratulations on an awesome album! Keep up the good work! :metal
Well, given that Marco Sfogli is also in JLB's solo band, maybe there will be a tour with both bands on the same bill.
B.Lee
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
Congratulations on an awesome album! Keep up the good work! :metal
Well, given that Marco Sfogli is also in JLB's solo band, maybe there will be a tour with both bands on the same bill.
B.Lee
That would be amazing!
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Hi everybody,
Alex from Icefish here. A friend of mine sent me this post link and I'm here to thank you all for the great comments and feedbacks. Each comment is really important for us because it help us to grow as a band so again..thank you so much!
Next year we will start touring as much as we can and begin writing songs for the new album. We want to stay around for many years to come ;)
Thanks for your precious support and please continue to spread the word about our music.
Cheers!
Congratulations on an awesome album! Keep up the good work! :metal
Well, given that Marco Sfogli is also in JLB's solo band, maybe there will be a tour with both bands on the same bill.
B.Lee
:o
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I honestly doubt Marco would want to pull double duty like that, it's a good amount of work. Maybe though, I'd definitely go.
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That would be an incredible tour.... would definiteley go se that
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How do we know of we're talking with the real Alex Argento here? :lol
Anyway, months ago, Donati had a very good interview. Thought you might want to read it:
https://drummagazine.com/virgil-donati-goes-full-prog-with-icefish/
Can't believe they wrote this album long distance. But hey, this shows you that good songwriting skill is really the key. It doesn't matter if you record out of a jam, or in an extended session, or long distance. If you know to write good songs, you will write good songs.
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How do we know of we're talking with the real Alex Argento here? :lol
Anyway, months ago, Donati had a very good interview. Thought you might want to read it:
https://drummagazine.com/virgil-donati-goes-full-prog-with-icefish/
Can't believe they wrote this album long distance. But hey, this shows you that good songwriting skill is really the key. It doesn't matter if you record out of a jam, or in an extended session, or long distance. If you know to write good songs, you will write good songs.
Is it enough to prove that? LOL
https://imgur.com/8BmxdQB
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That's ok, Alex. Identity confirmed. :rollin
Reading again through that interview, it's interesting that Donati considered Irwin of Southern Sons for vocals. Now I can't get out of my head that Icefish is a prog version of Southern Sons. :lol
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I came back to this album after a week or so, I'm liking it more than I was liking it before. As I said in earlier posts, I have drifted away from prog metal in the last few years with Haken being the exception but this album has made me remember what it is I liked about this genre so much. It's very well written, well executed, everything fits in to place, the prog doesn't seemed forced at all, it sounds so organic. I really want to hear the follow up.
Is it enough to prove that? LOL
https://imgur.com/8BmxdQB
:clap:
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I came back to this album after a week or so, I'm liking it more than I was liking it before. As I said in earlier posts, I have drifted away from prog metal in the last few years with Haken being the exception but this album has made me remember what it is I liked about this genre so much. It's very well written, well executed, everything fits in to place, the prog doesn't seemed forced at all, it sounds so organic. I really want to hear the follow up.
Is it enough to prove that? LOL
https://imgur.com/8BmxdQB
:clap:
LMAO! DT.net Forum in the computer screen :rollin
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LMAO! DT.net Forum in the computer screen :rollin
Well I mean, that's the proof.
:mehlin
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Alex, do you have any link to a video of Andrea Casali's work before Icefish? I haven't found any in my Youtube sesrch.
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Alex, do you have any link to a video of Andrea Casali's work before Icefish? I haven't found any in my Youtube sesrch.
As a fun fact, Virgil, Alex and Andrea played on Marco Sfogli's 2nd solo album "reMarcoble". The album also features Peter Wildoer, Ray Riendeau and Matt Guillory. It's really good!
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Searching for Andrea Casali's background, I found this:
https://www.astrawebsite.com/home/bio/
Astra started as a Dream Theater cover band. Wow, that means Andrea must have serious bass playing chops.
Listening to their album, I find it funny that their keyboardist Emanuele Casali solos like Alex Argento. :p
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Playalongs versions of the album:
https://www.icefishband.com/discography/human-hardware/
I'm a drummer in a very basic level, so... good luck for those who will try to!
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I forgot to mention that it will be a contest. From Facebook:
It's time to PLAY with ICEFISH! We just released five “play along” versions of our new album HUMAN HARDWARE.
Now available are
Play Along "Minus Guitars"
Play Along "Minus Bass"
Play Along "Minus Drums"
Play Along "Minus Keyboards"
Play Along "Minus Vocals"
Download one or all five and add your own performance to HUMAN HARDWARE. Each song consists of two separate tracks, the "minus" version (the song without one of the instruments) plus the metronome track. All files are hi-quality .wav files 44.1 kHz / 16 bit. Just load the stems in your preferred DAW software (Cubase, Logic, Protools...) and you're ready to go!
And... we would LOVE to hear your performance. Record a video of you playing along, post the video to YouTube and share it on our Facebook page. We will pick the best guitar, bass, drums, keyboards and vocals play along and send each winner an ICEFISH t-shirt and the "Making Of Human Hardware" Blu-Ray!
https://www.icefishband.com/discography/human-hardware/
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I'm not worthy to participate :lol
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Definitely interested in the drums one.
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This didn't grab me from the first clips I heard. But Paralyzed is changing my opinion. I may have to get this.
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This didn't grab me from the first clips I heard. But Paralyzed is changing my opinion. I may have to get this.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Alt0SKEL84M/maxresdefault.jpg)
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Found these 2 videos today, they're from a few years ago, but here's Marco playing a couple of his tunes with Andrea and Alex, before IceFish was formed. It's cool to see they've been playing together for many years, and then decided to form their own band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_dcmWE59m8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPgNRpq8LxA
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How cool is it for the Dream Theater Facebook page to promote Icefish.
https://m.facebook.com/#!/story.php?story_fbid=10155037471252181&id=7677942180&fs=5
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I wanna see Icefish tour with DT
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How cool is it for the Dream Theater Facebook page to promote Icefish.
https://m.facebook.com/#!/story.php?story_fbid=10155037471252181&id=7677942180&fs=5
Yeah JLB gave them some love on Twitter today, time for me to check it out.
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How cool is it for the Dream Theater Facebook page to promote Icefish.
https://m.facebook.com/#!/story.php?story_fbid=10155037471252181&id=7677942180&fs=5
Yeah JLB gave them some love on Twitter today, time for me to check it out.
Do that... good album
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I wanna see Icefish tour with DT
Icefish would actually be a really good opener for DT.
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How cool is it for the Dream Theater Facebook page to promote Icefish.
https://m.facebook.com/#!/story.php?story_fbid=10155037471252181&id=7677942180&fs=5
Yeah JLB gave them some love on Twitter today, time for me to check it out.
He accidentaly posted a link to download the album and had to delete it :lol
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Oups :lol
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Played it all the way through for the first time today and enjoyed it, even plugged the RG in and widdled along.
My cd appears to jump in a couple of places so will need to check it on another system.
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Instead of creating a new thread I dump it here. Marco Sfogli is part of another project/band feat Thomas Lang and Mike Mills among others.
Ostura - Deathless (Lyric Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP3958zgNFY)
Sounds cool, will also check out their debut since I new nothing about this project before.
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Instead of creating a new thread I dump it here. Marco Sfogli is part of another project/band feat Thomas Lang and Mike Mills among others.
Ostura - Deathless (Lyric Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP3958zgNFY)
Sounds cool, will also check out their debut since I new nothing about this project before.
From what little I can see, it looks like they aren't part of the project, just guesting on this song and maybe some more.
Sad. I'd love a project of Mills, Lang, and Sfogli.
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Instead of creating a new thread I dump it here. Marco Sfogli is part of another project/band feat Thomas Lang and Mike Mills among others.
Ostura - Deathless (Lyric Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP3958zgNFY)
Sounds cool, will also check out their debut since I new nothing about this project before.
From what little I can see, it looks like they aren't part of the project, just guesting on this song and maybe some more.
Sad. I'd love a project of Mills, Lang, and Sfogli.
Yea I saw that, too bad. I think atleast Lang and Sfogli plays on several tracks though.
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The IceFish tour started a few days ago. Any of our Italian friends attending? If any of you do, I would love to know the setlist they’re playing.
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Did anyone else purchase the music minus one tracks of Human Hardware? I got the tracks minus the drums, and it is a lot of fun and also challenging to play along with the tracks. It really makes you appreciate the amount of details that went into the songs.
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Bump.
I had the house to myself today, so I decided to track some drum covers of Your Eyes and Human Hardware. Through up some mics for kick, snare and overheads and went for it. Here they are:
Your Eyes: https://soundcloud.com/aaron-rom/icefish-your-eyes-drum-cover
Human Hardware: https://soundcloud.com/aaron-rom/icefish-human-hardware-drum-cover
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Bump.
I had the house to myself today, so I decided to track some drum covers of Your Eyes and Human Hardware. Through up some mics for kick, snare and overheads and went for it. Here they are:
Your Eyes: https://soundcloud.com/aaron-rom/icefish-your-eyes-drum-cover
Human Hardware: https://soundcloud.com/aaron-rom/icefish-human-hardware-drum-cover
You nailed the songs! :metal
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Bump.
I had the house to myself today, so I decided to track some drum covers of Your Eyes and Human Hardware. Through up some mics for kick, snare and overheads and went for it. Here they are:
Your Eyes: https://soundcloud.com/aaron-rom/icefish-your-eyes-drum-cover
Human Hardware: https://soundcloud.com/aaron-rom/icefish-human-hardware-drum-cover
You nailed the songs! :metal
Thanks! I'm hoping to knock out some more when the time allows.
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Thought this was really cool, someone did a music track to a drumsolo by Virgil. So if you can't stand 14min solo drumsturbation this might help:
Virgil Donati Drum Solo With Music by Alastair Taylor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzPBeqtePz0)
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Thought this was really cool, someone did a music track to a drumsolo by Virgil. So if you can't stand 14min solo drumsturbation this might help:
Virgil Donati Drum Solo With Music by Alastair Taylor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzPBeqtePz0)
The guy doing these videos is a beast! I asked him to make one with Mangini, hope he finds one he can work with :metal
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Thought this was really cool, someone did a music track to a drumsolo by Virgil. So if you can't stand 14min solo drumsturbation this might help:
Virgil Donati Drum Solo With Music by Alastair Taylor (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzPBeqtePz0)
The guy doing these videos is a beast! I asked him to make one with Mangini, hope he finds one he can work with :metal
That's cool! What's funny is that I honestly didn't notice the music was added on the first time I saw it, I genuinely thought it was him playing with the music, I just assumed it was a music collab with some guy named Alastair Taylor. :lol
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Human Hardware is now on Spotify. :tup
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Now US tour dates plz.
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Human Hardware is now on Spotify. :tup
Good song. Not too sure yet about the album overall. I'm liking the music a lot more than the vocals right now. The guy just seems to be all over the map and isn't focused on melodies. Do I dare say he sings out of key sometimes? Sure sounds that way.
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Hey there,
hope to meet some of you on one of these shows :-) Cheers!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1THlIiwlSm6ocaKwR_pEnnsyM4Mh5Icck (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1THlIiwlSm6ocaKwR_pEnnsyM4Mh5Icck)
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Hey there,
hope to meet some of you on one of these shows :-) Cheers!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1THlIiwlSm6ocaKwR_pEnnsyM4Mh5Icck (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1THlIiwlSm6ocaKwR_pEnnsyM4Mh5Icck)
Wow... a date in Sweden. But Sala.... not Stockholm?
Not sure I can make it.
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It's up to our booking agency, really sorry. Hope to be in Stockholm next year! :metal
Hey there,
hope to meet some of you on one of these shows :-) Cheers!
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1THlIiwlSm6ocaKwR_pEnnsyM4Mh5Icck (https://drive.google.com/open?id=1THlIiwlSm6ocaKwR_pEnnsyM4Mh5Icck)
Wow... a date in Sweden. But Sala.... not Stockholm?
Not sure I can make it.
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Sala of all the places in Sweden? :lol
No diss to Sala and congrats to them lol.
Would love to go, it's a bit too far from me but if that's the only date I might go.
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The band posted on instagram they’re currently working on a live DVD :metal
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ICEFISH "Human Hardware" (Live in Chorzów) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hloa6g3RDKk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1MX54wWa4nmlPhfbnTl57fqHoVW51m3Kn0m_NmcEdHEhkjIAr0f9JrABs)
Damn that's a clean sound! He sings so clean and on top plays bass, impressive! :tup :tup
The band posted on instagram they’re currently working on a live DVD :metal
Yea hearing that clip i'm definitely excited for that!
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Damn, that live clip is tight!
:hefdaddy
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Great video, they sound awesome, I hope to see them live someday. Now I'm looking forward to this release.
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This is such a cool part in Paralyzed the way Virgil plays it together with the band:
https://youtu.be/kasNliUsmW0?t=138
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The more I see Virgil play, the more I'm happy DT didn't take him.
He probably would have been bored.
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The more I see Virgil play, the more I'm happy DT didn't take him.
He probably would have been bored.
In my mind i've have a hard time seeing him ever saying yes to a gig like DT but at the same time, in most cases you go where the money is.
What I love about Virgil on this album is how lowkey his drumming actually is. In this song he really plays with the song and not ontop and I love that.
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There's been times when I felt Virgil was overplaying a lot on some songs/albums, but he NAILED IT with IceFish :metal :metal :metal
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Giving the album a spin again. Such a shame the project kinda just evaporated like that, I really like the album.
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What does that mean? Did this project die out already? That would be very disappointing.
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What does that mean? Did this project die out already? That would be very disappointing.
They’re releasing a live album this year, so no.
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EDIT: what gzarruk said.
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Oh, nevermind then. It had just gotten incredibly quiet from my point of view.
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ICEFISH "Paralyzed" (Live in Chorzów) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rsJzEG8UCU)
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Hey folks,
I've recently discovered Icefish and I'm totally speechless!! :omg:
Stellar musicianship and amazing tunes...and their live videos are unbelievable!
Check the new ones on their Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvA0C0q43tVzX7v0ANClS_g/videos
I really hope they will release another album soon! :hefdaddy
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ICEFISH "The Pieces" (Live in Chorzów) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOHUZsilZyc)
Great song!
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Apparently they were also working on a 2nd album earlier this year. Hope they can get to it sooner tan later.
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https://www.facebook.com/icefishband/videos/1444614975730601/
Very cool version of Audioslave’s Show me how to live.