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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: Mister Gold on June 21, 2018, 07:20:24 PM
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I've been meaning to make a thread about this amazing band from Australia for almost a year now, but decided today was a good day to go ahead and give Teramaze some more exposure here at DTF.
Putting aside their two thrash-prog metal albums from the 90's, Teramaze is mostly known today for their three latest albums after reforming in the late 2000's (Anhedonia, Esoteric Symbolism and Her Halo). All three are top-quality albums, but also all very different and distinct works.
Anhedonia is the heaviest, typically sounding like a blend of Alice in Chains and Nevermore with splashes of Dream Theater and Karnivool here and there. Esoteric Symbolism is far more progressive, with a fair bit of Karnivool, TesseracT, Queensryche, Fates Warning, 90's Dream Theater and even a bit of Iced Earth all in the mix. Her Halo, on the other hand, features a different singer and acts more as a love letter to Parallels-era Fates Warning and especially Images & Words-era Dream Theater.
Now as the band works on finishing up their next album, Brett Rerekura (the original singer on Anhedonia and Esoteric Symbolism) has returned to the lead singer position. :metal
If you guys haven't heard Teramaze before, I highly recommend checking them out. Great, great band. :tup
"Bodies of Betrayal" (off of Esoteric Symbolism): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNP5zsvVGc8
"In Vitro" (off of Esoteric Symbolism): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81e0VIIeYHA
"Anhedonia" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VoQoDosARM
"Machines" (off of Anhedonia): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKzDO1YISWQ
"Out of Subconscious" (off of Her Halo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVLHhuApV28
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I bought Her Halo, but I literally don't remember anything about it.
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I bought Her Halo, but I literally don't remember anything about it.
It's a great album imo, but I think Esoteric Symbolism is the band's best album to date. And the new album they're working on is going to sound mostly like that apparently, with elements of Anhedonia and Her Halo thrown in too.
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I'll have to revisit it.
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Local boys .......and new album not far away. Her Halo is more my taste than their older stuff - as you say the new album is apparently a mix of old and new so I am looking forward to that.
If you like them Mister it's also worth checking out the related band Damnations Day.
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Big fan. Her Halo was top 3 AOTY for 2015, which was a very strong year for music (for my tastes). I've never had the chance to come across the old albums, but I gather I'm not missing much. Very excited for the new album.
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Became a bit of a fan when I was sent a song from Her Halo in my first roulette. Picked up that album and it's very good, class stuff.
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Big fan. Her Halo was top 3 AOTY for 2015, which was a very strong year for music (for my tastes). I've never had the chance to come across the old albums, but I gather I'm not missing much. Very excited for the new album.
You're missing out on Anhedonia and Esoteric Symbolism. Both are fantastic albums, and I'd personally argue the latter is even better than Her Halo. But yeah, I'm definitely excited for the new album.
Became a bit of a fan when I was sent a song from Her Halo in my first roulette. Picked up that album and it's very good, class stuff.
You should definitely check out Anhedonia and Esoteric Symbolism. You'd probably dig the heavier vibe on those albums. :metal
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Heavier you say? Hmm...yeah that does sound right up my alley.
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Heavier you say? Hmm...yeah that does sound right up my alley.
Yep! Anhedonia is particularly heavier (Alice in Chains meets Nevermore with some Tool and DT thrown in), while Esoteric Symbolism isn't quite as heavy as Anhedonia, but is heavier than Her Halo and also the proggiest album they've done to date.
Anhedonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VoQoDosARM
Machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKzDO1YISWQ
And you should especially check this song out...
Order Out of Chaos: https://youtu.be/fCrRatnu0OI
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Big fan. Her Halo was top 3 AOTY for 2015, which was a very strong year for music (for my tastes). I've never had the chance to come across the old albums, but I gather I'm not missing much. Very excited for the new album.
You're missing out on Anhedonia and Esoteric Symbolism. Both are fantastic albums, and I'd personally argue the latter is even better than Her Halo. But yeah, I'm definitely excited for the new album.
Yes, I've got those - it's the OLD albums from the 90s that you mention that I don't have.
And Kade... I definitely think you'd like Anhedonia more than Esoteric Symbolism.
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Heavier you say? Hmm...yeah that does sound right up my alley.
Yep! Anhedonia is particularly heavier (Alice in Chains meets Nevermore with some Tool and DT thrown in), while Esoteric Symbolism isn't quite as heavy as Anhedonia, but is heavier than Her Halo and also the proggiest album they've done to date.
Anhedonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VoQoDosARM
Machines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKzDO1YISWQ
And you should especially check this song out...
Order Out of Chaos: https://youtu.be/fCrRatnu0OI
That third song was very good but those first two is where it's at. Can't believe how different they are to what I know on Her Halo. Great riffing and really like the guys vocals. Definitely hear some Tool influnece, also some Nevermore/Sanctuary influences too a little. Will have to check that album out for sure.
Big fan. Her Halo was top 3 AOTY for 2015, which was a very strong year for music (for my tastes). I've never had the chance to come across the old albums, but I gather I'm not missing much. Very excited for the new album.
You're missing out on Anhedonia and Esoteric Symbolism. Both are fantastic albums, and I'd personally argue the latter is even better than Her Halo. But yeah, I'm definitely excited for the new album.
Yes, I've got those - it's the OLD albums from the 90s that you mention that I don't have.
And Kade... I definitely think you'd like Anhedonia more than Esoteric Symbolism.
Going by the links from Mister Gold above, definitely seems that way mate.
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Yes, I've got those - it's the OLD albums from the 90s that you mention that I don't have.
And Kade... I definitely think you'd like Anhedonia more than Esoteric Symbolism.
Ahhh, right. Yeah, I've listened to a few songs off of Doxology and Tears to Dust and while it was good, neither album really interested me much. I mainly think of the band as starting with Anhedonia onward myself.
That third song was very good but those first two is where it's at. Can't believe how different they are to what I know on Her Halo. Great riffing and really like the guys vocals. Definitely hear some Tool influnece, also some Nevermore/Sanctuary influences too a little. Will have to check that album out for sure.
Going by the links from Mister Gold above, definitely seems that way mate.
Yeah, Anhedonia is definitely up your alley more. However Esoteric Symbolism is still really, really killer imo. And yeah, Brett Rerekura is an amazing singer. Nathan Peachey was great on Her Halo and I bet he's got a promising career ahead of him, but I love how Brett sounds with Teramaze. Dude has this interesting quality to his voice that suits the band perfectly.
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"Bodies of Betrayal" (off of Esoteric Symbolism): Teramaze - "Bodies of Betrayal" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNP5zsvVGc8)
"Out of Subconscious" (off of Her Halo): Teramaze - Out Of Subconscious (Official Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVLHhuApV28)
Just listened to these 2 and they were brilliant, especially Bodies of Betrayal. Thanks for the recommendation, I'm really looking forward to checking out some more of their stuff! :metal
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"Bodies of Betrayal" (off of Esoteric Symbolism): Teramaze - "Bodies of Betrayal" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNP5zsvVGc8)
"Out of Subconscious" (off of Her Halo): Teramaze - Out Of Subconscious (Official Video) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVLHhuApV28)
Just listened to these 2 and they were brilliant, especially Bodies of Betrayal. Thanks for the recommendation, I'm really looking forward to checking out some more of their stuff! :metal
No problem! I'm glad to be giving the band more exposure. :tup Definitely check out Esoteric Symbolism first if you dig Bodies of Betrayal! :hefdaddy :metal
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I bought Her Halo, but I literally don't remember anything about it.
It's a great album imo, but I think Esoteric Symbolism is the band's best album to date. And the new album they're working on is going to sound mostly like that apparently, with elements of Anhedonia and Her Halo thrown in too.
Of the three I have listened to (those three), Esoteric Symbolism is pure gold. Thanks again for telling me about this band. Great stuff.
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I bought Her Halo, but I literally don't remember anything about it.
It's a great album imo, but I think Esoteric Symbolism is the band's best album to date. And the new album they're working on is going to sound mostly like that apparently, with elements of Anhedonia and Her Halo thrown in too.
Of the three I have listened to (those three), Esoteric Symbolism is pure gold. Thanks again for telling me about this band. Great stuff.
Glad to help! :metal
Can't wait to check out the new album once that's finally out there.
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I literally have no idea what to do when someone suggests a band for me to check out, and there is no wikipedia page for them.
I also go to youtube/spotify to actually listen to the music, but I like to do a quick wiki scan to learn about the band.
Music sounds pretty cool. Will put them in the "check this out at some point" queue.
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I literally have no idea what to do when someone suggests a band for me to check out, and there is no wikipedia page for them.
I also go to youtube/spotify to actually listen to the music, but I like to do a quick wiki scan to learn about the band.
Music sounds pretty cool. Will put them in the "check this out at some point" queue.
I'm the same way, usually. However a couple of my favorite bands out there right now (Teramaze and Witherfall) don't have Wikipedia pages, which is a shame.
But yeah, definitely check out more from Teramaze when you can!
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I literally have no idea what to do when someone suggests a band for me to check out, and there is no wikipedia page for them.
I also go to youtube/spotify to actually listen to the music, but I like to do a quick wiki scan to learn about the band.
Music sounds pretty cool. Will put them in the "check this out at some point" queue.
Why I oughtta.... I shared a track from Her Halo with you after your roulette. In fact, it's still sitting in the "Post Roulette - Cool Chris" Spotify playlist I shared with you. :biggrin:
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Huh, no kidding! What can I say, it's a long queue!
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I managed to pick up most of the catalog on CD, and filled in some gaps digitally (missing the EP and the entirety of the first album). What a great band. Without having heard the second album at all yet, I have to say that yeah, I think they really found who they are starting with Anhedonia. That record is a little thrashier. Esoteric Symbolism gets a little moodier and proggier, and Her Halo modernizes it all a little bit. I'm very curious to see what they've come up with this time.
I'm happy the band is back with the original singer. While Her Halo was outstanding, and the singer is great, I prefer the original guy. I think his voice is a little fuller, and has an edge to it.
Dynamite band.
I wish the Web was a bit more complete with info on these guys though. No Wikipedia page, the band's website has no history to speak of, and while a couple of sites have their albums listed and some reviews, it's like Teramaze has no real presence, despite being around for 20+ years. They need to change that.
Here's hoping they can tour the States...
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I managed to pick up most of the catalog on CD, and filled in some gaps digitally (missing the EP and the entirety of the first album). What a great band. Without having heard the second album at all yet, I have to say that yeah, I think they really found who they are starting with Anhedonia. That record is a little thrashier. Esoteric Symbolism gets a little moodier and proggier, and Her Halo modernizes it all a little bit. I'm very curious to see what they've come up with this time.
Yeah, same here. I've heard a fair chunk of samples from demos and unfinished clips on the band's Facebook page for awhile. So far it matches the band's description for the new album: More of a return to Esoteric Symbolism overall, but also much heavier than that album and features some of the polish and shine that Her Halo demonstrated.
Jonah Weingarten (Pyramaze and We Are Sentinels) also joined the band as their new keyboardist last year and the samples show a very different side to his playing. He's channeling the Ghost of 90's Kevin Moore in a few of those clips on the upcoming Teramaze album.
I'm happy the band is back with the original singer. While Her Halo was outstanding, and the singer is great, I prefer the original guy. I think his voice is a little fuller, and has an edge to it.
Agreed. Nathan did a wonderful job on Her Halo, but I think Brett fits this new material better. Plus guitarist Dean Wells is a talented singer in his own right and his voice bears somewhat of a resemblance to Nathan's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6-C3IosO74 (Winger cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRc73ynI0-w (Brief Sample of Dean singing some lead vocal parts for the new album)
I wish the Web was a bit more complete with info on these guys though. No Wikipedia page, the band's website has no history to speak of, and while a couple of sites have their albums listed and some reviews, it's like Teramaze has no real presence, despite being around for 20+ years. They need to change that.
Here's hoping they can tour the States...
Completely agreed, although to be fair, the band more or less rebooted itself entirely when it reformed in the late 00's. Still been about ten years so they definitely should focus on establishing a more prominent presence online.
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Personally, I prefer Nathan. Her Halo was virtually flawless imo. They were gonna play PPUSA last year, but then Dean got ill and they couldn't work it out with a replacement on short notice.
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So wait a minute. How many singer's do they have??
What's the deal?
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So wait a minute. How many singer's do they have??
What's the deal?
They cut their most recent singer, brought back old singer - the guitarist sings too but he also sounds like their old singer (who was their current singer up until recently)
Got it?
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Sounds like this band has had a complex history, some line-up changes... I think I should check out their Wikipedia page and learn more about their biography....
Seriously old timers, what did we do when someone said to check out a new band? Was everything we ever knew confined to album liner notes?
Reminds me of 1997 when I bought Falling into Infinity, and saw the picture of a new guy listed under 'Keyboards." Who the heck was Derek Shereininananwhatever and what happened to Kevin Moore?
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So wait a minute. How many singer's do they have??
What's the deal?
They cut their most recent singer, brought back old singer - the guitarist sings too but he also sounds like their old singer (who was their current singer up until recently)
Got it?
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Yeah, Teramaze has had quite a few lineup changes over the years. The way the band describes it at this point is this: Teramaze is "Dean and Friends."
Dean Wells basically is Teramaze- the lineups may always be different, but he's the one writing all the music, vocal melodies, lyrics and such. Brett is the only other member who's lasted anywhere near as long, having been the band's original singer all the way back in the 90's on Doxology.
As far as I can tell though, most of these lineup changes seem to happen on relatively positive notes. Nathan, for instance, left the band on a classy note and is still good friends with the rest of the band. Same thing happened when Brett left too, I think.
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Tim,
Not that confusing. Original singer performed on pretty much everything until Her Halo, when a new singer stepped in. After Her Halo, that singer left, and they brought back the original singer. And the guitar player/songwriter Dean is the mastermind behind the band, and can also sing well.
Not much to be confused about. The original singer and Dean are pretty much the band, from what I have read and put together.
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Back when I listened to Christian music, I had Tears to Dust. I don't remember how it sounds like but I do remember really loving that CD. I had no idea this band was still around. I'll have to go on The Tubes and look for that old album.
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Back when I listened to Christian music, I had Tears to Dust. I don't remember how it sounds like but I do remember really loving that CD. I had no idea this band was still around. I'll have to go on The Tubes and look for that old album.
Teramaze broke up not long after Tears to Dust, but they reformed in the late 00's and have massively reinvented themselves since releasing Anhedonia in 2012. For all intents and purposes, that album could basically be considered a "reboot" of the band. Very different sounding from Doxology and Tears to Dust and starts as a more traditional starting point for all of the newer Teramaze albums.
As for Tears to Dust itself, I've only heard a couple of songs off of it. Shadows wasn't bad, but not anything that really stood out to me the same way as the band's newer stuff does.
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Huh, I didn't realise the bloke that sang on Her Halo is gone.
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Back when I listened to Christian music, I had Tears to Dust. I don't remember how it sounds like but I do remember really loving that CD. I had no idea this band was still around. I'll have to go on The Tubes and look for that old album.
Teramaze broke up not long after Tears to Dust, but they reformed in the late 00's and have massively reinvented themselves since releasing Anhedonia in 2012. For all intents and purposes, that album could basically be considered a "reboot" of the band. Very different sounding from Doxology and Tears to Dust and starts as a more traditional starting point for all of the newer Teramaze albums.
As for Tears to Dust itself, I've only heard a couple of songs off of it. Shadows wasn't bad, but not anything that really stood out to me the same way as the band's newer stuff does.
I picked up Tears to Dust a week ago. It pales in comparison to the run of Anhedonia, Esoteric Symbolism, and Her Halo. Almost like a different band. Not sure who the hell sings on Tears to Dust either. It's not their "classic" singer who did vocals on Anhedonia and Esoteric (who is also back and doing vocals on the next one) or the guy on Her Halo.
My suggestion would be just get Anhedonia, Esoteric and Her Halo, and that's really all you need. Three really great records. Looking forward to the next one.
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Thanks for the heads up! Digging these guys! Listening on crappy puter speakers at work... :lol Can't wait to get in my car after work and really put it to the test... :metal :metal :metal
Downloaded Esoteric Symbolism :hat
**edit - HOLY CRAP!! Just let youtube keep going and it moved to a band called Earthside? Album called "A Dream in Static" Great stuff also!!!!!
/threadjack off.... :lol
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Woohoo, managed to get a copy of this today. Can't wait to listen.
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I picked up Tears to Dust a week ago. It pales in comparison to the run of Anhedonia, Esoteric Symbolism, and Her Halo. Almost like a different band. Not sure who the hell sings on Tears to Dust either. It's not their "classic" singer who did vocals on Anhedonia and Esoteric (who is also back and doing vocals on the next one) or the guy on Her Halo.
My suggestion would be just get Anhedonia, Esoteric and Her Halo, and that's really all you need. Three really great records. Looking forward to the next one.
Yeah, I wasn't particularly impressed by Tears to Dust or Doxology myself. Once the band essentially "rebooted" itself with Anhedonia though, they've been on one hell of a run between that album, Esoteric Symbolism and Her Halo. Heck, the multitude of small samples the band's been posting on Facebook for the next album all sound fantastic too!
Woohoo, managed to get a copy of this today. Can't wait to listen.
Have fun, man! :tup
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Discovered this fantastic band with Anhedonia and was instantly blown away. Glad they got the original singer back and a new release is in the making! (prefer Anhedonia over Esoteric Symbolism though, just a bit more relatable to me. Her Halo.....not exactly my thing. :metal
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Discovered this fantastic band with Anhedonia and was instantly blown away. Glad they got the original singer back and a new release is in the making! (prefer Anhedonia over Esoteric Symbolism though, just a bit more relatable to me. Her Halo.....not exactly my thing. :metal
Yeah, it's exciting that Brett's back. Hopefully we'll get a taste of the new album soon. :metal
For fans of Her Halo, Nathan also recently joined another band called Trigger! :metal
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For fans of Her Halo, Nathan also recently joined another band called Trigger! :metal
Cool! Thanks for the recc'n. I really loved Her Halo.
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AUSTRALIAN PROG ROCK BAND TERAMAZE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND RELEASE VIDEO
New album: ‘Are We Soldiers’
Released: 21 June 2019
Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group
Watch The Video For First New Track “Weight of Humanity”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oofj4VFG7sk
April 24, 2019 – Today prog rock band, Teramaze announced that their new album Are We Soldiers will be released on 21 June 2019 via Mascot Label Group. To celebrate the announcement the Australian band also released a new video for their song “Weight Of Humanity” which was directed by Wayne Joyner. The track is the first music released from their upcoming album, which you can preorder
http://smarturl.it/Teramaze?utm_source=Benelux+%2B+ROW+Press&utm_campaign=40ec1bbd29-TERAMAZE-ARE-WE-SOLDIERS-20190424&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_91fb212bf1-40ec1bbd29-297380137&mc_cid=40ec1bbd29&mc_eid=8a18f55944
Teramaze founder, guitarist and producer Dean Wells said of the video “Weight of Humanity" was one of the first songs we wrote for this album and I really believe it captures the true essence of what Teramaze is artistically and lyrically.
The song touches on the pressures of living in our times and what we choose to believe and accept what is true or lies.
It’s one of my favorite songs from the album and Wayne did an amazing job of creating something visually stimulating that blends well with the theme of the song”
“Australian prog has been around for a while mate,” said Wells on the recent explosion of progressive-minded rock bands from Australia, of which Melbourne’s Teramaze are surely at the forefront. “It was kick started with bands like Cog, Karnivool, and now there’s stuff like Voyager and Caligula’s Horse and Plini and things like that.”
“Funnily enough I don’t really feel that we’re really a part of that,” he continues. The thing with Teramaze is we’re a progressive band but we’re closer to progressive metal and not progressive rock. But sometimes it’s not progressive rock at all, it’s more like metal with big pop choruses. I mean I like progressive metal because it gives me the chance to write anything under the banner of Teramaze. But sometimes I like writing pop songs. And it does leak into Teramaze, it always has. A song like ‘Her Halo’ itself for example.”
‘Her Halo’, Teramaze’s 2015 album, and their first for Mascot Records, saw the band take a big step up from previous albums ‘Anhedonia’ (2012) and ‘Esoteric Symbolism’ (2014), with the UK’s Prog Magazine calling the album “Exceptional” and stating it was “one of the finest prog metal releases of recent years.” Four years later and Wells and Teramaze are back with a new album, ‘Are We Soldiers’, another step up for the Australian band. It’s still Teramaze – all huge choruses, crashing guitar chords, intricate time changes and swooping melodies – but it’s a bigger, brighter and even better Teramaze.
There’s change beyond the music for Teramaze with ‘Are We Soldiers’, with original vocalist Brett Rerekura returning to the fold, replacing Nathan Peachey, who’d sung on ‘Her Halo’.
With ‘Are We Soldiers’, Dean Wells and Teramaze have delivered another excellent piece of modern progressive metal. One that will inevitably build upon the progress achieved by ‘Her Halo’. With plans afoot for European and UK live dates for later in the year, Teramaze are a band that are going to be occupying a lot of your time in 2019 and beyond.
“’Are We Soldiers’ is a bit more weighty, and it’s a long album,” smiles a proud Wells. “But I make no apologies for that. I enjoy it, and I just hope other people do too.”
Tracklist
Fight Or Flight
Are We Soldiers
Control Conquer Collide
From Saviour to Assassin
Orwellian Times
M.O.N.S.T.E.R.S.
Weight Of Humanity
Fact Resistant Human
The One Percent Disarm
Depopulate
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Giddy the fuck up!!
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Great song! Thanks for the heads-up. Her Halo was my #1 album
during that year. Absolutely loved it.
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I'm all over this.
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Missing the last singer, but at least they went back and got the guy from the albums prior. I love this band.
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Great song! Thanks for the heads-up. Her Halo was my #1 album
during that year. Absolutely loved it.
My AOTY that year too
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Missing the last singer, but at least they went back and got the guy from the albums prior. I love this band.
Ditto..........decent song but prefer the vocals on Her Halo. I don't like lyric videos unless the lyrics are really top notch and I don't think they are here. I really liked the mid section and from there I thought the song improved.
Still very much looking forward to the album and good to see Chris in the band - lives around the corner from me - great player and great guy :)
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I didn't think that song was all that special. Probably a grower though. Sounds kind of like newer Pyramaze to me a bit. Will check out.
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I didn't think that song was all that special. Probably a grower though. Sounds kind of like newer Pyramaze to me a bit. Will check out.
Jonah is playing keys for Teramaze.
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I'll just chime in to say I prefer Nathan's vocals (Her Halo) over Brett's (current and prior music). This will be a grower. Her Halo was #3 AOTY in '15 for me (Vanden Plan and S-X topped that one - but damn they were all A++)
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I also really liked Nathan's vocals on Her Halo, so the new/old singer will take some getting used to for me. Solid track though!
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I didn't think that song was all that special. Probably a grower though. Sounds kind of like newer Pyramaze to me a bit. Will check out.
Jonah is playing keys for Teramaze.
Well I'll be damned.
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I'm all over this.
Same. I have been very excited for this album for awhile now, as Dean has teased bits and pieces of this song in particular for like... two years now on Facebook. IDK if it's still around, but there was a video at some point where you can hear an early demo of this with Nathan on vocals. Very fascinating to hear how this song's evolved over the past couple years.
Also, fun fact: It's Dean singing the lead vocals part in the softer sounding bridge part, not Brett.
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New video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjtFhKVz3RM
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New video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjtFhKVz3RM
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Good stuff!!! :metal
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Oh hell yes. :metal
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The entire album it's pretty solid, and you easily forget the previous singer as Brett does a fantastic job on all the songs. A serious contender for AOTY
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbf6EBdtjeQ
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I love this new song. Can't wait to hear the full album!
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Been listening to the new record over the past couple of days. I like it. I'm not really sure where I'd put it along side the others in the catalog yet. After three spins, it seems like the vocal approach of Her Halo (albeit with the returning singer, as opposed to the singer on Her Halo) with slightly more polished/less technical music (in comparison to the three albums before it). That doesn't mean it doesn't get technical at times, as it certainly does, and it is heavy when it needs to be. But it just FEELS less heavy and more polished. And that's not necessarily a negative. Just first blush observations.
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I listened to it for the first time today and really liked it. Which is a bit surprising because I usually need a while to get in to albums and the tracks I heard before release didn't blow me away either. But I thoroughly enjoyed it and hopefully it grows on me more too.
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I've been listening to it a lot. It's definitely less heavy than Anhedonia and Esoteric Symbolism and more in the melodic vein of Her Halo. That doesn't bother me too much, though I wish the guitars had a bit more crunch. Aside from that, I'm very happy with it and it has some really great songs.
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I've been listening to it a lot. It's definitely less heavy than Anhedonia and Esoteric Symbolism and more in the melodic vein of Her Halo. That doesn't bother me too much, though I wish the guitars had a bit more crunch. Aside from that, I'm very happy with it and it has some really great songs.
Yeah, that was the vibe I couldn't put into words for some reason. The guitars need a little more crunch. But I agree, it doesn't bother me much either. Its a good album with some great tunes. I think the closer, "Depopulate," is the best track, and an absolute gem. But a few more also stick out as a smidge above the rest, and all the tunes are good. Looking forward to seeing how this album ages with me.
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I am totally not surprised (and pumped) to hear that Brett and Jonah have been moved along and Nathan is back as full-time vocalist for Teramaze :metal
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Wow... that was fast! Wonder what the deal is. Are we soldiers was pretty good, but Brett's vocals just don't float my boat as much as Nathan's.
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Wow... that was fast! Wonder what the deal is. Are we soldiers was pretty good, but Brett's vocals just don't float my boat as much as Nathan's.
Judging by their comments on Facebook, it seems like it’s harder to schedule for touring with Brett than it is with Nathan, who only left in the first place due to personal things happening outside the band last year. Nathan was already filling in for Brett with their recent live shows, so I guess they all just decided to keep going.
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Wow, they just released their new album and less than two months later a vocalist change again? Crazy. I love Nathan's voice A LOT though, so I'm happy, but what a shame he couldn't do the vocals on the latest album. :-\
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Apparently they are recording an epic/EP right now with Nathan that is some sort of "sequel" to Her Halo.
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I'm down with that!
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Apparently they are recording an epic/EP right now with Nathan that is some sort of "sequel" to Her Halo.
Yeah, Dean’s talked about it on Facebook in the past IIRC, basically it’s a multi-piece epic in the vein of A Change of Seasons if memory serves me right.
Actually, looks like plans changed and the song’s shorter now (about 9 minutes)? IDK. Still an epic. Point is new material with Nathan is already on the way.
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New song with Nathan released today:
https://open.spotify.com/album/36CPcyqm6fMthJLOVX56sH#_=_
I am a big fan of the more melodic approach that having Nathan brings - would love a brighter production though. Getting sick of this brickwalled sound in general.
They just finished writing the 22min epic sequel to Her Halo too. Looking forward to that.
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New song with Nathan released today:
https://open.spotify.com/album/36CPcyqm6fMthJLOVX56sH#_=_
I am a big fan of the more melodic approach that having Nathan brings - would love a brighter production though. Getting sick of this brickwalled sound in general.
They just finished writing the 22min epic sequel to Her Halo too. Looking forward to that.
Giggity f'n goo!!!
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Here's the youtube link: The Heist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdiCDw5Ntfs
Guitars are still missing the big crunch from earlier records. Glad that he's back, but they need to stay heavy too.
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Is the tune a one-off, or are there plans to include it on a record?
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Is the tune a one-off, or are there plans to include it on a record?
Apparantly, they're working on a sequel to Her Halo.
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I believe The Heist is a one-off to get Nathan's arrival "out there" which is to be followed by a 20+ min epic song that serves as a sequel to Her Halo.
Then........work begins on a new full length album.
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Is there a place where I can buy this track and not stream it on Youtube or Spotify? I asked Dean about releasing it in Bandcamp and he said they won't (which is a bit bizarre imo).
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Heard these guys on Spotify in My Discover Weekly. The Heist came on and was great. That was yesterday. Today, I'm listening to Are We Soldiers, pretty good stuff.
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What is up with these guys?
Bring back Brent, release Are We Soldiers
Split with Brent, Bring back Nathan
New song released, with Dean Wells singing? Where is Nathan? Where is Brent?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80EDl8-A5U&fbclid=IwAR2hk-B19b6Qm15OSZM7Nd04OyPiK3Efco_PpaOW9Wc0Lc0Zd5npSzp7oMQ
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New song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G80EDl8-A5U
But it's Dean on vocals, what's going on?
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Yeah... I was highly underwhelmed by this. Though admittedly, I was multi-tasking.
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I love these guys but Dean's production (meant to be his go) is getting very muddy IMO. He's no Robinson Crusoe there but I am starting to struggle with their sound.
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Dean doing all vocals on next album. These guys are hard to keep up with :-\
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Dean doing all vocals on next album. These guys are hard to keep up with :-\
Yeah, I'm starting to lose interest unfortunately. Dean's not a bad singer by any means (heck, he's got a sick cover of a Winger song on YouTube :biggrin: ), but the rapid cycle in which Nathan left, Brett rejoined and then left once again with Nathan coming back and now may or may not be out again is making it hard to feel invested in the band.
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Dean doing all vocals on next album. These guys are hard to keep up with :-\
Yeah, I'm starting to lose interest unfortunately. Dean's not a bad singer by any means (heck, he's got a sick cover of a Winger song on YouTube :biggrin: ), but the rapid cycle in which Nathan left, Brett rejoined and then left once again with Nathan coming back and now may or may not be out again is making it hard to feel invested in the band.
This. Dean is easily the worst of the three, and the song they just released didn't do anything for me vocally. I'll spin it, but I don't have high hopes or it like I normally would have. Are We Soldiers was already a step down from Her Halo and Esoteric Symbolism. :-\
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Dean doing all vocals on next album. These guys are hard to keep up with :-\
Yeah, I'm starting to lose interest unfortunately. Dean's not a bad singer by any means (heck, he's got a sick cover of a Winger song on YouTube :biggrin: ), but the rapid cycle in which Nathan left, Brett rejoined and then left once again with Nathan coming back and now may or may not be out again is making it hard to feel invested in the band.
This. Dean is easily the worst of the three, and the song they just released didn't do anything for me vocally. I'll spin it, but I don't have high hopes or it like I normally would have. Are We Soldiers was already a step down from Her Halo and Esoteric Symbolism. :-\
Exactly. I was really happy to see Brett rejoin the band, but in hindsight, I actually think a lot of the songs on AWS sounded a lot stronger in their older demo forms with Nathan on lead vocals from 2016/2017. Not just the singing, the production sounded stronger there too IMO.
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Where might one hear those demos?
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Where might one hear those demos?
I don't know if they're still up, but Dean had them up on the band's Facebook page and sampled chunks of one or two songs on a livestream there too. It's been a good year or so since I heard them, but I can tell you now that it's going to take a bit of digging around and some patience to hear 'em all.
I just remember feeling a bit bummed out when checking out the final album in comparison to two years' worth of being familiar with demo versions of the songs.
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I know he knocks it down in the FB comments, but it is April 1st. I'm hoping this is a joke. Can't believe all the adulation he's getting in the FB thread.
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I know he knocks it down in the FB comments, but it is April 1st. I'm hoping this is a joke. Can't believe all the adulation he's getting in the FB thread.
Don't think it is............Teramaze is (if it wasn't already) the Dean Wells Band and I think he doesn't want to deal with lead singers. The most recent single they released was all Dean and he was very coy about it when questioned , saying it was just a song written to suit his voice etc....... I had my suspicions weeks ago that this was on the way , so I don't think it's April Fools.
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Dean doing all vocals on next album. These guys are hard to keep up with :-\
What. The. Fuck. These guys just keep shooting themselves in the foot. I dig em, but I'm done with them. I liked the return to their "classic" singer, and then he up and leaves, they bring the other dude back, and now HE's out, and Dean is going to sing again? Jesus Christ. Dude literally killed his own band.
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Dean doing all vocals on next album. These guys are hard to keep up with :-\
What. The. Fuck. These guys just keep shooting themselves in the foot. I dig em, but I'm done with them. I liked the return to their "classic" singer, and then he up and leaves, they bring the other dude back, and now HE's out, and Dean is going to sing again? Jesus Christ. Dude literally killed his own band.
Yeah, I don't know what to think. Like I said before, Dean's not a bad singer by any means... but it's really frustrating to see how chaotic the singer cycle has gotten for the band. Personally I'm just wishing them the best and hope whatever the heck they put out next clicks for me. If not, that'll probably be it for me.
I know he knocks it down in the FB comments, but it is April 1st. I'm hoping this is a joke. Can't believe all the adulation he's getting in the FB thread.
Don't think it is............Teramaze is (if it wasn't already) the Dean Wells Band and I think he doesn't want to deal with lead singers. The most recent single they released was all Dean and he was very coy about it when questioned , saying it was just a song written to suit his voice etc....... I had my suspicions weeks ago that this was on the way , so I don't think it's April Fools.
Yeah, Dean's always been the one big driving factor in Teramaze. This isn't too big of a shocker, but it is a bit disappointing.
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I actually liked his voice in the last single he released. I don't mind Dean singing. But yes, the vocalist department has been chaotic to say the least.
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I'm not stuffed when bands end up playing vocal musical chairs - there's enough bands that fall victim to that. Pyramaze and Firewind come to mind immediately. Just so long as the vocalists are good, I don't care. What I care about here is that Dean's voice did nothing for me on the last single he put out.
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Dean was live on Facebook last night to address the singer changes: https://www.facebook.com/teramaze/videos/330602237914290/
I only listened to a few minutes of it, but the gist was that when he put Teramaze on hiatus through the 2000's and prior to reforming and releasing Anhedonia, he worked on becoming a better singer himself. He finds it difficult to produce the singers in the band to sing in the manner that he envisions the songs to be sung, so he's decided to be the lead vocalist from now on.
I'm not sure that I fully believe that, and I definitely don't agree with the decision, but whatever. If I can't get into his vocals, then the band is pretty much done for me.
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In one of the comments, he also mentioned that it was very difficult for him to sing and play guitar live at the same time, so he might use a singer in a live setting.
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Dean was live on Facebook last night to address the singer changes: https://www.facebook.com/teramaze/videos/330602237914290/
I only listened to a few minutes of it, but the gist was that when he put Teramaze on hiatus through the 2000's and prior to reforming and releasing Anhedonia, he worked on becoming a better singer himself. He finds it difficult to produce the singers in the band to sing in the manner that he envisions the songs to be sung, so he's decided to be the lead vocalist from now on.
I'm not sure that I fully believe that, and I definitely don't agree with the decision, but whatever. If I can't get into his vocals, then the band is pretty much done for me.
So the way the songs are sung, they're not what he really envisioned them to be...
I'm interested in the album, just to hear how he really wants the vocals to be in his songs.
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They just released new album I Wonder. It is 9/10 for me, love it.
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Will be spinning later today!
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Nice :tup
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I'm giving this my first listen - not too far into it, but I love that the guitars are more powerful and crunchier than on Are We Soldiers. I'm not sold on Dean Wells though. The singer drama from the last few years turned me off on the guy a bit. But I'll give it a try at least.
Edit - OK, this is a pretty good album. Better than Are We Soldiers, and it has a better production too. I'm not too bothered by Dean's vocals - I'd much rather have one of the other guys back in the band, since they both blow Dean out of the water, but if this is Teramaze now, so be it.
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Dean sounds miles better here than on Are We Soldiers. I too would rather have Nathan on the mic, but this album is far superior to AWS. That was a massive letdown after Her Halo.
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Teramaze has released couple new single from upcoming album Sorella Minore (main song is 26 minutes)
Between These Shadows:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJWVAlVMHqk
Stone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eENeVYNcjX4
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This group is hit and miss for me, mostly miss, but I did quite enjoy Her Halo. If they make another album that sounds like that I will definitely buy it
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This group is hit and miss for me, mostly miss, but I did quite enjoy Her Halo. If they make another album that sounds like that I will definitely buy it
Sorella Minore is a sequel to Her Halo.
I enjoy Her Halo a lot too.
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Thanks for that bit of information, dude! That just increased my anticipation quite a bit! :metal
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Her Halo is definitely the standard for me. Esoteric Symbolism and Are We Soldiers were both pretty good; Anhedonia was a bit of a grower for me. The ones before that are tripe. I Wonder was a nice surprise - Dean actually did a decent job on the vocals. I do prefer Nathan, but that ship has sailed.
Very much looking forward to this new release.
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It is here.. amazing :D
https://youtu.be/HfkIXQvM2i0
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It is here.. amazing :D
https://youtu.be/HfkIXQvM2i0
I won't tell Dean this but they sound so much better with Nathan on board and Dean as 2nd fiddle................smart move as it does sound like a sequel to Her Halo. I don't think it would have otherwise.
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Is Nathan singing on this album? I can't keep track of who is singing on what - he changes vocalists every single release it seems. The last I knew, he eliminated having a lead vocalist and decided to sing himself.
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Is Nathan singing on this album? I can't keep track of who is singing on what - he changes vocalists every single release it seems. The last I knew, he eliminated having a lead vocalist and decided to sing himself.
This is a single 25 min track that serves as a sequel to Her Halo. No mention of Nathan being back in the band (or any sign Dean has changed his mind about the future) but it makes sense to bring him back for this , seeing as it's a sequel to an album that had him all over it.
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Ok, I was confused by your post - Metal Archives says that Dean is still singing, which I would believe. It would be nice to bring Nathan back, but that won't happen.
The title track is really cool. The other pre-release songs I heard didn't do much for me at all.
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yeah, this group is very hit/miss for me. The only album of theirs that I spin once in a while is Her Halo. If the new one sounds like Her Halo I'll get it. Based on a brief sampling of that long track it seems like it's in that vein.
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yeah, this group is very hit/miss for me. The only album of theirs that I spin once in a while is Her Halo. If the new one sounds like Her Halo I'll get it. Based on a brief sampling of that long track it seems like it's in that vein.
Did you try I Wonder? It was much better than Are We Soldiers (imo). The latter was kind of patchy; the former was almost as good as Her Halo.
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I just read a blurb that Nathan Peachey is on Sorella Minore, along with 3 other singers including Dean. I fucking give up trying to keep up with who is singing in this band....I swore I heard Nathan's vocals in the title track though, so that makes sense.
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I just read a blurb that Nathan Peachey is on Sorella Minore, along with 3 other singers including Dean. I fucking give up trying to keep up with who is singing in this band....I swore I heard Nathan's vocals in the title track though, so that makes sense.
This time they are just guest singers portraying the different characters in the story. Next album is planned for Oct/Nov release and Dean will be the singer :D
That upcoming album is in pre-production.
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I received my Limited Edition of the cd.
It came in a DVD box, and on the side in a DVD size booklet are the Liner Notes with pictures and a booklet. There is also a certificate of authentication, and it's numbered, and two tickets in relation to the concept which I find pretty cool.
Haven't gotten the chance to upload the cd yet. But I have heard the album once, and from what I heard, it's not bad. I really enjoyed how much the title track has essences of Her Halo.
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A song from "I wonder" randomly appeared in my Spotify recommendations today. This is some good stuff! I love it when I get surprises like these.
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TERAMAZE - "Flight of the Wounded" Out Worldwide on Oct 6
Pre order Early Bird Collector Bundles Now!
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For Immediate Press Release:
The last few years has seen Teramaze go into a prolific writing frenzy, boasting an amazing feat of releasing 3 full length albums, in a 12 month period. The band is showing no signs of slowing down creatively, with frontman and head songwriter, Dean Wells announcing the band has finished their 10th album. Teramaze will be releasing their latest body of work ‘Flight of the Wounded’ in the coming months.
Wells goes on to say…
“‘Flight of the Wounded’ is our 10th album and is quite possibly our strongest body of work date. From start to finish, from track to track, there really is no filler.
Like everything we’ve ever released, on this album we have poured our everything into every song and left no stone unturned. I’ve always been meticulous about getting the mixes perfect and finding the right guitar and synth sounds. As a band, we’ve always strived to make every song sound as good as it possibly can.
This album will also be my 4th where I am the band’s lead vocalist. I am always trying to 1 up myself from one album to the next. I definitely tried a few new approaches to writing and singing that I hadn’t on previous albums. I tried making my lyric deliveries as strong or as vulnerable as possible, as well as experimenting with the more gravely tones in my voice. I really pushed myself as vocalist and I think the fans will not be disappointed.
This album is like nothing we’ve release before. It’s going to be a really challenging album to sing live, but we can’t wait to actually tour this album, nationally and hopefully worldwide.”
(https://scontent.fccs6-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/297825271_580123500243136_8195910936673462830_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s1080x2048&_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=acyN8o3-nAQAX9BJd5z&tn=Ud_DV7GLM1OnlbvH&_nc_ht=scontent.fccs6-1.fna&oh=00_AT_KsNy9vkWbzrXOzsqV9kL9lEN9EqV0_fbmgnKY00OF0A&oe=62F212CA)
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I saw that. And I’ll be the judge of whether it’s their strongest work or whether there’s no filler. ;D
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"Prolific Writing Frenzy" doesn't automatically mean they're all good records. :lol I like some of the albums that they've put out over the last few years, but it's all become so "samey" and I'd much rather have a vocalist other than Dean. But it is what it is.
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It's funny. I was so excited about this band when I found out about them, but once Dean kept switching singers and then took over singing himself, I just lost interest. That's a sure fire way to alienate people, and he did it with me.
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Yeah, the dude does seem to have a bit of an ego. I much preferred Nathan as the vocalist. The albums since Her Halo have all been very good with some great individual tracks, but I’ll always go back to Her Halo and Esoteric Symbolism.
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I only have Her Halo and the newest one, And The Beauty They Perceive, but I love both. AtBTP really hooked me and was heavy in my rotation for a few weeks last year. But maybe I would feel differently about it if I already had their last few albums before it.
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New single Gold:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDjmz2jVsBw&list=RDuDjmz2jVsBw
Earlier singles that are on the new album:
Battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdDYBzxiUyU
Ticket To The Next Apocalypse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmRUHY63RCk
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3 songs from the upcoming release Dalla Volta
These Crystal Walls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbdelcHJEc4
Chaos In The Way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWppnIyUuRk
Shadows II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndLfmMEV1OE
Pre order: https://teramaze.bandcamp.com/album/dalla-volta
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I've been slowly getting into this band, but they have so much material that's been a bit hard for me to find time to listen to everything. Really liking what I've heard so far, though :tup
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I've been slowly getting into this band, but they have so much material that's been a bit hard for me to find time to listen to everything. Really liking what I've heard so far, though :tup
Oh, yes, I have noticed your interaction with the band over FB.
Actually I wish they had more albums out ahaha I love them.
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It's been a touchy subject with Dean at times but they sound so much better with Nathan as lead vocalist
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I've been slowly getting into this band, but they have so much material that's been a bit hard for me to find time to listen to everything. Really liking what I've heard so far, though :tup
Hint: Start with Anhedonia, Esoteric Symbolism, and Her Halo.
After those records, Dean Wells started this weird revolving door of singers. Bringing one back for one album, then choosing to sing himself, then bringing another singer back. or both former singers back. For some reason, he seems to think that releasing 2 albums every year is a measure of great success, but it's all starting to blend together for me and I only go back to those three albums above, which are my favorites.
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It's been a touchy subject with Dean at times but they sound so much better with Nathan as lead vocalist
Bingo
I've been slowly getting into this band, but they have so much material that's been a bit hard for me to find time to listen to everything. Really liking what I've heard so far, though :tup
Hint: Start with Anhedonia, Esoteric Symbolism, and Her Halo.
But in reverse order.
After those records, Dean Wells started this weird revolving door of singers. Bringing one back for one album, then choosing to sing himself, then bringing another singer back. or both former singers back. For some reason, he seems to think that releasing 2 albums every year is a measure of great success, but it's all starting to blend together for me and I only go back to those three albums above, which are my favorites.
Same... although, every album is still really good. Ironically, I just spun I Wonder 2 days ago and kept thinking, 'man this is good.'
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Anhedonia is good, but I don't find it great. Everything from Esoteric Symbolism onwards is excellent.
First two albums are extremely mediocre.
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Oh, yes, I have noticed your interaction with the band over FB.
Actually I wish they had more albums out ahaha I love them.
Well, they just posted about working on their 11th studio album already. Most likely coming later this year as well :lol
Hint: Start with Anhedonia, Esoteric Symbolism, and Her Halo.
After those records, Dean Wells started this weird revolving door of singers. Bringing one back for one album, then choosing to sing himself, then bringing another singer back. or both former singers back. For some reason, he seems to think that releasing 2 albums every year is a measure of great success, but it's all starting to blend together for me and I only go back to those three albums above, which are my favorites.
All those lineup changes are very confusing, since I wasn't following the band then and I really don't know who's playing what or singing where ??? This band needs a Wikipedia page :P
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This band needs a Wikipedia page :P
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teramaze
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Guys, next Tuesday I am interviewing Dean.
Do you have any questions for him?
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This link is better
https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Teramaze/17114
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Same... although, every album is still really good. Ironically, I just spun I Wonder 2 days ago and kept thinking, 'man this is good.'
I Wonder was the last album that I enjoyed. I'm due to go back through the Teramaze albums again. I liked the title track to Sorella Minore and haven't even really listened to And the Beauty They Perceive.
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DALLA VOLTA REVIEW:
https://lotsofmuzik.com/navigating-the-melodic-maze-a-deep-dive-into-teramazes-dalla-volta/
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They released a new song today, which is the bonus track for their new live album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqg_kO6aVLw
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Teramaze share details of upcoming album:
https://lotsofmuzik.com/teramaze-share-details-of-forthcoming-album-eli-a-wonderful-fall-from-grace/
:metal
Forthcoming album, 'Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace' comes out May 24th
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:caffeine:
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I think I've checked out on this band. Who is singing at this point?
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I think I've checked out on this band. Who is singing at this point?
Grapp, we both did. The singer kept changing. last time I checked, it was the guitarist/band leader. He can't seem to keep a singer. The guy who did Esoteric Symbolism (or whatever it was called) was really good. Then the next guy, on the next album was great too. Then the other singer came back, then he left again, then the guitarist took over. It was way too much and I checked out. LOL.
Sucks too, because the albums were pretty good with the actual singers.
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Dean (guitarist) isn't terrible as a lead singer.
I think Nathan (Her Halo) is back in the band full-time now? He was performing live with them, and they did a cover of Easy Lover with him.
Brett (Esoteric Symbolism) came back for Are We Soldiers (2019), but is gone now.
I've heard Dean can be a handful to work with (Brent/bl5150 seemed to know better). Regardless, every album since ES has been most excellent - regardless of who's on the mic.
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Awesome, looking forward to it! I agree their singers have all been good, and their music is incredibly consistent.
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Dean (guitarist) isn't terrible as a lead singer.
I think Nathan (Her Halo) is back in the band full-time now? He was performing live with them, and they did a cover of Easy Lover with him.
Brett (Esoteric Symbolism) came back for Are We Soldiers (2019), but is gone now.
I've heard Dean can be a handful to work with (Brent/bl5150 seemed to know better). Regardless, every album since ES has been most excellent - regardless of who's on the mic.
Oh really? Okay, so I need to check out Are We Soldiers. I liked Nathan too, so I'll start looking back into them.
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Are We Soldiers was the last album that I really liked. Jonah Weingarten played keys and Brett was singing. The songs were great too.
Looking at Metal Archives, I can summarize each album:
I Wonder was next, and that was Dean singing for the first time. That's when I started to check out - it came out during the first year of the pandemic, and Dean kept posting about how prolific his songwriting was, and we were going to see releases come out frequently. I found it uninteresting.
Sorella Minore came out in 2021 and Nathan (Her Halo) sang on the first song, which was connected to Her Halo somehow. It was a 25 minute prog thing that I haven't listened to in ages. Dean sang the other 3 songs.
And the Beauty They Perceive was next, also in 2021. Also with Dean singing. That's the last album I listened to. It was just more of the same. Teramaze with Dean singing.
42 songs on major releases came out in just 3-4 years. To me, it seemed like quantity over quality, especially with Dean on vocals - just churn stuff out once or twice a year for the sake of it. There were even some singles and a live record too.
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Nathan came back for Dalla Volta (a sort of new album with some added rarities, demos and re-recordings) and everything since (the live album, 3 new singles and this upcoming album).
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Nathan came back for Dalla Volta (a sort of new album with some added rarities, demos and re-recordings) and everything since (the live album, 3 new singles and this upcoming album).
I didn't know that - I stopped following them a couple of years ago when we got a few albums in a row with Dean singing and he was saying that he could do what the previous singers did...and to me, he can't. I'm listening to Dalla Volta now and I'm digging it. The riffs are crunchier than we were getting on the albums prior to this, reminiscent of Esoteric Symbolism.
Still, the revolving door of singers bothered me to no end - if Nathan sticks around and keeps me from having to listen to Dean, that's a good thing. :lol
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Dean has said the new album will be like a heavier version of Her Halo............I'm up for that if they keep the production similar to Her Halo. They are in danger of venturing too far into "wall of sound" territory for my liking recently. And yeah.........Dean likes his vocals far more than anyone else so it took a while to see sense ;D Her Halo is their high point thus far IMHO.
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Hey hey there! Nice to see you pop in, mate. Hope all is well. Miss seein ya around here.
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Just checked out the new album and I've gotta say, it's a killer end to the trilogy. Nathan really brings it in every track. I loved how the tunes mix so well with the heavy riffs—I'm sure a bunch of you will dig it too.
If anyone's up for reviewing it, hit me up!
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Her Halo was a great album but the vocalist changes threw me off. I'll check this one out.
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Hey hey there! Nice to see you pop in, mate. Hope all is well. Miss seein ya around here.
Thanks Chad :-* Still check in here on all you guys most days , just don't post that much. Good to see everyone well and still plenty of Winger , Issa and Del Vecchio discussion .