The official Redemption thread v. I Am the Storm - March 17th 2023

[cramx3]

Yea, it's a highlight of the album for me.  So well done and a good change of pace song for the album.

[bosk1]

There is definitely something about it, can't believe I'm saying because I love Ray so much, it may be my favorite of their albums.

Yeah, I kind of feel that way too.  It's such a great album.  But I LOVE Ray's work on Snowfall.  Hard to say which is my favorite.  Thankfully, I don't have to choose one over the other.  I'll just enjoy both! 

BTW anyone else love their rendition of New Year's Day as much as I do? The fact I'm unfamiliar with U2 probably helps a bit

Yeah, it's a great cover.  I LOVE the original.  But I might just like this cover even more.

[T-ski]

I can't stop listening to Redemption lately.  They are definitely one of my favorite bands.  The debut album is underrated, I totally love it.  Basically all day today at work I pretty much had the songs "As I Lay Dying" and "Something Wicked This Way Comes" on repeat.  Each album of theirs has something completely unique and special about it.   

it's rare to see someone talk about the debut album, kudos to you.  Personally it's a tough spin for me, vox are iffy and the lyrics are way to wordy.

[TAC]

it's rare to see someone talk about the debut album, kudos to you.  Personally it's a tough spin for me, vox are iffy and the lyrics are way to wordy.

Um..this is NOT a Dream Theater thread..

[ronnibran]

   OMG that's amazing

[wolfking]

Long Night could rival Snowfall as my fav Redemption album, but I don't see it overtaking it.

[Nachtmerrie]

Just found out Origins of Ruin, Snowfall and This Mortal Coil are no longer on Spotify.
Made me wonder if there's any recent news about Redemption. They were scheduled to headline on Progpower Europe but apparently cancelled and I haven't heard the reason.
Let's hope everything is ok with the guys and we don't have too wait too long for a new album or a tour.

[jingle.boy]

Nick was apparently in Atlanta while Evergrey was in for PPUSA.  I did ask Tom about the DVD, and he quickly shouted "Nick" trying to find him to deflect. 

[The Walrus]

 

Nick was definitely there - saw him walk up to Tom at the bar at like 1 AM one night.

[bosk1]

What were you doing up?  That is WAY past your bedtime.

[The Walrus]

What were you doing up?  That is WAY past your bedtime.

I was getting jiggy with it.

[goo-goo]

Just found out Origins of Ruin, Snowfall and This Mortal Coil are no longer on Spotify.
Made me wonder if there's any recent news about Redemption. They were scheduled to headline on Progpower Europe but apparently cancelled and I haven't heard the reason.
Let's hope everything is ok with the guys and we don't have too wait too long for a new album or a tour.

Spotify sometimes puts material that is not officially released by the label. This might be a reason. Other reasons would maybe include that Nuclear Blast bought the Redemption catalog (the Inside Out releases) and are going to release it in some way and then it will make it's way to digital outlets (the Threshold catalog was bought by Nuclear Blast and was re-released afterwards). 

[bosk1]

What were you doing up?  That is WAY past your bedtime.

I was getting jiggy with it.

But...I wasn't even there! 

[The Walrus]

What were you doing up?  That is WAY past your bedtime.

I was getting jiggy with it.

But...I wasn't even there! 

I was born to be wild, but the cage was too small. I was regularly getting to bed anywhere between 4 and 8 AM. 

[cramx3]

Nick was apparently in Atlanta while Evergrey was in for PPUSA.  I did ask Tom about the DVD, and he quickly shouted "Nick" trying to find him to deflect. 

Nick and Tom were chilling at the artmore bar for awhile, I'm pretty sure Nick said the dvd will be out soon

[jingle.boy]

[cramx3]

So there was an update today on the live album recorded at Progpower from 2018.  There was a link to a private video of Peace Sells which won't be on the video for the backers of this, and it looks/sounds really good.  They hope for a May release and this is the tracklist for the video:

Intro / Noonday Devil
The Suffocating Silence
The Echo Chamber
Damaged
Someone Else's Problem
Little Men
Long Night's Journey into Day
Threads (featuring Ray Alder)
Black & White World
Indulge in Color (featuring Chris Poland)
Walls

The CD will include Peace Cells (similar to how SOA didn't include some covers in their live video but only on CD due to copyright hurdles) as well as Threads with Tom singing 

[goo-goo]

Weird. Haven’t received an email on this update even though I  pledged.

[goo-goo]

Weird. Haven’t received an email on this update even though I  pledged.

Ninja'd

Just went to the Kickstarter page and saw the videio. Video and audio are pristine. Can't wait to watch it \m/

[jingle.boy]

Weird. Haven’t received an email on this update even though I  pledged.

Ninja'd

Just went to the Kickstarter page and saw the videio. Video and audio are pristine. Can't wait to watch it \m/

ditto, and ditto.

[goo-goo]

Revisiting the Redemption discography on shuffle here at work. Man, some great music. But I got to be honest, I do miss Ray on vocals. I absolutely love Tom's voice in Evergrey but i just don't feel him with Redemption. 

[emtee]

Revisiting the Redemption discography on shuffle here at work. Man, some great music. But I got to be honest, I do miss Ray on vocals. I absolutely love Tom's voice in Evergrey but i just don't feel him with Redemption.

Totally agree. Sometimes I think we're musical brothers. Not the same band without Ray.

[wolfking]

Revisiting the Redemption discography on shuffle here at work. Man, some great music. But I got to be honest, I do miss Ray on vocals. I absolutely love Tom's voice in Evergrey but i just don't feel him with Redemption.

I love both vocalists.  I love Tom in Redemption.  Long Night in time might battle Snowfall as my fav Redemption album.

What happened to the DVD? I forgot all about that.

[cramx3]

What happened to the DVD? I forgot all about that.

So there was an update today on the live album recorded at Progpower from 2018.  There was a link to a private video of Peace Sells which won't be on the video for the backers of this, and it looks/sounds really good.  They hope for a May release and this is the tracklist for the video:

Intro / Noonday Devil
The Suffocating Silence
The Echo Chamber
Damaged
Someone Else's Problem
Little Men
Long Night's Journey into Day
Threads (featuring Ray Alder)
Black & White World
Indulge in Color (featuring Chris Poland)
Walls

The CD will include Peace Cells (similar to how SOA didn't include some covers in their live video but only on CD due to copyright hurdles) as well as Threads with Tom singing 

no new update I'm aware of since then, I hope we get to see this soon.  Would be a nice treat during all this stay home time we've got

[wolfking]

Yeah no update since then means a May release looks slim.  Fingers crossed.

[jingle.boy]

I'm getting increasingly annoyed about this DVD.  It's one thing to take 18+ months to produce a DVD that is crowdfunded, but the lack of consistent updates for the "investors" is the bigger issue (for me).  I hadn't contributed to many crowdfunded thing - this kind of behaviour is precisely why, and why I'll most likely never contribute to any crowdfunding in the future ... oh, as well as Pledge going out of business and screwing over so many musicians and fans.

[TAC]

I'm getting increasingly annoyed about this DVD.  It's one thing to take 18+ months to produce a DVD that is crowdfunded, but the lack of consistent updates for the "investors" is the bigger issue (for me).  I hadn't contributed to many crowdfunded thing - this kind of behaviour is precisely why, and why I'll most likely never contribute to any crowdfunding in the future ... oh, as well as Pledge going out of business and screwing over so many musicians and fans.

Bingo! I would never ever even consider crowdfunding anything.

[Lethean]

I've crowdfunded multiple things.  In some cases I haven't spent any more than I would normally - for example, one of Voyager's albums.  It was like a long pre-order for something I was going to buy anyway and it helped the band out.

For something like this, I kind of expect a long wait on a dvd.  Maybe they should chime in with more updates, but as long as I get what I paid for in the end, I'm good.

Add me to the "I miss Ray" crowd though.  I'm a big fan of Tom, but his vocals with Redemption just seem a bit lifeless.

[cramx3]

I'm getting increasingly annoyed about this DVD.  It's one thing to take 18+ months to produce a DVD that is crowdfunded, but the lack of consistent updates for the "investors" is the bigger issue (for me).  I hadn't contributed to many crowdfunded thing - this kind of behaviour is precisely why, and why I'll most likely never contribute to any crowdfunding in the future ... oh, as well as Pledge going out of business and screwing over so many musicians and fans.

I had never done a crowd funding before and my only reason to join in this time was because it was the filming of a concert I was going to attend.  Thought that was really cool and felt I wanted to be apart of it even in a small way.  I totally expected a long time before release, but I do agree with you that there's really been little to no updates that make me wonder if I should have joined in on the crowdfunding or not. 

The video clip we did get was really nice though, so I still have some high hopes we will get a quality release at some point and the patience will pay off.

[wolfking]

I've never crowdfunded anything.  I don't like putting my money in something that hasn't been created yet.  If I pay money it's in exchange for something on the spot.

I'm sure Nick is doing his best with the release though.

[Zook]

I've been listening to a lot of Redemption lately too. The album I gave the most shit to, This Mortal Coil, might actually be my favorite. My opinions mostly still stand, but I'm able to put those aside because the music is so good despite being derivative. I love the guy, but Nick copies himself just as much as Jon Schaffer.

Even though technology has turned all of my blank CDs into coasters, I still try to come up with 80 minute playlists on my phone. My new 2018 car doesn't even have a CD player. That was my jam back in the day. Having no life, I was always making mix and best of CDs of my favorite bands. I got Dream Theater down to 4 CDs. Anyway, it's really hard to make a single disc length CD for Redemption. I was able to get 11 songs with about a minute and a half to spare. Then trying to mix the songs up to flow a little better was equally difficult. Here's what I got:

Damaged
The Death of Faith and Reason
Let it Rain
Release
Transcendence
Black and White World
Indulge in Color
The Origins of Ruin
Dreams from the Pit
Memory
Love Kills Us All/Life in One Day

1:18:52

Of course, not having the restriction of an 80 minute CD, my other playlist is 2:43:38.

[TAC]

This Mortal Coil rules!

[wolfking]

I've been listening to a lot of Redemption lately too. The album I gave the most shit to, This Mortal Coil, might actually be my favorite. My opinions mostly still stand, but I'm able to put those aside because the music is so good despite being derivative. I love the guy, but Nick copies himself just as much as Jon Schaffer.

Even though technology has turned all of my blank CDs into coasters, I still try to come up with 80 minute playlists on my phone. My new 2018 car doesn't even have a CD player. That was my jam back in the day. Having no life, I was always making mix and best of CDs of my favorite bands. I got Dream Theater down to 4 CDs. Anyway, it's really hard to make a single disc length CD for Redemption. I was able to get 11 songs with about a minute and a half to spare. Then trying to mix the songs up to flow a little better was equally difficult. Here's what I got:

Damaged
The Death of Faith and Reason
Let it Rain
Release
Transcendence
Black and White World
Indulge in Color
The Origins of Ruin
Dreams from the Pit
Memory
Love Kills Us All/Life in One Day

1:18:52

Of course, not having the restriction of an 80 minute CD, my other playlist is 2:43:38.

Interesting playlist.  Showing the strength of the band, I probably wouldn't have many of those songs on mine, probably just a couple.

[goo-goo]

Just as we were talking about lack of updates, here's some Redemption news:

http://bravewords.com/news/redemption-signs-with-afm-records

[wolfking]

Just as we were talking about lack of updates, here's some Redemption news:

http://bravewords.com/news/redemption-signs-with-afm-records

Well there you go.