Evergrey thread.

[WardySI]

Nope me either.  No idea what it's all about.

But great tunes, so if it ain't broke 

[wolfking]

Pretty sure in a nutshell it's about the breakup of Tom and his wife.

[Zook]

Pretty sure in a nutshell it's about the breakup of Tom and his wife.

Wasn't that Hymes through The Atlantic?

[wolfking]

Wasn't that Hymes through The Atlantic?

That's what I thought too, but now with what Wardy said I was doubting.

But yeah, also thought it was a trilogy ending with Atlantic.

[WardySI]

Yep the Atlantic concluded that trilogy and IIRC The Atlantic in particular was about Englund dealing with coming out of their break-up.  Phoenix and Heartless Portraits were then standalone albums, although Portrait apparently followed some themes throughout.  And the videos were linked so expect the new material somehow follows on from there.

All that said I'm as in the dark as anyone 

[wolfking]

Ah yes, good point with the videos being connected.

[MinistroRaven]

Evergrey's dropping a new album called "Theories of Emptiness" on June 7, 2024, and it's coming out through Napalm Records. You can pre-order it right now! https://www.napalmrecordsamerica.com/evergrey

First single "Falling From the Sun"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzDL9yVouxo

[T-ski]

Album cover art is quite unlike most Evergrey albums. Not really a fan of this one.

New track is copy/paste, but if you love latter day Evergrey you’ll love the new song.

[Evermind]

Album cover art is quite unlike most Evergrey albums. Not really a fan of this one.

New track is copy/paste, but if you love latter day Evergrey you’ll love the new song.

I don't really like the cover art either.

By the way, the title reminds me of the new Leprous album (Melodies of Atonement), and I don't like that cover art too.

[abydos]

The cover art is interesting but it doesn't fit them at all, especially with that font. And it's too digital art-y. I enjoyed this song, not my favourite, but the chorus is catchy.

[cramx3]

The cover art is interesting but it doesn't fit them at all, especially with that font. And it's too digital art-y. I enjoyed this song, not my favourite, but the chorus is catchy.

Yeah, agreed on both points.  The cover art doesn't bother me too much though even if it doesn't feel fitting for them.  The song is solid, catchy, straight forward. 

[Nachtmerrie]

I like the cover art but I feels very out of place for an Evergrey album.
The song is Evergrey by numbers. It makes perfect sense as a first single.
At this point this is one of the bands that is an automatic buy for me. They aren´t pushing boundaries but anything this lineup has done is of a consistent really high quality.

[PixelDream]

That’s exactly what I expect out of a new Evergrey single. Man, I miss the higher pitched grit on his voice (in for example Wake of the Weary or even King of Errors). I wonder if he can still do that or if he just wants to spare his voice for sustainability.

[wolfking]

I really enjoyed that song.  it's what you'd expect but I like it's a bit faster and higher energy.  MMA vibes from the intro riff and even some shades of Torn era throughout, but better.  Nice Tom/Henrik guitar duel as usual too.  Tom's solo is really creative once again, love his style.

[WardySI]

Am really tired of that OTT speed drumming stuff these days but thankfully the song is great catchy chorus ticks the usual Evergrey boxes \m/

[wolfking]

This song breaks the usual mould they have been stuck in the last couple of albums just a little bit.  Enough to feel at least a little fresh for them.

[nick_z]

Generally agree with the comments so far. I mean, the beginning of the song feels way too "predictable", but the chorus is quite wonderful. The brief guitar harmony part coming out of the solo is very nice. Ok for a first single/opener, hope for some more exciting stuff in the album.

[wolfking]

Yeah, that short little harmony was quite interesting.