Lovers of prog cannot miss this album. It's a gem, not so hidden anymore

Definitely one of the better releases of the prog rock scene so far this year. Beautiful and mature.

Also Death Room is an absolutely astounding song, and deserves special praise.

EDIT: Screwed up by saying prog "metal"

"Detailed" is the key word. The level of detail to this is phenomenal. Not a single idle note.

Four albums since Tick Tock?! Wow, did I lose sight of this band.

Written by In5anity on 06.05.2014 at 20:22

Four albums since Tick Tock?! Wow, did I lose sight of this band.

Two actually, the other two are lives.

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Just beautiful.

Wondering if you could post last Termaze's effort as a staff pick? Underrated, unknown and amazing at the same time

Written by Lethrokai on 05.05.2014 at 21:41

Definitely one of the better releases of the prog metal scene so far this year. Beautiful and mature.

since when are these guys prog metal?

Written by robpal on 07.05.2014 at 13:38

Wondering if you could post last Termaze's effort as a staff pick? Underrated, unknown and amazing at the same time

Maybe when I think better of their album. So far I'm not impressed.

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Written by Ivor on 06.05.2014 at 23:36

Written by In5anity on 06.05.2014 at 20:22

Four albums since Tick Tock?! Wow, did I lose sight of this band.

Two actually, the other two are lives.

I.

Ah I see. So no Devin Townsend album release rhythm.

I think "Death Room" is pretty much a masterpiece, but as far as other songs, I don't know: maybe they need more time. After a few listens, both parts of "I've Been Walking" seem a little samey and empty (as in not much going on), and the "Wizard of Altai Mountains" is somewhat of a disjointed track. I am not even sure how much of it is the band playing and how much is a borrowed sample. I will give it more listens when I am... ready.

Fantastic piece of art!

For those interested:

Written by Guest on 07.05.2014 at 14:05

Written by Lethrokai on 05.05.2014 at 21:41

Definitely one of the better releases of the prog metal scene so far this year. Beautiful and mature.

since when are these guys prog metal?

Ah, good point. I kinda slipped up there when saying metal.

I think there is no such thing as Prog Metal fans, since they're usually fans of the whole Prog genre.

This is immaculate. Another splendid contribution to 2014.

I really enjoyed this, yes. I'm a huge fan of the sound on Wizard of Altai Mountains.

Written by raveneffect on 09.05.2014 at 15:20

I think there is no such thing as Prog Metal fans, since they're usually fans of the whole Prog genre.

True. Although, there are people who call themselves "prog metal" fans when all they listen to is djent and prog ____core

Claiming something as despicable as Djent is prog gives me urges to get a double barrel shotgun and implement martial law.

Reminds me of Phideaux. Top quality prog.

I feel that "Demon" will become the new magnum opus of this band - magic, inspiring, balanced somewhere between highlighted bass, mournful piano and violin chords, oriental, acoustic sound with slight electronic elements.
The whole album is amazing progress compared to the previous, pretty average "March Of Ghosts". A really fantastic return to top form.

Written by raveneffect on 10.06.2014 at 15:38

Claiming something as despicable as Djent is prog gives me urges to get a double barrel shotgun and implement martial law.

While Djent is prog by definition, it seems that the trend involves using that as a fulcrum to pass off pretentious wank as "intelligent".

Just tried a couple of tracks... Didn't enjoy it. Bland vocals and snoring songwriting put me off. Totally not my kind of thing.

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Written by Paz on 18.06.2014 at 10:58

Just tried a couple of tracks... Didn't enjoy it. Bland vocals and snoring songwriting put me off. Totally not my kind of thing.

P.

Hmm I find it hard to believe anyone could be deterred by the songwriting of this album. The atmosphere may feel familiar and uncomplicated (and I can imagine some listeners finding the ATMOSPHERE boring), but the songwriting itself is actually very adventurous if I had to be completely honest. Motifs are being developed with a great deal of depth and are supplemented with lots of subtle instrumental choices/vocalists, however, and I suspect that's the reason people are giving this the level of acclaim it is getting. As R'Vannith mentioned, there is no idle note (or, to be more moderate, very few idle notes). Using the term "snoring" to describe the songwriting perhaps implies a certain laziness to the musicians, but it's pretty clear to me that a lot of thought went into the construction of these tracks. It's without surprises, but that certainly doesn't make the songwriting itself "snoring". It's the atmosphere that's probably of issue to you.

Written by LeKiwi on 17.06.2014 at 02:36

Written by raveneffect on 10.06.2014 at 15:38

Claiming something as despicable as Djent is prog gives me urges to get a double barrel shotgun and implement martial law.

While Djent is prog by definition, it seems that the trend involves using that as a fulcrum to pass off pretentious wank as "intelligent".

That being said though being djent doesn't make an album inherently bad.

Take David Maxim Micic for example. The guy actually has a REALLY creative take on djent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t1WX9WXQZg

I'm no lover of prog music, so why this band was suggested to me ?

Written by Lethrokai on 27.06.2014 at 11:14

That being said though being djent doesn't make an album inherently bad.

Take David Maxim Micic for example. The guy actually has a REALLY creative take on djent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t1WX9WXQZg

Definitely, there's plenty of brilliant music under that classification.

There's hardly any Djent on DMM's latest album barring the song "Smile", but I see your point.

Written by Paz on 18.06.2014 at 10:58

Just tried a couple of tracks... Didn't enjoy it. Bland vocals and snoring songwriting put me off. Totally not my kind of thing.

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Personally I have no objections to the songwriting, but I can agree that Ohme's vocal-possibility are relatively limited, and it may sound sometimes monotonous. Fortunately, on the "Demon" we have much more instrumental parts and the vocals appear sporadically - this is a very good step imo. With all its beauty, this album is rather dedicated for fans of crossover prog/art/folk rock landscapes, and as far as I know you, this will not convince you rather. Anyway, it's worth to listen to it again for sure.

Written by Paz on 18.06.2014 at 10:58

Just tried a couple of tracks... Didn't enjoy it. Bland vocals and snoring songwriting put me off. Totally not my kind of thing.

I tried this when it was leaked months ago, before all the hoopla. I felt the same way. I suppose I can give this another shot.

Written by angel. on 27.06.2014 at 11:24

I'm no lover of prog music, so why this band was suggested to me ?

because fuck me if this isnt one of the most beautiful vocalists you've ever heard.

This guy's voice reminds me a lot to the second singer of Tesseract, Elliot, and that is definitely a good thing. Lovely album.