Wow... thanks for the info. seems like a lot of competition in the prog category this year. we already hv Kalisia's Cybion, OSI's Blood, then Dream Theater's BC&SL, Devin Townsend's Ki and now Porcupine Tree...
yay

More details of the new double CD album (coming on the 21st of September) titled The Incident. just the title track takes up the whole disc o.0
http://www.porcupinetree.com/news.cfm#1669

Thanks for the link. It'll be so epic

Porcupine Tree never disappoint, at least so far!

A 55 minute song. YES.

I am quite sure it will be at least enjoyable.

Samples of the new album:

http://roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=80069

What a great year it's been. PT will be fighting with the best too I'm sure, judging by the samples, potential in there.

Looking forward to the new release...

I think this is the first PT album I'll be looking forward to, because I didn't really get into them until after FOABP was released, and I'm still not that familiar with their songs - I just need to play their albums more. But those samples... god damn this is gonna be great, it looks like.

It's just too bad Porcupine Tree hasn't blown up here in the states...

Written by tea[m]ster on 14.07.2009 at 12:05

It's just too bad Porcupine Tree hasn't blown up here in the states...

it's happening in Europe.

Written by tea[m]ster on 14.07.2009 at 12:05

It's just too bad Porcupine Tree hasn't blown up here in the states...

with bands like Opeth and Three, porcupine tree is getting there.
follow any of the bands, or even Coheed & Cambria and you'll see
a LOT of porcupine tree fans. they're out there.

like, they are coming to toronto(my home town) and the show was sold out about 5 months in advance...

They go slow but steady. It took a lot of time for Porcupine to make it in some places although I think that it was easier in the UK.

Maybe I'm wrong but I think "blackest eyes" was a big hit there.

Meh. I don't like the sound of the new samples. A bit too much FOABP/Nil Recurring, which were some of their poorest work, IMO. The guitar sound, especially. Too noisy and trying to be "metal" to my ears. But then, the vocals sound kick-ass, moreso than on FOABP.

For me, The Sky Moves Sideways, Signify, Lightbulb Sun and In Absentia do the trick. Though I love pretty much everything up to Deadwing, with perhaps the exception of some of their shadiest psychedelic instrumentals (I just don't "get" Metanoia).

Written by IronAngel on 16.07.2009 at 21:44

Meh. I don't like the sound of the new samples. A bit too much FOABP/Nil Recurring, which were some of their poorest work, IMO. The guitar sound, especially. Too noisy and trying to be "metal" to my ears. But then, the vocals sound kick-ass, moreso than on FOABP.

For me, The Sky Moves Sideways, Signify, Lightbulb Sun and In Absentia do the trick. Though I love pretty much everything up to Deadwing, with perhaps the exception of some of their shadiest psychedelic instrumentals (I just don't "get" Metanoia).

I'm in your camp with one exception: I really dig FOABP. I like the path they took on that album - more "metal" sounding

Seeing them in September in Montreal. Travelling from Burlington, Vermont.

Written by Galar on 20.07.2009 at 00:27

Seeing them in September in Montreal. Travelling from Burlington, Vermont.

awww man that's cool - hopefully the new material will be out by then

Il'' see them in November. It'll be my second time. Hopefully they'll play more songs from Stupid Dream and Deadwing then on the last concert. And new songs as well.

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Seeing them in September in Montreal. Travelling from Burlington, Vermont.

awww man that's cool - hopefully the new material will be out by then

eh scratch that no ride and im still getting settled to my college

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Seeing them in September in Montreal. Travelling from Burlington, Vermont.

awww man that's cool - hopefully the new material will be out by then

eh scratch that no ride and im still getting settled to my college

booooo

Sept 22nd in chicago...about 90 minutes away from me...I'm in Brew City...think I will take my 14 year old daughter

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Seeing them in September in Montreal. Travelling from Burlington, Vermont.

awww man that's cool - hopefully the new material will be out by then

eh scratch that no ride and im still getting settled to my college

booooo

Sept 22nd in chicago...about 90 minutes away from me...I'm in Brew City...think I will take my 14 year old daughter

what a great show to take her to. No worrying if she will be thrown into the pit
Hope you two have fun!

Hey, things get rough when they play "Open Car"

Just joking, great song though.

But since we're talking about it, which one do you think it's the heaviest PT song?

Based on the last two albums, i'd say Shallow
but my memory is awful lol

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Seeing them in September in Montreal. Travelling from Burlington, Vermont.

awww man that's cool - hopefully the new material will be out by then

eh scratch that no ride and im still getting settled to my college

booooo

Sept 22nd in chicago...about 90 minutes away from me...I'm in Brew City...think I will take my 14 year old daughter

what a great show to take her to. No worrying if she will be thrown into the pit
Hope you two have fun!

this will be our second show...took her to see Opeth @ High on Fire last fall

Written by BloodTears on 31.08.2009 at 22:07

But since we're talking about it, which one do you think it's the heaviest PT song?

wow...good question...I wouldn't classify any of PT's stuff as heavy...I'd have to listen to the last 4-5 cd's again to make a good assessment but off hand I'd say the middle part of "Arriving Somewhere..."

Yes, that's the thing with PT, it's usually not a whole song but parts within the songs that are "heavy", or heavier for them.

It's a trademark.

But shallow is definitely one of those.

Yes, that's probably why Shallow is my fav PT song

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Seeing them in September in Montreal. Travelling from Burlington, Vermont.

awww man that's cool - hopefully the new material will be out by then

eh scratch that no ride and im still getting settled to my college

booooo

Sept 22nd in chicago...about 90 minutes away from me...I'm in Brew City...think I will take my 14 year old daughter

what a great show to take her to. No worrying if she will be thrown into the pit
Hope you two have fun!

this will be our second show...took her to see Opeth @ High on Fire last fall

got my dad into porcupine tree he's seeing the show in boston

The new PT album has been leaked...grr...dam hackers can't wait a few weeks?

I know, right? We have to wait for the CD to arrive and all these people have it already