We've got a ton of news for you. First off, congratulations to
Blood of Wecz and
Reckoner for being in the final two of the
Delta Tau Battle of the Bands! We finished a respectable third place though, thank you very much.
Secondly, we know the wait in between albums can be long and tedious, so we'll be releasing a couple of EPs to make it go a bit faster, not related to the concept of the albums. They will not be played live, since they are just EPs. The first EP will be called the
Gaia EP and here's one of the songs so far, called
Flawed Logic.
It's a sexy instrumental. The whole theme of the album is one of flora, fauna and destruction. While it'll be our most progressive work ever, it has elements of chaos in it. We're not bible-bashing or being tree huggers, but it's an interesting concept of stewardship. We're not religious people really.
Here's the track listing (OOC: I won't properly roleplay the tracks, just very brief descriptions):
Gaia EP
1. TerraThe first track, Terra, is a basic progressive/ alternative metal combo, like Mastodon or Tool. The drums pummel away, as if tribal, while the hushed singing is making way for deep riffs. It's a long song, clocking in at just over 6 minutes.
2. The Sorrowful ManaAlthough it sounds like it's just came out of a very, very bad video game, this song is not that bad. It's reminiscent of Dream Theatre at times, although the folk melodies and screaming make brief appearances as well. It's the only song on the EP to have relevance to the main concept of the albums, since the riff from
The Juggernaut appears at the end.
3 Flawed LogicYou've heard it, no explanation need, right?
4. Awakenings (Symphony X cover)A cover of one of the all time great prog metal songs. Though the lyrics bare no reference to anything on here, the music fits in perfectly..
5. Gaudete (Traditional)A traditional latin song to make the tension increase. The tune is also played on guitar, rather than just being accapello (or however you spell it)
6. RuneIt ends with another badly titled, yet technical affair. This is the heaviest song on the album by miles. Although in the epic 9 minutes it plays for it has outbursts of beautiful musicianship, the roars from Jason and the bursts of downtuned heaviness from Aaron make the song a particular highlight.
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