As you might have notice this blog plays around the progressive word, The main objective is to help on the promotion of metal and trying to change the perspective metal=noise.
However, Expect the unexpected. Mainly focussed on progressive metal or rock, but easily going to catch some good stuff to bands with only some progressive elements. And sometimes also going totally out of the progressive genre and of metal. Help you discovering what has been done of value around the world in my opinion.
Showing posts with label Power Progressive metal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Power Progressive metal. Show all posts
Dark Moor were always one of those bands which I always liked but never checked much of, however this album was the one which brought my attention to them. the album has this name cause it mentions the cards usually present in the Tarot.
This has some progressive touch but not as much as the one I posted last week
Well how Could I knew that a couple of days after I posted my last post on the blog, about Seventh Wonder. The band itself would release the single for their new album.
On June 27th of this year 2014, they announced the new video on their Facebook account, follow them if you feel like it https://www.facebook.com/seventhwonderofficial?fref=ts
The New video it's called Inner Enemy
I really enjoyed the song, it continues a bit from where they kept on The Great Escape, however now the progressive and power metal styles pratically had a fusion that resulted in this song, hope for more progressive songs in the album at the moment without a name
I am really glad. knowing that between The Great Escape and this new material Tommy Karevik started their presence on Kamelot is good to know that he kept true to himself and Seventh Wonder, it's not easy to find Kamelot influences on Tommy when he is with Seventh Wonder and that's hard to achieve.
So I leave you with Inner Enemy and the lyrics, posted by the band today on facebook. During the next week I hope to be able to write about another band of one of the singers I already talked about, will not be easy to guess of who am I talking and about a band that is more into black/progressive metal, which released new material on last month, stay tuned
For a man that never prayed upon salvation It’s quiet when the world is breaking down But when the neon light is calling Gotta search for one more fix A rat race for a man-made crown
Please... Help me! Help me, somebody… My heart is open wide! Save me and just maybe I'll survive...
You gotta get up and go... Hey! Tonight is the night And I'm gonna face my Inner Enemy! Get up because Hey! This is your life And it's time to kill your Inner Enemy…
Cause we are pushing through as flashing lights go by us Our good intentions pave the way for greed So we are running through an endless maze A wicked society With smoke and mirrors, ecstasy…
Please... Help me! Help me, somebody… My heart is on the line! Save me and just maybe I'll survive...
Chorus
Not gonna make it on your own Trying to fly But you keep falling like angels to the ground You brought the world to its knees And forced us to rise To kill the limelight that blinded your eyes
Chorus
I'm gonna give myself One fighting chance To face my inner enemy Get up because One too many have died And it's time to kill your inner enemy…
Today I bring to you, Seventh Wonder, most of You might know this band because of new Kamelot's vocalist Tommy Karevik. However even before he went to Kamelot, Seventh Wonder was already a band to follow
Their Sound varies between a more progressive one, great composition, changes of pace, mixed with an harmonic or melodic style, mixing well all the elements, and another style more near to power progressive metal. Mercy Falls from 2008 has songs more into power progressive than The great Escape where you have, long songs with lots of variety in the song, almost seeming like a jam session.
Mercy Falls from 2008, was the album where I first met the band, the construction is well planned, not to harsh changes, with power metal influences all over, a somewhat mystical style in the air in their songs. The band member were as follows:
Tommy Karevik - Vocals
Andreas "Kyrt" Söderin - Keyboard
Johan Liefvendahl - Guitar
Andreas Blomqvist - Bass guitar
Johnny Sandin - Drums
Jenny Karevik - Female vocals
On A great Escape, the progressive elements are more present, more guitar solo, keyboard more influent, for those who are not so fans of the keyboards you may feel a bit disapointed. However I feel the band sound as one is more fluent, more symbiotically mixed, we see more harmony in the sound.
The Band members were as follow:
Tommy Karevik - Vocals
Andreas Söderin - Keyboard
Johan Liefvendahl - Guitar
Andreas Blomqvist - Bass
Johnny Sandin - Drums
Jenny Karevik - Guest Vocals on Long Way Home and The Great Escape
Today I leave you with Welcome to mercy Falls from 2008's album Mercy Falls and Alley Cat from a Great Escape, official video, this one from A Great Escape. keep paying attention to Karevik work with Kamelot but never forget to check Seventh Wonder as it's really worthing. They are releasing a new album soon we are expecting it for sure.
