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Redemption - The Fullness Of Time

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After co-writing a song on Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder's "Engine" album, guitarist Nick van Dyk was able to coax the metal legend into participating in his evolving Redemption project as both a producer and as a performer. Corraling Fates Warning ...
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The seeds for The Fullness Of Time were planted with the band's self-titled debut in the summer of 2002. That album features members of Fates Warning, Steel Prophet, and Symphony X. Redemption leader Nick van Dyk prevailed upon his close friend, Fates Warning lead singer Ray Alder, to take the producer's chair.

The band quickly gathered a following in the metal underground, and received rave reviews from the press, which recognized the band for its combination of intensity, progression and melody. The German magazine Rock Hard awarded it 9 out of 10 points. The accolades culminated in a performance at ProgPower in September 2002. Alder also joined the band on stage as a guest performer.

With a newly revised lineup in place, Van Dyk set to work writing and recording the follow-up, and upon hearing the completed music, Alder asked to join the band as its full-time vocalist in the summer of 2004. The band recorded its sophomore release, The Fullness of Time, and van Dyk selected Tommy Newton, known for his production work with such bands as Conception, Ark, Helloween and UFO, to mix and master the record.

Once again, the music combines heaviness, complexity and irresistible melody drawing on such diverse influences as Kansas, Savatage, Iron Maiden, Fates Warning, Dream Theater, Rush and Megadeth. The Fullness of Time promises to be one of 2005's most unique and compelling offerings in the prog/power genre.
  • Style:Progressive Metal
  • Record Label:Sensory
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This is the best prog-metal album of 2005. Sadly still unknown to many. Buy it! Some of Alder's best vocals to date, combined with a rhythmic complexity and melodic diversity all wrapped around some very original conceptual intensity. If you like DT, FW, or QR (and if you don't you aren't reading this review), BUY IT!
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On this album, the band brings on Fates Warning frontman Ray Alder. And let's just say he really brings the goods! This is a reunion of sort with members of Redemption also being members of the group Engine. The Fullness of Time album starts off with the ultra heavy "Threads", a real burning slab of prog-metal power. "Parker's Eyes" is the 9/11 tribute song that is very similar to Fates Warning in more than the vocals. "Scarred" is another very heavy prog-metal number that easily out does anything from the last few Dream Theater albums. "Sapphire" is the first truly progressive tune on the album. It features everything you'd expect from a top flight prog-metal band including loads of riffing, tasteful keyboard lines, and Ray's mesmerizing vocals. The title suite is a collection of 4 separate songs around a common thread, Steven King. Just as with the first album and the follow-up album, there is a Steven King themed song(s). A great album.
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AWESOME CD. RAY ALDER'S VOCALS ARE TRUELY AMAZING. LYRICS ARE GREAT. BUY IT !!!!
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