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Suspyre - A Great Divide

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  • Style:Progressive Metal
  • Record Label:Nightmare Records
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Great job. I think Suspyre is willing to prove themselves over and over again to be with the big guys.　　こんいちわ。
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Wow, what a fantastic disk. this cd has everythink you need in a progressive band.From production, too ground breaking lyrics etc. The more you listen, The more you have to respected the bands talant . Another great Lasers edge find..Get this cd,you will be blown away...
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An amazing musical achievement. Their first album was good, but this one is as close to perfect as anyone is ever likely to get. Superb musicianship, musical surprises, clever time changes, great vocals and lyrics -- A Great Divide has it all. I highly recommend this CD.
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I first heard of this band when they were posting their demo songs on garageband. From that point on, I knew it was only a matter of time before they got a record deal and started producing high class prog metal. Their first album was more a combination of power metal mixed with progressive and classical elements. A Great Divide is a much different album yet is still recognizable as Suspyre. The songs are longer, more technical, more diverse, and more dramatic. Barton's lyrical content has become more abstract, matching the music's complexity and forcing the listener to think. One amazing thing I have noticed is this: Reading the lyrics without the music is very confusing, but in the context of the melodies and music composed by Rosetti and Skibinsky, it beautifully articulates the passionate emotions flowing through this cd. The production is fantastic. Absolutely nothing to complain about. All instruments are clear and mixed properly. The guitar tone is heavy, comparable tone to Opeth's Ghost Reveries. The piano and orchestral accompanyment sounds authentic and you'd never know the difference if you didn't read the booklet and see that they didn't hire an orchestra! This music is immensely creative and is full of pleasantly unexpected surprises. Jazz elements are fused with modern classical approaches which yields very intesting arrangements. This is the kind of album which other bands are going to be emulating and will soon be the father of a new genre in metal. For anyone who is tired of the same formulaic "progressive" music and is aware that "formulaic progressive music" is an oxymoron, I urge you to give this band a listen and discover the true meaning of "progressive".
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