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  1. First Signal - Face Your Fears

    in AOR and Hard Rock

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    On 11/18/2022 at 12:33 PM, Eric3 said:

    Fifth album...? Not a very encouraging trend here? The fact that it's being released so soon after the fourth is uh, not promising unless they got a new producer on the project.

    oh heyyyyyyyyyyyy

    I'm listening on shitty speakers at the moment but the production seems to be grittier. I dig the song, hopefully we can just pretend that last album didn't happen ;)

  2. T3nors (Hilli/Hitchcock/LaBlanc) - Naked Soul

    in AOR and Hard Rock

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    16 hours ago, melodicrock said:

    And YouTube. And they'll block you on Twitter (as they did to me) and throw you out of their FB Group (as they did to me)...

    Wankers.

    Most of the YouTube comments are all call-center paid for ones anyway.

    oh dear...

    I'm sorry you got put through that. You definitely don't deserve it, given all the work you've put in for them and the community. It's one thing to filter out cranky, overly critical listeners like myself but I'd say you've earned much more respect from record labels.

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  6. T3nors (Hilli/Hitchcock/LaBlanc) - Naked Soul

    in AOR and Hard Rock

    Posted · Edited by Eric3

    This seems like something that would be massively exciting maybe five or six years ago but now, not so much. I'm just so bored with the Frontiers factory churning out studio project after studio project with the same songwriters, the same production, and random hodgepodges of vocalists...year after year after year. I'm just not interested in this stuff anymore, I'll listen but the odds that I'll come back to it (let alone buy the album) are low.

    Those songs are mediocre. They're not ADV's worst but they are not his best either. IMO Robbie steals the show in both of them. Why is ADV still doing backing vocals for a project created specifically for THREE vocalists? :wacko:

    P.S. that band name SUCKS lol

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  10. Revolution Saints - Eagle Flight

    in AOR and Hard Rock

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    3 hours ago, Stefan said:

    Revolution Saints was initially put together by Serafino Perugino, President and Head of A&R for Frontiers Records, to showcase the stunning voice of Deen Castronovo ... Revolution Saints was, and always has been, a vehicle to show the world Deen's incredible singing talents.

    Well, at least they're being honest now.

  11. Threshold - Dividing Lines

    in Prog Rock and Metal

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    As for the Threshold album.

    Wow.

    Defence Condition may be one of the best songs they've written and that's saying a LOT. This is peak Threshold, i.e. making a 10-minute song sound like a 4-minute song with huge vocal melodies and dramatic mood shifts. Still one of the best bands on the planet, for my money.

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  12. Threshold - Dividing Lines

    in Prog Rock and Metal

    Posted · Edited by Eric3

    Somewhat related: Threshold keyboardist Richard West started a new band, and their debut will be like a follow-up to Legends Of The Shires.

    https://www.facebook.com/oblivionprotocol/posts/pfbid02bU2qiauLMx8E4BbW3yBKFjk1mibGkBCbtmHFrutUfkhqpzSeVVA8X6LLPiZdP3fjl

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    OBLIVION PROTOCOL ANNOUNCE THEIR SIGNING TO ATOMIC FIRE RECORDS; WORKING ON NEW CONCEPT ALBUM "THE FALL OF THE SHIRES"
     
    When Richard West released 'Legends of the Shires' in 2017 with his band Threshold, he opened the gates to a unique world of progressive metal on this sprawling, multi-layered concept album. For over 5 years, night had fallen over these Shires, but now the time has come to dive back into these fascinating metaphorical lands and witness their new destiny: 'The Fall of the Shires' will be the ambitious sequel, released under the new band name OBLIVION PROTOCOL that Richard started with 3 internationally renowned musicians:
     
    "I'm completely blown away to announce that I've signed a record contract with Atomic Fire Records for a new project called Oblivion Protocol", Richard West states. "When my Threshold band mates decided not to record a sequel to the ‘Legends of the Shires’ story, I knew I wanted to stay in that world a little longer, so I wrote my own sequel called ‘The Fall of the Shires’. Joining me on the journey are guitarist Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation), bassist Simon Andersson (Darkwater) and drummer Darby Todd (Devin Townsend). Threshold's Karl Groom has also performed a couple of great guitar solos on the album, while the vocal and keyboard duties fall to me."
     
    Atomic Fire Records' co-founder and A&R Markus Wosgien adds: "We have been friends with Threshold keyboardist Richard West for many years now and, above all, have always had a huge amount of respect for his skills and the work of his band. 'Legends of the Shires' was another masterpiece from the Brits, a captivating concept double-album with one prog anthem following the other. When Rich presented us with a follow-up to "Legends of the Shires", which he had put together under a new band name, we were immediately hooked and can't wait to share this prog masterpiece with the rest of the world."
     
    The band is currently wrapping up the recording process for this special project and 'The Fall of the Shires' is scheduled to see the light of day in 2023. Further info will be revealed soon!
     
    OBLIVION PROTOCOL are:
    Richard West - vocals & keyboards
    Ruud Jolie - guitars
    Simon Andersson - bass
    Darby Todd - drums

     

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  13. First Signal - Face Your Fears

    in AOR and Hard Rock

    Posted · Edited by Eric3

    First album has no weak links. One of my favorite Frontiers projects and still hits all the right notes, has aged wonderfully. Brilliant playing, singing, and production.

    Second album has not aged as well. A few good songs but the production sounds like any other Flores production. I don't come back to it very often.

    Third album sounds basically the same as the second sonically but with even fewer good songs. 

    Fourth album, fuck off ADV

    Fifth album...? Not a very encouraging trend here? The fact that it's being released so soon after the fourth is uh, not promising unless they got a new producer on the project.

    TL;DR Dennis Ward and the Martin brothers are better at what they do than most.

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  17. 10 ARTISTS THAT YOU LOVE FOR THE WRONG ALBUM

    in General Music Discussion

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    Definitely Rush for me. Power Windows is my favorite album but it doesn't often get mentioned, at least outside of serious fans of the band or of the subgenre.

    Also, I don't think Ride the Lightning is the "wrong" Metallica album to love. It was hugely influential when it came out and IMO it's aged better than both Kill 'Em All and Master of Puppets. You could make the argument that it's their finest work.

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  19. REVOLUTION SAINTS Parts Ways With DOUG ALDRICH And JACK BLADES, Recruits JOEL HOEKSTRA And JEFF PILSON

    in AOR and Hard Rock

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    13 hours ago, AlphaMale said:
     

    REVOLUTION SAINTS was originally formed as the vision of Frontiers Music Srl president Serafino Perugino, who for years had hoped to work on a project where Deen would be the lead vocalist. Having previously worked with all three artists on different projects on Frontiers, having Deen, Jack and Doug on board together was a dream come true for Perugino.

    This says it all right here, tbh. It's basically another zombie studio project now.

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