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NewEARS Album Of The Month
"The album, overall, has a very modern sound, but it also features emotional and compelling performances that are reminiscent of some of the older doyens of classic Prog (and neo Prog.) The songwriting is consistently excellent: apparently parts of the album were conceived during the recording of 'A Cell To Call Home', and the following twelve months were dedicated, in the Utah mountains, to refining and expanding these ideas into a complete album. The intent was to create a distillation of the band's style into into something even tighter, even heavier and even more representative of the band's now distinctive direction. This was the mission of co-composers Rylee McDonald and Mike Lofgreen, and they have succeeded." PN-TPR
Advent Horizon - Falling Together "The group had their work cut out for them in trying to strike gold again with Falling Together, and miraculously, they did. Picking up where their last LP left off, it fits well alongside it while also going into some surprisingly heavy places to differentiate itself. The result is a striking companion piece to A Cell to Call Home that - due mostly to its shorter length - doesn't quite surpass its predecessor but will certainly delight anyone who loves what Advent Horizon have done thus far Every piece of Falling Together's puzzle is terrific, though, further exemplifying why Advent Horizon are one of the premier acts in modern American prog. Few of their contemporaries are as consistently adept at melding top-tier songwriting/singing with arrangements that're simultaneously tricky, wide-ranging, and routinely inviting. In other words, Advent Horizon's craftsmanship continues to be exceptional, and if you've yet to discover their greatness, Falling Together is a great place to start. JB-SP  Essential Track: "The opening track is an epic of almost twenty iconic minutes with the not-so-cheerful title 'In a Lone and Dreary World'. Opening with this lengthy production is a brave move, and a statement that no short musical introductions will be necessary here. The track makes it immediately apparent that Advent Horizon do not intend to gently coax the listener into the album. The opening passage (together with some other moments) could easily be early Porcupine Tree, and this gives way to an angular metal guitar riff as powerful as any in the current Prog-metal scene. But when Kristen Mcdonald's fine voice comes in, the listener realises that this will be something varied and special. The oscillations and dynamics of the track are quite mind-boggling. There is Prog, there is metal, there is melody, there are straight-ahead four-on-the floor rhythms, there are mind-bending time signatures. There is growling, there is angelic singing, there are male and female vocals, there are solos galore and there is an abyss and a peak. There is even a Flamenco section. But whichever style happens to prevail at any particular point, everything - absolutely everything - is eminently listenable and pleasing to the ear. This mammoth track makes a statement that Advent Horizon intend to dispel any doubts about their musical maturity, and what an irrefutable statement it is." PN-TPR Read the full reviews on The Prog Report , and Sonic Perspectives. Listen and watch the videos on the band's YouTube Channel. Buy the Album from The Band Wagon USA , or wherever great Prog music is sold. NewEARS Art Rock Series
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