Aeon Zen: Enigma

[prman]

I´ve never heard of this band and I stumbled upon this album on Spotify. It really took me by surprise. It´s progmetal but not in a Dream Theater or Symphony X kinda way. Bits of it remind me of Devin Townsend, Scar Symmetry or Muse.

If you´re looking for something fresh to listen, do yourself a favor and check it out.

Their YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/aeonzenmusic
A tune from the album:

 

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I have their first cd and it is pretty cool. They have improved quite a bit here. I like this very much.

 

[Talking Backwards]

Reminds me a lot of Scar Symmetry, although slightly more progressive. The Blond guy is channeling some Mr. Dane too.

 

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Purchased the album today and gave it a listen. Really good and different. A lot of different things going on.

 

[Talking Backwards]

Divinity is one of the heaviest song on the album, and there are only maybe two other songs that come somewhat close, yet are still not really as heavy. I can't really get into Symphony X, Angra, Pagan's Mind or Dream Theatre that much. I'll listen to their albums a few times, but there's never anything that really hooks me. It just sounds like a bunch of technically proficient clinics after a while, with a few interesting riffs. I can hear some of the Townsend comparison, but those too are rather fleeting.

If you like any of the bands mentioned, you'll probably like this band.

 

[Dead Winter]

It's very good if you like that sort of thing. I'm just so over this style of music that I can't get into it anymore...it's been done to death and is almost as bland as death metal now. Every time I hear an odd time signature or weird polyrhythm, I have this irresistible urge to go listen to doom metal.