ANTHRIEL - THE PATHWAY (For fans of Symphony X hear 1 song))

[Metaldrumz]

Cant wait for the new Symphony X album? Check out the band ANTHRIEL! I will be doing a CD showcase on my radio show Wednesday from 7-10 PM EST!

Check out a full tune here.....

http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/thepathway.htm

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This week we have a CD showcase of the new album from ANTHRIEL called "The Pathway"! A must hear for anyone into Symphony X! On top of that brand new music from FIREWIND, ACCEPT, ANGRA, BANGALORE CHOIR, DIRTY LOOKS, SALUTE, DARK HORIZON, and more!

 

[Palabra de Dios]

Thematically “The Pathway” is a concept based on a sequence of individual songs and themes with inspiration coming from R.A. Salvatore's Forgotten Realms: "The Dark Elf Trilogy".

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[J-Man]

It is about time this CD ot released, these guys are pretty damn good

 

[Claus / Intromental]

Cant wait for the new Symphony X album? Check out the band ANTHRIEL! I will be doing a CD showcase on my radio show Wednesday from 7-10 PM EST!

Check out a full tune here.....

http://www.lionmusic.com/cd/thepathway.htm

Am I the only one who thinks this sounds like it would have fitted right in on any of the first three IVANHOE discs? Wow, same kind of vocal melodies that Andy B used to write back in the Ivanhoe days.

c.

 

[J-Man]

Am I the only one who thinks this sounds like it would have fitted right in on any of the first three IVANHOE discs? Wow, same kind of vocal melodies that Andy B used to write back in the Ivanhoe days.

c.

I was trying to place what and who it sounded like, and your right Ivanhoe.

 

[AngraRULES]

Quality stuff!! Looking forward to hear more!

 

[KingsGene]

Wicked...!

 

[KYF_Cincinnati]

Kewl... thanks for posting.

As far as this one song goes...

I'm most impressed by:
1.) Impressive rhythm section
2.) Great atmospheric/deft keyboard touches
3.) Seemingly excellent Sound quality/Production

Least impressed with:
1.) Lack of catchy chorus, (it's never a bad idea to have a chorus one can sing along to, good example would be a band such as THRESHOLD).
2.) Vocalist, (you either have "IT" or you don't, I'm not sure in this case)
3.) Song Writing (Hopefully some of the other songs are more memorable).

 

[labrekk]

Am I the only one who thinks this sounds like it would have fitted right in on any of the first three IVANHOE discs? Wow, same kind of vocal melodies that Andy B used to write back in the Ivanhoe days.

c.

You're right, except that if I remember well, Andy Franck used to bug me a lot in his Ivanhoe days singing almost always high-pitched. I only started appreciating his vocals with Brainstorm. The Anthriel singer sounds damn fine.

 

[labrekk]

Least impressed with:
1.) Lack of catchy chorus, (it's never a bad idea to have a chorus one can sing along to, good example would be a band such as THRESHOLD).
2.) Vocalist, (you either have "IT" or you don't, I'm not sure in this case)
3.) Song Writing (Hopefully some of the other songs are more memorable).

You're totally right. More proggy bands should go the Threshold way and add more catchiness in the vocal lines.

The Anthriel singer, while lacking a catchy chorus in the song posted, does a very good job and has "it" as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Metaldrumz]

Just a bump in case anyone is interested in hearing this great band!

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[longshot9]

Sounds pretty damn good! Singer might take a bit of getting used to but he wasn't so bad that I couldn't listen.

 

[vespiz]

Mirror Games is an.. odd choice as a first release, imo. Simo sings in a lower, heavier register than on other songs and it only has one chorus (which was "loaned" from Bach..)!
Damn good song, though. But just wait until you hear Light Divine for a catchy chorus.

I'm just glad it's coming out finally, it's been ready for a while now..

And no, I'm not a member of the band.

 

[MEGALOUD]

it's a fantastic disc folks!

 

[Bear]

very much digging what I have heard so far, great debut!!! In the same vein as Aspera imo...

Bear

 

[MYSTIC1]

It's good but not overly amazing.....

 

[Diamond45]

Just downloaded it from eMusic. Will give it a spin this weekend.

 

[DTJeff]

Wow, sounds fantastic. Will be checking this out.

 

[Metaldrumz]

Yeah definately check it out. Would be a great one for you to play on your radio show for sure.