Have you guys ever heard of this amazing band? (No Spam, Dont worry)

[AngraRULES]

I was just searching for some new (new to me) prog metal bands and found this :

www.sylvan.de

Maybe you guys know them already, I don't know. I just discovered them and they sound fucking awesome. They sort of remind me of Pain of Salvation and Riverside in a way. It's really worth checking it out, hope you guys enjoy it...

 

[J-Man]

[/B]They really are a good band, a little like a subdued Cea Serin, and definetly like Pain of Salvation. Evidently they played here in the States May 1st at the Rites of Spring Fest in Pa, so i guess they have a following here. Be on the lookout they are up and comers

 

[TheWhisper]

Yes, very good band. ProgRock Records has some very good bands on their roster.

 

[Kenneth R.]

awesome band. and i recommend you all check out the band's label, because they have a lot of great acts on it.

 

[MetalAges]

Very interesting band indeed. Definitely in the PoS vein, thanks for the post!

 

[Demonspell]

awesome band. and i recommend you all check out the band's label, because they have a lot of great acts on it.

Agreed, they've been putting out their share of interesting music...this band included, but they remind me of Marillion more often than POS...

 

[KingsGene]

So...as I download the mp3 clips off the Sylvan website, I was wondering what you guys thought about: when you're checking out a new band's music, would you rather have 1 or 2 full song mp3 files, or a bunch of 1 minute clips of all the songs? What's a better way to judge a band?

 

[TheWhisper]

So...as I download the mp3 clips off the Sylvan website, I was wondering what you guys thought about: when you're checking out a new band's music, would you rather have 1 or 2 full song mp3 files, or a bunch of 1 minute clips of all the songs? What's a better way to judge a band?

I think if they have several 1 minute, or so, clips and throw in at least one full mp3, then you can get a pretty good idea of what the band sounds like. The ones I hate are the bands that give you a couple of 20-30 sec. samples and that's it. I realize they are not obligated to give you mp3's, but it is hard to judge, whether or not, you'll like a band based on a couple of really short samples.

 

[Kenneth R.]

1 knockout song is enough for me

 

[DementiaGuitar]

I prefer short samples of many songs. Then I can tell whether or not the band has more than one good song.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

I'll try them out.

 

[AngraRULES]

I just ordered the last copy available at cduniverse.com for Sylvan's X Rayed... for 10 bucks, not bad at all!