Year : 2026
Style : Progressive Power Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 144 mb
Bio:
Assignment stands for music without boundaries, as their influences are spread across the full panoply of Rock & Metal music: from Death Metal to Progressive Rock, but with the melody and arrangement of the songs always foremost in mind. Assignment therefore unabashedly calls their unique brand of music: Art Metal!If comparisons must be made for the sake of identification, then think of Assignment as having combined such diverse influences as Queensrÿche & Fates Warning, with stylistic nods to Ayreon or early Pain of Salvation. In addition the hard-edged riffs, memorable hooks and skilful arrangements result in a personal musical style of which the whole is greater and vastly more impressive than the sum of its individual influences.Guitarist / Composer Goran Panić formed assignment around the turn of the Century. After going through the habitual trials and tribulations – part of the growing pains of any new band, Assignment released their debut album "Progressive Changes," recorded at Claus Grabke’s studio in Guetersloh, Germany, in 2004, via Rock Express Records.A supportive amount of praise hailed upon the band, encouraging them to write and record their follow-up effort “Disunion Denied," which was released in 2008, and on which the band evolved towards a more forceful sound. Careful not to change a winning team, Assignment once again entrusted Claus Grabke with the recording, and later sought out Michael Schwabe (Scorpions, Paradise Lost) at the Monoposto Studios in Düsseldorf to handle the mastering.During the first decade of their existence, and thanks to the favourable reviews of their first two albums, Assignment managed to regularly perform and tour, often in combination with bands such as Poverty’s No Crime, GB Arts, Orden Ogan, and Brazilian act Stormental.For their third album: “Inside Of The Machine” Assignment decided to revisit the epic conceptual theme first deployed on their debut record Here the Machine is a metaphor for the darker side of the soul of the lead character; his inner struggles in life, his role in society. Besides featuring Bernie Versailles (Redemption) on lead guitar, the presence of some very special guests interpreting the vocal parts of the various characters from the storyline, among them: Robin Beck, Michael Bormann (Jaded Heart/ Bonfire), Mats Leven (Yngwie Malmsteen/ Addagio), and Carsten Kaiser (Angel Dust), elevates “Inside Of The Machine” to a truly towering status.Recorded throughout 2011–12, the album was mixed and mastered by Carsten Kaiser and Goran Panic at the Meta4 Studio in Bochum, Germany. There’s a hidden bonus track: "Nowhere Fast," originally interpreted by Meat Loaf, and at the time also included in the soundtrack of the Walter Hill film "Streets of Fire."
Album:
Musically this is sandwiched between some subtle Melodic Metal and pure unadulterated Heavy Metal. You will hear the band bouncing from one to another and back with great ease, giving the music on “With The End Comes Silence” a versatility that avoids you getting bored in that respect.In the 32 years of their existence I can honestly say that I have never come across the German Heavy Metal band ASSIGNMENT, hailing from Gütersloh. Which also means that before their 69 minute long current album "With The End Comes Silence" I have never been able to experience the kind of Melodic Metal they play. As this is their sixth try at pleasing and satisfying their audience, I'm at least confident that I'm going to review a very accomplished and confident band. And that is exactly what ASSIGNMENT is treating me to on "With The End Comes Silence".Musically this is sandwiched between some subtle Melodic Metal and pure unadulterated Heavy Metal. You will hear the band bouncing from one to another and back with great ease, giving the music on "With The End Comes Silence" a versatility that avoids you getting bored in that respect. And as I mentioned, ASSIGNMENT exists of three very experienced and well-versed musicians that know how to use their instruments to their best abilities in order to make the songs sound as good as possible. But then I have to mention singer Diego Valdez. I don't know how I missed his voice before, but he reminds me of two greats in the world of Rock and Metal. He has a bit of Michael Sweet (STRYPER) when he sings low key, but he also has some RONNIE JAMES DIO in him, especially when he gets more intense, when the gravel enters his vocal chords.What the vocals do is lift the songs on "With The End Comes Silence" higher than you would expect, as you would expect with such a singer. And although there isn't anything bad on this ASSIGNMENT album, neither are their songs that really stand out. Some are rather good, some are okay, but there are also some that I find boring. There is no fire in them. Let there be no mistake, when ASSIGNMENT adds a bit of fire to their music is when they are at their best. That is when you can hear that determination and resolution can make songs sound just that little bit better. If only more songs had those traits. I therefore have to conclude that although the majority of the music on "With The End Comes Silence" is at or above par, the few that aren't bring down the euphoric feeling that I was aiming for.
Line Up:
Diego Valdez - Vocals (2016-present) - See also: Aortha, Dream Child, Electronomicon, ex-Bizarro, ex-Legión, ex-Adamantia, ex-Adventus, ex-Azeroth, ex-Dhak, ex-Eidyllion, ex-Helker, ex-Iron Mask, ex-Lethal, ex-Lord Divine, ex-Lords of Black, ex-RetroSatan, ex-Skiltron, ex-Triddana, ex-Anublar Cetro, ex-Angelus, ex-Hipnosis, ex-Thrasher
Goran Panić - Guitars (1994-present)
Heiko Spaarmann - Bass - See also: Bleeding, Poverty's No Crime, ex-Thorn
Michael Kolar - Drums (2020-present) - See also: Horseman, Thomsen, ex-Devil's Fate, ex-Almanac, ex-David Readman, ex-Herman Frank, ex-Crusader (live)
Tracklist:
01. Fallen 05:58
02. Nothing to Say 05:02
03. Beyond Recognition 06:32
04. Those Words 05:29
05. The Tower 07:34
06. Selling My Soul 06:10
07. Call for Heaven 06:01
08. Angel of Berlin 05:08
09. With the End Comes Silence 08:50
10. The Curtain Falls 06:01
11. Endlessly 06:36 (Bonus Track)
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