Year : 2023
Style : Progressive Rock , Progressive Metal
Country : United states
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 118 mb
Bio:
ADVENT HORIZON is a contemporary hybrid of 70's prog and 90's rock with a blues twist. Emerging from the local music scene of Salt Lake City, ADVENT HORIZON mixes high energy performances with lyrical and original songwriting to create a unique musical experience.Advent Horizon is headed by guitarist and lead vocalist Rylee MCDONALS, with Levi Benjamin SHELL on guitar and vocals. Cason WOOD and Mike LOFGREEN, bassist and drummer respectively, account for the group's rhythm section. With a reinvigorated line up ADVENT HORIZON plans to release a new EP in March or April of this year.The quartet cites a wide array of influences including progressive bands RUSH and KING CRIMSON, as well as blues, funk, and soul ranging from THE BLACK KEYS to TOWER OF POWER.The band plays an interesting style of pop/hard rock stylings mixed with a Rush-esque heavy prog edge with sprigs of jazz, King Crimson-esque experimental rock, and progressive rhythmic patterns sprinkled in as well. The band will appeal to fans of bands such as RUSH, LED ZEPPELIN, A BIG GOODBYE, and other accessibly-leaning but progressive hard rock bands.
Album:
Advent Horizon's third full length studio album A Cell To Call Home is due for release on October 6th, 2023. The 11-track modern progressive rock opus, carefully crafted over three years of work, explores the interplay between love, dependency, and loss - told in first person through the eyes of a protagonist who is battling through the struggles of overcoming addiction. This thematic album paints a story which is at times vivid, and at other times surreal. Above all, A Cell To Call Home urges the listener to examine their own weaknesses before criticizing those they love.This album was the result of three years of challenging work, but the attention to detail and control of the process made the efforts worth it. Synth/bass player Cason Wood states “On previous records we booked studio time and were limited to tracking parts within a given time frame. I’m really happy that we recorded it ourselves, as it allowed us to take the time to really get the parts right.” The evocative album and single artwork was created by legendary and prolific artist Travis Smith, known for his artwork for Opeth, Devin Townsend, Avenged Sevenfold, Riverside, and countless other metal groups. Advent Horizon handled the production and mixing process themselves, then handed the project off to legendary metal producer Jens Bogren for mastering. Jens is known for his work with Opeth, Haken, Leprous, Between The Buried And Me, and many more. The final result is a recording that holds its own against any modern metal production.Sonically, A Cell To Call Home presents lush synth soundscapes, pensive piano interludes, heavy guitar driven instrumental passages, thundering drums, and complex pop-inspired vocal arrangements. The band feels they have developed substantially from previous releases, shooting for a sound they call “unabashedly progressive”.
Line Up:
Rylee McDonald - Vocals, Guitars, Keys
Cason Wood - Bass, Keys, Trombone
Grant Matheson - Guitar, Keys, Vocals
Mike Lofgreen - Drums and Percussion
Additional musicians:
Jared Roswell Hill - Piano on “Water,” “Snow Child,” and “Maybe”
Randy McStine - Second guitar solo on “How Did It Get So Good?”
Dave Meros - Bass on “Your Flaws”
Kristen McDonald - Vocals on “Your Flaws” and “Truth”
Jordan Rudess - Synth leads on “Calling It Off”
Hayden Payne - Saxophone on “Control”
Justin May - Guitar intro and vocals on “Cell To Call Home”
Produced by Advent Horizon:
Recorded and Mixed by Rylee McDonald
All tracks recorded in Salt Lake City, UT except guest parts
Mastered by Grant Matheson
Tracklist:
01. Water
02. Snow Child
03. How Did It Get So Good
04. Rain On Open Water
05. Your Flaws
06. Truth
07. Calling It Off
08. Control
09. Maybe
10. Cell To Call Home
11. Hold Me
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