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Threshold - March Of Progress (Limited Edition) (2012)

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Year : 2012
Style : Progressive Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 152 mb


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Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing covers altogether. Early recordings were released locally on cassette under the band name "If Not, Why?". They played their first gig at The Compasses in Egham, Surrey, with Jon Jeary on vocals and Ian Bennett on bass. In 1992, they signed their first record deal, and after adding vocalist Damian Wilson to the group alongside guitarists Karl Groom and Nick Midson, bassist Jon Jeary and drummer Tony Grinham, produced their first commercial recording, "Intervention," which was released on a Dutch progressive rock compilation album. Shortly afterwards, keyboardist Richard West joined the band, and he remains with them to this day.The band's debut album, Wounded Land, was released in 1993, taking its name and some thematic elements from Stephen R. Donaldson's novel of the same name. Wilson was unavailable to join the band for the follow-up tour, and so Glynn Morgan was recruited to replace him. He sang on the band's 1994 second recording, Psychedelicatessen, which spawned a music video for the song "Innocent," the band's first. The following year, Morgan and the band toured Europe and recorded some of their performances for the short live album, Livedelica.Threshold took a break before their next effort, during which time Morgan and then-drummer Jay Micciche left to form Mindfeed. Rather than finding an unknown singer to replace him, the band turned again to Damian Wilson, and together they recorded 1997's Extinct Instinct. They followed this with another tour of Europe, this time supported by Enchant. Additionally, Johanne James, the band's current drummer, played with them for the first time during this tour. Wilson was unavailable for their next album, so former Sargant Fury vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott, joined to record Clone and would remain with them until 2007.In 2001, Threshold released Hypothetical, which saw Johanne James firmly cemented as the band's permanent drummer. Another lineup change occurred in 2003, when bassist Jon Jeary left and was replaced by Steve Anderson. Around this time the band also re-released their first three studio albums in Special Editions, with bonus tracks, a remastered sound, expanded liner notes and, in the case of Wounded Land and Psychedelicatessen, special CD-ROM content. Their newer albums, starting with Hypothetical, were released in Limited Editions, with similar bonus content. Currently, Clone is the band's only regular release to not have an enhanced version, although it is possible that one will be produced in the future.Threshold left their longtime label, InsideOut Music, in 2006 to join Nuclear Blast Records. The band released Dead Reckoning which spawned a music video for an edit of the song 'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams'. The song also appeared on the 2008 movie soundtrack In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. This marks the first occasion of a song by the band appearing in a motion picture.In July 2007 vocalist Mac left the band and original singer Damian Wilson returned as Threshold's frontman for the first time in nearly a decade for the band's tour dates which extended into 2009.InsideOut Music released the first official Threshold compilation in November 2007. The album, titled "The Ravages of Time," is a two-disc set, covering all of the band's official albums from Wounded Land to Dead Reckoning.In 2009 the band released a limited edition eight-disc singles box set, including previously unreleased b-sides and brand new re-recordings of old demo songs released in other forms before, including Smile At the Moon, (which was debuted live on the 2009 Essence of Progression Tour), Shifting Sands, Half Way Home and Fist of Tongues.On 5 November 2010, Threshold stated on their website that they had started writing a new album. The post stated "the new album is due for release through Nuclear Blast Records sometime in 2011" and that they "will record the new volume at Thin Ice Studios in the UK, with production as usual by Karl Groom and Richard West." The release date has now been revised to 2012.On 3 August 2011, former vocalist Andrew McDermott died of kidney failure.On 24 August 2012, Nuclear Blast announced the release of March of Progress. It was the first album to feature Damian Wilson on vocals since 1997.On March 25, 2014 they announced their new record, which is due to be released September 2014, the follow-up to "March Of Progress" will be called "For The Journey". The album is being produced at Thin Ice Studios in England, by band members Karl Groom (guitars) and Richard West (keyboards). Commented Richard West: "Our recording sessions have been wonderful, we’ve really enjoyed making this record. All the basic parts are recorded so now it's just a case of finishing our solos, compiling the vocals and adding more production moments. I think we've made a very solid record, we're really looking forward to putting it out there!". Final mixing will take place at Thin Ice Studios in May.

Album:

March of Progress is the ninth studio album by progressive metal band Threshold. It is the first studio album on which original lead vocalist Damian Wilson sings since his return in 2007. It is also their second album on their current label, Nuclear Blast. The limited edition includes a bonus track, "Divinity".March of Progress is another one of the high points of Threshold’s career, but it is a triumph which was attained at a high cost. Just after Dead Reckoning was released, Mac suddenly left the band – and then, in 2011, the heartbreaking news came that Mac had died of kidney failure. Given the long radio silence between Reckoning and March, clearly both events threw Threshold for a loop, but March of Progress showed definitively that they were able to power through and come back swinging.Damian Wilson reappears, smooth vibrato tenor intact as though he had never left, as the permanent vocalist on this album. But March doesn’t actually throw back to his frillier ‘90’s work on Wounded Land and Extinct Instinct. Stylistically, it is up-to-date. It charts a careful middle passage between the rangy, power-metallic stylings of Reckoning and the progressive spit-shine polish of Subsurface. At this point, the Formula is down to a well-practised art form and not really in need of much adjustment, but Groom and West are far from resting on their laurels – both musically and lyrically, it’s clear that they still have a great deal to say, and are insistent on saying it all with as much class and conviction as they can bring to bear.Thematically, March provides us with a broad and colourful range of emotion, both playing to Damian’s strengths as a singer, and expressing grief over the loss of Mac. The theme of perseverance and persistence, at the ragged edges of personal will and in the face of adversity, rears its head with dogged regularity: ‘Staring at the Sun’, ‘The Hours’, ‘Don’t Look Down’ and the pounding, doomy-as-fuck ‘The Rubicon’. In some cases, the constant upbeat exhortations to stand firm in the face of life’s troubles can wear – ‘Don’t Look Down’ in particular approaches flower-metal territory with its happy-freak vibe and poppy chorus.But all of this alternates with, and is thrown into sharp relief by, some of the most despairing and melancholy work Threshold has done to date: the lonely meandering echoes and bleak imagery of ‘Colophon’, but also the out-and-out tear-jerking ‘That’s Why We Came’. The latter is a particularly poignant example, punctuated by soul-searing wails. ‘You’ve witnessed the pain that cannot be explained – as landscapes erase, we’re leading the way…’ The band clearly put their all into writing this album – their disillusionment as well as their determination. And so they carry on…This is all interspersed with the same kind of penetrating, prophetic warnings of the perils of political correctness and thought-policing, dismay at smug political complacency, doubts about the global technocratic experiment, and keen observations about the self-defeating tensions in modern consumer society, that marked Subsurface ten years before. ‘Sliding away, from plenty to dependency we fall; subsiding again, collapsing from the burden of it all – but we think we’re on a march of progress!’ They note all this, even in the grand view, without being preachy or condescending. It’s still clear where they stand, though – even though they see some dangers coming out of their own tribe and focus with great clarity on those, they still understand full well that ‘we fall when we surrender to the corporation view’, and that ‘our faith can only offer what we faithfully pursue’.If everything I’ve just described here sounds like too much heavy lifting for one single album to do, that’s because it is. March of Progress is nothing if not ambitious, even for a band as capable and as wide-reaching as Threshold. (Notably, it’s also their longest full-length release yet, clocking in at 69 minutes!) It’s imaginable how an album like this could have fallen apart into an incoherent and frustrating mess. But it didn’t.In the end, Threshold not only didn’t collapse. The pressure merely added lustre to their alchemy, and a diamond emerged from the ashes.

Line-Up:

Damian Wilson – lead vocals
Karl Groom – guitar, backing vocals
Richard West – keyboards
Steve Anderson – bass guitar
Pete Morten – guitar
Johanne James – drums

Tracklist:

01. Ashes 06:51
02. Return of the Thought Police 06:09
03. Staring at the Sun 04:26
04. Liberty Complacency Dependency 07:49
05. Colophon 06:01
06. The Hours 08:15
07. That's Why We Came 05:41
08. Don't Look Down 08:13
09. Coda 05:23
10. Rubicon 10:22
11. Divinity 6:28 (Bonus Track)


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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 05 Nov 2022, 10:12

Threshold - For The Journey (Limited Edition Digipak) (2014)

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Year : 2014
Style : Progressive Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 126 mb


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Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing covers altogether. Early recordings were released locally on cassette under the band name "If Not, Why?". They played their first gig at The Compasses in Egham, Surrey, with Jon Jeary on vocals and Ian Bennett on bass. In 1992, they signed their first record deal, and after adding vocalist Damian Wilson to the group alongside guitarists Karl Groom and Nick Midson, bassist Jon Jeary and drummer Tony Grinham, produced their first commercial recording, "Intervention," which was released on a Dutch progressive rock compilation album. Shortly afterwards, keyboardist Richard West joined the band, and he remains with them to this day.The band's debut album, Wounded Land, was released in 1993, taking its name and some thematic elements from Stephen R. Donaldson's novel of the same name. Wilson was unavailable to join the band for the follow-up tour, and so Glynn Morgan was recruited to replace him. He sang on the band's 1994 second recording, Psychedelicatessen, which spawned a music video for the song "Innocent," the band's first. The following year, Morgan and the band toured Europe and recorded some of their performances for the short live album, Livedelica.Threshold took a break before their next effort, during which time Morgan and then-drummer Jay Micciche left to form Mindfeed. Rather than finding an unknown singer to replace him, the band turned again to Damian Wilson, and together they recorded 1997's Extinct Instinct. They followed this with another tour of Europe, this time supported by Enchant. Additionally, Johanne James, the band's current drummer, played with them for the first time during this tour. Wilson was unavailable for their next album, so former Sargant Fury vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott, joined to record Clone and would remain with them until 2007.In 2001, Threshold released Hypothetical, which saw Johanne James firmly cemented as the band's permanent drummer. Another lineup change occurred in 2003, when bassist Jon Jeary left and was replaced by Steve Anderson. Around this time the band also re-released their first three studio albums in Special Editions, with bonus tracks, a remastered sound, expanded liner notes and, in the case of Wounded Land and Psychedelicatessen, special CD-ROM content. Their newer albums, starting with Hypothetical, were released in Limited Editions, with similar bonus content. Currently, Clone is the band's only regular release to not have an enhanced version, although it is possible that one will be produced in the future.Threshold left their longtime label, InsideOut Music, in 2006 to join Nuclear Blast Records. The band released Dead Reckoning which spawned a music video for an edit of the song 'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams'. The song also appeared on the 2008 movie soundtrack In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. This marks the first occasion of a song by the band appearing in a motion picture.In July 2007 vocalist Mac left the band and original singer Damian Wilson returned as Threshold's frontman for the first time in nearly a decade for the band's tour dates which extended into 2009.InsideOut Music released the first official Threshold compilation in November 2007. The album, titled "The Ravages of Time," is a two-disc set, covering all of the band's official albums from Wounded Land to Dead Reckoning.In 2009 the band released a limited edition eight-disc singles box set, including previously unreleased b-sides and brand new re-recordings of old demo songs released in other forms before, including Smile At the Moon, (which was debuted live on the 2009 Essence of Progression Tour), Shifting Sands, Half Way Home and Fist of Tongues.On 5 November 2010, Threshold stated on their website that they had started writing a new album. The post stated "the new album is due for release through Nuclear Blast Records sometime in 2011" and that they "will record the new volume at Thin Ice Studios in the UK, with production as usual by Karl Groom and Richard West." The release date has now been revised to 2012.On 3 August 2011, former vocalist Andrew McDermott died of kidney failure.On 24 August 2012, Nuclear Blast announced the release of March of Progress. It was the first album to feature Damian Wilson on vocals since 1997.On March 25, 2014 they announced their new record, which is due to be released September 2014, the follow-up to "March Of Progress" will be called "For The Journey". The album is being produced at Thin Ice Studios in England, by band members Karl Groom (guitars) and Richard West (keyboards). Commented Richard West: "Our recording sessions have been wonderful, we’ve really enjoyed making this record. All the basic parts are recorded so now it's just a case of finishing our solos, compiling the vocals and adding more production moments. I think we've made a very solid record, we're really looking forward to putting it out there!". Final mixing will take place at Thin Ice Studios in May.

Album:

British progressive metal heroes, Threshold, have revealed further info on their upcoming new album, For The Journey. The successor to their 2012 output, March Of Progress, was produced by Karl Groom and Threshold keyboardist Richard West at Thin Ice Studios in England, and mastered by Mika Jussila at Finnvox in Finland. The album will be released on September 19th via Nuclear Blast.Commented Richard West: "For The Journey is one of our strongest albums and one of the most enjoyable to make. I've probably heard it a thousand times during the recording process, but now that's it's over I still can't stop listening to it!“ The cover artwork was created by Polish artist Leszek Bujnowski, who Threshold found on the internet. “He's designed some beautiful pieces and we thought this was a perfect Threshold cover,” stated West.

Line-Up:

Damian Wilson - Vocals (1992-1993, 1996-1997, 2007-present) - See also: Headspace, Unwritten Pages, Star One, Maiden United, ex-Stream of Passion (live), ex-Landmarq, ex-Rick Wakeman
Karl Groom - Guitars (lead) (1988-present) - See also: Unwritten Pages, ex-Shadowland
Richard West - Keyboards (1992-present) - See also: League of Lights
Steve Anderson - Bass (2004-present)
Pete Morten - Guitars (rhythm) (2012-present) - See also: My Soliloquy, Nightmare World, ex-Power Quest
Johanne James - Drums (1999-present) - See also: Kyrbgrinder, The Shadow Theory

Tracklist:

01. Watchtower on the Moon 05:32
02. Unforgiven 05:37
03. The Box 11:59
04. Turned to Dust 04:19
05. Lost in Your Memory 04:36
06. Autumn Red 05:41
07. The Mystery Show 05:37
08. Siren Sky 06:10
09. I Wish I Could 05:28 (Bonus Track)


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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 05 Nov 2022, 10:13

Threshold - European Journey (2CD) (Digipak Edition) (2015)

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Year : 2015
Style : Progressive Metal
Country : United Kingdom
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Size : 180 mb


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Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing covers altogether. Early recordings were released locally on cassette under the band name "If Not, Why?". They played their first gig at The Compasses in Egham, Surrey, with Jon Jeary on vocals and Ian Bennett on bass. In 1992, they signed their first record deal, and after adding vocalist Damian Wilson to the group alongside guitarists Karl Groom and Nick Midson, bassist Jon Jeary and drummer Tony Grinham, produced their first commercial recording, "Intervention," which was released on a Dutch progressive rock compilation album. Shortly afterwards, keyboardist Richard West joined the band, and he remains with them to this day.The band's debut album, Wounded Land, was released in 1993, taking its name and some thematic elements from Stephen R. Donaldson's novel of the same name. Wilson was unavailable to join the band for the follow-up tour, and so Glynn Morgan was recruited to replace him. He sang on the band's 1994 second recording, Psychedelicatessen, which spawned a music video for the song "Innocent," the band's first. The following year, Morgan and the band toured Europe and recorded some of their performances for the short live album, Livedelica.Threshold took a break before their next effort, during which time Morgan and then-drummer Jay Micciche left to form Mindfeed. Rather than finding an unknown singer to replace him, the band turned again to Damian Wilson, and together they recorded 1997's Extinct Instinct. They followed this with another tour of Europe, this time supported by Enchant. Additionally, Johanne James, the band's current drummer, played with them for the first time during this tour. Wilson was unavailable for their next album, so former Sargant Fury vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott, joined to record Clone and would remain with them until 2007.In 2001, Threshold released Hypothetical, which saw Johanne James firmly cemented as the band's permanent drummer. Another lineup change occurred in 2003, when bassist Jon Jeary left and was replaced by Steve Anderson. Around this time the band also re-released their first three studio albums in Special Editions, with bonus tracks, a remastered sound, expanded liner notes and, in the case of Wounded Land and Psychedelicatessen, special CD-ROM content. Their newer albums, starting with Hypothetical, were released in Limited Editions, with similar bonus content. Currently, Clone is the band's only regular release to not have an enhanced version, although it is possible that one will be produced in the future.Threshold left their longtime label, InsideOut Music, in 2006 to join Nuclear Blast Records. The band released Dead Reckoning which spawned a music video for an edit of the song 'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams'. The song also appeared on the 2008 movie soundtrack In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. This marks the first occasion of a song by the band appearing in a motion picture.In July 2007 vocalist Mac left the band and original singer Damian Wilson returned as Threshold's frontman for the first time in nearly a decade for the band's tour dates which extended into 2009.InsideOut Music released the first official Threshold compilation in November 2007. The album, titled "The Ravages of Time," is a two-disc set, covering all of the band's official albums from Wounded Land to Dead Reckoning.In 2009 the band released a limited edition eight-disc singles box set, including previously unreleased b-sides and brand new re-recordings of old demo songs released in other forms before, including Smile At the Moon, (which was debuted live on the 2009 Essence of Progression Tour), Shifting Sands, Half Way Home and Fist of Tongues.On 5 November 2010, Threshold stated on their website that they had started writing a new album. The post stated "the new album is due for release through Nuclear Blast Records sometime in 2011" and that they "will record the new volume at Thin Ice Studios in the UK, with production as usual by Karl Groom and Richard West." The release date has now been revised to 2012.On 3 August 2011, former vocalist Andrew McDermott died of kidney failure.On 24 August 2012, Nuclear Blast announced the release of March of Progress. It was the first album to feature Damian Wilson on vocals since 1997.On March 25, 2014 they announced their new record, which is due to be released September 2014, the follow-up to "March Of Progress" will be called "For The Journey". The album is being produced at Thin Ice Studios in England, by band members Karl Groom (guitars) and Richard West (keyboards). Commented Richard West: "Our recording sessions have been wonderful, we’ve really enjoyed making this record. All the basic parts are recorded so now it's just a case of finishing our solos, compiling the vocals and adding more production moments. I think we've made a very solid record, we're really looking forward to putting it out there!". Final mixing will take place at Thin Ice Studios in May.

Album:

It’s been a while since Threshold released their last live album, 2006’s “Surface to Stage”, and the premier UK prog metal outfit was due to offer their fans another slice of live goodness to play at home or in the car, at work, etc. The album was recorded during several shows and focuses mostly on the studio albums released from 2007’s “Dead Reckoning” and onwards. With a massive fifteen tracks each album gets a few choice cuts and there’s even enough space to travel back in time 1997’s “Extinct Instinct”.With several songs having been originally recorded with previous vocalist Andrew McDermott it’s nice to hear them sung by Damian Wilson this time around. Both vocalists really fit the music, but each has their own style of singing. As such, Damian has really grown into the songs since he took over vocal duties in 2011.The band really is spot-on with all the songs, which won’t be a surprise for fans who’ve seen them live. Therefore it almost feels like you’re listening to the studio tracks, with just a teensy bit of a ‘venue sound’. With the audience being either tame or low in the mix the album does lack a much needed live feeling.Despite that the album really is a nice mix of what the band has created since their previous live album and if you enjoy some prime prog metal you will most certainly enjoy “European Journey”.

Line-Up:

Damian Wilson - Vocals (1992-1993, 1996-1997, 2007-present) - See also: Headspace, Unwritten Pages, Star One, Maiden United, ex-Stream of Passion (live), ex-Landmarq, ex-Rick Wakeman
Karl Groom - Guitars (lead) (1988-present) - See also: Unwritten Pages, ex-Shadowland
Steve Anderson - Bass (2004-present)
Pete Morten - Guitars (rhythm) (2012-present) - See also: My Soliloquy, Nightmare World, ex-Power Quest
Richard West - Keyboards (1992-present) - See also: League of Lights
Johanne James - Drums (1999-present) - See also: Kyrbgrinder, The Shadow Theory

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Slipstream
02. The Hours
03. Liberty, Complacency, Dependency
04. Ground Control
05. Unforgiven
06. Long Way Home
07. Part Of The Chaos
08. Coda

CD2:

01. Watchtower On The Moon
02. Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams
03. Lost In Your Memory
04. Mission Profile
05. The Box
06. Turned To Dust
07. Ashes


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Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 05 Nov 2022, 10:13

Threshold - Legends Of The Shires (2CD) (Limited Edition Digipak) (2017)

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Year : 2017
Style : Progressive Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 172 mb


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Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing covers altogether. Early recordings were released locally on cassette under the band name "If Not, Why?". They played their first gig at The Compasses in Egham, Surrey, with Jon Jeary on vocals and Ian Bennett on bass. In 1992, they signed their first record deal, and after adding vocalist Damian Wilson to the group alongside guitarists Karl Groom and Nick Midson, bassist Jon Jeary and drummer Tony Grinham, produced their first commercial recording, "Intervention," which was released on a Dutch progressive rock compilation album. Shortly afterwards, keyboardist Richard West joined the band, and he remains with them to this day.The band's debut album, Wounded Land, was released in 1993, taking its name and some thematic elements from Stephen R. Donaldson's novel of the same name. Wilson was unavailable to join the band for the follow-up tour, and so Glynn Morgan was recruited to replace him. He sang on the band's 1994 second recording, Psychedelicatessen, which spawned a music video for the song "Innocent," the band's first. The following year, Morgan and the band toured Europe and recorded some of their performances for the short live album, Livedelica.Threshold took a break before their next effort, during which time Morgan and then-drummer Jay Micciche left to form Mindfeed. Rather than finding an unknown singer to replace him, the band turned again to Damian Wilson, and together they recorded 1997's Extinct Instinct. They followed this with another tour of Europe, this time supported by Enchant. Additionally, Johanne James, the band's current drummer, played with them for the first time during this tour. Wilson was unavailable for their next album, so former Sargant Fury vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott, joined to record Clone and would remain with them until 2007.In 2001, Threshold released Hypothetical, which saw Johanne James firmly cemented as the band's permanent drummer. Another lineup change occurred in 2003, when bassist Jon Jeary left and was replaced by Steve Anderson. Around this time the band also re-released their first three studio albums in Special Editions, with bonus tracks, a remastered sound, expanded liner notes and, in the case of Wounded Land and Psychedelicatessen, special CD-ROM content. Their newer albums, starting with Hypothetical, were released in Limited Editions, with similar bonus content. Currently, Clone is the band's only regular release to not have an enhanced version, although it is possible that one will be produced in the future.Threshold left their longtime label, InsideOut Music, in 2006 to join Nuclear Blast Records. The band released Dead Reckoning which spawned a music video for an edit of the song 'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams'. The song also appeared on the 2008 movie soundtrack In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. This marks the first occasion of a song by the band appearing in a motion picture.In July 2007 vocalist Mac left the band and original singer Damian Wilson returned as Threshold's frontman for the first time in nearly a decade for the band's tour dates which extended into 2009.InsideOut Music released the first official Threshold compilation in November 2007. The album, titled "The Ravages of Time," is a two-disc set, covering all of the band's official albums from Wounded Land to Dead Reckoning.In 2009 the band released a limited edition eight-disc singles box set, including previously unreleased b-sides and brand new re-recordings of old demo songs released in other forms before, including Smile At the Moon, (which was debuted live on the 2009 Essence of Progression Tour), Shifting Sands, Half Way Home and Fist of Tongues.On 5 November 2010, Threshold stated on their website that they had started writing a new album. The post stated "the new album is due for release through Nuclear Blast Records sometime in 2011" and that they "will record the new volume at Thin Ice Studios in the UK, with production as usual by Karl Groom and Richard West." The release date has now been revised to 2012.On 3 August 2011, former vocalist Andrew McDermott died of kidney failure.On 24 August 2012, Nuclear Blast announced the release of March of Progress. It was the first album to feature Damian Wilson on vocals since 1997.On March 25, 2014 they announced their new record, which is due to be released September 2014, the follow-up to "March Of Progress" will be called "For The Journey". The album is being produced at Thin Ice Studios in England, by band members Karl Groom (guitars) and Richard West (keyboards). Commented Richard West: "Our recording sessions have been wonderful, we’ve really enjoyed making this record. All the basic parts are recorded so now it's just a case of finishing our solos, compiling the vocals and adding more production moments. I think we've made a very solid record, we're really looking forward to putting it out there!". Final mixing will take place at Thin Ice Studios in May.

Album:

British progressive icons Threshold have announced that their new album, "Legends Of The Shires", will be released via Nuclear Blast.Richard West commented: "We've made a monster of an album, so we thought we should release a monster of a single! The epic "Lost In Translation" really showcases the many sides of our sound and is a great prelude to our album release.""Legends Of The Shires" will be the band's eleventh studio album and their first ever double album. It also features Glynn Morgan back on vocal duties for the first time since 1996.The album artwork was created by Russian artist Elena Dudina. Speaking about the artwork, Richard West says: “I love it when a cover tells you what sort of record you're buying. This one really shouts 'progressive' and reminds me of some of the classic prog albums from the 20th century.”

Line-Up:

Glynn Morgan - Vocals (1994-1995, 2017-present) - See also: ex-Mindfeed, ex-The New Blacks
Karl Groom - Guitars (lead) (1988-present) - See also: Unwritten Pages, ex-Shadowland
Richard West - Keyboards (1992-present) - See also: League of Lights
Steve Anderson - Bass (2004-present)
Johanne James - Drums (1999-present) - See also: Kyrbgrinder, The Shadow Theory

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. The Shire (Part 1) (2:03)
02. Small Dark Lines (5:24)
03. The Man Who Saw Through Time (11:51)
04. Trust The Process (8:44 )
05. Stars And Satellites (7:20)
06. On The Edge (5:20)

CD2:

01. The Shire (Part 2) (5:24)
02. Snowblind (7:03)
03. Subliminal Freeways (4:51)
04. State Of Independence (3:37)
05. Superior Machine (5:01)
06. The Shire (Part 3) (1:22)
07. Lost In Translation (10:20)
08. Swallowed (3:54)

+ Video "Small Dark Lines" (Official Video)


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Threshold - Dividing Lines (2022)

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Year : 2022
Style : Progressive Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 153 mb


Bio:

Threshold is a progressive metal band, formed in Surrey, UK in the late 1980s.Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing together, they began to write their own songs, and eventually stopped playing covers altogether. Early recordings were released locally on cassette under the band name "If Not, Why?". They played their first gig at The Compasses in Egham, Surrey, with Jon Jeary on vocals and Ian Bennett on bass. In 1992, they signed their first record deal, and after adding vocalist Damian Wilson to the group alongside guitarists Karl Groom and Nick Midson, bassist Jon Jeary and drummer Tony Grinham, produced their first commercial recording, "Intervention," which was released on a Dutch progressive rock compilation album. Shortly afterwards, keyboardist Richard West joined the band, and he remains with them to this day.The band's debut album, Wounded Land, was released in 1993, taking its name and some thematic elements from Stephen R. Donaldson's novel of the same name. Wilson was unavailable to join the band for the follow-up tour, and so Glynn Morgan was recruited to replace him. He sang on the band's 1994 second recording, Psychedelicatessen, which spawned a music video for the song "Innocent," the band's first. The following year, Morgan and the band toured Europe and recorded some of their performances for the short live album, Livedelica.Threshold took a break before their next effort, during which time Morgan and then-drummer Jay Micciche left to form Mindfeed. Rather than finding an unknown singer to replace him, the band turned again to Damian Wilson, and together they recorded 1997's Extinct Instinct. They followed this with another tour of Europe, this time supported by Enchant. Additionally, Johanne James, the band's current drummer, played with them for the first time during this tour. Wilson was unavailable for their next album, so former Sargant Fury vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott, joined to record Clone and would remain with them until 2007.In 2001, Threshold released Hypothetical, which saw Johanne James firmly cemented as the band's permanent drummer. Another lineup change occurred in 2003, when bassist Jon Jeary left and was replaced by Steve Anderson. Around this time the band also re-released their first three studio albums in Special Editions, with bonus tracks, a remastered sound, expanded liner notes and, in the case of Wounded Land and Psychedelicatessen, special CD-ROM content. Their newer albums, starting with Hypothetical, were released in Limited Editions, with similar bonus content. Currently, Clone is the band's only regular release to not have an enhanced version, although it is possible that one will be produced in the future.Threshold left their longtime label, InsideOut Music, in 2006 to join Nuclear Blast Records. The band released Dead Reckoning which spawned a music video for an edit of the song 'Pilot In The Sky Of Dreams'. The song also appeared on the 2008 movie soundtrack In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale. This marks the first occasion of a song by the band appearing in a motion picture.In July 2007 vocalist Mac left the band and original singer Damian Wilson returned as Threshold's frontman for the first time in nearly a decade for the band's tour dates which extended into 2009.InsideOut Music released the first official Threshold compilation in November 2007. The album, titled "The Ravages of Time," is a two-disc set, covering all of the band's official albums from Wounded Land to Dead Reckoning.In 2009 the band released a limited edition eight-disc singles box set, including previously unreleased b-sides and brand new re-recordings of old demo songs released in other forms before, including Smile At the Moon, (which was debuted live on the 2009 Essence of Progression Tour), Shifting Sands, Half Way Home and Fist of Tongues.On 5 November 2010, Threshold stated on their website that they had started writing a new album. The post stated "the new album is due for release through Nuclear Blast Records sometime in 2011" and that they "will record the new volume at Thin Ice Studios in the UK, with production as usual by Karl Groom and Richard West." The release date has now been revised to 2012.On 3 August 2011, former vocalist Andrew McDermott died of kidney failure.On 24 August 2012, Nuclear Blast announced the release of March of Progress. It was the first album to feature Damian Wilson on vocals since 1997.On March 25, 2014 they announced their new record, which is due to be released September 2014, the follow-up to "March Of Progress" will be called "For The Journey". The album is being produced at Thin Ice Studios in England, by band members Karl Groom (guitars) and Richard West (keyboards). Commented Richard West: "Our recording sessions have been wonderful, we’ve really enjoyed making this record. All the basic parts are recorded so now it's just a case of finishing our solos, compiling the vocals and adding more production moments. I think we've made a very solid record, we're really looking forward to putting it out there!". Final mixing will take place at Thin Ice Studios in May.

Album:

While "Legends Of The Shires" presented a self-contained narrative that enabled Threshold to let their imaginations run wild, "Dividing Lines" eschews the conceptual approach in favour of a more traditional group of songs, linked by a hazy but unmistakable common theme."'Legends' carried more of a message of redemption, whereas 'Dividing Lines' has got a tougher narrative - it's more a collection of cautionary tales", West explains. "It's got a political commentary woven through it. It reminds me a little bit of our 2004 album 'Subsurface' in that way, which had songs like 'Mission Profile', 'Art Of Reason' and 'Opium', which looked at topics like propaganda, censorship and corruption. So it's in that area. If there is a positive message to the album, it's one about staying true to yourself, trusting your heart and not being swept away by what's going on around you. But we're living in uncertain times and the overall mood of the album reflects that."

Line-Up:

Glynn Morgan - Vocals (1994-1995, 2017-present) - See also: ex-Mindfeed, ex-The New Blacks
Karl Groom - Guitars (lead) (1988-present) - See also: Unwritten Pages, ex-Shadowland
Richard West - Keyboards (1992-present) - See also: League of Lights
Steve Anderson - Bass (2004-present)
Johanne James - Drums (1999-present) - See also: Kyrbgrinder, The Shadow Theory

Tracklist:

01. Haunted
02. Hall Of Echoes
03. Let It Burn
04. Silenced
05. The Domino Effect
06. Complex
07. King Of Nothing
08. Lost Along The Way
09. Run
10. Defence Condition


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