Archon Angel (USA/ITA)

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Archon Angel (USA/ITA)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 02 Jún 2023, 07:34

Archon Angel - Fallen (Japan Edition) (2020)

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Year : 2020
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Italy , United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 202 mb


Bio:

Archon Angel is a new band project born from a meeting between producer/guitar player Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere) and former Savatage and Circle II Circle vocalist Zak Stevens during the making of Timo Tolkki's Avalon's "Return To Eden" album, of which Aldo produced and played guitar and Zak did some guest lead vocals. The two soon started talking to Frontiers about the concept of working on new music together, which was met with great enthusiasm from the label. Aldo submitted to Zak some song ideas which were reminiscent of the classic Savatage sound of records such as "Edge Of Thorns" and "Gutter Ballet". The two felt the magic was there, so no time was wasted in getting together to craft an absolutely striking metal album.Ever since Savatage released their last album "Poets & Madmen", fans have been wondering what has been going on with the band. Many releases have come from the band's members. Chris Caffery, Zak Stevens and of course the Trans Siberian Orchestra releases have been out there. However none of them were making records that sounded like Savatage ... until now! With songwriting and production courtesy of Aldo Lonobile, Archon Angel sees Zak Stevens return to the classic Savatage sound with a particularly strong and inspired release which is going to bring the listeners back to classic albums such as "Gutter Ballet", "Handful Of Rain" and "Dead Winter Dead".Aldo and Zak were also joined in the songwriting department by some of the most outstanding writers and musicians from the Italian rock scene, including Simone Mularoni (of DGM and Sweet Oblivion) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Aldo's bandmate in Edge Of Forever and of course Jorn, Hardline, etc.).The album itself deals with a central character, the Archon, who is a modern day angel figure. The idea goes back to the religious system of Gnosticism. The only difference is that we are immersing the Archon's story into modern day times. The Archon is a medium who brings messages to God (Demiurge) from the people of Earth. The only real concept to the album is that they simply follow the story and life and times of the modern day Archon and his life as he is called upon to protect the people of earth through frightening, turbulent times.Archon Angel is currently working on booking some live shows in support of the album. If Savatage is a favourite of yours, then Archon Angel's "Fallen" may well be your album of the year!

Album:

Archon Angel was formed by producer/guitarist Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere) and former Savatage, Circle II Circle and current Trans-Siberian Orchestra lead vocalist Zak Stevens while both were working on the Timo Tolkki’s Avalon album ‘Return To Eden’.After Lonobile submitted some song ideas reminiscent of the classic Savatage sound, the two felt the magic was there and wasted no time in crafting a striking metal album that also features songwriting contributions from Italian rock royalty Simone Mularoni (DGM, Sweet Oblivion) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Lonobile’s bandmate in Edge Of Forever among many other activities).The album itself deals with a central character, the ‘Archon’, who is a modern day angel, although the concept dates back to the religious system of Gnosticism with the Archon acting as a medium who brings messages to God (or Demiurge) from the people of Earth. The listener is invited to follow the story and life of the Archon as he is called upon to protect the earth’s inhabitants through frightening and turbulent times.Of the first single and album title track, ‘Fallen’, Stevens says, “the song accompanies the Archon on his journey in transitioning from a successful businessman, who leads a life of excess and egoism, to a superhero who will clean up the city and eventually save the world from self destruction.In the song, he is reminiscing about his past and the family he left behind, while summoning the power that called him to save the world to hear him.As for the song’s video, he adds, “After an arduous search for the perfect city and videographer, we settled on Pittsburgh for my scenes. The band was filmed in Genova, Italy, near the famous Porto Antico.In Pittsburgh, we shot atop Mt. Washington, overlooking downtown, much like the Archon would be doing as he pondered his future.The weather didn’t co-operate on the first day as it was raining, but one of the coolest moments occurred while filming. One of the locations was right across from Heinz Field during a Pittsburgh Steelers [football] game. At the apex of the song, the crowd erupted in cheering at the perfect time, and people who were watching us film were caught by surprise.It really contributed to my overall mindset during that portion of the song. It felt like they were cheering for the Archon and it mimicked a true live performance. I can’t wait to get out there and perform this song live with Archon Angel.

Line-Up:

Vocals : Zak Stevens
Guitars : Aldo Lonobile
Bass: Yves Campion
Drums: Marco Lazzarini
Keyboards & Piano (Studio): Antonio Agate

Tracklist:

01. Fallen
02. The Serpent
03. Rise
04. Under The Spell
05. Twilight
06. Faces Of Innocence
07. Hit The Wall
08. Who's In The Mirror
09. Brought To The Edge
10. Return Of The Storm
11. Fallen (Orchestral Version) (Bonus Track)


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Re: Archon Angel (USA/ITA)

Príspevokod užívateľa Horex » 02 Jún 2023, 07:35

Archon Angel - II (2023)

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Year : 2023
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Italy , United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 110 mb


Bio:

Archon Angel is a new band project born from a meeting between producer/guitar player Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere) and former Savatage and Circle II Circle vocalist Zak Stevens during the making of Timo Tolkki's Avalon's "Return To Eden" album, of which Aldo produced and played guitar and Zak did some guest lead vocals. The two soon started talking to Frontiers about the concept of working on new music together, which was met with great enthusiasm from the label. Aldo submitted to Zak some song ideas which were reminiscent of the classic Savatage sound of records such as "Edge Of Thorns" and "Gutter Ballet". The two felt the magic was there, so no time was wasted in getting together to craft an absolutely striking metal album.Ever since Savatage released their last album "Poets & Madmen", fans have been wondering what has been going on with the band. Many releases have come from the band's members. Chris Caffery, Zak Stevens and of course the Trans Siberian Orchestra releases have been out there. However none of them were making records that sounded like Savatage ... until now! With songwriting and production courtesy of Aldo Lonobile, Archon Angel sees Zak Stevens return to the classic Savatage sound with a particularly strong and inspired release which is going to bring the listeners back to classic albums such as "Gutter Ballet", "Handful Of Rain" and "Dead Winter Dead".Aldo and Zak were also joined in the songwriting department by some of the most outstanding writers and musicians from the Italian rock scene, including Simone Mularoni (of DGM and Sweet Oblivion) and Alessandro Del Vecchio (Aldo's bandmate in Edge Of Forever and of course Jorn, Hardline, etc.).The album itself deals with a central character, the Archon, who is a modern day angel figure. The idea goes back to the religious system of Gnosticism. The only difference is that we are immersing the Archon's story into modern day times. The Archon is a medium who brings messages to God (Demiurge) from the people of Earth. The only real concept to the album is that they simply follow the story and life and times of the modern day Archon and his life as he is called upon to protect the people of earth through frightening, turbulent times.Archon Angel is currently working on booking some live shows in support of the album. If Savatage is a favourite of yours, then Archon Angel's "Fallen" may well be your album of the year!

Album:

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to present the upcoming release of Archon Angel's second album, "II", on April 14, 2023. It follows the band's 2020 debut "Fallen", which saw vocalist Zak Stevens (Circle II Circle, Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and producer/guitarist Aldo Lonobile (Secret Sphere, Edge Of Forever) delivering a fantastic slab of power/progressive metal. Fans of Archon Angel's debut will surely find no sophomore slump awaiting them on "II". In fact, Stevens and Lonobile have locked in on all the key parts that worked so well on their debut and amplified and perfected them for this glorious follow-up. The seeds of Archon Angel were planted when producer/guitarist Lonobile and vocalist Stevens were collaborating on songs for Timo Tolkki's Avalon's "Return To Eden" album, which Aldo produced and played guitar on and Zak did some guest lead vocals for. After some discussions about what musical direction they wanted to take, Aldo sent Zak some demos that were reminiscent of classic Savatage records like "Edge Of Thorns" and "Gutter Ballet". The two felt they were onto something and followed their musical muse, ultimately culminating in what would become Archon Angel's debut album "Fallen". Zak Stevens first came to prominence in the metal scene when he was hand-picked by Savatage's Jon Olivia to take over as lead vocalist for the band. Starting with 1993's "Edge Of Thorns", he would record four studio albums with the band, including the aforementioned album plus "Handful Of Rain", "Dead Winter Dead" and "The Wake Of Magellan". He has also performed on multiple Trans-Siberian Orchestra releases, including "Christmas Eve And Other Stories", "Beethoven's Last Night" and more, while also being a member of the band's touring production. Around 2001, Zak started the band Circle II Circle, which has recorded seven studio albums, with the most recent being 2015's "Reign Of Darkness". Additionally, he has appeared on albums by Timo Tolkki's Avalon, Machines Of Grace, Jon Olivia's Pain and more.

Line-Up:

Zak Stevens - Vocals - See also: Circle II Circle, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Savatage, ex-Wicked Witch of Boston, ex-Machines of Grace
Nik Mazzucconi - Bass - See also: Edge of Forever, Labÿrinth, Sunstorm, ex-Jorn, ex-Aleph
Aldo Lonobile - Guitars - See also: Black Eye, Edge of Forever, Lunarian, Ring of Fire, Secret Sphere, Sweet Oblivion, The Erinyes, Poison Rose, ex-Death SS, ex-Elvenking (live), ex-Civilization One, ex-Dead Leaves, ex-Frontiers All Stars
Alessandro Del Vecchio - Keyboards - See also: Chalice of Sin, Edge of Forever, Eleventh Hour, Enemy Eyes, Faithsedge, Jorn, Level 10, Silent Force, Sunstorm, The Grandmaster, Verde Lauro, Dragon's Cave (live), Brunorock, Hardline, Killer Kings, Kraemer, Lovekillers, Mayank, Moonstone Project, Poison Rose, T3nors, The Big Deal, Voodoo Circle, ex-Eden's Curse, ex-Fury n Grace, ex-Axe, ex-Frontiers All Stars, ex-Lionville, ex-Glenn Hughes (live), ex-Matt Filippini (live)
Marco Lazzarini - Drums - See also: Art of Silence, Hell in the Club, Odd Dimension, Secret Sphere, Svart Vold, ex-Death SS, ex-Denial (live), ex-Overtures (live)

Tracklist:

01. Wake Of Emptiness
02. Avenging The Dragon
03. Fortress
04. Quicksand
05. Away From The Sun
06. Afterburn
07. I Will Return
08. One Last Reflection
09. Bulletproof
10. Shattered
11. Lake Of Fire


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