This is absolutely awesome and it totally captures the essence of the album:

wow. shit. killer!!!

what kind of music will you be playing? i love lee abraham's black and white release...is it somewhere in that vein?

That looks sweet, man! Killer artwork.

that's kinda cool... but waaay too dramatic IMO

goo-goo


wow. shit. killer!!!

what kind of music will you be playing? i love lee abraham's black and white release...is it somewhere in that vein?

Well, maybe, it's a bit heavier in sections, and a bit softer in other sections.  It's a concept album.  I don't want to give away too much right now, but I will tell you that I wrote all of the music, and I have some KILLER musicians involved (kind of like what the Ayreon albums are like) and the music is sort of like Iron Maiden/Rush/Pink Floyd/Judas Priest/Dream Theater influenced....

I think most of the people who visit this forum would probably enjoy the music.

No growling vocals.  Our vocalist posts here.  I'll let him identify himself if he wants to.  He has an incredible voice, and basically never misses a note.  The demos sound production ready.

When people hear the keyboard player, they are going to say "he sounds like Jordan Rudess" and I have some guitarists that will blow some minds, and the drummer cites Portnoy as his biggest influence, he's in his late 30's and has been playing since he was 13.....

I don't like to ring my own bell too much, but I think this album is going to surprise a lot of people.

Lurtz


that's kinda cool... but waaay too dramatic IMO

LOL, the album is extremely dramatic, so the artwork fits the music very well.  You are fee to not like it, I don't really care.  I think it captures the essence of the album perfectly.

szabiakanich


That looks sweet, man! Killer artwork.

Thanks, Szabi! FYI, the artist is a guy named Martin Kornick, and he's done album covers for Neal Morse, Keith Emerson, and The Tangent, among others.  He's extremely talented and has a real knack for capturing the mood of the album in a visual format.  He's also a good friend of mine.

Is he the Man in the Mountain?

szabiakanich


Is he the Man in the Mountain?

Yes

Very cool stuff.
When do we hear samples?

Or is the recording process still going on?

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goo-goo


wow. shit. killer!!!

what kind of music will you be playing? i love lee abraham's black and white release...is it somewhere in that vein?

Well, maybe, it's a bit heavier in sections, and a bit softer in other sections.  It's a concept album.  I don't want to give away too much right now, but I will tell you that I wrote all of the music, and I have some KILLER musicians involved (kind of like what the Ayreon albums are like) and the music is sort of like Iron Maiden/Rush/Pink Floyd/Judas Priest/Dream Theater influenced....

I think most of the people who visit this forum would probably enjoy the music.

No growling vocals.  Our vocalist posts here.  I'll let him identify himself if he wants to.  He has an incredible voice, and basically never misses a note.  The demos sound production ready.

When people hear the keyboard player, they are going to say "he sounds like Jordan Rudess" and I have some guitarists that will blow some minds, and the drummer cites Portnoy as his biggest influence, he's in his late 30's and has been playing since he was 13.....

I don't like to ring my own bell too much, but I think this album is going to surprise a lot of people.

Thanks KNH! I'll preorder a copy once you finish it!

spocks_brow


Very cool stuff.
When do we hear samples?

Or is the recording process still going on?

We've just completed demos, and recording begins this weekend.  I expect to have some really proper samples ready by mid-January, but I don't mind providing a little tease for now.

This little sample is just something the keyboard player sent me a few weeks ago as we were working out the details to one of his solos.  Now please keep in mind that this is extremely rough, just something he tossed out, completely off the cuff, and it has fake drums and all (we have a real drummer)

But this might give you an idea of what to expect, although, from this sample, you can't really tell how guitar-heavy the album really is, but fuck it, I don't mind giving you all a little peak inside the demo/writing process.

Anyway, this is a very, very early and extremely rough demo of the keyboard solo to the second track on the album, which is called "Fly"

http://www.kirksnosehair.com/pics/flysolo.mp3

Dude has some skills. 

goo-goo

KirksNoseHair

goo-goo


wow. shit. killer!!!

what kind of music will you be playing? i love lee abraham's black and white release...is it somewhere in that vein?

Well, maybe, it's a bit heavier in sections, and a bit softer in other sections.  It's a concept album.  I don't want to give away too much right now, but I will tell you that I wrote all of the music, and I have some KILLER musicians involved (kind of like what the Ayreon albums are like) and the music is sort of like Iron Maiden/Rush/Pink Floyd/Judas Priest/Dream Theater influenced....

I think most of the people who visit this forum would probably enjoy the music.

No growling vocals.  Our vocalist posts here.  I'll let him identify himself if he wants to.  He has an incredible voice, and basically never misses a note.  The demos sound production ready.

When people hear the keyboard player, they are going to say "he sounds like Jordan Rudess" and I have some guitarists that will blow some minds, and the drummer cites Portnoy as his biggest influence, he's in his late 30's and has been playing since he was 13.....

I don't like to ring my own bell too much, but I think this album is going to surprise a lot of people.

Thanks KNH! I'll preorder a copy once you finish it!

That's very kind of you, goo-goo.  This album really means a lot to me.  I've wanted to do this for a very long time, and all of my recent health issues really got me focused on getting it done once and for all.

I really think a lot of people are going to enjoy this music.  And I cannot take credit for how good everything is coming out.  Yeah, I wrote the songs, BUT, the musicians that I have gathered are just AMAZING, and it's THEY that are going to make this album very special.

Also, what's really cool is the album is a concept album that covers a topic of history.  It's 100% historically accurate, and the writer of the lyrics, who is a published author, spent TONS of time researching everything so that we could make sure that we were telling an historically accurate story, but also a story that draws comparisons to contemporary life.

KirksNoseHair


Anyway, this is a very, very early and extremely rough demo of the keyboard solo to the second track on the album, which is called "Fly"

http://www.kirksnosehair.com/pics/flysolo.mp3

Dude has some skills. 

That sounds really good, indeed very Rudess-ish.

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KirksNoseHair


Anyway, this is a very, very early and extremely rough demo of the keyboard solo to the second track on the album, which is called "Fly"

http://www.kirksnosehair.com/pics/flysolo.mp3

Dude has some skills. 

That sounds really good, indeed very Rudess-ish.

When he sent me this sample I was like

Yeah, he's an incredible musician. 

And if you think that's good, wait until you hear our vocalist.

He's INCREDIBLE.  The dude is like a machine, even his demo stuff was literally note-perfect.  His pitch is outstanding and he can sing the heavy stuff with an edge and the more mellow, emotional stuff with real emotion.

I have managed to assemble an extremely talented group of guys who are all committed to putting out a quality performance on this album.

This album is not a "wank fest" either.  Yes, there will be plenty of cool instrumentation (including a classically trained violinist! ) and a lot of intense guitar and keyboard solos, but the main focuses of this album were telling a good story using good songs with plenty of memorable melody and well-written lyrics.

Thanks for your interest, man, I appreciate it.

Awesome artwork.  I'm excited for this and I'm also excited to tape the violin tracks!

Kinda reminds me of the solo section in "One Small Step" by Ayreon. From the small biit of vocals at the end, he sounds kind of like whoever did the vocals for that song

dude thats a fucking badass cover! its got a kind of "Here's Johnny!" vibe to it

listen to australian prog: halcyon 

KirksNoseHair

faizoff

KirksNoseHair


Anyway, this is a very, very early and extremely rough demo of the keyboard solo to the second track on the album, which is called "Fly"

http://www.kirksnosehair.com/pics/flysolo.mp3

Dude has some skills. 

That sounds really good, indeed very Rudess-ish.

When he sent me this sample I was like

Yeah, he's an incredible musician. 

And if you think that's good, wait until you hear our vocalist.

He's INCREDIBLE.  The dude is like a machine, even his demo stuff was literally note-perfect.  His pitch is outstanding and he can sing the heavy stuff with an edge and the more mellow, emotional stuff with real emotion.

I have managed to assemble an extremely talented group of guys who are all committed to putting out a quality performance on this album.

This album is not a "wank fest" either.  Yes, there will be plenty of cool instrumentation (including a classically trained violinist! ) and a lot of intense guitar and keyboard solos, but the main focuses of this album were telling a good story using good songs with plenty of memorable melody and well-written lyrics.

Thanks for your interest, man, I appreciate it.

I can't wait to hear this!!! I've heard from your vocalist that you've really got a killer set of musicians behind this album! Sounds amazing so far man!!

So, since I can't figure out how to get my lovely gif to work here, here is the link to my band's myspace page.
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Fuck it, I sat here reading the thread going meh, I'm sure it's good, but after listening to that clip I am very interested in getting this. Great shit KNH

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Thank-you Kirk for officially giving me my next release to be excited about!

Looks awesome Kirk! Can't wait to hear some samples.

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Relisoc


Kinda reminds me of the solo section in "One Small Step" by Ayreon. From the small biit of vocals at the end, he sounds kind of like whoever did the vocals for that song

LOL, that's me on the vox at the end of that clip and I suck.  We have a REAL vocalist who will be doing the singing on the album.

That's a pretty badass cover.  Looking forward to checking out some samples!

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Awesome album cover!...like the style and love the logo to. Kudos to Martin Kornick, he has got some photoshop skills.

Steve

ganpondorodf


That's a pretty badass cover.  Looking forward to checking out some samples!

In case you missed it upthread, this is an extremely early and very rough keyboard solo:
"Fly" solo outtake

That's awesome.  If you like those sorta spacey synth sounds (as I do) then you might like The Black Mages' self-titled album...

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That's awesome.  If you like those sorta spacey synth sounds (as I do) then you might like The Black Mages' self-titled album...

Yeah, that lead sound is pretty cool.  The keyboard player has about 20,000 patches, so look for a fairly wide variety of sounds on the album, and LOTS of orchestration on the three epics.

That's right, we have three epics that are all lyrically and musically linked together to form one massive 48 minute epic.

Holy shit thats awesome!

I'm the nicest evil person you will ever meet.

Nice artwork.

I wish you all the best with this. The dream comes to life. Carpe Diem.
You seized the day. I don't know you but from one old fucker to another
I'm proud of you for not giving up.

I'll be buying one for sure.

emtee


Nice artwork.

I wish you all the best with this. The dream comes to life. Carpe Diem.
You seized the day. I don't know you but from one old fucker to another
I'm proud of you for not giving up.

I'll be buying one for sure.

Thanks man, hey, one of our tracks is called, "Carpe Diem"

Very dramatic cover

Certainly very busy, but if it suits the music, then that is cool

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Indeed, the JR influence is strong on that clip

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Very dramatic cover

Certainly very busy, but if it suits the music, then that is cool

The man literally captured the essence of the music with that cover art.  We're all floored by it.

And yeah, the keyboard player is definitely a monster, but wait until you hear the guitar solos too.  Just as good.

Can't wait for this album - exquisite work by Martin on the cover, as usual...

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Yeah, John, I think you're gonna dig this one.

Fantastic. I really love the composition of it. Haha, its one of those covers where it makes me highly interested in what the music is like even though I've never heard your band. =]

Love the artwork.
Love the logo.
Love the title.

Can´t wait to hear it!

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Hey KNH! Just crashed into this thread here... Wow, seems like you have something big going on here! I love when people are creative and enthusiastic about their own stuff! You definitely are and i'll have an eye on that record!

Concerning the Cover: Technically VERY good, VERY dramatic as some people already stated, a bit too "one coloured" for my taste though and the Logo is a tad too 70ies-ish for my liking. Reminds me of CAMEL or something... but probably that's something that i have to get used to before judging...

All in all it looks and sounds brilliant! Respect and good luck for the recordings!