New Progressive Metal

rubyeye · Post by **rubyeye** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:34 pm

I thought I'd just share with you a couple of new albums I picked up some of you might be interested in:

OSI - Office of Strategic Influence
The new 'supergroup' comprising Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Jim Matheos (Fates Warning), and Kevin Moore (Chroma Key, ex-Dream Theater)
This politically themed album is not bad. Musically it sounds more like Fates Warning's last album, Disconnected, but Kevin really took it another direction with alot of keyboard programming. His vocals are not impressive but it works for this style of music. As for Mike's contribution...well you're not going to hear DT here, and that's a good thing!
If you're interested in something 'seriously' different give a listen to OSI, especially if you like Fates Warning (or Dream Theater).

Pagan's Mind
Their new release, Celestial Entrance, has got to be THE finest melodic metal disc I have ever heard. This Norwegian band combines elements of Dream Theater with the vocal stylings of (early) Queensryche as well as fellow natives Roy Khan (Kamelot) and Tore Østby (ARK) - originally from Conception. But they manage to remain completely unique to themselves without sounding too much like any of the above mentioned bands.
You can read a couple of reviews at Progressiveworld and PowerProg Online
Also, they have just been confirmed to play at PowerProg Europe 2003!!

~Check'em out

Chaos Angel · Post by **Chaos Angel** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:41 pm

Thanks for the suggestions, Rubyeye.

rubyeye · Post by **rubyeye** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:42 pm

Sorry, I FUBARed. Those links again for

Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance
Progressiveworld.net
ProgPower Online

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:43 pm

OSI is pretty nice.

But Pagan's Mind sounds sweeeet. Must get me some.

rubyeye · Post by **rubyeye** » Tue Mar 11, 2003 10:55 pm

flint_the_dwarf wrote:OSI is pretty nice.

But Pagan's Mind sounds sweeeet. Must get me some.

The general consensus for OSI is to get the Limited Edition because of the song : The Thing That Never Was : If you read the liner notes Mike posted on their website, he details how this song was originally going to be used but wound up getting sliced and diced by Kevin and ended up as tracks #1, #2, #3, #4, and #10.

Oh, and I should have added - you can see a clip from the multimedia video and hear audio samples from their E-card, available at InsideOut Music America.

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:45 pm

I.. cant consider Pagans mind Progressive, at least from the songs I heard. Probably going to pick up their cd tonight. They're more power metal than anything.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:49 pm

Necroposter! Kill it!

rubyeye · Post by **rubyeye** » Wed Mar 26, 2003 10:59 pm

nailz1000 wrote:I.. cant consider Pagans mind Progressive, at least from the songs I heard. Probably going to pick up their cd tonight. They're more power metal than anything.

Well, they are kind of a mixed-breed incorporating much of Dream Theater's sound/style and taking it in a much more powerful direction.

rurouni_trelane · Post by **rurouni_trelane** » Thu Mar 27, 2003 2:42 pm

If these guys are anything like Nightwish from your Tenth Man Down vid, Rubyeye, I'm gonna love it. <clicks on links>