Launched by: AFM Data
Launch Date: March seventeenth, 2023
Style: Progressive Metallic
Hyperlinks: https://www.redemptionweb.com/
Line Up:
Nick van Dyk ? guitars, keyboards
Chris Quirarte ? drums
Sean Andrews ? bass guitar
Tom Englund ? vocals
Vikram Shankar ? keyboards
Tracklist:
01. I Am The Storm
02. Seven Minutes From Sundown
03. Bear in mind The Daybreak
04. The Emotional Depiction Of Mild
05. Resilience
06. Motion At A Distance
07. Flip It On Once more
08. All This Time (And Not Sufficient)
09. The Emotional Depiction Of Mild (Remix)
10. Purple Rain
Vinyl Bonus Tracks:
The Pearl Clutchers (feat. Chris Poland)
The Far Facet Of The Clouds (feat. Henrik Danhage)
Has it been over 20 years now that Redemption got here on the Prog Metallic scene? Holy batman time flies. I keep in mind it effectively when their debut got here out and heard what might be a chance of potential on the time. Who knew they’d nonetheless be kicking some unimaginable music years later? The indicators had been all there I suppose.
The following 4 information that adopted their debut have all been extremely regarded within the Prog world, with “The Fullness of Time” being a private favourite of mine. The torch saved on being waved extremely till Ray Alder exited the band, and issues change considerably with one other uber-talented vocalist in Tom Englund from Evergrey taking on the vocal helm.
There was not a complete lot of change within the music or development per say, simply the music was considerably tailor-made a bit to the extra melodic atonement in Englund’s voice. Not a nasty factor I suppose, simply looks as if it took me longer to get into the music. Maybe intentional because the progressions we’re extra superior to observe, the hooks we’re there, and the style of what makes Redemption so good are a number of the most climatic hooks and riffs you’ll hear on a prog document, with out sounding too excessive. I believe the distinction in vocalist comes from Evergrey the place Tom’s vocals are at all times middle stage, and I imply no disrespect to the remainder of the blokes in his band, as a result of they’re all extraordinarily gifted, however you can hear his voice very dominantly executed there. On Redemption due to this fullness of their sound, he kinda takes a step again considerably with the ability in his voice to not drown out the remainder of the band. My two cents possibly is simply me being a choosy weirdo fanboy.
We supply on with a brand new document in “I Am The Storm” and instantly we launch into the cruncher of “I Am The Storm”, which is without doubt one of the strongest on the album. The extra I listened to “The Emotional Depiction of Mild”, the extra I benefit from the twist within the sound, one thing completely different from Redemption, however one that matches Tom’s vocal model completely. This gradual entry has very refined singing, the music then drifts into this extra up to date progressional quantity written by keyboardist Vikram Shankar. Is a tune that stands uniquely by itself, however one way or the other works simply high quality.
The start of “Motion At A Distance” completely manifests what Redemption is all about, the gradual opening vocals, then the band is available in with this wall of sound that may be a staple of their previous works. A little bit of keyboard magic soloing in between, and the thick and heavy rhythm and bass dominate one other burner of a music. The complicated change of rhythm paints a kaleidoscope of tones and pictures and sounds in my head.
The Epic 12 minute “All This Time (And Not Sufficient)”, a robust emotional lyrical journey that’s craft absolutely delivered by way of Redemption’s twist and turns in its crafty change of rhythms, in addition to Englund’s masterful vocal work is great.
One which took me a minute to digest, it’s often the case with Redemption. The music continues to be relentlessly Redemption, uniquely theirs and a little bit extra various than previous works. I can’t fault the blokes for nonetheless progressing with their sound, as an artist on this style; is a much-needed trait. The document was produced by Nick van Dyk and sound engineer/guitarist Simone Mularoni (DGM), who – alongside Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth) and Henrik Danhage (Evergrey) – additionally options as a visitor musician. Is tough to think about a lot consistency from a band on this usually tumultuous area with static sounds and never a lot range. For that, I complement Redemption to its fullest. They at all times present a high-quality product leaving not a lot to critique, even for hardcore followers of the band.
Written by: Shadow Editor
Rankings: 8/10
