Diamond Head Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days? 
2. Mainly we are concentrating on getting the band out playing live as much as possible. There are still many territories that Diamond Head have never been to so while we all get on so well and love what we are doing then we shall continue to break new ground wherever possible and enjoy the ride.

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the newer music and how it differs from previous recordings? 

The last album ‘What’s In Your Head?’ was recorded on my home PC with Pro Tools LE. It is the cheapest album we have ever made yet sounds great. It proves that albums can be made with digital equipment on a budget now and that the artist can make some money out of it without having to sell a million copies to break even. We have gone with the times a little sound wise but guitar riffs are always at the heart of Diamond Head songs. It always starts with the riff.

2. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?
3. I don’t write lyrics but it sounds like Nick is singing about the usual rock themes. Relationships, sex, war, revenge, obsession, paranoia and suicide.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the band’s name? 

The Name Diamond Head comes from the title of a 1975 album released by Phil Manzanera from Roxy Music. I had a poster of it on my wall and when I was forming the band in the summer of 1976 I cut the name Diamond Head out thinking it would be a good name for the band. Much latter I discovered Diamond Head was the name of a volcano in Hawaii and also a movie starring Charlton Heston.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

 One of my favourite shows was the Reading festival back in 1982. It all felt like it was coming together and the band was continually moving upwards. Also the 2005 European tour with Megadeth was a wonderful experience. Dave Mustaine was very helpful to us on this tour and as it was sold out we felt like every night was a great opportunity to convert more and more people to the Diamond Head cause.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

 Diamond Head have a 17 date East Coast US tour beginning April 10^th and we will be touring Europe in September then  returning to the US for a West coast tour in October. Some of the dates have been announced already and are on www.diamond-head.net it looks like being a busy year and we are all looking forward to it.

7. The band has been an influence on alot of metal bands, what are your thoughts of the groups that took inspiration from your albums? 

It’s very flattering, they say “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” and it means that other musicians really got what the band was about and wanted to do something similar. Of course it would mean a lot less if Metallica had not covered Diamond Head songs. If all they had done was steal a few riffs and arrangement ideas then I would not be so happy. The fact that I get songwriters royalties every 6 months is a life saver for me.

8. The band has broken up a couple of times, what was the cause behind the splits and what was it that motivated you to get the band going again?

 It very hard to keep a band together, I really admire bands like U2 and Aerosmith that has had a stable line up for many years. It’s very easy to get fed up with someone’s attitude or to decide that you would like all the shit to stop. I used to wonder why big bands who obviously don’t need the money continue to tour and I reckon its like a drug playing in front of 10,000 people every night, they need that buzz and when the tour ends and they go home they miss it. Our first split in 1983 was when the band was under huge pressure to get an album recorded in a very expensive London studio. We were not ready for that level of perfection and the strain broke us up, the band reformed in 1990 when Metallica had covered 3 Diamond Head songs and were constantly name checking us all over the world as a major influence. It seemed daft not to.

Now the motivation is that we all love it and want to keep it going as long as possible.

9. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your newer music by fans of metal?

Very good, it’s a more modern sound and a lot of the songs work great live, so a lot of our newer fans enjoy the last few albums. We cannot compete with the very heavy bands and don’t particularly want to, we do what we do and hope there is a market for it.

10. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

 I guess we have a sound and a style so it will be business as usual; it’s a bit late in the day to anything radical.

11. What are some bands or musical styles that influenced your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

 My writing is mostly influenced by the things I grew up listening to but now and again I hear something I really like and it inspires me to write a new song. At the moment I am listening to Muse, Kings of Leon, Porcupine Tree, Biffy Clyro, Rival Sons and Bob Dylan.

12. Outside of music what are some of your interests? 

I like reading and watching movies. I am the keeper of the Diamond Head archive and there is usually something going on that I have to take care of or oversee whether its T shirt design, posters, the web site, DVDs, CDs, interviews, photographs, artwork, etc so that takes up a lot of my time but I am not complaining, it’s my baby.

Devil To Pay Interview

1. Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days? 

Rob: Gearing up for the release of "Fate is Your Muse", coming out on Ripple Music this April. 

2. How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases?

Steve: If forced at gunpoint to describe it, I would probably say Post-Stoner Hoosier Doom Rock featuring hints of southern sludge and NWOBHM heaviness, a whiff of fuzzed out boogie, some ponderous grungy Sabbath odes, and a dash of speedy metal mania, all smothered in melodic vocal gravy and metaphysical musings. Compared to the previous albums, this album has some gravitas. Musically it’s not terribly far from the last record, “Heavily Ever After” but I think the songwriting, lyrics and vocals are a step up from where we were then.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the new release? 

Steve: This album benefitted from my worldview getting a complete makeover. Something happened to me one night (in 2011)and I ended up on a mad quest into these new age spiritual ideas, as well as modern theories like quantum field theory and Hugh Everett III’s Many Worlds Theory. Throw in some placebo effect, power of the mind, near death experience stuff and you can get a partial idea. I was kind of like Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It was pretty intense. Long story short, the album is a microcosm of where I was when I popped out of the wormhole. I was feeling pretty grateful and optimistic too. There are some bits in there about physical vs non-physical reality, being comfortable at the center of infinite possibilities, reincarnation, the illusion of it all. There is also some lighter fare, like ‘Ten Lizardmen & One Pocketknife’ which is about straddling the line between playing Dungeons& Dragons and being abducted by aliens, as well as ‘Wearin You Down’ which is my take on the futility of argument when I believe all reality is subjective.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

Steve: the band had been trying to come up with a name for a bit, and I took this dictionary of phrases to work and started jotting down ideas. Devil to Pay was one of them, we ended up with a show and had to pick one.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Steve: We’ve been lucky enough to play some great festivals and open for some of our heroes. Opening for Clutch was definitely a highlight. Our stage performance is just four dudes, kicking out the jams. No fire or explosions… no corpsepaint or spikes or rotten meat... no skintight bodysuits! (laughs)

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

Rob: Work in progress, but yes... Ultimate goal is to get over to Europe, we just need to find some sponsor(s)... 

Steve: Putting the wheels in motion for some shows this summer with our brothers in Lo-Pan. Looking forward to getting out there and shaking hands & kissin’ babies.

7. Currently you are signed to Ripple Music, how did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe the support they have given you so far?

Steve: We have a mutual friend. He asked me one day who was putting our new record. I kinda laughed because we’d been doing it ourselves for so long, I literally stopped trying to find a label. Eventually he said he would send some of our music to the Ripple guys and that was that. Once we saw what they were all about (with their music blog and then the label), it didn’t take much convincing on our end. Top notch dudes who love music, a great story… it’s a perfect fit for a band like us.

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of rock and metal? 

Steve: Hard to say, exactly… When you put your music out yourself your range is limited to your cash flow. So ‘worldwide’I would say the feedback has always been good, just limited in scope. We are looking forward to people hearing the tunes!

9. Are there any other musical projects going on these days?

Rob: I think Chad (drums) always has something in his pocket. Steve also plays guitar with legendary Apostle of Solitude. Not sure if Matt has anything else going on, and I’ve been thinking about re-constructing a thrash/death metal band again. Time will tell.

10. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

Rob: Hard to say when you have 4 guys all listening to different styles, thinking about different things and experiencing life in their own way. Those all really impact the song writing process. Lyrical content has traditionally been Steve's domain, so that will really depend on where his head is at when we sit down to work on the next release for Ripple Music.



11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Rob: I think we're fans of all sorts of music. From classical to punk, old school country to death metal. We're all over the place, especially on long road trips when Steve bombards us with The Coasters, which I suddenly can't stop listening to...

Steve: the Coasters have been an influence since I was just a little kid. My first two records I bought were Funny Bone Favorites type goofy-ass song compilations. Now, I love me some metal and heaviness, but I love melodies, and I dig catchy stuff. I love good songs. I try not to have any limitations and listen with an open mind. Some things take longer to grow on me. Some of my favorite bands are Goatsnake, Eldemur Krimm, ZZ Top, Mr. Bungle… the list goes on. When the band started, our influences were C.O.C., Sabbath, Kyuss, Clutch & Orange Goblin, etc. We always tried to do our own thing and that ended up pulling us in different directions, in a good way. It’s part of the journey that got us here today.

12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Rob: I’m big into camping, fishing and cigars.
Steve: I like traveling, sweepstakes, hanging with animals and listening to my intuition.


13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview.

Rob: Thank you for the taking the time to write. We hope you enjoy "Fate is Your Muse".

Steve: Yeah, thanks for the opportunity!

DEVIL TO PAY is:

Steve Janiak – guitar & vocals

Rob Hough – guitar

Matt Stokes – bass

Chad Prifogle - drums

Nailgun Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

The band was founded in mid 2008 in southern Germany. The goal was to combine the ideas and experiences each band member accumulated in various bands and musical genres into a new project. And so NAILGUN was born.
In 2011 we released our first CD called “Paindustry”. The reviews for this album were partially stunning and so we started to work on our second CD right after its release.
In early 2012 we went into the studio to record the new album. It was a fascinating experience to work with a professional producer and he really pushed us forward.
Finally we`ve released our latest album “New World Chaos” in October 2012.


2. How would you describe your musical sound?

The sound is simply Metal. You can find some Dark Metal influences as well as Heavy and Thrash Metal elements. Some magazines compare us with bands like Nevermore, Metallica, Communic and a bit of Iced Earth, Danzig and Vicious Rumors combined with the vocals of Blaze Bayley, James Hetfield and Warrel Dane.


3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

The lyrical topics are spread widely. Most of the lyrics involve personal problems, social issues, religious misconceptions and lies. Many lyrics are positioned in the here and now and we do not have many fantasy lyrics.
On our latest CD “New World Chaos” there are about 90% of the lyrics based on real events and facts.


4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

The inspiration for the bands name was that we wanted to have a simple and short name everyone can combine to a metal band. It’s just one word but with a punchy meaning.


5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

One of the best shows in the past surely was a show in Switzerland because it`s always fun to play abroad. And it`s always a new challenge for us to bring our music to an audience that was unfamiliar with it yet. And our release party for the new album was also a killer show: All our friends were there, we could play as long as we wanted to and had a big party!
If NAILGUN have a gig, we not simply go on stage and play. We make a fucking great show and demonstrate everybody that we get a kick out of playing METAL! We always try do do something special, we’ll never make a typical standard. We fucking rock the crowd!


6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

Currently we have no plans for a tour in the near future. But we are looking forward to play some single shows in clubs. It is hard for a newcomer to take a ride on a complete tour. Usually you have to pay to play on a tour and it is quite expensive. But if we get a fair offer for a tour, we`ll take the chance and do it!


7. Currently you are signed to STF Records. How did you get in contact with this label and how would you describe the support they have given you so far?

It`s been just the usual manner how we got in contact with STF: We`ve sent promo packages to many labels including the CD, band infos, photos etc. and one of the first feedbacks came from STF. They liked our songs and production and invited us to their office. There they told us that they`d be interested in working together with NAILGUN and some conversations later the contract was signed. STF opened many doors for us that would have been closed without them: For example our new album was reviewed in all the big music magazines in Germany, the print magazines as well as the online magazines. In general we got a lot more reviews than for our first album. I think without a label this wouldn`t be possible. And because of our label`s distribution partners our CD was released everywhere in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and is also available in online shops worldwide.


8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of metal?

The feedback is mainly positive. The people recommend our style that we do not sound like many others. The album sound is also more sophisticated than many other productions released today. We didn’t want to have a product without any recognition value, too.


9. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?

This is a full time line up. All other musical projects are currently down.
At the moment we are looking for a new guitarist. Forthcoming shows we are going to play with just one guitar until we have a new guitar player.


10. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

Well, we have our own way and style. We try to improve our style from album to album so it becomes even more significant for everyone and so it increases the aforesaid recognition value for NAILGUN.


11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

We are influenced by bands and styles of the 80`s and 90`s. Bands like Accept, Ozzy, Iron Maiden, Running Wild, Nevermore, Metallica, Testament, Kreator. We have a wide influence of styles like Heavy Metal, Speed- and Thrash Metal. There are even some Power and Progressive Metal elements in our songs as well as some dark and gothic vibes.
Today we listen to different kinds of metal bands. Next to the “old bands” we listen to Nightwish, Pain, Lacuna Coil, Amorphis, The Vision Bleak and many more. As you can see, we’re not living in the past with our musical preferences.

12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Some of us like cycling, swimming and travelling. And even arts: So for example the cover concept of our CD “New World Chaos” and the official T-shirt was designed by the band. And we are all fans of action movies. Okay, here’s the part where we have to be honest that we still live in the past. We love the movies of Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Van Damme and Willis. Yes we are fans of both “Expendables” movies, which cares about the story J and of course we all like having some drinks and enjoying ourselves..............


13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

We want to say thanks for the interview. And to all the readers out there, listen to our CD “New World Chaos”. It’s worth listen to it! We’ve all put a lot of energy, blood, sweat and tears in it so you won’t be disappointed. New world chaos is still in progress.

Colossus Fall/Sempvirens/2013 EP Review

  Colossus  Fall  are  a  band  from  Switzerland  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge,  hardcore,  and  stoner  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2013  ep  "Sempvirens".

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  drumming  with  no  fast  playing  or  blast  beats  being  present on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of  the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  sludge,  hardcore  and s toner rock together  to  create  a  sound  of t heir  own  with  a  good  amount  of  melodic  and  heavy  riffing  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present on t his  recording.

  Vocals  are  all  hardcore/sludge  style  yells  and  screams,  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent,  dark  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  and  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on t his  ep.

  In  my  opinion  Colossus  Fall  are  a  very  great  and  heavy  sounding  hybrid  of  sludge,  metal,  hardcore  and  stoner  rock  and  if  you  are  a f an  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Human  Shield"  and  "Kill  The  Shepherd".   RECOMMENDED  BUY.
    

00y 18/Stahlstadt/2013 EP Review

  00y 18  are  a  band  from  Austria  that  plays  an  instrumental  form  of  music  which  combines  sludge,  doom  metal  and  post  rock  together  and  this  is  a  review  of t heir  self  released  2013  ep  "Stahlstadt".

  Drum  programming  ranges  from  slow  to  mid  paced  beats  which  never  get  fast,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  doom  metal,  sludge,  drone  and  post  rock  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  and  there  are  no  guitar  solos  or  leads  present  on  this  recording.

  Vocals  are  all  absent  from t his  recording  with  the  music  being  all  instrumental,  while  the  song  themes  revolve  around  dark  concepts,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  dark  sound  for  being  a  self  released  recording  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  presented  on t his  ep.

  In  my  opinion  00y  18  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  drone,  doom,  sludge  and  post  rock  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Linz".  RECOMMENDED  BUY. 

Molllust Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Hi  ! Think of three young ladies and three young men. Three classical musicians (soprano, violin, cello, piano) and three metal guys (rock tenor, e-guitar, e-bass, drums). Leave them together in the rehearsal room and let them mix their styles. Add minor tonality and a bit dark sounding atmosphere – and voilà, the result is molllust. We started to play concerts in 2011. Currently, we prepare to conquer the festival stages. And in between, we made a Bach-Special called Bach con fuoco, won the BachSpiele with this program and release an EP with our winner songs.

2.How would you describe your musical sound?

We combine tender and soft nuances of classical music with aggression and power of metal. Dramatic and passion unite the genres and create our unique sound – sometimes sensual and sophisticated, sometimes rough and somehow dark.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

The texts often reflect feelings and how people interact and deal with their emotions. Some are also based on real occasions. They helped to cope with bad situations. I chose German language because it is easier for me to use metaphors and second meanings in my mother tongue. But we are currently working on an English version of our website which will include a translation of the texts. Then non-German speaking people can have a closer look at the lyrics, too.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

To find an appropriate name for our band, we were searching for a word combination that describes our music and our attitude towards it. “moll” means “minor”, the mode in which we compose most auf our music. “Lust” means “pleasure”. It shows our love to make music in a bit dark sounding mood. “molllust” is also very similar to the german word “Wollust”, this means “voluptuousness” and stands for our passion in our music.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

We had a very special show in the mainstation of Leipzig. We presented our Bach-program to the jurors of the BachSpiele. But in fact, we had a huge audience on three floors – children, senior citizens, people of all ages. When we started playing, people were really surprised. Many people were really excited about what we did, some got thoughtful, some didn’t care and continued shopping. For us, it was a very unusual audience – little children were dancing in front of the stage, old ladies listening and smiling delighted – people who would never come to a metal concert. It felt great to perform in such an unusual location and we really, really enjoyed it although we were a bit worried about the strong echo and the loudness at first. I had the impression my voice got wings and flew through the whole station without real effort – this was overwhelming, somehow magic. Obviously, this magic also hit our jurors – we won the competition. We are looking forward to release this program as an EP on March 17th. This will be a great concert, too: We invited background singers and additional strings. Therefore we’ll be about 20 musicians on stage. It already sounds great in the rehearsals! A great concert, of course, was our support show for Coppelius, too. The icing on the cake was that their singer joined us for a song and we performed together. The fans really got crazy.

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

We have plans for several concerts, for example on WGT, Bachfest and Comedy meets Metal Open Air, but not a real tour. But let’s see what we manage to organize in the future…

7. Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label and if so what kind of label do you feel that would be a perfect fit for the band?

We are not really searching for a label because we already found some strong partners. Markus Eck from Metalmessage is a really great promoter. He is full of enthusiasm, this gives us so much motivation. In addition, we started to work together with stage cat booking. As a result, we hope for many concerts in the future. But we wouldn’t hesitate to start working with a label if they offer us a good deal.

8. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of opera and metal?

We got a very positive feedback. We were really surprised how international the reaction turned out to be although we have German lyrics. Of course there are always some people who are not interested in your music or who don’t find access to it. This makes me a bit sad, but I accept it. On the whole, we got more reactions from the metal than from the classical scene. At the same time, we occurred much more in the metal world, so I consider it as a result of our presence and not as a sign for more or less interest.

9. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?

molllust takes most of our time. And when we do not take care of molllust, we all have to earn money somehow – therefore there isn’t that much time left. But our drummer is still in close contact with his Italian band – although they can’t play together that often because of the distance. Time by time, I also have little engagements for classical singing.

10. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

Our main project will stay our own compositions. We’ll continue to mix classic and metal and try out how we can improve it. It is also a great pleasure to work with additional musicians. Unfortunately, it is from a technical and financial point of few not always possible to play concerts with such a huge ensemble. As our second matter, we’ll continue to work with adaptations from great composers, mainly from classical époques - not only Johann Sebastian Bach, of course.

11. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also waht are you listening to nowadays?

My first idols in music were classical composers due to my classical roots. I really enjoyed (and still enjoy) especially the composers of Romanticism, f. e. Rachmaninow, Brahms, Dvorak. Therion and Nightwish were the first bands that influenced me more than 10 years ago. But I always had my own vision of combining classical music with metal, because I always got the impression the classic wasn’t involved with all its strength. Therefore I never tried to copy, but to develop the fusion of the genres in an even closer way. Recently, I like to collect impressions from different composers and bands to widen my horizon. So I sing a Puccini aria, followed by a listening session of Disillusions Gloria, then f. e. an underground female fronted Ukrainian symphonic metal band follows. There isn’t this one CD I listen to over and over again.

12. Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Music is my life. It takes some time to work to make my living, too. There isn’t much left besides. I love to dance, especially ballroom or rock’n’roll, to meet friends and to go to concerts or the opera. But due to the music, everything else is reduced to a minimum. It is not only the music itself that takes much time, but also all the tasks beyond, like organizational stuff, promotion, taking care of our website and so on.

13. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thank you very much for your time and your interest in molllust. We are really cheerful about every single person we can touch with our music. We’d love to see you all at a concert one day!

Radiance/Undying Diabolyca/My Kingdom Music/2013 CD Review

  Radiance  are  a  band  from  Italy  that  plays  a  heavy  form  of progressive/power  metal  with  some  gothic,  experimental,  and  avant  garde  elements  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Undying  Diabolyca"  which  was  released  by  My Kingdom  Music.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  drumming  with  no  fast  playing  or  blast  beats  being  present on  this  recording,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording,  as  for  the  keyboards  when  they  are  utilized  they  bring  a  very  progressive  and  avant  garde  sound  to t he  music.


  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  progressive,  power  metal,  gothic, experimental  and  avant  garde  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  with  some  dark  sounding  melodies  being  thrown  into  the  riffing  as  well  as  some  soft  and  clean  playing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  progressive  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads,  as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  finger  picking  and  full  chords  to  add  more  progressive  elements  to  the  music.

  Vocals  are  all  clean  singing  female  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  metaphysical  and  occult  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording  with  some  of  the  songs  being  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion Radiance  are  a  very  great  sounding  heavy  power/progressive  metal  band  with  experimental,  avant  garde  and  gothic  elements  and  if  you  are  a f an  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Another  Way"  "Reasonance"  "Whirl's  Criterion"  and  "Undying  Diabolica".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.