Dessiderium "Aria"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Artisan Era
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. White Morning In A World She Knows (15:13) 

2. Pale (10:59) 

3. Aria (13:41) 

4. Moon Lust Delirium (9:15) 

5. The Persecution Complex (11:26) 

Total Time 60:34

Line-up

Alex Haddad - Vocals, all instruments

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Brody Smith - Drum programming

Description/Reviews:

Between the acoustic meandering and melancholic clean vocals that introduce the opening track “White Morning in a World She Knows,” I initially thought that Aria was to be a slab of obvious Opeth worship. As the proceedings blossom into colorful symphonic prog in the Native Construct vein, and later into a dense bout of blackened Krallice riffs, this comparison became an afterthought. In the tradition of Aquilus and Wilderun, Dessiderium uses their Opeth affinity as a platform for reaching higher ambitions. What sets Aria apart from many of its contemporaries, however, is its uniquely optimistic tone. Dessiderium largely eschews minor scales in favor of a more traditionally melodic palette. It doesn’t necessarily sound “happy” in a power metal way, but its atmosphere of adventure and sage acceptance is colorful in a way most extreme metal bands can’t touch.

Read the full review by Eldritch Elitist at angrymetalguy.com

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Dessiderium "Life Was a Blur"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Melodic Progressive Metal
Release date: July 5, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Land of the Rising Sun 11:01
2. Moirai 08:58
3. Desiderium 14:29
4. When the Sky Becomes the Sea 15:43
5. Death Was a Facade... 08:44
6. ...And Life Was a Blur 13:51

Line-up: 
Alex Haddad - all instruments

Description/Reviews: 

The songs went through massive changes throughout the year, initially being an 8-track album with mixtures of Melodic Metal, Death Metal, and even Thrash Metal, before evolving into a 6-track Progressive Metal album with its own unique sound.
Musically the album takes influences from a variety of sounds. Stylistically, it is primarily inspired by Metal music from Scandinavia, with bands like Wintersun, Opeth, (early) Children of Bodom, (early) In Flames, and (early) Soilwork having some of the deepest impacts on its sound. Video game soundtracks were also defining influences in the albums sound. Composers such as Koji Kondo, Nobuo Uematsu, and Yasunori Mitsuda played key roles in guiding the imagery and other wordily emotion that the album seeks to capture through its music alone. 

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