Encircle "Into the Dreamstate"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Release date: January 11, 2013
Tracklist: 
1.Instances 05:11
2.When The Colors Bleed Away 03:22
3.Into The Dreamstate 04:24
4.You Were The Tempest 01:32
5.As The Horror Unfolds 02:36
6.An Awful Image Of Calm Power 04:11
7.Confessor 03:39
8.An Ending Without A Story 05:04
9.Retribution 03:20
10.The Serpent And The Static Between Thoughts 02:01
11.The Curse of Consciousness 09:32
12.If The Day Should Come 04:19

Line-up: 
-All instruments performed and composed by Anthony DiGiacomo
-Except for "The Curse of Consciousness" and "If The Day Should Come" Co-written with Chris Vogagis of Wide Eyes
-Additional drum programming by Chris Purvis
         Guest Appearances in order:
Track 3 - Sarah Longfield of The Fine Constant
Track 8 - Plini of Halcyon
Track 9 - Dan Wieten of The Omega Experiment
Track 11 - Chris Vogagis of Wide eyes and Mark Hawkins of Devolved/LVM Trio

Description/Reviews: 

What is truly impressive about this album is that everything seems to mesh together in ways that make sense. Each track emphasizes on something different, which keeps the album well-paced and balanced. It’s not overly extravagant but it’s also not too simplistic. It certainly has the best of all worlds coming together.  Starting off, the second track, “When The Colors Bleed Away,” gives a pretty good approximation of what the album has to offer in terms of its heaviness. Heavy and fast chugging guitar riffs are interwoven seamlessly with smooth guitar solos and tasteful breakdowns. Imagine djent-esque grooves without the signature djent sound. The middle portion of the album focuses more on the melodic nature of Encircle’s songwriting…and what mighty impressive songwriting it is. The heavy chugging riffs previously mentioned become more varied in their disposal; broken up by softer passages that consist of either acoustic guitars or ethereal soundscapes. Look to tracks like “You Were The Tempest” or “An Awful Image Of Calm Power” for these softer passages. The latter half of the album takes all the ideas presented in the first half and just mixes and matches them in different ways. The results are pleasing, to say the least. If you’re looking for the one track that best represents the album as a whole, look to the second to last track, “The Curse Of Consciousness,” since it ties together every technique and hook that the album successfully accomplishes into its 9 minute span.

Read the whole review at themonolith.com 

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