Another Memorare song, more tuneful this one!

OK on a roll, did this one today, i think it's much better than the last one, though many thanks for listening to that one! It's called Constellations, and has a lot more melody...acoustic guitars, violin, piano, some heavy vocals but also some clean and spoken...i think you will like this one better, especially if your name is Philip ;-) Go to my Soundcloud page or click on http://soundcloud.com/memorare/constellations It'll be on MySpace later...

Hey, Mark,

This is one absolutely dynamite piece of modern black metal!

I love the silky smooth clean intro, and then how it jumps into the punchy verses.  The guitar tone and playing is phenomenal, the vocals are excellent for the genre, and I like how the middle break with the spoken word section adds the feeling of a rock opera production.  The piano and strings section was truly the icing on the cake near the end.

Very high class stuff, my friend, super job!
Bob

Yeah the intro was deceiving until the guitars came in revealing the true intention of the song.  You changed your guitar sound to a more hard rock vs metal.  Lots of interesting interludes and breaks.  The piano break sounded great!  Great job on this piece.

On the k701 cans.

Sweetly balanced with much more *meaningful* confectionary for my cronie ears.

Whose Liverpool(?) accent is that chanting wondrous mysteries right before the ELO-id string symphony?  (Oh no! I think I see an ominous black brick wall waveform approaching ... better brace myself ...)

Ah! I knew it; the dog hounds are back -- ha ha!  But they merge well into the mix (... before the virtuous piano hexation dissipates them completely.)

All in all a lovely tale (with even a few magical words); 7 minutes felt like 3 minutes as the intrigue kept growing.  The kicks are exceptionally excellent to my ears as are the timbre-filled performances (if that makes sense).

10/10 for black metal (though not as epic as 'Remember')
9/10 for rock-symphony (or 10/10 after the chanting Liverpool vocal gets some 2kHz boost or compression, so my ears don't have to strain for his words)

Just out of the gate, I love the title of the song. Of course, there may be something to the "space" connection it has.
 
WOW, what a transition. I just got to the double kick section. By the way, what is "post BM elements?" My medical industry reference for "BM" just doesn't seem to be the correct interpretation.
 
I love your harmonized guitar interludes. Very Marty Friedman/Jason Becker-esk.
 
You make an interesting point with your dialogue too. I can appreciate the introspection of nature transcending philosophy when it comes to finding truth or answers.
 
I could have listened to 3:53 - 4:21 for a long time. It is very melodeous and reminds me, again, of some of the symphonic pieces in Cacophony, the band both Marty and Jason were in during the 80s. By the way, if you haven't heard Cacophony, you're in for a treat, because your playing and style are so much like that band. It's a kick.
 
Great composition MGH. I can really appreciate the interweaving of the various motifs and styles.
 
Matthew

Rick - some metal doesn't rust. some metal combusts in air....erm, thanks for stopping by glad the earthlings feel a little less aggrieved.

Ed,no that is the sound of the egg on my face...tu m'accuses, je te demande pardon

Hi Mark,

Definitely one of my favorites by you...not because it's more accessible, it's just really great.

Phenomenal guitar playing going into the piano section, which is also outstanding.

Great arranging and mix. Outstanding work.

Hey Mark-
    This sounds like it is a blast to play!  I liked all the sweeping arpeggios in the solo section.  The piano part at 5 1/2 minutes was really cool in a dark melodic way, I loved it.  Nice production and I also liked the snare choice on the drums.  
    Nice mixing it up throughout the piece to keep it interesting and the listener guessing.

Nice use of surprising contrast between sections. I like that the distortion in the lead guitar is light enough to hear the detail in the playing well. Some excellent musicianship here - stunning solo at about 5 mins.

Best wishes,
Malcolm

I like it!

You don't like Marty Friedmans solo stuff?  The 'Scenes" album I practically wore out in my tape deck.  Much different than the Cacophony stuff