Hi Mark, well this is a nice surprise ; )  I like me a bit of prog rock, esspecially if it's done right ; )  nice guitaring ; )
 
Rik

I like it...     Nice mix of influences.  Being a prog fan it's hard not to like anything in that realm.      The performances are really good all around.   The overall mix sounds a little crunchy (master compression?) but hard to tell for sure.  
 
Regarding AD2, it's what I use 90%+ of the time.  I never make a point of mentioning it, but a lot of my mixes use a simple stereo instance and most projects that don't only have the kick and snare separated out (three tracks total).  Also, try dropping some of the delivered AD2 MIDI clips into a project and just rearrange the notes without changing their velocities - I find it helps to not keep all velocities in the 110+ range for a more natural sound, and then compress/EQ to get the overall levels up. 
 

This sounds Awesome Man!!! What impresses me the most about your songwriting and playing is how many chord changes you make and keep things so interesting. Not just the single note melodies. 
 
This is great, and as for your voice, I know how ya feel man, I am the same way kinda, except I am my only voice for now, but I gotta try just to finish my song. 
 
This tune, I hear choruses of people in the Chorus, so you accomplished what you were trying to express and that's what I try to do myself sometimes adding my own vocals. 
 
Great playing!!! Enjoyed hearing this!!!

bapu
Very nice prog-rock tune Mark.
 
Bass seems just a little lost to me.
 
Vocal is great.

Thanks Ed
bass is my weak point always. i need some tips. i think cos in most of my metal stuff it's not that vital. really need to get that mid-bump sorted. to be fair to me this song wasn't really meant to be a fully finished track so i'm letting myself off...

Rikkie
Hi Mark, well this is a nice surprise ; )  I like me a bit of prog rock, esspecially if it's done right ; )  nice guitaring ; )
 
Rik

Hey Rik
Well I can't do extreme metal all the time, right? i really don't have the patience to record very complex prog (though I love to listen to it qv Frost, Neal Morse, Dt etc) so this lighter style is better. it was hard to not stick a longer solo in though...

stevec
I like it...     Nice mix of influences.  Being a prog fan it's hard not to like anything in that realm.      The performances are really good all around.   The overall mix sounds a little crunchy (master compression?) but hard to tell for sure.  
 
Regarding AD2, it's what I use 90%+ of the time.  I never make a point of mentioning it, but a lot of my mixes use a simple stereo instance and most projects that don't only have the kick and snare separated out (three tracks total).  Also, try dropping some of the delivered AD2 MIDI clips into a project and just rearrange the notes without changing their velocities - I find it helps to not keep all velocities in the 110+ range for a more natural sound, and then compress/EQ to get the overall levels up. 
 

Hi Steve - Thanks for the comments. As i said above, this wasn't intended to be released to the wider world just my band mates but I thought the tune was good and deserved a wider audience. I'm sure AD2 is great, i'm just so used to using SSD that I didn't adapt my workflow enough. i use the Step Sequencer to programme the midi for the drums, on my 'real' tracks I will alter velocity on fast/consequetive notes as round robin isn't always effective.

Serious_Noize!
This sounds Awesome Man!!! What impresses me the most about your songwriting and playing is how many chord changes you make and keep things so interesting. Not just the single note melodies. 
 
This is great, and as for your voice, I know how ya feel man, I am the same way kinda, except I am my only voice for now, but I gotta try just to finish my song. 
 
This tune, I hear choruses of people in the Chorus, so you accomplished what you were trying to express and that's what I try to do myself sometimes adding my own vocals. 
 
Great playing!!! Enjoyed hearing this!!!

some songs just flow don't they and this was one of them. cheers for listening and tolerating my voice!

Hi Mark,
I truly enjoyed this song, but I was surprised by which association I made after I'd listened for a minute or so: I thought, "This song, the sound, the uplifting, soaring feeling, the rising chord changes - this seems like it could be a new, metallish-prog version of a great late 60's Brit-pop song!"
This version sounds really live in character, and it would also be very interesting to hear a more controlled, tight, "studio-type" (thinking Pink Floyd) production.
There must be a hundred interesting elements to enjoy just in this one piece! I kept thinking, "Oh, this is nice. Wow, that's cool."
Thanks for the really interesting and uplifting listen.
LJ

Man you are good - this is just a great piece of music. I love this Mark.

Great stuff. Everything sounds right. Very good melodies too.