b266365cd2 Share This: Home Video Latest Videos Listing All Channels Popular Channels Music Videos Metal Injection Exclusives Live Footage br00tal Comedy ASK THE ARTIST Kids In Metal Pit Full of Shit Live Footage Rockumentary Show Your Skills Original Series Louder Education On The Record Countdown Spotlight News Tour Dates New Albums Out This Week Audio/Video Reviews Upcoming Releases Around the Interwebs (Funny) Lists Editorials Podcasts Latest Podcasts Metal Injection Livecast Decibel's Extremely Extreme Podcast MSRcast Open Metacast Relapse Records Podcast Heavy Metal Happy Hour Hand Ov Doom Reviews Photos Contests Merch Facebook Twitter You Tube Instagram Tumblr Google iTunes App Store RSS Music Videos Funny Videos Tour Dates Kids In Metal Metal Injection Livecast Rockumentary 7 Heavy Metal Conspiracies Rock & Metal Musicians Pay Tribute To PRINCE In The Wake Of His Death BELPHEGOR Frontman Spit At By Russian Orthodox Activist, Fight Almost Breaks Out Brian Johnson Releases Statement: "I Am Personally Crushed" To Leave AC/DC Reviews Back to News Album Review: LALU Atomic Ark Posted by Greg Kennelty on August 12, 2013 at 2:57 pm Share on Facebook Share on Twitter E-mail Eight years after his near-perfect debutOniric Metal, keyboardist and composer Vivien Lalu is back with a much more refined and mature approach on crafting progressive metal. Then there's the closer, the almost-20-minute "Revelations." The song twists and turns through various genres, keys, time signatures, catchy pieces, emotional pieces, just& anything you've wanted on the record up until this point, "Revelations" has it. Home Videos News Photos Podcasts Merch Contests Reviews .FM 2004 - 2016 Metal Injection LLC. Help Wanted Advertising Info Contact Us Terms & Conditions Metal Injection is a proud member of the Blast Beat, Heavy Metal Advertising Network Facebook Twitter You Tube RSS Privacy Policy 2015 METAL INJECTION. This is a different Lalu than the one we heard eight years ago, arguably a much more mature songwriter with a focus on what's important in his music and the knowledge of how to bring it out in unique ways. The conciseness of the music lends to the listenability of the record, or basically that you're not going to start looking at how much time is left on a song because boredom has set in. Adding to the star-studded lineup are contributing musicians Jens Johansson of Stratovarius on keybaords, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater also on keyboards, Marco Sfogli of James LaBrie on guitars, Mike Andersson of Cloudscape on vocals, and Peter Wildoer of Darkane on drums. Supergroups be damned! Atomic Ark isn't Oniric Metal, and it shouldn't have been anyway.
Nine of the ten songs on Atomic Ark clock in at, or under, four minutes, initially giving the impression that Lalu has dropped his progressive touch all together. Through all its twenty minutes, Lalu manages to have written a coherent piece that never once feels lost in itself or aimless. Outside of Lalu handling keyboards, vocalist Martin LeMar of Mekong Delta handles vocals once more, guitarists Joop Wolters of Shadrane and Simon Mularoni of DGM handle axe duties, Symphony X bassist Mike LePond holds down the low end, and Planet X drummer Virgil Donati beats the skins. Jump to:Select a forum–FORUM RULES–General Rules–CONCLAVE OF COMMANDERS–Questions, Rants, Rumors and Polls–News & Board Announcements–ANGELS OF DEATH- Space Marine Sub-Forum–Chapters of Legend- First Founding Chapters–Official Second and Later Founding Chapters–D.I.Y Chapters–HAMMER OF THE EMPEROR- Imperial Guard Sub-Forum–Official Regiments–D.I.Y Regiments–WARRIORS OF FAITH- Sisters of Battle Sub-Forum–Official Sisterhoods–D.I.Y Orders–GUARDIANS OF THE IMPERIUM- Inquisition Sub-Forum–Ordo Xenos–Ordo Malleus–Ordo Hereticus–THE LIBERIUM–History of the Imperium–The Horus Heresy–Weaponry of the Imperium–Forces of Chaos–Foul Xenos–Tactics of the Imperium. While Oniric Metal relies on much more sprawling composition and overt technicality, Atomic Ark does pretty much the exact opposite. . All rights reserved.
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