Defyance "Transitional Forms" - MP3

For fans of vocalist Lance King, this CD features the incredible vocals of Lance King, Metal vocalist extraordinaire ( Pyramaze, Avian, BOP, Empire, Shining Star, Gemini), The Nucleus of DEFYANCE felt very strongly about playing music that is both memorable and interesting. So, during those formative years, a few members came and went. Even so, with the three albums that DEFYANCE has brought forth: VOICES WITHIN,; AMARANTHINE, and TIME LOST, the band's sound has remained intact, yet the songwriting continues to evolve. TRANSITIONAL FORMS, the band shows that their writing abilities have continued to grow. They've taken their sound to the next level by utilizing the established talents of vocalist Lance King, the band met Lance through Lance's company Nightmare Records, which distributes DEFYANCE's earlier releases. Also teaming up with DEFYANCE is longtime friend Aaron Bell, the founder and leader of DEGREE ABSOLUTE, on bass guitar. This combination of musicians have transformed the music into something that is instantly recognizable as DEFYANCE, yet at the same time, has a fresh and unique feel. This collaboration and the bands new album, TRANSITIONAL FORMS, has yielded some very interesting music that pulls from the strengths of each individual, forming a sound that we hope many will find fills a musical void. Combining the power of heavier bands, the technicality of progressive bands, and the melodic finesse of hard rock bands, DEFYANCE looks to spread their music farther than ever before. This CD is incredible! For fans of Sanvoisen, The Quiet Room, Fates, Angra and Superior-like styles, The Music is Heavy, Progressive, and Melodic...the vocals are upfront, clean, powerful, emotional and stacked with great harmonies and have a great dynamic range. A little, but tasteful keys and every note played on the guitars is well thought out, not a bit of overindulgent overplaying here, highly recommended.