Frameshift (band)
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Frameshift is a progressive rock
/metal
band led by Henning Pauly. The first album, Unweaving the Rainbow is a concept album based on the work of Richard Dawkins
, a scientist and writer, and features Dream Theater
vocalist James LaBrie
. The second concept album, An Absence of Empathy, features Sebastian Bach
and back up singers. Henning Pauly has stated on his site that a future Frameshift album will also be adapted from a Richard Dawkins book, The God Delusion
, but will feature two vocalists, Pauly has stated that they are: "Magali Luyten
from Belgium (Virus IV, Beautiful Sin, Ayreon
) and Dan Swano
from Sweden (Nightingale, Edge of Sanity, Ayreon and many more)". Before that album is done, however, an album entitled Loading Oakfield featuring Knockdown Industries vocalist Alexander Froese will be released. Pauly has stated that this album will not be a concept album. Although both albums were supposed to be out in 2010, as of late 2011, the albums remain unreleased.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
/metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band led by Henning Pauly. The first album, Unweaving the Rainbow is a concept album based on the work of Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
, a scientist and writer, and features Dream Theater
Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would...
vocalist James LaBrie
James LaBrie
Kevin James LaBrie is a Canadian vocalist who is best known as the lead singer of the American progressive metal band Dream Theater.-Early life:...
. The second concept album, An Absence of Empathy, features Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach is a Canadian heavy metal singer who achieved mainstream success as frontman of Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. Since his departure from Skid Row, he has had many television roles, acted within Broadway plays, and leads a successful solo career.-Early life:Bach was born Sebastian...
and back up singers. Henning Pauly has stated on his site that a future Frameshift album will also be adapted from a Richard Dawkins book, The God Delusion
The God Delusion
The God Delusion is a 2006 bestselling non-fiction book by British biologist Richard Dawkins, professorial fellow of New College, Oxford, and inaugural holder of the Charles Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford.In The God Delusion, Dawkins contends that...
, but will feature two vocalists, Pauly has stated that they are: "Magali Luyten
Magali Luyten
Magali Luyten is a Belgian rock / metal singer.She appeared on many projects including Beautiful Sin with Uli Kusch.She recorded for Ayreon and has been chosen as the new female vocalist for the third Frameshift release....
from Belgium (Virus IV, Beautiful Sin, Ayreon
Ayreon
Ayreon is a project by Dutch composer and musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen.Ayreon's musical style derives mostly from heavy metal and progressive rock, but combines them with genres like folk, classical and electronica...
) and Dan Swano
Dan Swanö
Dan-Erland Swanö is a Swedish musician who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale as well as the Owner of Unisound but he achieved fame as the vocalist and songwriter of progressive death metal band Edge of Sanity.As a multi-instrumentalist he is...
from Sweden (Nightingale, Edge of Sanity, Ayreon and many more)". Before that album is done, however, an album entitled Loading Oakfield featuring Knockdown Industries vocalist Alexander Froese will be released. Pauly has stated that this album will not be a concept album. Although both albums were supposed to be out in 2010, as of late 2011, the albums remain unreleased.
Discography
- Unweaving the RainbowUnweaving the Rainbow (album)Unweaving the Rainbow is a 2003 concept album by Frameshift, taking its inspiration from the writings of Richard Dawkins. It is their debut album and featuring James LaBrie on vocals.-Track listing:# "Above the Grass - Part I" – 0:43...
(ProgRock RecordsProgRock RecordsProgRock Records is an independent American record label that specializes in the Progressive Rock musical genre . The key distribution partners are MVD in the US, H'art in Germany, RSK in the UK and Borders in Sweden...
, 2003) - An Absence of EmpathyAn Absence of EmpathyAn Absence of Empathy is a 2005 album by Frameshift. It is their second album, this time featuring Sebastian Bach as the Lead vocalist.-Track listing:# "Human Grain " – 4:41# "Just One More " – 5:49...
(ProgRock RecordsProgRock RecordsProgRock Records is an independent American record label that specializes in the Progressive Rock musical genre . The key distribution partners are MVD in the US, H'art in Germany, RSK in the UK and Borders in Sweden...
, 2005) - Loading Oakfield (TBA)
- The God Delusion (TBA)