Sacred Pathways
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Sacred Pathways is an album released by neo-classical
progressive metal
band
Artension in 2001. The album has a definite Aztec
or Mayan
feel to it, as well as links with the Nazca
civilization, with aspects such as the cover art and various tracks, for example "Silent Temple", "Sacred Pathways" and "The Killing" lending it these overtones.
Neo-classical metal
Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that is heavily influenced by classical music. It refers to a very technical performanceExact quote from the french text: "L'arrivée du néoclassique remet au goût du jour la virtuosité et le travail de l'instrument", « Les secrets du metal-...
progressive metal
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
Artension in 2001. The album has a definite Aztec
Aztec
The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
or Mayan
Maya civilization
The Maya is a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for the only known fully developed written language of the pre-Columbian Americas, as well as for its art, architecture, and mathematical and astronomical systems. Initially established during the Pre-Classic period The Maya is a Mesoamerican...
feel to it, as well as links with the Nazca
Nazca culture
The Nazca culture was the archaeological culture that flourished from 100 to 800 CE beside the dry southern coast of Peru in the river valleys of the Rio Grande de Nazca drainage and the Ica Valley...
civilization, with aspects such as the cover art and various tracks, for example "Silent Temple", "Sacred Pathways" and "The Killing" lending it these overtones.
Track listing
- "Voyage to NascaNazcaNazca is a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the region's largest existing town in the Nazca Province. It is also the name applied to the Nazca culture that flourished in the area between 300 BC and AD 800...
" (Vitalij KuprijVitalij KuprijVitalij Kuprij is a Ukrainian pianist, composer, music teacher, and keyboardist of the defunct neo-classical progressive metal band Artension. He resides in Reading, Pennsylvania when he is not touring.-Music career:...
) – 0:57 - "Your Victory" (John West, Kuprij) - 5:23
- "Running out of Time" (West, Kuprij) - 4:40
- "Sacred Pathways" (West, Kuprij) - 5:17
- "Silent Temple" (Kuprij) - 1:32
- "The Emperor" (West, Kuprij) - 5:54
- "Nightmare" (West, Kuprij) - 6:56
- "The Killing" (West, Kuprij) - 4:12
- "The Calm Before the Storm" (West, Kuprij) - 6:22
- "March to Ruin" (Kuprij) - 6:49
- "Flower of the Orient" (West, Kuprij) - 5:58
- "Nightmare [radio edit]" [bonus track] (West, Kuprij) - 4:04
Credits
- John West – vocals
- Roger StaffelbachRoger StaffelbachRoger Staffelbach was born on February 19, 1972 in Sursee, Switzerland. At the age of 7 he started learning to play the trumpet, which he continued until he was 14. Having been a fan of rock from an early age, he then turned to guitar after hearing Yngwie Malmsteen's "Trilogy"...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Kevin Chown – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Mike TerranaMike TerranaMike Terrana is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer. His first professional work was in 1984 with the MCA band Hanover Fist from Toronto, after which he recorded and toured with other bands, playing many styles of music in Western New York state...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Vitalij KuprijVitalij KuprijVitalij Kuprij is a Ukrainian pianist, composer, music teacher, and keyboardist of the defunct neo-classical progressive metal band Artension. He resides in Reading, Pennsylvania when he is not touring.-Music career:...
- KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Produced by Vitalij KuprijVitalij KuprijVitalij Kuprij is a Ukrainian pianist, composer, music teacher, and keyboardist of the defunct neo-classical progressive metal band Artension. He resides in Reading, Pennsylvania when he is not touring.-Music career:...
, John West and Lonnie Park. - Album art by Eric Philippe
- Backing Viking Choir on "The Emperor" - RogerRoger StaffelbachRoger Staffelbach was born on February 19, 1972 in Sursee, Switzerland. At the age of 7 he started learning to play the trumpet, which he continued until he was 14. Having been a fan of rock from an early age, he then turned to guitar after hearing Yngwie Malmsteen's "Trilogy"...
, VitalijVitalij KuprijVitalij Kuprij is a Ukrainian pianist, composer, music teacher, and keyboardist of the defunct neo-classical progressive metal band Artension. He resides in Reading, Pennsylvania when he is not touring.-Music career:...
, John, David "Rock" Feinstein, Bob Twining, Rick Harris.