Subterranean Masquerade
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Subterranean Masquerade is a progressive metal
band that was formed in 1997 by Tomer Pink, who is a guitarist and primary songwriter for the band.
, Novembers Doom
, Agalloch
, and Epoch of Unlight
—the project aims release a trilogy of records which follow the story of an everyman
known only as X. While mainly described as progressive metal, Subterranean Masquerade incorporates elements of jazz
, psychedelic rock
, and avant-garde metal, with occasional death metal
vocals.
The release of the 2004 EP, Temporary Psychotic State, garnered high acclaim for the band among the underground metal scene. The 2005 album Suspended Animation Dreams
received more mixed reviews. In January 2007, Pink confirmed on the band's official forum that the recordings of the third album had begun, and that it would be entitled In Pastille Colors.
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
band that was formed in 1997 by Tomer Pink, who is a guitarist and primary songwriter for the band.
Overview
Consisting mainly of Tomer Pink and Jake DePolitte alongside a variety of changing guest and session musicians—including members from bands such as WindsWinds (band)
Winds is a Norwegian neo-classical/progressive metal band formed in 1998. The music is largely influenced by classical music, with Andy Winter's piano work and Carl August Tidemann's guitar solos, often the central focuses...
, Novembers Doom
Novembers Doom
Novembers Doom is a death/doom metal band from Chicago, Illinois. They are currently signed to The End Records. Novembers Doom is one of the earliest U.S. death/doom metal bands that are still active today along with Evoken and Rigor Sardonicous....
, Agalloch
Agalloch
Agalloch is an American metal band formed in 1995 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by vocalist and guitarist John Haughm and so far have released four limited EPs, four full-length albums, two demos, one split album, one compilation album and one live DVD....
, and Epoch of Unlight
Epoch of Unlight
Epoch of Unlight is a melodic death metal band from Memphis, Tennessee. The band formed in 1990, playing under a variety of different names including Enraptured and Requiem up until 1994, when they officially settled on Epoch of Unlight.-Biography:...
—the project aims release a trilogy of records which follow the story of an everyman
Everyman
In literature and drama, the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual, with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily, and who is often placed in extraordinary circumstances...
known only as X. While mainly described as progressive metal, Subterranean Masquerade incorporates elements of jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
, and avant-garde metal, with occasional death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
vocals.
The release of the 2004 EP, Temporary Psychotic State, garnered high acclaim for the band among the underground metal scene. The 2005 album Suspended Animation Dreams
Suspended Animation Dreams
Suspended Animation Dreams is a psychedelic progressive metal album by the band Subterranean Masquerade. It is the follow-up to their 2004 EP Temporary Psychotic State, and the second part of a trilogy.-Track listing:...
received more mixed reviews. In January 2007, Pink confirmed on the band's official forum that the recordings of the third album had begun, and that it would be entitled In Pastille Colors.
Other appearances
- Dead Can Dance Tribute: The Lotus Eaters, 2004
- Cuts You Up - The Complete Dark 80's Covers Compilation, 2000
Members
- Paul Kuhr - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
- Tomer Pink - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Jake DePolitte - 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...
, Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Former members
- Tino LoSicco - 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 ....
- Yishai Swearts - Vocals
- Jason William Walton - Bass guitar
- Andy WinterAndy Winter (musician)Andy Winter is a Norwegian keyboardist that is a founding member of the Norwegian bands Winds and Age of Silence and is part of the American bands Sculptured and formerly Subterranean Masquerade....
- keyboardKeyboard 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...
, MellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
Official links
- Subterranean Masquerade Official Homepage
- Subterranean Masquerade at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
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