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CYDONIA BAND PAGE
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CURRENT NAME
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Cydonia | |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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Italy | |
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STATUS
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Active | |
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FORMED IN
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LABEL
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Metal Blade Records | |
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GENRE
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Power metal | |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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| BAND ADDED | 2004-12-22, 00:00 | |
| LAST UPDATE | 2007-02-02, 11:44 | |
| Band biography |
This second album offers a kind of 'metal' leaning to the Thrash of the Bay Area, with some hints of electronic keyboard and some melodic power penetrative elements; everything is characterised by aggressive guitar rhythms, incisive bass and drum parts, energetical guitars and by vocal lines capable of alternative strong and melodic sounds.
The second extract of this album is a cover of the famous Russ Ballard song, 'Voices', which is heavy and melodic at the same time. Cydonia´s skills stand out clearly in this electrifying version.
Compared to the previous album, some changes took place, not only in the musical direction, but also in the line-up of the band: Pete Daniels is the new rhythm guitarist and Stefan Ray the new drummer. The other musicians, Trevor O'Neal on bass and Steve Sguario on lead guitar, have already played on the debut album.
This professionally grown up band proves to have no limits in developing any musical style and confirms its own competitive reality with this album.
Dan Keying, the author of all music and lyrics, creates an interesting concept of his own view of this dying world…..The Dark Flower.
THE CONCEPT:
'It is clear that 'they' had to create a genetic system, based on gross material, capable of natural development, in order to justify the reply to the life process, but mainly in order to hide the true face of reality……a crazy game?' 'Our senses lead us to the easiest and safest way and they make us hate each other, fight against each other on different religious ideas, which are now confused by greed'.
'There are things with neither time nor space, completely opposing the pure concept of matter. The most visible ones are dreams; many of them can generate fears, if you cannot identify the door to a hidden dimension within them… you are careless, you look ahead, improving your life-style, your eyes betray you with clear images, distracting your attention from the real ones. These images are even too evident for you to realize that this flower does not belong to you. Being careless, you do not notice who has always been observing you, who has always allowed your free-will in the game… A game which gives vent to your fantasies, releasing yourunknown hate from your soul, that leads you inevitably to contaminate the precious flower, enclosed within walls of incubus, of no hope. From above, watchers, soldiers of light, control matter, senses, thoughts, dreams, so that your fierceness may remain confined within the dark flower.'
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7 / 10 Read our review here | ||
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