┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Archetype - Hands Of Time + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Sep-23-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1998 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........04 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.archetype1.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Archetype Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Hands Of Time Label : Intrometal ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This American band was formed back in 1997 but ║ │ │║ was going by the name Prototype. They recorded a ║ │ │║ demo in 1998 but by that time the band was an ║ │ │║ all instrumental one. In October 1998 the band ║ │ │║ joined forces with the Danish agency IntroMental ║ │ │║ Management which has quite a few interesting ║ │ │║ bands in their stall. Both the band and the ║ │ │║ management agreed that a vocalist would add the ║ │ │║ final dimension to the music of Archetype. In ║ │ │║ November 1998 they hooked up with Chyle Vagner ║ │ │║ (ex-Hate, Public Outcry), who became their new ║ │ │║ vocalist. In December 1998, Archetype went to ║ │ │║ the studio to record an EP, "Hands Of Time", ║ │ │║ which was released through IntroMental in ║ │ │║ February 1999. After the recording of this CD, ║ │ │║ the band teamed up with a second guitarist in ║ │ │║ Mark Zaim. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This is a mini-CD and has four songs with ║ │ │║ running time of 22 minutes. First, let me make ║ │ │║ it clear that this is a very talented band. The ║ │ │║ music is guitar-based progressive metal, pretty ║ │ │║ heavy, yet melodic, with intricate rhythm ║ │ │║ patterns, time changes, incredible instrumental ║ │ │║ parts/passages and lots of originality. Mostly ║ │ │║ the songs are fairly up-tempo, but they also ║ │ │║ slow it down once in a while with some clean, ║ │ │║ mellow parts. The rhythm section of Chris Matyus ║ │ │║ (guitars), Keith Zeigler (drums) and Jamie Still ║ │ │║ (bass) is simply stunning, coming off very tight ║ │ │║ and precise. These guys pull off complex and ║ │ │║ strange rhythm patterns and arrangements, not ║ │ │║ like anything I have heard before. No wonder ║ │ │║ these guys could release an instrumental demo. ║ │ │║ The guitars are all over the place, backed by ║ │ │║ the very busy and creative drumming of Zeigler. ║ │ │║ The vocals are in the mid to high-register, ║ │ │║ strong and pretty good, although there is ║ │ │║ something undefined and unconventional about his ║ │ │║ voice that might not appeal to everyone. All ║ │ │║ four songs are very good and accessible, ║ │ │║ although it might take some spins to really get ║ │ │║ into it. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The production is good and should not cause any ║ │ │║ problems for the listener. It's hard to make any ║ │ │║ comparisons to other bands, as Archetype clearly ║ │ │║ has found their own style and direction. I'm ║ │ │║ very excited to see what this band can come up ║ │ │║ with on their next release, which will hopefully ║ │ │║ be a full-length. Archetype is full of talent, ║ │ │║ hope and promise of great things to come. ║ │ │║ Hopefully they will be picked up and get a deal ║ │ │║ real soon. If you're a fan of technical ║ │ │║ progressive metal, this is a must and well worth ║ │ │║ buying. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Lineup: ║ │ │║ Chyle Vagner - vocals ║ │ │║ Chris Matyus - guitars ║ │ │║ Jamie Still - bass ║ │ │║ Keith Zeigler - drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Visionary [06:59] │ │ 02 - Dissension's Wake [05:36] │ │ 03 - Arisen [05:08] │ │ 04 - Hands Of Time [04:31] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [22:14 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘