╔═════════════════════════════[UTP.PRESENTS]══════════════════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║ Erra-Andromeda-CDEP-2010-UTP ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.iNFO]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ ARTiST......: ERRA ║ ║ ALBUM.......: Andromeda ║ ║ TYPE........: EP ║ ║ LABEL.......: Independent ║ ║ GENRE.......: Metal ║ ║ ║ ║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: CD-R ║ ║ RiP.DATE....: 11-13-2016 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║ ║ RETAiL.DATE.: 12-21-2010 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║ ║ CATALOG.....: 884501452557 QUALiTY....: 238kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║ ║ ║ ║ URL.........: http://erramusic.com ║ ║ ║ ╠═════════════════════════════[RELEASE.NOTES]═════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ We have finally putted our fingertips on that rare out of press ║ ║ release and this CD-R extended play hasn't made his apparition on ║ ║ any pre database so far. Here is the original release directly ║ ║ bought from the band, so we thought that our friends from the scene ║ ║ would appreciate it as we do. The bitrates avg. is a bit low, but ║ ║ unfortunately, we couldn't make it better, since it was grabbed from ║ ║ a self-released CD-R. ║ ║ ║ ║ From the depths of the Birmingham/Montgomery Alabama area comes a ║ ║ band with a different sound from the usual music coming from these ║ ║ parts of America. Unlike the usual Southern Rock sound, or Southern ║ ║ Sludge Metal bands coming out of the Southern portion of the ║ ║ country, we get ERRA, at that time a five piece Progressive Metal ║ ║ band, with their second EP entitled Andromeda. ║ ║ ║ ║ Their sound much more borders on Periphery then their southern ║ ║ brethren Mastodon, with soaring guitar leads, punishing drums, and a ║ ║ combination of growls and melodic clean vocals. This EP starts out ║ ║ with the intro track, 'Omega Children'. This track is really just ║ ║ one long (40 second) breakdown, which really does not prepare you ║ ║ for the next track, 'Machina'. Instead of a breakdown happy band the ║ ║ listener might have been expecting, the band instead breaks out some ║ ║ technical guitar work, and shows off the talent of the guitarists. ║ ║ This style is retained for most of Andromeda, with only a few nicely ║ ║ placed breakdowns, such as the tail end of 'Of Rare Reform' and the ║ ║ beginning of the title track. The rest of the album is a nice ║ ║ collection of riffs, melodic leads, and nice vocal work throughout. ║ ║ ║ ║ The guitarists in ERRA are the ones that set the tone for the band. ║ ║ With everything from tremolo picking, to some sweep picking, and ║ ║ nicely placed riffs in-between, these guitarists show up on the ║ ║ talent side of things. The drumming is impressive, showing ║ ║ restraint, and avoiding taking over the songs with too many fills. ║ ║ 'Isolation Blue' in particular shows off the solid drumming with ║ ║ some catchy kick patterns and fills. The vocals are solid on ║ ║ Andromeda, with the growls being good enough to make up for the lack ║ ║ of any real variety, aside from a few cases, and the cleans being ║ ║ notably impressive in 'Machina' and the before mentioned 'Isolation ║ ║ Blue'. Both vocal styles do a nice job of keeping things interesting ║ ║ and helping the songs along. ║ ║ ║ ║ Although this is an impressive release by a young band, there are ║ ║ still some things that hold it back from being very good. The music ║ ║ in general is relatively standard fare. It has been done before, and ║ ║ done a lot, so this is nothing groundbreaking. The harsh vocals ║ ║ rarely differentiate from the lower toned screams, which are good, ║ ║ but the lack of variety does get repetitive at times. The clean ║ ║ vocals are good quality, but may alienate some listeners who do not ║ ║ care for the higher-pitched singing. ║ ║ ║ ║ ERRA is a rising young band in the metal world. Although Andromeda ║ ║ suffers from some faults, there is potential; ERRA just needs to ║ ║ branch out and try to be more original. This album has some ║ ║ interesting things that occur in it, and it is worth a listen if you ║ ║ are a fan of this style, but don't expect a groundbreaking, amazing ║ ║ listen. ║ ║ ║ ║ Current Members: ║ ║ ║ ║ Jesse Cash - Guitar/Bass*/Clean Vocals (*on record only) ║ ║ JT Cavey - Unclean Vocals ║ ║ Alex Ballew - Drums ║ ║ Sean Price - Guitar ║ ║ ║ ║ Ex Members: ║ ║ ║ ║ Garrison Lee - Unclean Vocals (2009-2014) ║ ║ Ian Eubanks - Unclean Vocals (2014-2015) ║ ║ Alan Rigdon - Guitar (2008-2014) ║ ║ Adam Hicks - Bass (2008-2012) ║ ║ ║ ╠═══════════════════════════════[TRACK.LiST]══════════════════════════════╣ ║ ║ ║ 01 Omega Children 0:42 ║ ║ 02 Machina 3:44 ║ ║ 03 Of Rare Reform 4:29 ║ ║ 04 Isolation Blue 5:42 ║ ║ 05 The Scenic Route 3:38 ║ ║ 06 Daughter Of Sky 0:39 ║ ║ 07 Andromeda 6:21 ║ ║ ║ ║ TOTAL SiZE.: 7 Files/45.49MB/25:15 min ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════════════════[⌐2016]═════════════════════════════════╝