New Music Download: Suspyre

Eyesore · **Posted:** Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:35 pm

There's even some AOR on here, too. A lot of proggy stuff you'd heard from Spock's Beard like flute, violin, and orchestration. It's quite varied.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:42 am

OK, so after about 20 listens throughout the day I am thouroughly hooked. This CD is fucking awesome! That review was quite accurate, this is a killer album. There is a LOT of variety here, musically and vocally. This Clay Barton guy is all over the map, high-pitched, mid-range, heavy and raspy, some guttural parts (not death metal-ish, though, just low and heavy), the dude has got some serious range!

Musically you get some straight up power metal, some rock/AOR, even some new age-like moments with the piano, saxophone and flute, there's heavy prog like Zero Hour, there's orchestration and choir work, it's just a very diverse album...and it flows seemlessly.

I think some of you would really like this album.

Angel Black · **Joined:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:54 pm **Posts:** 342

Very good release. Strong Prog Metal. The variety is the key here. From Rhapsody/Angra melodic stuff, to almost In Flames themes, through saxophone ballads, huge, epic atmosphere. One of my favourite albums of 2005

Eyesore · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:19 pm

Angel Black wrote:

Very good release. Strong Prog Metal. The variety is the key here. From Rhapsody/Angra melodic stuff, to almost In Flames themes, through saxophone ballads, huge, epic atmosphere. One of my favourite albums of 2005

If I'd heard this in 2005 it would have been in my Best Of list.

Angel Black · **Joined:** Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:54 pm **Posts:** 342

Eyesore wrote:

Angel Black wrote:

Very good release. Strong Prog Metal. The variety is the key here. From Rhapsody/Angra melodic stuff, to almost In Flames themes, through saxophone ballads, huge, epic atmosphere. One of my favourite albums of 2005

If I'd heard this in 2005 it would have been in my Best Of list.

Yes indeed. Great album!

Reverend Clayton · **Posted:** Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:19 pm

This Is Clay from Suspyre. Thank you all for your kind words. We put this album out by ourself because we were really excited about it. We're currently working on new stuff which is a little darker and a little more progressive. We should have a sneak peak around the end of april or so...check in and let us know what you think. We always check myspace so leave us your thoughts. Thank you all...

Eyesore · **Posted:** Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:52 pm

Reverend Clayton wrote:

This Is Clay from Suspyre. Thank you all for your kind words. We put this album out by ourself because we were really excited about it. We're currently working on new stuff which is a little darker and a little more progressive. We should have a sneak peak around the end of april or so...check in and let us know what you think. We always check myspace so leave us your thoughts. Thank you all...

Excellent news! I look forward to it.

Goat · **Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:51 pm

I'm listening to "Serpent I Am" right now, and I'm not too keen on it, but I'll give the others a listen. Not bad, though.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:08 pm

Zad wrote:

I'm listening to "Serpent I Am" right now, and I'm not too keen on it, but I'll give the others a listen. Not bad, though.

"Serpent I Am" is a killer tune.

OldSchool · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:31 am

Serpent I Am is the best metal song I've heard in months.

Radagast · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:00 pm

I liked the first two songs, but then myspace gayed up just after the intro to Serpent I Am (an intro I didn't like).

Eyesore · **Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:27 pm

Radagast wrote:

I liked the first two songs, but then myspace gayed up just after the intro to Serpent I Am (an intro I didn't like).

"Serpent I Am" is different from most of the songs on the CD, the quasi-industrial-sounding beginning, it's a bit groovier, too. The hook is awesome, though.

Goat · **Posted:** Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:47 pm

Finally got the MySpace working, and it's pretty good.

Eyesore · **Posted:** Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:41 am

In case people miss it in the Promote Your Band forum, Suspyre have posted a new song on their MySpace page called "April In The Fall" and it's badfuckingass!!