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ANIMA TEMPO is a progressive metal band based out of Mexico City. Founded in 2009 by three former members of a progressive metal cover band called CAUSTICA X, they began writing original material and additional members joined to complete the lineup. After demo releases in 2010 and 2011, the band began working on their first professional full-length while also touring across the ocean in Europe. In January 2016, the album Caged in Memories was released. The style of music combines familiar templates found in progressive metal, except their are also forays into melodic death metal at times, combining clean and harsh vocals alongside some sudden tempo surges and djent-influenced time signatures.

The band roster currently consists of Gian GRANADOS on vocals and guitar, Dante GRANADOS on lead guitar and synthesizers, Pedro VERA on bass, and Antonio GUERRERO on drums.

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3.79 | 5 ratings
Caged in Memories
2016
4.00 | 1 ratings
Chaos Paradox
2023

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 Chaos Paradox by ANIMA TEMPO album cover Studio Album, 2023
4.00 | 1 ratings

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Chaos Paradox
Anima Tempo Progressive Metal

Review by memowakeman
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

— First review of this album —
4 stars This is great!

Sever years after the release of their debut album, Mexican band Anima Tempo has delivered a new work entitled 'Chaos Paradox', in which we can hear a quite interesting mixture of sounds, musical genres, and cultures. It is divided in 8 tracks that make a total time of 44 minutes where the band offers a truly mature sound, taking elements from their previous release, but also adding so many new ones, which makes this a rich journey.

The album opens with 'Digital Heart', which was the fourth and last single off this record. I love this track! In the first seconds we can hear a kind of 8-bit music which laters turns into djent; Anima Tempo are beasts with their instruments, all are marvelous players and we can notice it with the notes, chords and sounds they make, but another thing I love is the combination of both, clean and growl vocals, something I cheer because growling singer, Daniel Gonzalez had left the band some years ago, however, it is great to see him back. This track has also a video in which the band's members turn into cartoons, emulating video games, which at the same time, explains the title of the track and also the direction of the album, conceptually talking. There's a killer guitar solo by Dante Granados in this song, by the way.

With 'The Infinite Eye' we can appreciate the amazing bass playing by Pável Vanegas, but also how the band start to introduce sounds from other cultures, such as mid-eastern or japanese. The music can go from djent to symphonic, from prog to death metal. Though Anima Tempo virtuosism usually makes us take a look at the strings, it is worht mentioning the keyboard work not only in this track, but in the whole album, creating great atmospheres and the sounds that take us closer to those other cultures.

'Deceitful Idols' was the first single of this album and was released 2 years ago! So yeah, back in 2021 we received a proof of this new Anima Tempo phase. The beginning of this track show obvious Japanese elements, in moments reminding me a bit of fellow Mexican project Iden Gakusha. The band always is challenging themselves, we can also notice it by listening to the different changes in tempo and mood within the songs. That Japanese and eastern sound continues with 'Deconstruct', a powerful track with a variety of contrasts that we can appreciate not only by the vocals, but also by the music itself. The drums by Antonio Guerrero are excellent here as well. Of course I cannot continue without mentioning the great work by Gian Granados who provides rhythm guitar and those great clean vocals, which can sound delicate or powerful, depending the moment of the music.

The first seconds of 'Chaos Paradox' sounds like the introduction of an epic movie. New elements are being added while the seconds pass and after a minute, growling vocals appear here but with a different tone, a surprising moment, if you ask me. Later clean vocals appear, the tempo changes two or three times and the growling we are used to, return. It is notable the skills of each and every one of the musicians involved here. 'Robo-lution' is a title that might represent what we are living nowadays where AI is almost taking over. Digital technology has come to help us, and of course they do, however, we are not far from being surpassed by it.

'Primal Symmetry' comes very fast, so fasten your seatbelt. The energy brought by the band is contagious, so it is normal if you feel the will to move your body or shake your head for a while. Mid-eastern elements are added here once again, so they are part of the essence of this album. Djent and death metal are present, with its accurate amount of prog. The album finishes with 'Saeger Equation' which take the listener to Anima Tempo's culture, the Mexican one, you can notice it by the folk sounds of the beginning. However, they kept that Japanese essence, so the mixture is quite interesting.

Congrats to Anima Tempo, after witnessing their work through the years and after listening to this record, it is easy to understand why are they playing in different festivals and countries around the world.

 Caged in Memories by ANIMA TEMPO album cover Studio Album, 2016
3.79 | 5 ratings

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Caged in Memories
Anima Tempo Progressive Metal

Review by memowakeman
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator

4 stars A powerful debut!

Seems that 2016 has started promising in Mexican prog metal scene, I am saying this because on January 9th, Anima Tempo released Caged in Memories, their debut full-length album which was conceived after so many years of hard work; an album that so far has been positively received by fans and reviewers worldwide, and now in this review I will justify and strengthen those positive comments. It is not a secret that I am not a true fan of metal, however, I recognize when a work is well done, like in this case.

The music of Anima Tempo is definitely for those who love the metal side of prog, there are of course symphonic sounds but overall here they delight us with a mixture of death metal, prog metal and djent, all put together to create the own Anima Tempo sound. The album is divided in 7 tracks, including a 17-minute epic, that together make a running length of 53 minutes. So if you like prog metal, please be prepared to start an amazing and powerful journey.

It opens with "Last Awakening", a great 3-minute introductory track, whose first two are completely instrumental in a clear symphonic vein. Later vocals enter and we can have a slice of both, clean and growl vocals made by Gian Granados and Daniel González respectively. The djent is also present, and we can notice from the very beginning their musicianship is awesome, playing fast and difficult notes, but without losing the path. That djent sound is strengthen in "Confessions", in which keyboards keep the symphonic sound so it is a great mixture that give us power and even rage with the death vocals. I am sure the guys have so many influences, but I think their sound found its roots on 90s prog metal with bands such as Symphony X or Death, complemented by 00s acts such as A.C.T or Between the Buried and me, (I am not an expert on this matter, of course, but I think I have a clue at least).

"Art of Deception" is another powerful song in which we can be delighted by the musician's virtuosity, man, they are awesome, each one on their instrument make a wonderful whole, creating a sound that seems to be made by an experimented and veteran band, and not by a young one who has just a debut release. I don't exaggerate when I say this album don't ask anything to those big and consolidated bands; this song is a clear example of that. "Scarlet Angel" has a melancholic sound, it is probably the most relaxing of them all. It is like a power ballad with a catchy sound that in moments explodes and becomes more and more emotional.

"Behind the Gates of a Newcome" returns to the powerful and djenty side of Anima Tempo. Again we can have a feast of great virtuosity and technique, both guitars are awesome as well as bass and drums, and of course, the prominent work of keyboards that support the band creating great nuances and atmospheres. This is a great, fast and tasty instrumental song! The next one is "Cellophane Eyes" which happens to be the first single of this album, and I applaud that because I think they chose a great single to spread the word. It has a mid-eastern tendency with even a woman's far voice, along with percussion and violin. I love those first two minutes, I believe it is a wonderful introduction to the later chaotic and powerful sound they offer. Here the first vocals are growls, and though growls are definitively not my cup of tea, I can say that he does it great. The song is great, and better if you listen to it with good headphones.

The album finishes with the epic track "Caged in Memories", an ambitious 17-minute song that gives pure gold to the listener. The song reunites all the sounds and textures that Anima Tempo has already spread in previous songs, and what I love the most is that those 17 minutes perfectly flow, there are no weak passages and when you less expect it, the song has already finished. Of course there is a nice amount of changes, powerful moments on one hand, tender passages on the other hand. The delicacy of clean vocals and the raging growls; in the end, I think the band has to be truly happy with this long song and of course, with the whole album, a solid debut that will give prog metal listeners something to talk about for some time. Congratulations! Enjoy it!

Thanks to rdtprog for the artist addition.

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