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    Posted: May 05 2009 at 14:46
I'm surprised this Roine Stolt project (featuring Nad Sylvan of Unifaun) is not listed on the archives.  I did submit a request for them through email, but never heard anything back.

Their album "The Fading Ghosts Of Twilight" came out a couple of months ago and is very much symphonic prog in every way (though considerably mellower than the Flower Kings, and contains one or two almost folky tracks).
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I know that there has been some talk regarding them amongst the genre teams.  I don't know where that stands at the moment or with what team they are currently with. 
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Sounds like a bureaucratic goth band.
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Points: 1256 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 05 2009 at 23:13
Well I think they should be listened here too.
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Points: 2447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2009 at 09:23
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

I know that there has been some talk regarding them amongst the genre teams.  I don't know where that stands at the moment or with what team they are currently with. 


Thanks for the info!  I realize that the teams are probably fairly busy at all times (so much prog gets released regularly these days) and have lives outside of here as well.  This one just seemed like a no brainer to me, since Stolt has so many projects already on the archives and this one isn't really a whole lot different from any of those (in that it is still solidly symphonic, as most of his stuff is).
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Points: 1335 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2009 at 16:34
I too recommended them via email and haven't heard back. I'm sure a few other people have suggested them too. I'm giving it a 75% chance of being symphonic, 20% neo and 5% eclectic. 
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Points: 958 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 07 2009 at 00:44
Highly recommended !! And of course everything related to TFK should be added to PA immediately !
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Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 26 2009 at 18:16
Indeed, this project is interesting. When I think about it, it's just mostly acoustic thing, nothing big. But this is not how it should be listened. Because when I started just to feel it, it became something special. Try it too. <smile>
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Roine has asked me to set up a forum for AoM, so please ask your questions here...

http://forums.spa-networks.com/aom


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Points: 2447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2009 at 10:37
Wow.  I can't believe this hasn't been added yet.  This just seems so obvious, I thought it would be an easy add.
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I really do need to get this album.  I've inquired of the symphonic team of their status.

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Points: 1367 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2009 at 11:10
I have been waiting forever just to see a review somewhere on the internet and DPRP finally did one this past week.  First one I had seen.  Hope they get added soon.
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Points: 3596 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 07 2009 at 12:54
The MySpace site has been posted to the symphonic team's thread. We'll see what we have.
Any other place that the group might have some samples , Amazon, band site, other music sites ?
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Originally posted by TheCaptain TheCaptain wrote:

I too recommended them via email and haven't heard back. I'm sure a few other people have suggested them too. I'm giving it a 75% chance of being symphonic, 20% neo and 5% eclectic. 


They definitely aren't neo. I would say it would be more like 75% symphonic and 25% eclectic.

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Points: 7826 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 10 2009 at 10:27
They are also going to be at NJ Proghouse this year.

http://www.njproghouse.com/

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Points: 218 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 10 2009 at 10:46
I'm a huge fan of this album and was also shocked to not see it on progarchives. I have a review already written on it that I will post as soon as it is added here.
 
I would definitely consider it Symphonic- very much an early Genesis sound to it. I love everything Roine Stolt does, I consider him a modern master of prog. Great stuff and highly recommended to Flower Kings fans.
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Points: 11401 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2009 at 05:33
Oh well, AOM are in. In neo, at least for now ;-)
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Points: 2447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 13 2009 at 09:58
Yeah, neo, weird.  Not what I would have expected.  Doesn't sound like any Neo I've listened to (but to be fair, I haven't listed to a great deal of it, maybe half a dozen or so bands).

Just glad to see it finally added Clap
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PROG SPHERE just completed an interview with vocalist Nad Singer of Agents of Mercy. The interview is available on http://prog-sphere.blogspot.com/2010/05/nad-sylvan-agent-of-mercy.html. Read what Nad has said about upcoming AoM album, his career, influences,...
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Points: 2619 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 10 2010 at 06:22
I think AoM is symphonic and vocalist try to be similar to Peter gabriel ( Genesis era). BUT i dont like copy in all shapes. After " Citizen Cain" now AoM try to copy Genesis influences. If you want to undrestand my opinion , i refer you to " Flower King" , " Simon Says" and band like these. They are ORGINAL and " symphonic" without copying " Genesis" specially  FLOWER KING . The great band with powerful performance and technics.
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