Crimson Blue for Prog Metal?

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Hello everyone, please kindly check out these guys, they have just released the 2nd studio album:

(Was surpired to find they don´t seem to be mentioned here before)

Crimson Blue are a band based in Russia whose music varies from melodic keyboard-centered rock to prog metal. Their inspiration comes from a wide blend of sounding - from Yes to Meshuggah, from Tool to The Angelic Process.

Here are some glimpses from the band's bio:

The metal band Crimson Blue, originally from Russia, has something to offer the audience besides clear soprano and heavy riffs which one would expect from a female-fronted band. That is, firstly, their style varying from complex prog song structures inherited from the 70s’ art rock to nu-metal-like catchy chords, with a blend of extremely low bass frequencies with keyboards sounding at times as icy and distant as a human-produced sound may get and suddenly turning into an intimate and sincere confession. One more hallmark of Crimson Blue music is their lyrics based both on personal image of the world and philosophical discourses together with 20th century sci-fi. 

The concept of the band was born in the depth of 2008 within dark dungeons of nameless rehearsal studios and even darker minds of the musicians. It all started from their passion for 70's art and progressive rock. In the moment the band realised that the guitars were tuned a whole octave lower and there was also a female vocalist with a keytar, they headed for the local clubs and tagged their musical style 'Nu Art Metal', consolidating the newly-acquired modern influence and complex musical ways of art rock. Their first full time album Innocence was released in 2012 on Irond, since then the band has been spotted performing on one stage with Pain of Salvation, Tarja Turunen, Kypck and Deathstars. 

In the short periods between gigs and contemplation upon eternal questions they still had enough time to record their second studio album which was released at My Kingdom Music, Italia, on November, 17 th ,2014.   The album called The Angelic Performance is a conceptual work that delivers listeners ten stories about seeking, insanity and salvation and is based on some images from the poetry of T.S. Eliot. Compared to theit first album “Innocence” (2012), The Angelic Performance presents more maturity in terms of composition and arrangements as well as lyrics.

Official links + where you can listen to them:

http://crimsonblue.ru
https://myspace.com/crimsonbluelab
https://www.facebook.com/crimsonblueband
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ycn0i8py6fhuwwj/CRIMSON_BLUE_-_The_Angelic_Performance.zip?dl=0  downloadable MP3s from The Angelic Performance - just for promo purpose
Album teaser on YouTube 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYNNJrq-4AI&list=UUwcEhBb53uJO4ogeBLLh2yQ&index=4  

Discography:

1. Innocence (2012) on Irond (Russia)

01. Iceland (5:23)
02. L.M.A. (2:47)
03. Clouds (4:17)
04. Flax (4:36)
05. Ave (3:34)
06. Nagual (4:48)
07. Forest (3:39)
08. H.U. Lab Experiment I (7:49)
09. September (5:29)
10. Haesitatio (7:04)
11. Innocence (5:22)

Innocence is available both as a physical copy and a digital version, for example, here https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/innocence/id661660786

2. The Angelic Performance (2014) on My Kingdom Music (Italy)

Overall lenght - 58:42

01. Locust
02. Dolores
03. 3rd Eye Close
04. Sacrifiction
05. Mechanical Madonna
06. Road To Oblivion
07. Lab II Yggdrasil
08. Dark Heart Of Mine
09. Tonalli
10. Black Wings

The Angelic Performance is available as physical CDs as well as digital versions at:
CD - http://smarturl.it/CB-CD
eBay - http://smarturl.it/CB-eBay
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CB_iTunes
Amazon - http://smarturl.it/CB-amaz

Many thanks and hoping for the best for them!

Edited by grayjedi - November 20 2014 at 17:28

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grayjedi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: November 18 2014 Location: Moscow Status: Offline Points: 12	Topic: Crimson Blue for Prog Metal? Posted: November 20 2014 at 12:55
	Hello everyone, please kindly check out these guys, they have just released the 2nd studio album: (Was surpired to find they don´t seem to be mentioned here before) Crimson Blue are a band based in Russia whose music varies from melodic keyboard-centered rock to prog metal. Their inspiration comes from a wide blend of sounding - from Yes to Meshuggah, from Tool to The Angelic Process. Here are some glimpses from the band's bio: The metal band Crimson Blue, originally from Russia, has something to offer the audience besides clear soprano and heavy riffs which one would expect from a female-fronted band. That is, firstly, their style varying from complex prog song structures inherited from the 70s’ art rock to nu-metal-like catchy chords, with a blend of extremely low bass frequencies with keyboards sounding at times as icy and distant as a human-produced sound may get and suddenly turning into an intimate and sincere confession. One more hallmark of Crimson Blue music is their lyrics based both on personal image of the world and philosophical discourses together with 20th century sci-fi. The concept of the band was born in the depth of 2008 within dark dungeons of nameless rehearsal studios and even darker minds of the musicians. It all started from their passion for 70's art and progressive rock. In the moment the band realised that the guitars were tuned a whole octave lower and there was also a female vocalist with a keytar, they headed for the local clubs and tagged their musical style 'Nu Art Metal', consolidating the newly-acquired modern influence and complex musical ways of art rock. Their first full time album Innocence was released in 2012 on Irond, since then the band has been spotted performing on one stage with Pain of Salvation, Tarja Turunen, Kypck and Deathstars. In the short periods between gigs and contemplation upon eternal questions they still had enough time to record their second studio album which was released at My Kingdom Music, Italia, on November, 17 th ,2014. The album called The Angelic Performance is a conceptual work that delivers listeners ten stories about seeking, insanity and salvation and is based on some images from the poetry of T.S. Eliot. Compared to theit first album “Innocence” (2012), The Angelic Performance presents more maturity in terms of composition and arrangements as well as lyrics. Official links + where you can listen to them: http://crimsonblue.ru https://myspace.com/crimsonbluelab https://www.facebook.com/crimsonblueband https://www.dropbox.com/s/ycn0i8py6fhuwwj/CRIMSON_BLUE_-_The_Angelic_Performance.zip?dl=0 downloadable MP3s from The Angelic Performance - just for promo purpose Album teaser on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYNNJrq-4AI&list=UUwcEhBb53uJO4ogeBLLh2yQ&index=4 Discography: 1. Innocence (2012) on Irond (Russia) 01. Iceland (5:23) 02. L.M.A. (2:47) 03. Clouds (4:17) 04. Flax (4:36) 05. Ave (3:34) 06. Nagual (4:48) 07. Forest (3:39) 08. H.U. Lab Experiment I (7:49) 09. September (5:29) 10. Haesitatio (7:04) 11. Innocence (5:22) Innocence is available both as a physical copy and a digital version, for example, here https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/innocence/id661660786 2. The Angelic Performance (2014) on My Kingdom Music (Italy) Overall lenght - 58:42 01. Locust 02. Dolores 03. 3rd Eye Close 04. Sacrifiction 05. Mechanical Madonna 06. Road To Oblivion 07. Lab II Yggdrasil 08. Dark Heart Of Mine 09. Tonalli 10. Black Wings The Angelic Performance is available as physical CDs as well as digital versions at: CD - http://smarturl.it/CB-CD eBay - http://smarturl.it/CB-eBay iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CB_iTunes Amazon - http://smarturl.it/CB-amaz Many thanks and hoping for the best for them! Edited by grayjedi - November 20 2014 at 17:28

aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: November 20 2014 at 14:21
	Hello and welcome to PA I don't see why you are surprised not to find them here, since their main influences (according to them) are primarily non-prog bands (Lacuna Coil, A Perfect Circle, Nightwish) and they describe themselves as "Gothic Art Metal" (which can mean a lot of things). Artistic indeed they are, but prog I am not sure, but definitely interesting (more than Lacuna Coil!). We will check them, thanks for the suggestion

grayjedi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: November 18 2014 Location: Moscow Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: November 20 2014 at 16:24
	Thanks for commenting aapatsos! Speaking frankly, I personally find this comparison weird... Well, at least they are female-fronted, except for APC, of course When I first listened to them, Madder Mortem came to my mind.

Smurph Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 11 2012 Location: Columbus&NYC Status: Offline Points: 3167	Posted: November 20 2014 at 16:40
	Real Prog Nu Metal is a band called Enditol. Tbh this band isn't that proggy to me.
	http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf

grayjedi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: November 18 2014 Location: Moscow Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: November 20 2014 at 17:54
	Hi Smurph, thanks for contributing! What style applies to them most in your view? Interesting about Enditol, gonna check them, I think.

Svetonio Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213	Posted: November 20 2014 at 18:46
	Crimson Blue played live in my hometown, this month. It was a great concert indeed. Edited by Svetonio - November 21 2014 at 04:19

aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: November 22 2014 at 05:26
	on charts

grayjedi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: November 18 2014 Location: Moscow Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: November 22 2014 at 06:53
	Many thanks for videos Svetonio! Great to know they appealed to the audience! aapatsos, Thanks for your attention to them! What subgenre though? I suggested Prog Metal, but then thought maybe Prog-Related - or is it for those artists who are already a name but in another genre?..

aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: November 22 2014 at 06:55
	This is definitely metal for a start, so to the PM team it goes. They would need sponsoring from a special collaborator to go to Prog-Related and I don't see this ever happening, realistically.

grayjedi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: November 18 2014 Location: Moscow Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: November 26 2014 at 12:15
	Hi everyone, Are there any news so far? Thanks!

aapatsos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226	Posted: November 26 2014 at 13:39
	A week is generally too short to reach a conclusion (because we have many on our list to evaluate) but Crimson Blue were rejected with 3 straight No's, sorry. Rightly, in my opinion.

Smurph Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 11 2012 Location: Columbus&NYC Status: Offline Points: 3167	Posted: November 26 2014 at 14:13
	I mean I like their music but it just isn't quite strange enough or "out there" enough to be considered prog. They definitely have a deeper understanding of music than your normal heavy metal/rock band but I don't see them being considered prog.
	http://pseudosentai.bandcamp.com/ wtf

grayjedi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: November 18 2014 Location: Moscow Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: December 04 2014 at 13:44
	OK thanks everyone!