Lion Shepherd (PL) for Crossover - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Fantastic debut album from this Polish band that's recently toured with their countrymen Riverside. A wonderful mix of ethnic world music, melancholy prog and a modern Tool-esque heaviness that works supremely well on this very self-assured debut. The Middle Eastern vocals and motifs are just wonderful and this excellent album is easily one of favorite discoveries of the year.

http://progfreak.com/Lion-Shepherd-164707.html?path=discography

Edited by MChPro - April 05 2016 at 06:11

Full stream of the 'Hiraeth' album via 'Prog' magazine: https://www.teamrock.com/news/2015-11-20/lion-shepherd-stream-debut-in-full. Thumbs Up

Described in various places as a mixture of Progressive Rock, Metal and Psychedelic Rock, and that seems pretty accurate to me. Already being evaluated in Crossover - added to their chart about three months ago and with two 'move' votes (and two team members still to vote) they could be on their way elsewhere (Eclectic, I presume - or maybe Heavy Prog?...since there isn't really enough actual Metal in this album to be of any real interest to the blacksmiths). The evaluation can be followed at http://progfreak.com/Lion-Shepherd-164707.html?path=pa/recent...unless it goes over to Eclectic, since they don't use the progfreak site to track their evaluations.

Edit: Samuel - you can access the Crossover team thread if you want to and read any comments that may have been posted there by the two members who voted 'move'. I can't access that part of the forum myself. Embarrassed

Edited by yam yam - December 18 2015 at 10:40

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Roland113
Neo-Prog and Crossover Teams
Last visit: 11/27/2015 4:56:32 PM EST

Moogtron III
Crossover Team
Last visit: 10/8/2015 6:31:36 AM EST

And all clear

Up.

Two 'yes' votes more than 4 months. First 'yes' vote 6 months ago.
http://progfreak.com/Lion-Shepherd-164707.html?path=pa/recent
Is it normal?

Hey! I posted a message to the Xover Team. Smile

Edited by Tuzvihar - April 04 2016 at 15:37

"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."

Charles Bukowski

Finally.

But not added to PA. Cry

Edited by MChPro - April 11 2016 at 08:38

Lion Shepherd was formed in 2014 in Warsaw (Poland) by Kamil Haidar (vocals, lyrics) and Mateusz Owczarek (electric guitars, acoustic guitars).

October 25, 2015 the band released debut album ''Hiraeth''. It's a mix of ethnic world music, melancholy prog and a modern Tool-esque heaviness with the Middle Eastern vocals and motifs. The album got a very positive response, earned high notes and good reviews from Polish and foreign music portals, communities and magazines.

From October 15, 2015 band toured with Riverside and The Sixxis in Great Britain, Germany, Portugal and France.

Edited by MChPro - April 11 2016 at 08:42

Meltdowner wrote:

^ Maybe you could use some of the description of the album from your first post? Smile

Here you are Smile

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