Osada Vida - polish prog metal

They're pretty good. Listen to them. There are three samples on their site. I made direct links for convenience:

from 2006 album Three Seats Behind A Triangle:

6. Devotion (Part II) - Flying Time

7. Tension Blossoms

from 2004 album Osada Vida:

12. In(s) Thru Mental

I would classify them as prog metal. Their website: http://www.osadavida.art.pl/




Edited by Tuzvihar - March 29 2007 at 16:21

Thanks Tuz,I will check them out.

Originally posted by avestin Thanks Tuz, I added them to the PMT chart. Is there a Myspace for them, perhaps?

I checked the PMT chart on www.progtology.com and I can't see them there...


Edited by Tuzvihar - March 31 2007 at 05:23

Yes, I know them!!!

I even wrote about them some time ago...

If I remember well, the band was actually looking for a label that would release their recordings...

I once read about them in a local newspaper, there was a short article about the band and their upcoming concert somewhere in Silesia (I even wanted to go there after my lectures at the studies... )

Originally posted by Tuzvihar Originally posted by avestin Thanks Tuz, I added them to the PMT chart. Is there a Myspace for them, perhaps?   I checked the PMT chart on www.progtology.com and I can't see them there...

Hmmm... They are in the chart but nobody has voted yet! What takes you so long?

Originally posted by avestin Originally posted by Tuzvihar Hmmm... They are in the chart but nobody has voted yet! What takes you so long?   I have a life beyond PA, a job, a family... And also other duties in PA aside from the Prog-Metal Team.... (RIO/Avant/Zeuhl and Discographies and other band additions in other genres).   Is that enough for you?

Yes, sorry...
Forgive me my impatience, please.

ADDED! 

Prog metal? Come on, this band has more to offer, this is excellent heavy progressive (two years ago I started to support this category but Prog Archives works quite slowly  ), their heavy progrock sound, dynamics, variety and subtle musical ideas remind me of late Seventies Rush and early Ayreon (not the sound but the structure) 

Edited by erik neuteboom - July 15 2007 at 17:36

My problem with the prog metal category for Osada Vida is that progheads who don't like (or even hate) prog metal tend to avoid reading Osada Vida reviews, like neo-prog 'haters' avoid reading neo-prog reviews (and I know many of them!). So that's why I mentioned the category 'heavy progressive (rock)' and I am glad that Avestin did the same in his review. Perhaps that after many years of discussing about it, Prog Archives will start to use this category because it will make things more clear for progheads, Heavy Prog scouts the 'grey' borders between symphonic prog, hardrock and prog metal and will fit for new bands like Entrance, Riverside, Matraz, Toccata, Presto Ballet and Dimension X .... in my opinion.