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    Posted: March 07 2011 at 16:27
Orpheus - atmospheric rock with some progressive elements; based in the UK; see: www.myspace.com/orpheusofficial

They have a debut album out in 2010 and a new EP announced this year.

They should definitely be on prog archives - great musicianship and doing something interesting.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 07 2011 at 16:29
Thanks, will check. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2011 at 10:02
They seem to be unsigned, though, and only two very short samples are available. Let us know when more is realeased!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2011 at 09:31
Hey there,

Their last album was on a label: Paradigms Recordings.
At the moment they're between labels.

This page sums up their legitimacy:
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=3540325078

Hope to see Orpheus on prog archives soon!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 03 2011 at 11:00
To me, it sounds more like melodic death metal than anything else. I don't hear much prog, IMO
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2011 at 13:19
Originally posted by andyman1125 andyman1125 wrote:

To me, it sounds more like melodic death metal than anything else. I don't hear much prog, IMO

Melodic death?! hehe... you have the wrong Orpheus.

Listen here: www.myspace.com/orpheusofficial

Or, if you think it is melodic death you need to clean your ears out.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2011 at 13:26
Oops, you're right, wrong Orpheus Embarrassed

A little bit different Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2011 at 05:39
Good to know about their eligibility, thanks. Are there any samples available other than the two from MySpace?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2011 at 07:46
Stooge at MMA posted some good samples at the suggestion there

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 07 2011 at 06:27
Thanks Andy. With these new samples I feel it's safe to say that to me this band sounds like Lunatic Soul, so I'll ask the Crossover Team for the evaluation. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 09 2011 at 04:42
By the way, because those links on MMF are medleys, there is a full track here that you may want to listen to:
http://www.orpheus.ws/Nansen.mp3

With the classical/jazz etc. influences in Orpheus I can't see which other category they are better suited to overall than in prog. The obvious comparison is Opeth, but Orpheus is less metal orientated with them, with some different approaches.

Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

With these new samples I feel it's safe to say that to me this band sounds like Lunatic Soul


This is an accurate comparison actually!


Edited by Hevelius - April 09 2011 at 08:48
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2011 at 05:41
^ It would be good to have more samples to evaluate them. Medleys are very, very short and I have yet to hear that Nansen track. But still, it's just one track.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2011 at 08:58
There are four YouTube samples in the link Andy posted above, Marty. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 19 2011 at 09:19
^ Oh, OK - will check. I have to say that said Nansen track, even just one track, sounds very promising.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2011 at 22:28
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