┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Helion Prime - Terror Of The Cybernetic Space Monster-(AFM 6 + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Sep-13-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.helionprimemetal.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Helion Prime Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Terror Of The Cybernetic SpaceLabel : AFM ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ California's Helion Prime, formed by principal ║ │ │║ songwriter and rhythm guitarist Jason Ashcraft ║ │ │║ (Dire Peril), began its life with the successful ║ │ │║ self-promotion of 2015's EP, The Drake Equation ║ │ │║ and 2016's debut LP, Helion Prime. Their DIY ║ │ │║ work ethic did not go unnoticed. Germany's AFM ║ │ │║ Records picked up the debut for international ║ │ │║ release in 2017. Now the band returns with their ║ │ │║ sophomore long player, Terror Of The Cybernetic ║ │ │║ Space Monster with a few personnel changes at ║ │ │║ hand. Gone is female vocalist Heather Michele ║ │ │║ Smith from Graveshadow, being replaced by ║ │ │║ newcomer Sozos Michael. Also, Helion Prime has a ║ │ │║ new lead guitar player and drummer with Chad ║ │ │║ Anderson and Alex Bosson, respectively. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Musically, not much else has changed for Helion ║ │ │║ Prime; the band basically delivers American ║ │ │║ heavy power metal. Actually, the most simple ║ │ │║ description for every song within TOTCSM is ║ │ │║ simply, fast and heavy. That's not to say that ║ │ │║ there aren't some tempo changes here and there. ║ │ │║ But, mostly, with some modest exceptions, the ║ │ │║ album is a gallop from start to finish. After ║ │ │║ this, the album has Helion Prime's other ║ │ │║ signature element: riffage upon riffage upon ║ │ │║ riffage from twin guitars. Underneath, the ║ │ │║ rhythm section is relentless and bludgeoning. ║ │ │║ Then all these things lead to the inevitable ║ │ │║ multiple guitar solos. Simply, this is guitar- ║ │ │║ centered power metal. As for Mr Michael two ║ │ │║ observations can be made. First, with his ║ │ │║ soprano like timbre, I almost mistook him for a ║ │ │║ female vocalist. Second, like the previous ║ │ │║ album, while singing strong and clear, he's ║ │ │║ nearly crushed in the mix. Alternatively, within ║ │ │║ the quieter moments of the title cut, for ║ │ │║ instance, his voice rise eloquently. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As for the songs, beyond the "fast and heavy" ║ │ │║ general description, you'll find that The Human ║ │ │║ Condition and Spectrum can have moderate almost ║ │ │║ milder starts. The former quickly leaps into ║ │ │║ power metal, the latter stays more steady and ║ │ │║ heavy. Yet the best example of more variation ║ │ │║ comes with epic 17 minute title cut where light ║ │ │║ and heavy parts and fast and moderate tempos, ║ │ │║ are twisted into a vexing and entertaining ║ │ │║ combination. Perhaps, Helion Prime is leaning ║ │ │║ more towards progressive power metal in the ║ │ │║ future. Otherwise, songs such as Failed ║ │ │║ Hypothesis or A King Is Born are essentially ║ │ │║ bullet trains. Yet with all the speed and ║ │ │║ heaviness, what makes every song accessible is ║ │ │║ Helion Prime's ability to temper the heaviness ║ │ │║ with vocal and guitar harmony. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Suffice to say, Helion Prime's Terror Of The ║ │ │║ Cybernetic Space Monster is another epic platter ║ │ │║ of their fast and heavy, guitar-forward, ║ │ │║ American power metal. Recommended. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by Craig Hartranft for ║ │ │║ www.dangerdog.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Sozos Michael - Vocals ║ │ │║ Jeremy Steinhouse - Bass ║ │ │║ Jason Ashcraft - Guitars ║ │ │║ Alex Bosson - Drums ║ │ │║ Chad Anderson - Guitars ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Failed Hypothesis [02:06] │ │ 02 - A King Is Born [05:40] │ │ 03 - Bury The Sun [04:24] │ │ 04 - Atlas Obscura [05:54] │ │ 05 - Urth [04:54] │ │ 06 - The Human Condition [08:17] │ │ 07 - Spectrum [05:32] │ │ 08 - Silent Skies [05:12] │ │ 09 - Terror Of The Cybernetic Space Monster [17:14] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [59:13 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘