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AMARAN'S PLIGHT je nová prog metalová supergroup, kterou vytvořili v Allentown, Pennsylvania,
United States v roce 2006 hudebníci:DC Cooper - Vocals (ex-ROYAL HUNT, SILENT FORCE) Gary Wehrkamp - Guitar, Keyboard (SHADOW GALLERY) Nick D'Virgilio - Drums (SPOCKS BEARD, KEVIN GILBERT, TEARS FOR FEARS, GENESIS) Kurt Barabas - Bass (UNDER THE SUN) Pokud máte nějaké pochybnosti o podobných all-star projektech, zejména proto, že výsledky mohou znít vždy velmi profesionálně, ale také velmi často vám připomenou hlavní kapely, ze kterých kvalitativně čerpají své zdroje. U AMARAN'S PLIGHT tato doměnka není potvrzena a debut "Voice In The Light" zní to jako skutečně nová kapela. A označení stylu??? Snad heavy guitar-oriented prog. Debutové album skupiny "Voice in the Light" vyšlo celosvětově na jaře 2007 u Progrock Records. Deska byla nahrána v roce 2006 ve studiu Gary Wehrkampa New Horizon Studio a je skoro ukázkovou učebnicí symfonického progresivního metalu. Spojuje v sobě proměnlivý vokál DC Coopera s mistrovskými riffy a melodiemi Garyho Wehrkampa, které jsou podepřeny zvukově dynamickou a výbušnou rytmickou sekcí v podání Nicka D'Virgilio a Kurta Barabase. Spolupráce mezi Gary Wehrkampem a DC Cooperem jim není cizí. Gary je klávestista, kytarista a producent progresivních veteránů SHADOW GALLERY. DC Cooper se objevil v roce 1999 na jejich koncepčním albu "Tyranny" jako hostující zpěvák v epické skladbě "New World Order". Fanoušci GALLERY SHADOW od té doby toužili po spolupráci dvojice Wehrkamp/Cooper. DC Cooper je zpěvákem power prog-metalové kapely SILENT FORCE. Před tím než spojil své síly s kytaristou Alexem Boyrodt a vytvořili SILENT FORCE, byl zpěvákem progresivních veteránů ROYAL HUNT. Nick D'Virgilio je jedním z nejlépe hodnocených progresivních bubeníků. Kromě toho, že je hnací silou Spock 'S Beard, hrával i s Mike Keneallym, Kevinem Gilbertem, Tears For Fears a Genesis (koncertně). Nick se bubnováním na desce "Voice in the Light" vyšvihl na další úroveň s vrcholným výkonem s rostoucími emocemi, srdcem a úderným zvukem, což je na debutovém albu kapely slyšet. Kurt Barabas je jedním ze zakládajících členů kapely z Los Angeles UNDER THE SUN a společně s SHADOW GALLERY byl součásti prog revivalových uskupení pro nahrávky u labelu Magna Carta počátkem 90. let. Kurtovo hraní na basu je často označovánp jako hnací síla kapely UNDER THE SUN. Fanoušci syntézy těchto hudebníků a jejich domovských prog kapel a fanoušci metalu obecně si kapelu AMARAN'S PLIGHT určitě oblíbí, neboť každý z nich tu najde něco na jejich debutovém albu. Kdo si chce počíst a více se dozvědět o albu, na následující adrese nalezne rozhovor s Gary Wehrkampem a Kurtem Barabasem: http://usaprogmusic.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=96&Itemid=45 |
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Členové: DC Cooper - Vocals (ex-ROYAL HUNT, SILENT FORCE) Gary Wehrkamp - Guitar, Keyboard (SHADOW GALLERY) Kurt Barabas - Bass (UNDER THE SUN) Nick D'Virgilio - Drums (SPOCKS BEARD, KEVIN GILBERT, TEARS FOR FEARS, GENESIS) |
Donald Cooper (DC Cooper)(celým jménem Donald Christopher Cooper) (také Donald Christopher "D.C." Cooper) (narozen 22. srpna 1965, Johnstown, Pennsylvania) Vocals DC je americký zpěvák a hudebník. Začínal hrávat v několika místních kapelách a koncertoval v lokálních klubech v okolí Pittsburghu, zatímco studoval zpěv u proslulé operní pěvkyně Charlotte Coleman. První pozornost na sebe přitáhl, když se účastnil jako finalista jako náhrada Roba Halforda v Judas Priest. Po rozruchu, který vzbudil konkurzem, dostal nabídky zpívat pro mnoho evropských a amerických kapel. Vybral si ROYAL HUNT po dlouhém zvažování a oficiálně se připojil ke skupině 26. prosince 1994. Po 4 letech u Royal Hunt náhle a nečekaně odešel ze skupiny po prohlášení zveřejněném na internetových stránkách. Pro svůj příští projekt, sólové album, v roce 1998 získal pomoc hudebníků z mnoha známých kapel (mezi nimi kytarista Tore Ostby, Conception, a člen Pink Cream 69). Deska vyšla v roce v roce 1999. Po úspěšném turné Cooper vytvořil novou skupinu se členem Sinner, kytaristou Alexe Beyrodtem a nazvali ji Silent Force (2000-2012). S ní vydali čtyři studiová alba. Působil rovněž v kapele Missa Mercuria (2001-?). Byl rovněž hostujícím zpěvákem pro Victory (1997), Explorers Club (1998), Pink Cream 69 (1998), Shadow Gallery (1998), Rage (2000), Edenbridge (2003,2007), Stronghold (2004), Steel Seal (2006), Genius: A Rock Opera (2007), Dol Ammad (2006,2010), Voyager (2011) a Derdian (2016). Když Cooper nekoncertuje, často jej můžeme nalézt jako dobrovolného hasiče v jeho domovském státě Pensylvánie. Cooper je ženatý s Michelle Cooper a má dva syny, Clayton (2003) a Carson (2005). DC Cooper nahrál vokály pro australský progresivní metalový projekt Voyager. V roce 2011 se vrátil k Royal Hunt a absolvoval s nimi turné po Japonsku a Rusku. Později téhož roku oznámil, že Cooper chce vytvořit novou nahrávku s kapelou. | |
Gary WehrkampGuitar, Keybs, Backing Vocals, Drums Gary je velmi známý hudebník, skladatel, kytarista, člen skupiny SHADOW GALLERY.
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Kurt BarabasBass Kurt je americký baskytarista a je znám jako člen kapely Under The Sun. Začínal hrát na kytaru ve svých 10 letech, ale v 15 uslyšel YES a řekl si "Uaaa, to je ale basa!!!" a tak se od svých 15 let přeorientoval na baskytaru. Kalifornský symfoprogrockový soubor Under The Sun vznikl už na konci 80. let. Tvořili jej zpěvák, kytarista a perkusista Chris Shyrack, baskytarista Kurt Barabas, klávesista Matt Evidon a bubeník Paul Shkut. "Under The Sun" vydali v roce 2000 debutové album a o pět let později jim vyšlo ještě CD se záznamem konceru z června 2001. Jejich hudba ukazuje na vliv Yes, Rush a dalších kapel artrockové scény 40. let. V roce 2014 se podílel jako baskytarista na nahrávání alba "Uncover The Truth" kapely Resurrect the Machine. Kurt se také zúčastnil jako host na nahrávkách Roswell Six (2009), Glass Wolfe (2005). | |
Nick D'VirgilioDrums Nick je známý bubeník progresivní scény, který vystřídal hraní snad už s kdekým. Dokonce byl i účastníkem konkursu na bubeníka DREAM THEATER.
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 Sestava: DC Cooper - vocals Gary Wehrkamp - guitar, keyboards Nick D'Virgillio - drums Kurt Barabas - bass Hosté: Chris Alla, Joe Stone - guitar Jim Roberti - acoustic guitar Shawn Gordon - keyboards Trisha O'Keefe, Michael Sadler, Rick Fisher - background vocals J.J. Astromsky, Jackie Wade, Alan J. Verone, William F. Crawford, Moe Rock, Junior Riehl (Junior Riehl), Heidi Kristen Crawford - voice |
Voice In The Light Studiové album, vyšlo 2007, ProgRock Records Seznam skladeb: 01. Room 316 (1:33) 02. Friends Forever (2:56) 03. Coming of Age (4:58) 04. Incident at Haldemans Lake (11:43) a) Blades of Denial b) Nex Per Res c) Breath of Life 05. Reflections Part I (3:21) 06. I Promise You (2:57) 07. Consummation Opus (4:24) 08. Truth and Tragedy (2:57) 09. Shattered Dreams (13:29) 10. Viper (5:36) 11. Betrayed by Love (7:16) 12. Turning Point (4:48) 13. Revelation (13:06) Total Time: (76:24) Spielzeit: 78:49 Min. CD Avalon #MICP-10672 (2007) Japan CD Progrock Records PRR260 (2007) UK Produced by Gary Wehrcamp and AMARAN'S PLIGHT Label: ProgRock Records |
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Některé vydání obsahují 14 skladeb (jako skladba 12. Reflections Part II (2:40)
mezi "Betrayed by Love" a "Turning Point"). Jedná se o koncepční album s nadpřirozenou tématikou podobně jako "Scenes From a Memory" od Dream Theater. ("pohled na jednoho člověka hledajícího odpovědí po klinické smrti"), ale "Voice in the Light" má méně kláves a více pomalých, baladicky laděných skladeb, a i přesto některé části jsou více symfonic prog než jen prog-metal. | |
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 Stránka kapely: http://www.amaransplight.com (ale je již nějakou dobu nefunkční) |
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1. Room 316 (Instrumental) |
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2. Friends Forever An only child, a fatherless son Searching for something to live, live for Loneliness my only companion Till this little angel moved in, next door Who is the girl with the eyes of blue She is a playmate and a best friend too We have a bond She brings joy to my life Whenever she's in sight I can't stop thinking of that girl next door I found a reason to live for She's my first taste of love She's a miracle from above She was sent here... She was sent here... So we could be together Friends forever We will be, friends forever We will be, friends forever We will be, friends forever We will be... |
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3. Coming of Age Coming of age, don't understand how I feel I live for her smile, it makes my world reel She's always been there for me, she's my best friend In my heart I always see her face Passion is raining down Feelings have been concealed Now the truth must be revealed My eyes they speak to me They tell me the time is now To take her love and set the stage The wheels are in motion somehow My eyes they speak to me They tell me the time is now To take her love and set the stage The wheels are in motion somehow There came at once, a point in time When we would understand She is now a woman and I am now a man The visions rage within, there is evidence of that We're all we ever had This was a plan of divine circumstance It is obvious our meeting was not by chance My eyes they speak to me They tell me the time is now To take her love and set the stage The wheels are in motion somehow |
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4. Incident at Haldeman's Lake I. Blades of Denial The frigid wind, chills us to the bone As our blades cut the ice The lake is unforgiving in its quest Her depths lure and entice We're in our own perfect world Desires on the move Dreaming of green grass and lazy days Blinding passion sets the mood We are seduced and then betrayed By our own encumbrance We're in constant jeopardy While exposed to the elements With the twinkling of an eye Our bliss turns to peril I became one with the ice The lake she beckoned me Danger comes when things Go awry Then you fade and ask why, why, why... II. Nex Per Res... (Instrumental) III. Breath of Life The light in the tunnel fades As her voice draws me back I hear her cries but cannot speak My body's numb, my senses weak As I begin to drift away I feel her lips touching mine My eyes are open but I am blind My spirit slams my body from above As I begin to twist and shove My angel saved my life Brought me back from death and time I've been given one more chance To see my love, I won't forget, I... Was seduced and then betrayed By my own inconsequence Survived my own uncertainty And I'm back from moments stolen Been to a place few have seen Who was the voice in the light? Why was I there? What did it mean? Resurrected by a breath of life |
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5. Reflections pt. 1 Years ago, I was all alone And their eyes were on me Mother died when I was nine The pain was all I'd seen The judge's hand had decreed a brand new way The her family came and I was asked to stay Used words for sadness, used words for pain Used words for sadness, used words for pain An angel came, to rescue me And Rachel was her name Reflections of that life are gone now Our things were sold away A yielding friend gave to me the angel's hand My life has changed so much, displaced like shifting sand There's no more sadness, there's no more pain There's no more sadness, there's no more pain Oh, in my day |
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6. I Promise You I never thought that I could feel this way, am I dreamin'? You took away my tears and you Helped me achieve the art of breathing I promise you - I will love with every breath that I take For better or worse, we will take this leap of faith I promise you - I will give you all of myself I promise you - I'll stand beside you everyday I promise you With these hands I'll try to build these dreams we can believe it And in our palace you will reign my king, the stars are kneeling I promise you - I will love with every breath that I take For better or worse, we will take this leap of faith I promise you - I will give you all of myself I promise you - I'll stand beside you everyday I promise you I promise you - I will love with every breath that I take For better or worse, we will take this leap of faith I promise you - I will give you all of myself I promise you - I'll stand beside you everyday I promise you - I got a reason now to stay I promise you I never thought I could feel this way, am I dreamin'? |
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7. Consummation Opus (Instrumental) |
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8. Truth And Tragedy She went away on business and something is oh, so wrong I've fallen on my knees I found I don't have very long With this test it looks as though my life will fill with fear Have I been mistaken, can I fight this through my tears? Have I been resentful? Does this mean we are done? Should I let her know Is this really happening? Oh, tell me why am I the chosen one? No. Or should I let her go? Searching deep within myself, to find the words to say How to tell the one I love I won't be here to stay Should I leave this house, our home and drift into the night? That way then I will not have to feel the pain And see the fading light... in her eyes... |
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9. Shattered Dreams The journey of life is a delicate task It has many twists and turns Progress is fading and sinking real fast Aimless with nowhere to run The weight of the stress it discolors my skin I'm blinded by my tears I crawl up these walls that surround me now Familiar scenes unfold Life it can change in the blink of an eye Tragedy comes with no warning sign Shattered dreams - broken pieces of my life Dreaded scenes - how can I fix them or my life, again When youth was upon me, an angel appeared And said I'd never be alone Now my life moves before me, with chilling details As I face death on my own On my own... On my own... They know there's something, that's growing inside Their faces show, concerns they cannot hide Their whispers bring on silent screams Misfortune brings on, brings on shattered dreams Hear the voice of wisdom Message in the light I curse the family tree that has brought On all this plight Driven by this silent voice, driven by my eyes I curse the hands of time that are tearing me apart Now as I exit the maze of discern I enter the crossroads of life There is no time for penance or pity The truth I can't deny Life it change, in the blink of an eye Tragedy, it comes with no warning sign Shattered dreams - Broken pieces of my life Dreaded scenes - How can I fix them or my life? Shattered dreams - Broken pieces of my life Dreaded scenes - How can I fix them or my life, again? |
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10. Viper A serpent comes to slaughter all their innocence with greed Bottom feeder eating up selfish looking deeds Emotionally bonded you lose all your self-control As his fangs are sinking deep, deep into your soul A venomous seducer who is driven by his greed Searching for a host and soul to fill his empty need There's more to life than poison from a long and forked tip tongue He's cold and calculated, it leaves your body numb Enter your disbelief It's your reality His love brings only tears Confirming your darkest fears Your love for him is your demise Beware of the viper in disguise His love brings only tears Confirming your darkest fears Your love for him is your demise Beware of the viper in disguise He'll tear you apart The viper in disguise When you kiss the lips that speak all his nasty lies See deception standing fast, sin within his eyes The trusted walls you live in, start to close within Closing down your confidence, your hope is wearing thin Enter your disbelief It's your reality His love brings only tears Confirming your darkest fears Your love for him is your demise Beware of the viper in disguise His love brings only tears Confirming your darkest fears Your love for him is your demise Beware of the viper in disguise In the waning darkness, you will call out to God His love brings only tears Confirming your darkest fears Your love for him is your demise Beware of the viper in disguise The Viper My angel must not know their ways I'll fix it all for her The Viper So Rachel will not see their faces |
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11. Betrayed by Love History is swirling, it's swirling round and round Her life is in such turmoil, it's been turning upside down I'm longing for the life I'm leaving, to some this seems like sin A campaign has just begun, it starts from deep within The black clouds of deceit, they're swallowing her hopes They're moving with a likeness, flames of rage are being stoked She's drowning in confusion, it's a sign of all these tests The sacred ring that meant so much has been laid to rest Inside my head... I'll drive the wedge, she won't surrender The darkened skies, she won't remember All is hidden within jars of clay Oh, my skin is turning gray Betrayed by love, she'll drift away The bleeding hearts have been opened by all the truths that I've exposed Besieged by all this mystery from all the pain that I've imposed Engulfed in isolation, inside my world alone Imprisoned by the secrecy, I do as I was shown I don't know where it comes from, or was it always there? Now it's time, I guess it should lead us to despair Oh yes, I know... I'll drive the wedge, she won't surrender The darkened skies, she won't remember All is hidden within jars of clay Oh, my skin is turning gray Betrayed by love, she'll drift away I feel the betrayal... You're abandoned by your dreams The memories slip away, and yet I know... It's up to me... |
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12. Reflections pt.2 Tommy In the misty rain, he hides away While tears fill up her eyes She's come to me, to help her find What's hidden in this fortress full of lies My worried mind sends icy chills back down my spine The Lion roars as past emotions burn inside He hides his honor as she whispers prayers I'm in the middle of these affairs I paid the price with sacrifice but the choice was all my own Abandoned dreams, at age 15 When I saw them both alone... it broke my heart I try my best to leave the past where it belongs But I can't stand and watch the pain tear through us all Where is his honor? Where are her prayers? It sounds like thunder when old love tears We're left with questions and breaking hearts Can I be trusted??? |
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13. Turning Point I sit here locked inside myself And watch the time roll past my life Concerning parties scratch and dig But they haven't got a clue The loving ties I disconnect They've torn apart from within the seams Distorting the truth I've found my iron will, will bleed the scenes Sacrificing all my hopes and fears Believing the words I found within Her future it's always been with him Waiting for the turning point The silence it takes its toll on me All of my actions disappoint I'm finding her heart's consumed by him By all accounts, we're in the red We've all been hanging by a thread The secret it dwells inside of me It's barely alive but they can't see Sacrificing all my hopes and fears Believing the words I found within Her future it's always been with him... Waiting for the turning point The silence it takes its toll on me With pen in hand I disappoint I'm finding her heart's consumed by him Waiting for the turning point The silence it takes its toll on me All of my actions disappoint In the end she'll be just fine Coming to the breaking point I leave no stone unturned Deep within I fill the void My screams go left unheard Waiting for the turning point The silence it takes its toll on me With pen in hand I disappoint In the end she'll be just fine Waiting for the turning point The silence it takes its toll on me All of my actions disappoint In the end I think she'll be just fine She'll be just fine... |
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14. Revelation I am entering the winter of my life Reflecting on my days gone by The process has begun, the picture is abstract There's no turning back from the voice inside my head From inside my head Looking back on my life A sadness always chilling me Within a distant childhood dream The din of beating wings Are muffled by the drugs that keep me sane The snow white sheets they hide the pain It's sad to say... The whispered truth can lead her to salvation My setting sun will turn the page A prophecy born of grace and its dedication My broken body will be shed All the groundwork is set And what we learn from the Bible, we know These are the words I believe Oh, the angel she'll weep, then read between all these lines Then she'll be filled with the light This sick and dying man in room 316 (Thirty years, strong in my heart) He'll provide all the answers, tell them what this all means It's a rare form of cancer and my family's curse For it will be end of life... of life The whispered truth can lead to her salvation My setting sun will turn the page A prophecy born of grace and its dedication My broken body will be shed Tommy John's been gone for days And I can't even find his shadow No depth of self-restraint to commiserate Mild minds and soft solutions, she's crying on my shoulder I've sustained resistance long enough Now I won't turn her away The whispered truth has lead me to this revelation My setting sun will turn the page A prophecy born of grace and its dedication My broken body will be shed These hidden truths can lead you to your salvation The trumpets' call will turn the page Words of wisdom are cloaked in a careful narration 'Cause this fallen world soon shall pass Soon shall pass... |
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