Atheist - 'Jupiter'

dozicusmaximus · #1 11-05-2010, 10:50 AM

Comes out on the 8th.
Was able to preview it last night. It is freaking awesome. A little bit more Piece of Time-ish to me. But I will have to listen to it again. Definitely not much Elements moments though.

Its been 17 yrs since the last release. So recording technology has come a long way. And it sounds great.

BigOldHarry · #2 11-05-2010, 10:56 AM

figures that a band called "Atheist" would me a metal band....

I would have made a it a jazz band, to confound folks. Or maybe a happy pop group... A boy band maybe! Wouldn't THAT be a hoot!

**BullHorn** · #3 11-05-2010, 11:01 AM

Wow! Good thing I got me an Ibanez SR505 to play some Atheist tunes once it's out (IIRC, most of Elements was recorded with a SoundGear!

)

somegeezer · #4 11-05-2010, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BigOldHarry

figures that a band called "Atheist" would me a metal band....

I would have made a it a jazz band, to confound folks. Or maybe a happy pop group... A boy band maybe! Wouldn't THAT be a hoot!

It's a Jazz Metal band. =P
On the plus side. I'm looking forward to how the production sounds now.

steamthief · #5 11-05-2010, 11:07 AM

Awesome cover artwork!

dozicusmaximus · #6 11-05-2010, 11:09 AM

The first track to the new album 'Second to Sun' is on their myspace
http://www.myspace.com/kellysatheistwebsite

rulyøngo · #7 11-05-2010, 02:58 PM

Who's playing bass, Tony Choy?

dozicusmaximus · #8 11-05-2010, 03:28 PM

I think he layed down the tracks. But according to the all knowing wiki, he is no longer with the band.

Doctor J · #9 11-05-2010, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BullHorn

Wow! Good thing I got me an Ibanez SR505 to play some Atheist tunes once it's out (IIRC, most of Elements was recorded with a SoundGear!

)

Roger Patterson and Tony Choy both used the SR800, all three albums were recorded with a Soundgear.

Have been counting down the days, since 17 years ago, for this album to be made. My pre-order was posted yesterday, it seems

Tony didn't record this one, there was a squabble shortly before he was due to record his tracks. Jonathan Thompson, the guitarist, handled bass on this, he plays bass in Steve Flynn's other band Gnostic

He's a player, don't worry

**BullHorn** · #10 11-05-2010, 07:42 PM

Sounds less promising but it might still work. I haven't heard Steve on the bass. I thought it was an SR500 he used but an SR800 would be just as good. :P

dozicusmaximus · #11 11-05-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor J

Tony didn't record this one, there was a squabble shortly before he was due to record his tracks. Jonathan Thompson, the guitarist, handled bass on this, he plays bass in Steve Flynn's other band Gnostic

He's a player, don't worry

This makes sense, I was wondering why it sounded like he was holding back a bit. The bass does sound good though. And he knows what he's doing.
Also Gnostic is awesome. Atheist's little brother

SactoBass · #12 11-05-2010, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dozicusmaximus

The first track to the new album 'Second to Sun' is on their myspace
http://www.myspace.com/kellysatheistwebsite

Well, I had a listen to "Second to Sun", and I don't think this band is any type of jazz band. I think these guys are more along the lines of James Taylor. Yeah, Second to Sun reminded me alot of You've Got a Friend by JT. Very melodic.

IconBasser · #13 11-06-2010, 01:10 AM

not bad. As cool as I think their ideas are, the chaos of their music never really sounded good to me. To each their own.

Rob17 · #14 11-06-2010, 03:16 AM

People live their lives, by something the've never seen...
Dreaming all their lives, off a place the've never been...
Why can't you see you live a lie....
Humor yourself until you die...
We're Atheist as you can see....
We are just our own divinity...
There's no thruth...

This is probebly one off THE best metal songs ever.

I have a live recording from a gig in Florida, it was I believe, that sounds awsome.
Way better that their first album.
Way faster...
I had that tape before the first album came out, it was a bit of a dissapointment, compared to that tape.
But still a great album.

dozicusmaximus · #15 11-06-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SactoBass

Well, I had a listen to "Second to Sun", and I don't think this band is any type of jazz band. I think these guys are more along the lines of James Taylor. Yeah, Second to Sun reminded me alot of You've Got a Friend by JT. Very melodic.

Well if you listen to some of their older albums you will hear the jazz influence. There is also latin influence scattered around too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TajI...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utqWr...eature=related

somegeezer · #16 11-06-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by dozicusmaximus

Well if you listen to some of their older albums you will hear the jazz influence. There is also latin influence scattered around too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TajI...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utqWr...eature=related

I can hear quite a lot of Jazz influence even in the new song on the myspace page. I just think a lot of people without a trained Metal ear seem to think of it as noise. But when you've been listening to it for you whole life, you get used to it and hear things a lot of others can't. In their "chaos" as an above comment said, I can hear so much melody and groove. =P

factorplayer · #17 11-08-2010, 01:01 AM

Welcome news. Definitely looking forward to this release. Hope there is a vinyl version.

Rob17 · #18 11-08-2010, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by factorplayer

Hope there is a vinyl version.

+1

bassike · #19 11-08-2010, 04:57 PM

there will be a vinyl i just checked out relapse records.

does anyone know what happened to the YYZ version they announced?

bassike · #20 11-09-2010, 07:39 AM

anyone bought it yet?

I can’t stop listening to it I really like it but I think it could have been better if tony choy was there.
Not that the guy who recorded is a bad player but the bass lines are not as mind blowing as the other albums.