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Track List
01) Cocoon
02) The Black Chord
03) Quake Meat
04) Drift
05) Bull Torpis
06) Barefoot in the Head
01) Cocoon
02) The Black Chord
03) Quake Meat
04) Drift
05) Bull Torpis
06) Barefoot in the Head
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2012
Progressive Rock
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The Black Chord is an album by American progressive rock band Astra. It is their second album, released in the United States on March 27, 2012 on Metal Blade Records, and on April 16 in the United Kingdom on the independent label Rise Above Records.
The album inspired positive reviews upon release, and was praised for its even more psychedelic and space rock feel as well as higher production values compared to their debut The Weirding. The heavy metal review at About.com stated "San Diego maestros Astra craft expansive suites that hearken back to the original root of mind-expanding, unrestrained and genuinely progressive rock. Rich with hallucinogenic and hypnotic promise, and slathered in layers of vintage, billowing instrumentation, the band's stunning sophomore album, The Black Chord, expertly evokes the spirit, tone and vision of '70s cosmic prog." Ytsejam.com described the album as "combining the dark grooves of Sabbath, with the improvisational tangents of King Crimson, the moods of the early eras of both Yes and Genesis, as well as hints of space rock from Hawkwind… the use of crunched guitars, brass [sic], woodwinds, a variety of Mellotron sounds and Moog/analog synths, syncopated jazz drumming, and growling bass… yield honest results as everything sounds organic…." According to Sound Colour Vibration, there is a "depth and reality that a lot of progressive rock bands fail to obtain."
Richard Vaughan: vocals, electric guitar, Mellotron M400, Memotron, Minimoog, Moog Rogue, Echoplex
Conor Riley: vocals, Mellotron M400, Memotron, Minimoog, Moog Rogue, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim 2-Voice, Crumar Orchestrator, Hammond A-100 organ, grand piano
Brian Ellis: lead electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar
Stuart Sclater: bass
David Hurley: drums, percussion, flute
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The Black Chord is an album by American progressive rock band Astra. It is their second album, released in the United States on March 27, 2012 on Metal Blade Records, and on April 16 in the United Kingdom on the independent label Rise Above Records.
The album inspired positive reviews upon release, and was praised for its even more psychedelic and space rock feel as well as higher production values compared to their debut The Weirding. The heavy metal review at About.com stated "San Diego maestros Astra craft expansive suites that hearken back to the original root of mind-expanding, unrestrained and genuinely progressive rock. Rich with hallucinogenic and hypnotic promise, and slathered in layers of vintage, billowing instrumentation, the band's stunning sophomore album, The Black Chord, expertly evokes the spirit, tone and vision of '70s cosmic prog." Ytsejam.com described the album as "combining the dark grooves of Sabbath, with the improvisational tangents of King Crimson, the moods of the early eras of both Yes and Genesis, as well as hints of space rock from Hawkwind… the use of crunched guitars, brass [sic], woodwinds, a variety of Mellotron sounds and Moog/analog synths, syncopated jazz drumming, and growling bass… yield honest results as everything sounds organic…." According to Sound Colour Vibration, there is a "depth and reality that a lot of progressive rock bands fail to obtain."
Richard Vaughan: vocals, electric guitar, Mellotron M400, Memotron, Minimoog, Moog Rogue, Echoplex
Conor Riley: vocals, Mellotron M400, Memotron, Minimoog, Moog Rogue, ARP Odyssey, Oberheim 2-Voice, Crumar Orchestrator, Hammond A-100 organ, grand piano
Brian Ellis: lead electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar
Stuart Sclater: bass
David Hurley: drums, percussion, flute
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