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Disperse kick off Polish tour with Distorted Harmony

Power of Metal — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:11:40 +0000

Progressive metal band DISPERSE are about to begin their previously announced Polish tour with DISTORTED HARMONY. The tour starts in Łódź, on November 14 and will end exactly 10 days later in Wroclaw. The full list of tour dates can be found below. DISPERSE will be touring in support of their latest, highly acclaimed releases ‘Foreword’, released via Season of Mist in February 2017.

The band comments:

“It’s good to be back in Poland. We will revisit ‘Foreword’, ‘Living Mirrors’ and ‘Journey Through the Hidden Gardens’, sharing the stage with our special guests from Israel – DISTORTED HARMONY, who are promoting their new album ‘A Way Out’. We’ve been working hard to take our live performance production to the next level – that’s why this tour is special to us and we really hope it will be something our fans haven’t expected.”

DISPERSE

With DISTORTED HARMONY

14 Nov 18 Lodz (PL) Magnetofon

15 Nov 18 PoznaN (PL) U Bazyla

16 Nov 18 Warszawa (PL) Voodoo Club

20 Nov 18 Lublin (PL) Graffiti

21 Nov 18 Rzeszów (PL) Vinyl

22 Nov 18 Kraków (PL) Zaczek

24 Nov 18 Wroclaw (PL) Firlej

DISPERSE have previously released a music video for the song “Tether”, taken from the album ‘Foreword’. Watch the full video below!

DISPERSE – “Tether”

DISPERSE are currently preparing to record a follow-up to their highly acclaimed latest full-length ‘Foreword’.

“Aspiring Polish proggers fulfil their immense potential… DISPERSE have clicked into a higher gear here and the results will reduce prog and tech-metal fans alike to a mess of goosebumps.” Dom Lawson, Metal Hammer (UK) 9/10

Artwork and track-list of ‘Foreword’ can be viewed below.

Track-list

01. Stay

02. Surrender

03. Bubbles

04. Tomorrow

05. Tether

06. Sleeping Ivy

07. Does It Matter How Far?

08. Foreword

09. Neon

10. Gabriel

11. Kites

The road to success has rather been paved with great song-writing and this is exactly what the now Polish and English quartet is delivering on its third full-length ‘Foreword’. DISPERSE manage to make complexity appear easy and add an incredible lightness to cascading syncopated breaks, odd-time signatures and all the tools of the trade that are considered as essentials for progressive music.

‘Foreword’ is the logical step further from sophomore DISPERSE album ‘Living Mirrors’, which witnessed the hopefuls injecting fresh momentum into the progressive genre. Elements of such giants such as PINK FLOYD, DREAM THEATER, and CYNIC were playfully incorporated, whirled around, and fused with other ingredients raging from Metal to Jazz into a new exciting sound.

With ‘Foreword’, DISPERSE invite you to set sails on a luxurious musical passage that let’s you drift over an ocean of sparking details and ever new wonders waiting at the beckoning horizon.

www.facebook.com/disperseofficial

Line-up

Jakub Żytecki: guitars

Rafał Biernacki: vocals, keyboards

Mike Malyan: drums

Bartosz Wilk: bass

New live video by Distorted Harmony

Power of Metal — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:59:18 +0000

Distorted Harmony has released a new live video for “Room 11” from their recent release “A Way Out”.

The video was shot during an album launch show on Aug 16th in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Room 11 https://youtu.be/VBuLo5NtWMs

A WAY OUT was released on July 19th and was warmly received by followers and reviewers:

“A Way Out is the ideal direction that progressive metal should head moving forward (9.5/10)” (Metal Injection)

“Israeli prog metallers lead by example on third album” (Prog Magazine)

“Pretty much every song on this album is my favorite. It blows me away every time I hear it.” (The Prog Mind)

” ‘A Way Out’ is yet another killer of an album from a band which never disappoints!” (ProgMetalMadness)

“A Way Out is an album that should permanently establish the presence of Distorted Harmony in the minds of listeners” (Magazyn Gitarzysta)

The band will be touring Poland from Nov 14th – Nov 24th with Disperse

14.11 – Łódź | Magnetofon (https://disperse-dh-lodz.evenea.pl)

15.11 – Poznań | U Bazyla (https://disperse-dh-poznan.evenea.pl)

16.11 – Warszawa | Voodoo Club (https://disperse-dh-warszawa.evenea.pl)

20.11 – Lublin | Graffiti (https://disperse-dh-lublin.evenea.pl)

21.11 – Rzeszów | Vinyl (https://disperse-dh-rzeszow.evenea.pl)

22.11 – Kraków | Zaczek (https://disperse-dh-krakow.evenea.pl)

24.11 – Wrocław | Firlej (https://disperse-dh-wroclaw.evenea.pl)

Disperse announce Polish tour with Distorted Harmony

Power of Metal — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 22:35:07 +0000

Progressive metal band DISPERSE have announced a Polish tour in November 2018, with DISTORTED HARMONY. The tour will kick off in Łódź, on November 14 and will end exactly 10 days later in Wroclaw. The full list of tour dates can be found below. DISPERSE will be touring in support of their latest, highly acclaimed releases ‘Foreword’, released via Season of Mist in February 2017.

The band comments:

“It’s good to be back in Poland. This fall we will revisit ‘Foreword’, ‘Living Mirrors’ and ‘Journey Through the Hidden Gardens’, sharing the stage with our special guests from Israel – Distorted Harmony, who are promoting their new album ‘A Way Out’. We’ve been working hard to take our live performance production to the next level – that’s why this tour is special to us and we really hope it will be something our fans haven’t expected. It is also first DH appearance in Poland, so we are glad to be bringing them to Poland and inviting our compatriots to their music.

Dobrze być znowu w Polsce. Tej jesieni zaprezentujemy utwory z płyt od początku historii zespołu ‘Foreword’, ‘Living Mirrors’ i ‘Journey Through the Hidden Gardens’, dzieląc scenę z naszymi gośćmi z Izraela – Distorted Harmony, którzy będą promować swój nowy album “A Way Out”. Ciężko pracowaliśmy żeby produkcja występów na tej trasie była na jeszcze wyższym poziomie – to dlatego jest ona dla nas wyjątkowa i mamy nadzieję że spotka się pozytywnym zaskoczeniem i dobrym odbiorem wśród fanów. To będzie też pierwszy raz kiedy DH zagra dla polskiej publiki, dlatego cieszymy że mogliśmy ściągnąć ich do Polski i zaprosić do ich twórczości naszych rodaków.”

DISPERSE

With DISTORTED HARMONY

14 Nov 18 Lodz (PL) Magnetofon

15 Nov 18 PoznaN (PL) U Bazyla

16 Nov 18 Warszawa (PL) Voodoo Club

20 Nov 18 Lublin (PL) Graffiti

21 Nov 18 Rzeszów (PL) Vinyl

22 Nov 18 Kraków (PL) Zaczek

24 Nov 18 Wroclaw (PL) Firlej

DISPERSE have previously released a music video for the song “Tether”, taken from the album ‘Foreword’. Watch the full video below!

DISPERSE – “Tether”

DISPERSE are currently preparing to record a follow-up to their highly acclaimed latest full-length ‘Foreword’.”

Aspiring Polish proggers fulfil their immense potential… DISPERSE have clicked into a higher gear here and the results will reduce prog and tech-metal fans alike to a mess of goosebumps.” Dom Lawson, Metal Hammer (UK) 9/10

Artwork and track-list of ‘Foreword’ can be viewed below.

Track-list

01. Stay

02. Surrender

03. Bubbles

04. Tomorrow

05. Tether

06. Sleeping Ivy

07. Does It Matter How Far?

08. Foreword09. Neon

10. Gabriel

11. Kites

Few young bands display such extreme technical prowess as DISPERSE. Yet talent and advanced mastery of instruments has never been the main factor in what sets a band apart from the mass of musicians trying to break through.The road to success has rather been paved with great song-writing and this is exactly what the now Polish and English quartet is delivering on its third full-length ‘Foreword’. DISPERSE manage to make complexity appear easy and add an incredible lightness to cascading syncopated breaks, odd-time signatures and all the tools of the trade that are considered as essentials for progressive music.’Foreword’ is the logical step further from sophomore DISPERSE album ‘Living Mirrors’, which witnessed the hopefuls injecting fresh momentum into the progressive genre. Elements of such giants such as PINK FLOYD, DREAM THEATER, and CYNIC were playfully incorporated, whirled around, and fused with other ingredients raging from Metal to Jazz into a new exciting sound.

DISPERSE embarked on their musical search with the debut album ‘Journey Through The Hidden Gardens’ (2010) three years after being founded in the Polish city of Przeworsk. With only one demo entitled ‘Promo 2008’, the band quickly gained a reputation as an excellent live entity. This was cemented by acclaimed performances on several tours as well as at prestigious festivals such as GO-Rock, the UK Tech-Metal Fest, and Germany’s Euroblast Festival.With ‘Foreword’, DISPERSE invite you to set sails on a luxurious musical passage that let’s you drift over an ocean of sparking details and ever new wonders waiting at the beckoning horizon. www.facebook.com/disperseofficial

Line-up

Jakub Żytecki: guitars

Rafał Biernacki: vocals, keyboards

Mike Malyan: drums

Bartosz Wilk: bass

Distorted Harmony – A Way Out

Rick Ossian — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 23:57:52 +0000

Many may know Distorted Harmony from their previous LP’s, Chain Reaction (2014) and Utopia (2012). The Tel Aviv band was formed in 2010. Those who are in the know can tell you that this band is steeped in the modern progressive metal of its age. I was reminded of *Frost, Pain of Salvation and Devin Townsend, among others. I found little reason to complain while listening to this aggregation, in particular the fact that I only heard growling one time. As some readers may know, I prefer straight, clean vocals to the growlies. There is plenty of that on board here.

A Way Out contains 11 tracks. No duds, four longer numbers, and seven all-too-brief tunes. The reason I say that is because I kept wanting to hear more. I found myself banging my head and tapping my toes to most of what was on offer herein. Of course, the shorter the tune, within reason, the better chance of it getting any significant airplay. Perhaps that is what DH were shooting for here.

Downfall features a mellow intro, as do several of the tracks. As you will hear, the chops and the heavy riffs kick in almost immediately. Room 11 is what I like to call a grinder. There are some introspective vocal moments, but mostly what we hear is heavy slamming of instruments. Dig it. Awaken is probably the longest track, at almost 7 minutes all told. It has one of those creepy cool intros I’m always on about. It also has a midsection jam that is a prog lover’s wet dream! Severed includes heavy metal riffage that gives way to a wash of keys, then vocals and a mellow beat, then a mix of the two! Puppet On Strings has a finger picked intro and some piano midway through – gorgeous keys.

For Esther is a instrumental featuring classical piano chops and strings! Anima is another grinder, with good clean vocals and some serious drumming. A big shredding guitar solo at about the half-way mark. A Way Out of Here is a short (thank goodness), plaintive piano ballad. A bit haunting, but also a bit of a snooze. Time and Time Again has the chops and the keys and the riffs, but is kind of ballad-y again…We Are Free pounds relentlessly on your brain with plenty of riffs, and the closer, Someday, is another piano lead, majestic ballad with some semi-heavy riffs. A cautionary tale, perhaps? Only the listener will know.