Last Chance to Reason
Last Chance to Reason is an American progressive metal band from Portland, Maine, which was founded in 2005. Since its inception, the band has played together with groups like Born of Osiris, Genghis Tron, Periphery, Daath, Through the Eyes of the Dead and Unearth.
History
The band was founded in 2005. In the following years, followed by the first tours and publications before the group signed with Prosthetic Records and this label, the album Level 2 published, which was produced by Jamie King ( Between the Buried and Me, The Human Abstract ). For the album also a video game by Tom Vine and Francis Coulombe was developed, in which the player can experience the album as a video game. The game was inspired by classics such as R-Type, Contra, and Super Metroid. In February 2011, the band went on tour in Canada before the group played in March along with atheist and in April at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. For the rest of the year, followed by other appearances. In August 2013 was followed by the album on Prosthetic Records Level 3
Style
According to Prosthetic Records, the album Level 2 has been heavily influenced by progressive rock bands like King Crimson and Yes, composers such as Steve Reich and progressive metal bands such as Opeth, Dream Theater and Cynic. The album acted in a tron -like world of the relationship between man and technology. The texts were told from the perspective of an artificial intelligence.
Level 3 was comparable according to Timo Beisel of metalnews.de with the works of Opeth, Cynic King Crimson, Tool and Meshuggah. The use of staccato riffs and the use of double bass was characteristic. The singing varied from growling to clean vocals. In addition, influences of jazz were heard. In the songs were occasionally electronic sounds and sound effects reminiscent of video games, used. The texts were again marked by computer terms.
Discography
- 2005: Dreamt of an Angel, Woke with a Nightmare ( EP, Abaddon Records)
- 2007: Lvl. 1 ( album, Tribunal Records)
- 2011: Level 2 ( album, Prosthetic Records )
- 2013: Level 3 ( album, Prosthetic Records )