Transcendence (Crimson Glory album)

Occupation

  • Song: Midnight (J. P. McDonald, Jr.)
  • Guitar: Jon Drenning
  • Guitar: Ben Jackson
  • Bass: Jeff Lords
  • Drums: Dana Burnell

Transcendence is the second album by the heavy metal band Crimson Glory. It was published in 1988 and is widely regarded as the most typical and most mature album of the band.

Title list

Production

Transcendence was in Morrisound Recording Studios in Tampa, Florida, recorded and produced by Jim and Tom Morris. The latter also participated in the background choir. Of assistive engineer was Scott Burns, later known as Death Metal producer made ​​a name for himself. For the production itself, the whole band was responsible. In contrast to the well-established, powerful sound of Heavy Metal of the 1980s Transcendence sounded very clear and transparent.

The overall concept of the album was designed by Jon Drenning and Midnight, designed the cover of Takashi Terada.

Publications

Transcendence was published in 1988 at the same time in Europe and Roadrunner Records in North America with MCA.

Singles such

  • Lady of Winter ( 1988)
  • Lonely (1988 )

Reprints

The album was re-released in 2000 and contained a remix of the song "Lonely " as a bonus track. 2008 appeared a " Remastered " edition, which also recorded the 1986 title "Dream Dancer" contained.

Reviews

Transcendence joined seamlessly to its predecessor album, and it Crimson Glory managed to raise its profile as an independent band. It was emphasized above all the voices, worked out to the last detail concept of the band. The reviews were almost exclusively positive, 20 years after the publication is widely agreed that the album is a milestone in the development of melodic power metal.

" Unjustly qualified as one of the '80s best American -made, progressive metal album, Crimson Glory 's Transcendence is one of the decade 's Actually best pure metal albums by an American band, period. "

"Crimson Glory's Transcendence, wrongly referred to as" the best American progressive metal album of the 80 ", is in fact one of the best metal albums of the decade by an American band. Point. "

" Rarely has formed a cover, lyrics, music and image in such a self-contained unit ... "

" Amazing as it CRIMSON GLORY despite all - unquestionably available -. Poetic and mystic exaltation nevertheless managed to sound at any time, through and through by a heavy metal band "

" ... A classic, mandatory album ... One of the best melodic metal albums of the 80s (...), and a landmark inspired countless other bands did Hat. "

" ... A classic, compulsory album ... One of the best melodic metal albums of the 80's (...) and a milestone that inspired countless other bands. "

The -present sound of the album, which differed significantly from the usual heavy metal productions, was evaluated by the criticism occasionally negative. Especially the sound of the drums was described as too technical and robotic.

"If there is one issue I did have with this recording it is did I absolutely believe the percussion is mostly Performed ( if not completely) by machine and not Dana Burnell ( ... ) if you listen objectively to" Masque of the Red Death "it is painfully Obvious. "

"If I have a problem with this recording, it's that absolutely I think the drums were mostly ( if not entirely ) played by a machine and not before Dana Burnell (...) If you look Masque of the Red Death objectively sound that is painfully obvious. "

Record label Genre Singing Bass guitar Strange and Beautiful (album) Scott Burns (record producer)
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