Formed in 2007, the band consists of guitarists robby baca and cameron maynard, drummer joey baca, vocalist mike lessard, bassist jordan eberhardt, and keyboardist eric guenther. Several tracks from apparition appear on this album, such as eyes. The redux version is remastered plus new keyboards from eric guenther who joined the band around the time language was released. The contortionist exoplanet 2016 official stream youtube. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Listen to songs by the contortionist on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. All in all, exoplanet is an absolutely incredible and amazing debut release that indeed proves that the contortionist are definitely a force to be reckoned with in todays modern metal world and not some typical one trick pony. Exoplanet is the debut studio album by progressive metal band the contortionist, released. With this years clairvoyant, its exciting to see what. It has been described as somewhat of a departure from their previous sound, with little to no screamed vocals and can be considered less heavy than their previous albums. Exoplanet redux by the contortionist on amazon music. The contortionist is a techextreme prog metal progressive rock artist from. While hardcore punk may be the sound that rules the day in the contortionist hometown of indianapolis, it is the bands signature brand of forward thinking heavy metal that. The contortionist integrates seemingly disparate worlds to create their own sound, with a focus on tone, vibe, color, and atmosphere. Systems reallign speculation based on calculated reason leads me to believe we are not alone seeded by a greater race, we only hope to find the answers now embedded into the fabric of our minds are we moving. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. The contortionist playing at resurrection fest estrella galicia 2018 120718.
I like the added synths in some places, but i feel like its too much in other spots. Exoplanet is the debut studio album by progressive metal band the contortionist, released through good fight records on august 31, 2010. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. The contortionist exoplanet 2010 oldies kingdom leaks. For every bit of progression and aura the band offers up on exoplanet, comes an equal and unforgiving onslaught of heaviness.
Exoplanet redux, an album by the contortionist on spotify. The contortionist is an american progressive metal band from indianapolis, indiana. It is an amalgamation of death metal with metalcore or hardcore punk, or. Egress we are among the stars who are the operators of this boundless array. Intrinsic was an attempt from the band to be more melodic than exoplanet. We all evolve and the path sometimes lead you to different tastes in a lot of areas. Exoplanet by the contortionist, released 31 august 2010 1. You can let it wash over you or pay fine attention to the skills and detail on show, either way it is thoroughly enjoyable. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Few bands of this era help define the progressive genre quite like indianas progressive metal maestros, the contortionist. Impressively covering such diverse styles as deathcore 2010s exoplanet and atmospheric prog 2015s language, they have been no strangers to inventive as well as intelligent music. While i preferred the original songs that they redid on exoplanet, they were still enjoyable to listen to. Egress off the album exoplanet released by good fight music. We are among the stars who are the operators of this boundless array.
A remastered edition of the album was released on january 22, 2016. I thought the mix for exoplanet sounded great on my hd600s. Carpenter was obviously better for the exoplanet sound the band had back then. Also you can download the contortionist exoplanet redux 2016. Did anyone hear the remastered version of the contortionists. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises flourish the contortionist exoplanet. Closed, which was reworked and released as flourish. Exoplanet by the contortionist album listen for free. Its widely considered one of the greatest deathcore records. The contortionist clairvoyant 2017 progressive rock.
The contortionist exoplanet lyrics and tracklist genius. I was very hesitant about this album after reading the lyrics, but the music is top notch. Skyrocketing bursts of oscillating guitar leads layer an ominous and dark undercurrent of rhythm. Listen to your favorite songs from exoplanet redux by the contortionist now. Clairvoyant is the fourth album by american progressive metal band the contortionist, released on 15 september 2017 through eone music and good fight music. Like all the contortionist s albums, exoplanet the original grew on me the more i listened to it. You are most exposed to the diatomic focusedgravity stray cosmic rays are threatening our generational biosphere. Check out exoplanet redux by the contortionist on amazon music. I thought it was an excellent deathcore album that had enough new ideas to keep it from being stagnant. Exoplanet is the first studio album by hoosier metal band the contortionist, released on august 31, 2010, through good fight records. Just when heavy metal had seemed to reach a ceiling on how punishing a sound could get, the contortionist raised the bar even higher. The contortionist primal directive exoplanet 2016 redux.
Artist the contortionist album exoplanet year 2010 genre progressive metal deathcore facebook. Deathcore is an extreme metal subgenresubgenre of metalcore. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. The albums finale the exoplanet suite which is separated into three segments with the first one egress which begins with some melodic postrock guitars which then make way for vocoded clean singing layered over a wonderful melodic guitar lead and then later segue into harsher. The original version of exoplanet is the only tc album i like, and yet i can appreciate lessard for the great vocalist he is. In my opinion, exoplanet was the one of the two jon. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises primal directive the contortionist exoplanet redux. The rest of the tracks have very similar lyrics, focusing on space, interstellar travel, and the journey to reach and. Exoplanet is also one my favs, but i respect the artistic choices they made, you have to play what you love. Watch the video for vessel from the contortionist s exoplanet for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
When i first listened to this i had no idea they had remixed it, but i discovered they did almost immediately. The microcosm is in exhibition terrestrial shaped into a magnificent realm our colonial settlements are threatened by the sky. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures. We are extremely excited to announce that our new album, language will be released on september 16 via good fight music and eone heavy. Download exoplanet remastered no download links are allowed. After the first listen through, i was shocked, and was in goosbumps. Exoplanet redux by the contortionist, released 22 january 2016 1. The contortionist, 2015, progressive metal, metalcore. Listen free to the contortionist exoplanet redux primal directive, flourish and more. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises flourish the contortionist exoplanet redux.