Links
You have heard nothing unless you have checked out these bands:
Pain Of Salvation, Opeth, Dream Theater, Anathema, Focus, The Flower Kings, Between The Burried And Me, Satyricon,
Some other useful links:
Creative Commons, Homerecording.be
Download the 2011 album of TijaD "Orpheus":
A short history
After being a progressive metal enthusiast for years, TijaD started in 2009 with it's first recording project "Voodoo Lily". The aim of this project was to record something like progressive rock but combined with the aggressive outbursts of metal and with the melancholic qualities of classical music. In 2009 and 2010 TijaD was guitarist of the Black Metal band "...of Melancholy Burning". It was during this time that the second recording project of TijaD "Orpheus" was started. This concept album based on the ancient Greek tragic myth of Orpheus is home recorded using a Lexicon omega audio interface and a laptop (and of course with the great help of some befriended musicians) Although the lack of professional gear might be audible, the tracks of Orpheus that have been pre-released received lots of encouraging feedback. (You can get the complete album or separate tracks on www.cdbaby.com.)
The birth of "Libethra"
In the beginning of 2011 the idea came up to start an actual band named Libethra. According to Greek mythology Libethra is the place where Orpheus was buried by the muses. Together with the other band members of Libethra, TijaD will produce fresh material with a stronger focus on live perfomance. Libethra will deliver a progressive mixture of doom, black metal and folk music. Everything will be allowed to create the desired atmospheres. Roel, the virtuoso drummer of the Dutch black metal band "...of Melancholy Burning" was first to join Libethra as a fixed band member. Roels drumming already formed an integral part of the Orpheus recordings. Libethra became a quartet with the addition of Chris on guitar and Sander as main vocalist and bass player. Just wait and see; we are ready to take part of the vibrant buzz that is going round progressive metal! Meanwhile TijaD will not rest and continue with more side projects.
The time has come that home-recording is affordable for almost everybody and good music easily finds its way to its audience without the interference of music labels. Everybody is free to try and have a chance on eternal glory. On the other hand, in the near future it will be almost impossible to make a living by selling recorded music because no one is able to control the way music is spreading. Music will be very much like a life form: challenging the murdering competition some bands will be more successful than others, their music will replicate and a growing number of copies will disperse around the globe until unavoidable something betters comes along. Maybe if the music industry comes to a stand-still (like the dinosaurs ones did) new music will slowly overtake the earth. Music better fit to the needs of those grown tired of sexy performers and easy-to-like three minute musical productions that will make your life feel short and painless. TijaD is ready to progress into this new musical era and is confident that there is a niche for us somewhere out there.
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