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Release Date: 07/01/2008
Look up the phrase "bombastic metal," and there may well be a picture of the gentlemen who go by the name of
Epicurean. And while the group may possess a sound that is more akin to what is coming out of Europe circa the early 21st century, it turns out that this suddenly popular part-prog/part-extreme metal style has made its way to U.S. shores, as
Epicurean hail from Minneapolis, MN. And you can even pinpoint a few of the group's influences on its 2008 release,
Consequence of Design, including
Dream Theater-esque keyboards,
Iron Maiden-esque guitar solos, thrash metal guitar rhythms, and a vocalist who alternates between death metal screams and more traditional metallic wailing. Just take a gander at such song titles as
"The Author and the Architect" and
"Lithograph," and it becomes quickly apparent that
Epicurean have studied their prog metal forefathers -- and rather expectedly, the music follows suit.
Epicurean's
Consequence of Design manages to straddle the line between technically demanding and headbanging.
~Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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