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║ Erra-Andromeda-CDEP-2010-UTP ║
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║ ARTiST......: ERRA ║
║ ALBUM.......: Andromeda ║
║ TYPE........: EP ║
║ LABEL.......: Independent ║
║ GENRE.......: Metal ║
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║ LANGUAGE....: English SOURCE.....: CD-R ║
║ RiP.DATE....: 11-13-2016 GRABBER....: EAC 1.0beta3 (Secure Mode) ║
║ RETAiL.DATE.: 12-21-2010 ENCODER....: LAME3.98.4 with preset -V0 ║
║ CATALOG.....: 884501452557 QUALiTY....: 238kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo ║
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║ URL.........: http://erramusic.com ║
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║ We have finally putted our fingertips on that rare out of press ║
║ release and this CD-R extended play hasn't made his apparition on ║
║ any pre database so far. Here is the original release directly ║
║ bought from the band, so we thought that our friends from the scene ║
║ would appreciate it as we do. The bitrates avg. is a bit low, but ║
║ unfortunately, we couldn't make it better, since it was grabbed from ║
║ a self-released CD-R. ║
║ ║
║ From the depths of the Birmingham/Montgomery Alabama area comes a ║
║ band with a different sound from the usual music coming from these ║
║ parts of America. Unlike the usual Southern Rock sound, or Southern ║
║ Sludge Metal bands coming out of the Southern portion of the ║
║ country, we get ERRA, at that time a five piece Progressive Metal ║
║ band, with their second EP entitled Andromeda. ║
║ ║
║ Their sound much more borders on Periphery then their southern ║
║ brethren Mastodon, with soaring guitar leads, punishing drums, and a ║
║ combination of growls and melodic clean vocals. This EP starts out ║
║ with the intro track, 'Omega Children'. This track is really just ║
║ one long (40 second) breakdown, which really does not prepare you ║
║ for the next track, 'Machina'. Instead of a breakdown happy band the ║
║ listener might have been expecting, the band instead breaks out some ║
║ technical guitar work, and shows off the talent of the guitarists. ║
║ This style is retained for most of Andromeda, with only a few nicely ║
║ placed breakdowns, such as the tail end of 'Of Rare Reform' and the ║
║ beginning of the title track. The rest of the album is a nice ║
║ collection of riffs, melodic leads, and nice vocal work throughout. ║
║ ║
║ The guitarists in ERRA are the ones that set the tone for the band. ║
║ With everything from tremolo picking, to some sweep picking, and ║
║ nicely placed riffs in-between, these guitarists show up on the ║
║ talent side of things. The drumming is impressive, showing ║
║ restraint, and avoiding taking over the songs with too many fills. ║
║ 'Isolation Blue' in particular shows off the solid drumming with ║
║ some catchy kick patterns and fills. The vocals are solid on ║
║ Andromeda, with the growls being good enough to make up for the lack ║
║ of any real variety, aside from a few cases, and the cleans being ║
║ notably impressive in 'Machina' and the before mentioned 'Isolation ║
║ Blue'. Both vocal styles do a nice job of keeping things interesting ║
║ and helping the songs along. ║
║ ║
║ Although this is an impressive release by a young band, there are ║
║ still some things that hold it back from being very good. The music ║
║ in general is relatively standard fare. It has been done before, and ║
║ done a lot, so this is nothing groundbreaking. The harsh vocals ║
║ rarely differentiate from the lower toned screams, which are good, ║
║ but the lack of variety does get repetitive at times. The clean ║
║ vocals are good quality, but may alienate some listeners who do not ║
║ care for the higher-pitched singing. ║
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║ ERRA is a rising young band in the metal world. Although Andromeda ║
║ suffers from some faults, there is potential; ERRA just needs to ║
║ branch out and try to be more original. This album has some ║
║ interesting things that occur in it, and it is worth a listen if you ║
║ are a fan of this style, but don't expect a groundbreaking, amazing ║
║ listen. ║
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║ Current Members: ║
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║ Jesse Cash - Guitar/Bass*/Clean Vocals (*on record only) ║
║ JT Cavey - Unclean Vocals ║
║ Alex Ballew - Drums ║
║ Sean Price - Guitar ║
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║ Ex Members: ║
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║ Garrison Lee - Unclean Vocals (2009-2014) ║
║ Ian Eubanks - Unclean Vocals (2014-2015) ║
║ Alan Rigdon - Guitar (2008-2014) ║
║ Adam Hicks - Bass (2008-2012) ║
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╠═══════════════════════════════[TRACK.LiST]══════════════════════════════╣
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║ 01 Omega Children 0:42 ║
║ 02 Machina 3:44 ║
║ 03 Of Rare Reform 4:29 ║
║ 04 Isolation Blue 5:42 ║
║ 05 The Scenic Route 3:38 ║
║ 06 Daughter Of Sky 0:39 ║
║ 07 Andromeda 6:21 ║
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║ TOTAL SiZE.: 7 Files/45.49MB/25:15 min ║
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