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░ ██ ██ Artist: Callisto ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Providence █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2009 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2009-02-25 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Prog. Rock / Post-Hardcore ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Fullstream Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
▀░ ░ Type: Album ░ ░▀
░ █▓ Encoder: LAME 3.97 ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Words will easily fail when attempting to describe █
█ the sonic worlds created by the Turku-based sextet █
█ Callisto, as no language can adequately convey the █
█ feelings of pathos and elegance this music evokes. █
█ Their sound is deeply rooted in the somewhat █
█ somber atmosphere so characteristic of the █
█ northern landscape they inhabit, but instead of █
█ toying with suicidal themes they seek the beauty █
█ in melancholy, and manage to make it sound █
█ strangely uplifting. Lyrically Callisto is █
█ christian but cryptic, walking a similar path as █
█ bands like Trouble or Woven Hand. █
█ █
█ Callisto began their musical exploration in 2001 █
█ inspired by such 'post-hardcore' bands as Neurosis █
█ and Breach. In mere eight years they have █
█ progressed far past any genre boundaries, from the █
█ godly racket of their early days and their first █
█ album True Nature Unfolds to the dark cinematic █
█ sophistication of Noir and ultimately to their █
█ adventurous masterpiece Providence, set to be █
█ released February 2009. The most striking change █
█ in Callisto's sound is the new singer Jani █
█ Ala-Hukkala, whose varied vocal styles mark a █
█ departure from the band's earlier style. The █
█ original vocalist Markus Myllykangas has not quit █
█ the band, but will instead concentrate on his █
█ guitar playing duties from now on. █
█ █
█ Never interested in repeating themselves, Callisto █
█ have taken a bold step away from their earlier, █
█ more instrumental material and composed a vocal █
█ record. The songs on Providence are built upon █
█ layers of melodies, but this is not pop music. The █
█ band colour their sound with mellotrons, prog rock █
█ overtones, some jazzy bits and other stylish █
█ influences drawn from the seventies, and wrap █
█ everything up with vocals that range from screams █
█ of anguish to peaceful melodies and beyond. Those █
█ who have adored Callisto's past works will still █
█ find a lot to digest in these majestic █
█ compositions, and also those into progressive █
█ heavyweights such as King Crimson, Landberk or █
█ Opeth are in for a real treat. █
█ █
█ "Providence" is produced, engineered and mixed by █
█ Jonas Olsson and mastered by Svante ForsbΣck. The █
█ artwork is contributed by Martin Kvamme of Unit █
█ Delta Plus (Fantomas, Satyricon, Turbonegro). █
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░ 1. In Session 6:35 ░
░ 2. Rule the Blood 6:43 ░
░ 3. Covenant Colours 7:37 ░
░ 4. Eastern Era 5:39 ░
░ 5. New Canaan 6:56 ░
░ 6. Stasis 7:38 ░
░ 7. Where the Spirits Tread 6:28 ░
░ 8. Dead Weight 6:10 ░
░ 9. Drying Mouths (In a Gasping Land) 7:10 ░
░ 10. Providence 7:28 ░
░ 68:24 ░
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