Promethean - Sombers Regards (1998)

Promethean - Sombers Regards (1998)

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Perhaps the best description of the style of Promethean that I have heard is polymusic, integrating influences from across space and time. This makes sense given that the group has received little attention yet has been categorized as anywhere from doom metal to atmospheric folk. A more earthy description might be a Lapland child of JETHRO TULL and CAMEL.
The corporeal origins of Promethean lie in death metal cult band BLACK CRUCIFIXION in 1994, when vocalist Timo Iivari and multi-instrumentalist Esa Juujrvi had grown tired of the genre and aimed for a more measured, melodic and progressive approach with clean vocals. While they only produced two albums before disbanding as the millenium was approaching, they appear to have achieved their goals at least artistically.
This is an example of intensely sad and lonely music, reflecting the isolation and depression of living under the tyranny of the 24 hour winter night, that comes full arctic circle and is a spriritual triumph in its own right. Most recommended is their 1997 debut, "Gazing the Invisible".

First review of this album:

Promethean followed their masterful debut just one year later with "Somber Regards", a lesser effort that sees the band dropping many of its dynamics in favour of a more consistently downbeat sentiment. Perhaps they saw the end near, for they were to disband within the year, and they rushed out a half baked collection of outtakes and outcasts from "Gazing the Invisible".
Allowing for the inevitable disappointment, the overall sound is still intact, even if harder rock elements are fast encroaching on tracks like "Rat Dance" and "Spiderland", and they sound as depressed as Pink Floyd on "Blazah", while the strings that provided so much relief in every sense of the word have been abandoned. The flutes do remain, especially effective on the two highlights, the back to back brilliant folk rocker "Selfportrait" with its sad yet shapeshifting and uplifting tune, and the mostly acoustic title cut, with an intensely tragic character succinctly explaining his plight as he closes:
"They say that I'm cold and I do plead guilty. But you cannot blame me you don't know what I've been through"
Again Promethean closes with the longest cut, and this one is better than the ultimate epic on the previous album. "Pennywhistle" starts off like one might expect given the title, with an almost jig like quality where even the vocals almost sound happy, before entering a ploddingly catchy instrumental section that segues into hard rock nigh metal before closing out with the opening themes.
If only the sophomore jinx could be handled as well by everyone. "Somber Regards" is effectively a sad farewell for this short lived Finnish group, mixed in quality but with plenty of highlights for those with eclectic tastes.

Sami Lehtiniemi - Drums
Viljami Jauhiainen - Flute
Esa Juujrvi - Bass, Guitars, Keyboards
Matti Selin - Guitars
Timo Iivari - Vocals
Jani Yliniva - Guitars
Jaakko Tuomivaara - Keyboards

Genre................: Progressive rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1998
Ripper...............: CDex 1.50b7 & Samsung CD/DVDW SH-222A
Codec................: LAME 3.96
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3, APE v2.000
Ripped by............: pparadiso on 26.9.2010
Posted by............: pparadiso on 14.10.2010
Included.............: NFO
Covers...............: Front

01. Rat Dance
02. It's the Light
03. Blazah
04. Selfportrait
05. Somber Regards
06. Spiderland
07. Pennywhistle

Playing Time.........: 00:41:25
Total Size...........: 94.82 MB

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