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CD/DVD Releases: Adagio Working On New Material

Posted on Thursday, July 08 @ 23:20:00 UTC by nightowl

Guitarist St?phan Fort?, keyboardist Kevin Codfert and vocalist Mats Lev?n of the France-based neo-classical metal band Adagio are working on material for the group's fifth album at Kevin's XFade studio in Nanterre, France.

Commented St?phan: "For the first time, I will not compose the whole music and lyrics alone, as Mats, Kevin and the guys will also collaborate to the writing!! It will definitely bring a fresher sound to the band, and so far, the experience is awesome.

"Mats arrived here on Sunday, and we've started working right away on some ideas. Lots of great melodic vocal lines, heavy riffing and intense piano parts are coming naturally, so that's a very positive start. Another big change is since I've down tuned my L?g seven-string [guitar] to A for my solo album, [and] I am now using that for Adagio's new stuff as well, so be prepared for some really heavy shit."



Adagio recruited Swedish vocalist Mats Lev?n (Krux, Yngwie Malmsteen, Therion, Treat) to sing for the band during its recent European tour with Kamelot following the departure of Finnish frontman Christian Palin.

Commented Fort?: "Mats is an incredible singer and performer, with a tremendous technique. His unique tone, both aggressive and melodic, fits Adagio's music wonderfully."

Archangels In Black, the latest album from ADAGIO, was released in February 2009 via Listenable Records. The cover artwork was created by Guilherme Sevens and the CD was mastered at the Cutting Room in Sweden with Bj?rn Engelmann (Rammstien, Meshuggah).

According to a press release, "without being a concept album, Archangels In Black evokes the band's convictions about a certain Nightside philosophy and a very personal approach of life and death." Fort? says, "Darkness is a concept with many branches, often misunderstood from outside, but elemental for some kind."

Archangels In Black was the first ? and last ? CD to feature Palin. Palin was previously a member of the Swedish/Finnish bands Essence Of Sorrow and Random Eyes.

[Source: via e-Prog]

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