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<\/a><\/p>\nRewards for campaign backers include CDs, digital releases, shirts, signed drum heads, vinyl banners, coasters, picks, an invitation to a listening party, and more. Samples and more details may be found at the following link:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/odinscourt\/odins-court-deathanity-reboot-and-turtles-ii<\/p>\n
By launching this crowd sourcing campaign, the band wishes to continue the momentum gained from the positive press received on their latest album Turtles All the Way Down (2015):<\/p>\n
\u201cOdin\u2019s Court has quietly become one of the best bands in the American Progressive Rock scene, and this album is a perfect example of why that is the case.\u201d \u2013 Hard Rock Haven<\/p>\n
\u201cTerrific melodic prog\/metal that gets better with every listen!\u201d \u2013 USA Progressive Music<\/p>\n
\u201cThe strengths are undoubtedly the singing, orchestration, and the work on the guitars. It is highly recommended listening!\u201d \u2013 MusicInBelguim.Net<\/p>\n
Band leader Matt Brookins commented on the decision to revisit Deathanity: \u201cThis was an important album to the band \u2013 we worked hard independently, and then shopped it to labels. It was picked up by ProgRock Records (2008), and to date remains our best selling and most popular release. While we were, and still are, proud of what we did, there are some factors that made us want to revisit and improve the quality of the album\u2026mainly, the addition of Dimetrius LaFavors (lead vocals), but also my improvements as an engineer and producer. Additionally, the concept of the album is becoming increasingly important in today\u2019s world, so hopefully we will reach even more ears with this re-release. Stylistically, this album is heavy, progressive, and artsy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deathanity was well received when originally released:<\/p>\n
\u201cThere’s wonderful variety from section to section, the instrumentation and the songwriting are clearly the album’s strengths.\u201d \u2013 Sea of Tranquility<\/p>\n
\u201cThe sound of the group is quite personal with a lot of quality, and fantastic production for their music, very pleasant to the ear, nothing strident, with guitars and smooth refining where all instruments are in a place where you can distinguish each of them with complete ease.\u201d\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hall of Metal<\/p>\n
\u201cMatt Brookins has succeeded in serving a fantastic album to the inclined listener. From the first minute until the last there is insanely much to discover, and the protagonists are true masters of their instruments.\u201d \u2013 Rock Times<\/p>\n
Turtles All the Way Down, Vol. II continues where the last album left off, exploring the concept of infinite regression and individuals\u2019 methods of finding their place and coping in such a vast universe. Brookins comments: \u201cThe creation of 2015\u2019s album was therapeutic to me. I was so enthusiastic about the concept, that I ended up writing two albums worth of music and lyrics. While we discussed putting out a double album, our financial situation and time constraints prohibited it at the time. Rather than letting these \u2018extra\u2019 songs go unheard, we thought it would be nice to complete them. While some songs didn\u2019t make the final cut, many did \u2013 and I wrote some new ones as well. We also have a couple of alternate versions of songs from the 2015 album. Stylistically, this album strikes me as a bit AOR with a hard edge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Odin’s Court:
\nMatt Brookins \u2013 Guitarist, Keyboardist, Vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist
\nRick Pierpont \u2013 Guitarist and Backing Vocalist
\nDimetrius LaFavors \u2013 Vocalist
\nGary Raub \u2013 Drummer, Percussionist, and Backing Vocalist
\nJason Pierpont \u2013 Bassist<\/p>\n
CONTACT:
\nEmail: band@odinscourtband.com<\/p>\n
OFFICIAL SITES:
\nBand: www.OdinsCourtBand.com
\nFacebook: www.facebook.com\/odinscourtband
\nYouTube: www.youtube.com\/odinscourt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"