{"id":68114,"date":"2020-02-20T21:11:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T02:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=68114"},"modified":"2020-02-20T21:11:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T02:11:21","slug":"pyogenesis-a-silent-soul-screams-loud-music-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2020\/pyogenesis-a-silent-soul-screams-loud-music-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyogenesis | A Silent Soul Screams Loud"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dan Skiba<\/span>
\n\u2014 Staff Writer \u2014<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Pyrogenesis is a Progressive Metal band out of Germany, and A Silent Soul Screams Loud<\/em> is their 3rd album of a 3-part \u201cSteampunk Trilogy\u201d. This opus deals with the change of the society in the 19th century. Topics include (amongst others) Napoleon\u2019s reign, Sigmund Freud\u2019s revolutionary views, Horror as entertainment, Darwinism, and of course Karl Marx\u2019s views on government and economics. Heavy stuff, to say the least, especially for a \u201cyoung\u201d band.<\/p>\n

Production-wise, this album is a masterpiece. First, the drums and bass are likely to destroy your subwoofer. There are conventional beats, but more than occasionally Jan Rathje shifts on a dime to thunderous blast beats that may cause your heart to skip out of rhythm. Second, the guitar segments by Thilo Schmidt are raw yet magnificently clear and invigorating. Lastly, Flo V. Schwarz at the microphone brings a youthful, yet clean and mature feel to the vocals.<\/p>\n

Concept albums often trip when trying to pair telling a story with melodic catchiness. No such concerns here \u2026 out of the 8 tracks, 6 of them easily can be extracted from the story and stand proud on their own.<\/p>\n

Another problem often inherent in concept albums are songs that are just too damn long and contain unnecessary wading. Again, no such problem here as each song (besides \u201cThe Capital\u201d) clock in under 5 minutes. The closing\/title track is a 14+ minute majestic and magical journey that takes you many places and creates many images \u2026 all with a host of inspiring musical performances by each band member \u2026 and again, absolutely stellar production.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re a Progressive Metal fan, then A Silent Soul Screams Loud<\/em> is a must buy and displays all things \u201cgreat\u201d in Progressive Metal. If you\u2019re not a big Progressive Metal fan, but enjoy Metal that is well-produced and simply sounds great, then you owe it to yourself to at least check out this record \u2026 start out with \u201cThe Capital\u201d \u2026 and see if you are compelled to delve into more.<\/p>\n

Genres: Progressive Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nFlo V. Schwarz \u2013 Vocals\/Guitar
\nThilo Schmidt \u2013 Guitar
\nMalte Brauer – Bass
\nJan Rathje – Drums<\/p>\n

Tracklisting:
\nSurvival Of The Fittest
\nMother Bohemia
\nI Can\u2019t Breathe (Prologue)
\nI Can\u2019t Breathe (Monoliogue)
\nHigh Old Times
\nModern Prometheus
\nWill I Ever Feel The Same
\nThe Capital (A Silent Soul Screams Loud)<\/p>\n

Label:
\nAFM Records<\/p>\n

Website:
\npyogenesis.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: [usr 8.5 size=20]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Dan Skiba \u2014 Staff Writer \u2014 Pyrogenesis is a Progressive Metal band out of Germany, and A Silent Soul Screams Loud is their 3rd album of a 3-part \u201cSteampunk Trilogy\u201d. This opus deals with […]<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":68115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[15068,8645,15067],"class_list":{"0":"post-68114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music-reviews","8":"tag-a-silent-soul-screams-loud","9":"tag-afm-records","10":"tag-pyogenesis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}