EXCLUSIVE DOUBLE PREMIERE: The Fractured Dimension – Bedevilment And Bewilderment & Frost

Noyan
Premieres
Ever heard of Scholomance? Their tenure lasted between 1995 and 2003, and they were way ahead of their time. Helmed by keyboard player extraordinaire Jimmy Pitts (Eternity's End, Equipoise, NYN), their brand of progressive death metal was fantastic. Unfortunately, they broke up, but that never stopped Jimmy. He's been working with a host of talented musicians, including Hannes Grossmann and Danny Tunker of Alkaloid, Carl August Tidemann (ex-Arcturus), Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschläger (Defeated Sanity, ex-Obscura), Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower, Blotted Science), Vishal J Singh (Amogh Symphony), Phil Tougas (First Fragment), Jerry Twyford (Scholomance, Pitts Minnemann Project) and more! Does that line-up make you dizzy? If so, check out the song below the jump, and contribute to their crowd-funder here! Be quick, as there's only a few days left!

Beyond the Veil: Behold the Xenharmonic, or, Understanding Microtonal Music

Dave Tremblay
Beyond the Veil, Deep Dive
Microtonal music is a subject seldom tackled. First, it's complex and pretty much endless, and then it's also quite obscure, being only rarely used in day-to-day context. Therefore, it's often never even encountered to begin with. With this article, I will try to demystify the theory behind microtonal music so you can understand it, and hopefully appreciate it. I will also hop between the terms microtonal and xenharmonic, as they are interchangeable.

Beyond the Veil: Twelve-Tone Technique

Dave Tremblay
Beyond the Veil
For this week's Beyond the Veil, I'll be your substitute teacher. We're going to look into twelve-tone technique, also called dodecaphony and twelve-tone serialism. It's a technique used in some of today's more "intellectual" metal writing. It's a useful knowledge to possess, as it can add colour to your compositional palette and help you grow as a musician and as a listener as well. So, let's lift the veil of obscurity on twelve-tone serialism, and let me introduce you to this technique, listeners and musicians alike!