"You'll find several overarching concepts running through Ordo Ab Chao, helping to create a kind of cohesive narrative," says lead vocalist/lyricist/founder Stefano Amelio. "Our music is inherently visual. The symbols on the cover are important because they relate to how a listener will perceive this CD."
Hidden and double meanings abound on the record. For example, Ordo Ab Chao, which roughly translates to "order and chaos" (or order from chaos), is also an appropriate description of the band's music. By working in various musical styles, The Android Meme has created its own artistic identity. Ordo Ab Chao certainly offers something for everyone.
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"We wanted a well-rounded record," says Amelio. "Despite some of the individual songs being completely different stylistically, they all represent 'our sound.' I like the fact that we're difficult to label. I think that's our strength."
Listeners will hear influences of Tool, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, Motley Crue and Rush.
Tracks such as "The Machine Stops", "Sumii", "Ordo Ab Chao", "Left Right Parasite", "Whistleblower" and "Stranger" range in topics from secret societies to secret government experiments. While not a concept record in the truest sense, Ordo Ab Chao explores the mystical realm of the unseen and largely unknown -- an esoteric dimension represented by the rich Masonic symbolism adorning the CD's cover artwork.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Grass Roots' lead singer, songwriter and bass player, Rob Grill has passed away at the age of 67
Sad news
Grass Roots' lead singer, songwriter and bass player, Rob Grill has passed away at the age of 67. His wife Nancy issued this ststmenet Monday Monring on his death:
My dear husband Robert Frank Grill, 67, of Mt Dora, Fl passed away peacefully in my arms at 11:37 a.m. (EST), while listening to one of his favorite songs…”Let’s Live for Today.” He loved his fans and he loved The Grass Roots! Thank you for all of your prayers, love and support during this time.
Nancy Grill
Tempest did their interpretation of the Grass Roots' hit single "Let's Live For Today" on their 'Another Dawn' album on Magna Carta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1g87YGhFVI
Grass Roots' lead singer, songwriter and bass player, Rob Grill has passed away at the age of 67. His wife Nancy issued this ststmenet Monday Monring on his death:
My dear husband Robert Frank Grill, 67, of Mt Dora, Fl passed away peacefully in my arms at 11:37 a.m. (EST), while listening to one of his favorite songs…”Let’s Live for Today.” He loved his fans and he loved The Grass Roots! Thank you for all of your prayers, love and support during this time.
Nancy Grill
Tempest did their interpretation of the Grass Roots' hit single "Let's Live For Today" on their 'Another Dawn' album on Magna Carta.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1g87YGhFVI
Monday, July 11, 2011
Android Meme review on Hard Rock Haven
"after playing the album a good number of times one realizes that the protagonist instrument is actually the vocals. Just about every instrument performance on Ordo ab Chao perfectly complies with the vocal melodies so, in a sense, their progressive nature serves as a vehicle for catchy hooks and memorable choruses."
Read the full review and more:
http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2011/android-meme-ordo-ab-chao/
Read the full review and more:
http://hardrockhaven.net/online/2011/android-meme-ordo-ab-chao/
Friday, July 1, 2011
Listen To Android Meme's "Ordo Ab Chao" on Magna Carta
Listeners will hear influences of Tool, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Tears for Fears, Depeche Mode, Motley Crue and Rush.
http://www.youtube.com/user/magcart#p/c/AF3BBD3FDBC8F2A1
The Band:
Stefano S. Amelio: vocals, programming, big brother
Mathias Devereaux: guitars, vocals, synthesizers, illusions
Mark Davidson: big bad bass man, webmaster
Jake Hamilton: drums, sorcery
What if the threat of global domination by shadow governments was real and impacting us every day? What if, by employing space-age technology, these powers have programmed us to blindly obey?
Toronto-based quartet The Android Meme thinks it knows the answer to these burning questions and urges us to heed their warnings. With the release of their first full-length CD, Ordo Ab Chao, produced by Matthew von Wagner, The Android Meme might well be called rock and roll prophets, delivering a message the world needs to hear.
http://www.youtube.com/user/magcart#p/c/AF3BBD3FDBC8F2A1
The Band:
Stefano S. Amelio: vocals, programming, big brother
Mathias Devereaux: guitars, vocals, synthesizers, illusions
Mark Davidson: big bad bass man, webmaster
Jake Hamilton: drums, sorcery
What if the threat of global domination by shadow governments was real and impacting us every day? What if, by employing space-age technology, these powers have programmed us to blindly obey?
Toronto-based quartet The Android Meme thinks it knows the answer to these burning questions and urges us to heed their warnings. With the release of their first full-length CD, Ordo Ab Chao, produced by Matthew von Wagner, The Android Meme might well be called rock and roll prophets, delivering a message the world needs to hear.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Listen to X Opus on the Magna Carta YouTube Channel
Audio clips of the new X Opus - "The Epiphany" album on Magna Carta.
http://www.youtube.com/magcart#p/c/A42E2317C0550A61
The Epiphany, the debut CD from the symphonic metal band X Opus, is a celestial blend of enigmatic lyrical threads and layered neoclassical metal. Tracks such as “Terrified”, “Forsaken” “On Top of the World”, “Pharaohs of Lies” and “In the Heavens” are haunting yet radiant musical vignettes, imbued with the power of spiritual transformation.
While traces of Hendrix, Symphony X and J.S. Bach can be detected throughout the 10- track CD, X Opus has shaped a dense musical landscape pockmarked by major plateaus and minor gullies. The combination of doomy chord changes, bombastic compositional grandness, the flavor of Middle Eastern scales, and lyrical themes, based on the redemptive nature of faith, is enough to send chills up and down your spine.
http://magnacarta.net/XOpus/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/magcart#p/c/A42E2317C0550A61
The Epiphany, the debut CD from the symphonic metal band X Opus, is a celestial blend of enigmatic lyrical threads and layered neoclassical metal. Tracks such as “Terrified”, “Forsaken” “On Top of the World”, “Pharaohs of Lies” and “In the Heavens” are haunting yet radiant musical vignettes, imbued with the power of spiritual transformation.
While traces of Hendrix, Symphony X and J.S. Bach can be detected throughout the 10- track CD, X Opus has shaped a dense musical landscape pockmarked by major plateaus and minor gullies. The combination of doomy chord changes, bombastic compositional grandness, the flavor of Middle Eastern scales, and lyrical themes, based on the redemptive nature of faith, is enough to send chills up and down your spine.
http://magnacarta.net/XOpus/index.html
We have a winner in the Glen Drover Guitar Contest
And the winner of the Glen Drover Guitar Solo contest sponsored by Magna Carta and Dean Guitars is...Kelly Kereliuk!
http://magnacarta.net/GlenDroverGuitarContest/
Congratulations to Kelley Kereliuk on his fine entry and exceptional ability. Kelly will receive a great package of prizes from Dean, D'Addario and Magna Carta."
Glen had a tough decision when choosing the winner of this contest because there were so many strong entries. Glen also chose 5 runners up in the contest who will receive signed copies of Glen's new album, "Metalusion", along with some other goodies from Magna Carta.
"I want to thank all you guys for your entries in this contest. Lots of great stuff in the videos I had reviewed here, and I really had fun watching all the players involved. Congrats to Kelly Kereliuk and our 5 runner ups!"
- Glen Drover
http://magnacarta.net/GlenDroverGuitarContest/
Congratulations to Kelley Kereliuk on his fine entry and exceptional ability. Kelly will receive a great package of prizes from Dean, D'Addario and Magna Carta."
Glen had a tough decision when choosing the winner of this contest because there were so many strong entries. Glen also chose 5 runners up in the contest who will receive signed copies of Glen's new album, "Metalusion", along with some other goodies from Magna Carta.
"I want to thank all you guys for your entries in this contest. Lots of great stuff in the videos I had reviewed here, and I really had fun watching all the players involved. Congrats to Kelly Kereliuk and our 5 runner ups!"
- Glen Drover
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Win A Dean Guitar from Glen Drover and Magna Carta
Grand Prize: A "one off" Dean silver vendetta, with EMG pickups and original floyd rose finish; and from D’Addario: a box (10 sets) of strings, cable, a headstock tuner, and some polish for the new Dean Guitar.
• STEP 1: Download the mp3 of "GroundZero"
• STEP 2: Video yourself playing your solo over the Ground Zero backing tracks*
• STEP 3: Upload your video to Youtube
• STEP 4: Email your YouTube video link along with your name to: contest@magnacarta.net
Glen will pick his favorite on June 15, 2011. The grand prize winner will receive the Dean Guitar and D’Addario string package.
http://magnacarta.net/GlenDroverGuitarContest/index.html
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