Opposite Earth

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OPPOSITE EARTH were a progressive metal band well ahead of their time, as even a few publications that reviewed the album upon its initial release dubbed it "Cyber Metal". OE blended elements from Dream Theater, Rush, Metallica, Sabbath and Tool (unusual for the time) to create a gloomy, spacy, crunchy, and, complex style of metal all their own. If you jump ahead a few years ("Headspace" was issued in September of 1997 in the US through Progressive Arts Music & InsideOut Music in Europe) and you hear bands such as Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Threshold and others now blending doomy grooves a phrygian styled riffs/melodies into their music, elements that much of the prog-metal community could not stomach at the time. Below is the original bio from when promos of this album first went out in 1997: How does one separate themselves from the sameness of today's hard music scene? The answer is quite clear. Combine the accessible complexities of Rush and Dream Theater with the solid riff - oriented groove of Metallica. Then add the lethargic doominess of Sabbath and the heavy psychadelia of Soundgarden and Tool. What you come up with is the aggressive / progressive sounds of OPPOSITE EARTH. OPPOSITE EARTH is an aggressive, yet melodic hard music act hailing from the Tampa Bay area of Florida. The five members of OPPOSITE EARTH (Steven Vincent - Vocals / Gary Schemnitzer - Guitars / Mike Stanfield - Bass / Joe Lopez - Drums / Rick Risberg - Keyboards) have successfu

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Return Of The Mountain King

Awaken the Demon: A Tribute to Dio

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Return of the Mountain King: A Tribute to Savatage

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Awaken The Demon: Tribute To Dio

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Up From The Underground

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Awaken The Demon - Tribute To Dio

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Awaken The Demon - A Tribute To Dio

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