Autumn are doing something damn right with their new release ‘Altitude’.
(Sounds To Move, Germany)
The warm, tight and atmospheric production makes this a rock-album that is second to none. Worldly music from a band with a big future.
8,3 out of 10 (Power Of Metal, Denmark)
Nowadays music is a market commodity. Commercialism plays the leading role in it and quantity has become more important than quality. AUTUMN don't give a sh*t about it. They are entirely dedicated to the spreading of ambitious, progressive music culture and it can be heard in every single tune of their art. I'm delighted. This album is a good choice, even for those who don't like female fronted metal. Don't be a sucker and liberate your mind. This is a real jewel.
11 out of 12 (Metal-Portal.net)
Dreamy and otherworldly...Brilliant and very inventive… 8,7 out of 10 (PureGrainAudio.net)
New singer Marjan Welman is convincing with personality of voice and verbal expression.
9 out of 10 (HEAVY magazine, Germany)
In Marjan Welman it would appear that Autumn have found a great match for their gothic metal style.
Her delivery of these songs is nigh on perfect.
Not often I can say this but there isn't a bad track on this album.
Highly recommended.
8,8 out of 10 (Komodo Rock)
Respect! Dutchies Autumn are developing more and more into an absolute super band.
8,5 out of 10 (Rock Hard Magazine, Germany)
How deep this band can dive into enchanting worlds and atmospheric sound scapes is heard especially in ‘Synchro-Minds’. A song to kneel before and melt away.
5 out of 7 (Metal Hammer, Germany)
Autumn proved to be absolutely right to continue. This Album is a gem!
4 out of 5 (Stage Magazine, Belgium)
Songs like Paradise Nox, Skydancer, Horizon Line and Altitude (that riff!) are among the best that Autumn ever wrote.
(OOR Magazine, Holland)
And what a corker we have here, and featuring new vocalist Marjan Welman. Great stuff!
9 out of 10 (Ravenheart Music, UK)
Altitude! One simple word, but it’s definitely not a simple album. This time the guys pushed the limit even more, bringing music to higher levels in every aspect.
(Metal archives, Greece)
Autumn 2009
As soon as she entered the spotlight, Marjan Welman turned out to be the ideal vocalist for Autumn to replace former singer Nienke. Marjan, making quite the name for herself in Holland and abroad with her enchanting appearance on Ayreon’s 01011001 album, was more than happy to audition and the chemistry between the six musicians was instant and undeniable. With the writing process for the new album well underway by the time she joined, Marjan immediately started playing an active role in pre-productions, rapidly taking to the material and bringing her unique warm voice to the songs, giving Autumn’s sound a slightly different twist, while preserving its identity. Creating the new record proved very exciting and surprising, as each step of the way uncovered just how well Marjan’s voice and emotional translation of the lyrics fit the songs. Jens: “Astonishing, how certain songs that hadn’t really got that certain spark to them in the past, all of a sudden just burst into life when Marjan recorded some vocals for a quick demo! We feel this incarnation of Autumn has all the potential to realize all we want to encompass as a band. Altitude is testament to this and with the solid team we have built up around us, we feel we’ve got the means to back it up!”
Working together with the exact same team that was responsible for My New Time allowed the musicians to focus their energy solely on the creative process of composing Altitude. Guitarist Mats comments: “The certainty that we would end up with an extremely powerful sound meant that we could focus entirely on writing an album worthy of such a production.” This also led to a deeper involvement in the production process. Pre-productions as well as a large chunk of the final recordings for Altitude were recorded at the band’s home studios. In this way, individual band members were very much instrumental in molding, shaping and reshaping Altitude up to the very last stage. Fine tuning was once again in the skilled hands of Arno Krabman at Graveland studios. Jochem Jacobs added the finishing touches at Split Second Sound, taking care of the mix and mastering.
As for the result: From heavy grooving opening track Paradise Nox (with a remarkably sparkling vocal performance by Marjan) through to the last dying note of title track and rollercoaster ride Altitude, this monumental album offers as diverse array of music that transcends the boundaries of many heavy rock related genres. Short, compact, straightforward songs coexist with intricate, multi-layered songs that take their time to draw to a close. It makes for an album that is not so much a series of individual songs, but much more a kind of organic entity: music and lyrics challenging six gifted song writers in coming up with material to bring out the best in each other, whichever shape or form it might take. Jens: “We set out to write music that captures our hearts or imagination, not necessarily songs that fit a typical format. We pretty much work as a democracy, so from the 40 odd tracks we started out with, the selection that made the cut is as thoroughbred an Autumn album as can be.”
The deliberate approach Autumn take to writing music and lyrics has a deeper motivation. Mats: “We’re pretty much an album band, having grown up in times when buying an album meant embarking on a musical journey, a thrilling adventure. Nowadays, you often end up with a collection of songs, some killers, some fillers. For us, every note on this album has a purpose. Every second counts, so to speak.” The band describe it as a yearning to return to past eras of epic albums, albums with a capital A. Autumn’s Altitude may prove to fit neatly into that category. And this collective has only just begun its musical journeys…
Hello Faithful followers!! Sorry for the disappearing act. Maggie cracked her head open during a basement show, so we’ve been out(no pun intended) for awhile. She is almost better so when that happens we’ll be back in the recording studio. In the meantime, we did manage to convince our buddies at myspace.com/onryeproductions to let us do the video game SFX that are on their newest episode.
If you are interested in having a song or songs of yours featured in future episodes please send mp3s toonryecontact@gmail.com
It's been a while since I've had a chance to write a bit o' poetry to post for our friends to peruse. Now that summer is here, It's time to get back to it. Enjoy!
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YOU ROCK!!! The song moved to #4 on the Toyota Rock the Space Contest! Halfway 2 Neptune is in the Top!!! Play it today to keep it there and move it up! They will be choosing only 4! TELL EVERYONE!!!! XOXOXX
many thanks for adding me onto your list of friends. have just heard 'ALTITUDE' - a brilliant album, and wish you every success with it around the world. all best wishes with your musical endeavours - now and for the future. take it easy...
Hello my dear friend, I hope that this week is filled with all the best for you and your family. Magnificos with events in your life and your art. Thank you for sharing your friendship with me for a gift and talent and always a smile, is very appreciated and valuable to me. happy day and great week. A huge hug and kisses from your friend in Spain muse. Alexandra. :))))))
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