Prophecy Within (Weight of the World EP out now)

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Prophecy Within began in the summer of 2008 when band mates Barry Wilson (drums) and Ben Deloughry (guitar) of the now defunct metal band Forbidden Son formed a three-piece instrumental side project with bassist Hugh Deloughry (brother of the guitarist) with the main intention of covering music of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and other progressive rock/metal artists. By August they began experimenting with some original riffs and ideas, which would become their first original instrumental track ‘The Storms Relent’. These writing sessions showed a compatible and dynamic writing chemistry between the three and it was soon decided to pursue this as a proper band, adopting the name ‘Prophecy Within’.

However, with gigs being few and far between in Ireland for such a genre of music, it seemed obvious that the best way to begin promoting their music was via the internet. The next eight months saw the writing, recording and filming of 6 more original instrumental demos as well as covers of music from bands such as Metallica, Rush and Mastodon.

By the summer of 2009, Prophecy Within had built up a very supportive fanbase online through their music videos on YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, Last.fm and Bebo, and through various online music forums, where they continue to grow and obtain great support and feedback from across the globe.

With a well-received eight track instrumental demo under their belts, the decision was made to do these tracks justice with professional production, and in September 2009 they entered the studio to begin recording their debut album ‘Weight of the World’. A professional multi-angle video was filmed in a theatre with a lighting engineer for ‘Cloudburst’ in December 2009 as a promotional release. Weight of the World was uploaded online for free on the 19th of May 2010 and can be downloaded on last.fm or streamed for free on Myspace.

Prophecy Within continues to write, record, cover other artists and play local gigs, and are currently looking at the possibility of playing some shows around Ireland and perhaps further afield in the near future.

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