The Astral Factor
Encyclopedia
The Astral Factor is the first full-length album by Swedish
progressive rock
band Waterclime
. It was released on 20 June 2006.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Waterclime
Waterclime
Waterclime is a project of Andreas Hedlund aka Vintersorg, of the band of the eponymous name, as well as Borknagar, Otyg, Cronian, Fission, and Havayoth. Unlike Vintersorg's other bands, Waterclime is in no way metal, but rather a unique blend of progressive rock and jazz with melody and atmosphere...
. It was released on 20 June 2006.
Track listing
- "Mountains" – 5:41
- "Floating" – 4:09
- "The Astral Factor" – 5:38
- "Diamond Moon" – 4:09
- "Painting Without Colours" – 5:50
- "Midnight Flyer" – 5:17 (Cover of the David ByronDavid ByronDavid Byron -Early Life 1967-1969:From mid-60's to early 70's David Byron did a lot of session work for a company called Avenue Recordings singing lead and backing vocals...
song) - "Scarytale" – 6:17
- "Timewind" – 6:19
Personnel
- Mr. VAndreas HedlundAndreas Hedlund , also known as Vintersorg and Mr. V, is a Swedish vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has played in several heavy metal bands.-Biography:...
(VintersorgVintersorgVintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
, BorknagarBorknagarBorknagar is a progressive black metal band from Bergen, Norway, founded in 1995 by Øystein Garnes Brun. The band's style combines folk metal and black metal with progressive and melodic elements...
, OtygOtygOtyg was a folk metal band from Sweden, featuring Andreas Hedlund, the frontman for Vintersorg.During their existence, Otyg released two albums with songs written in traditional Scandinavian folk style, featuring traditional Scandinavian instruments not frequently heard in heavy metal, such as the...
, FissionFission (band)Fission is a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in 2002. The band began as Benny Hägglund's personal project, with the hopes of fusing melody and aggression into his music. After writing some material, he decided to seek aid from Andreas Hedlund of Vintersorg, the band in which Hägglund plays...
, HavayothHavayothHavayoth is a gothic metal band formed in 2000, in Sweden. Their sound can be described as gothic metal, inspiring a relaxing but at the same time dark, majestic and grave atmosphere....
, CronianCronianCronian is a progressive/avant-garde metal band from Norway and Sweden founded in 2004 by Øystein Brun and Andreas Hedlund, also known as Vintersorg...
) - Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Keyboards, Organs, MellotronMellotronThe Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s. It superseded the Chamberlin Music Master, which was the world's first sample-playback keyboard intended for music...
& Programming
Guest musicians
- Magnus LindgrenMagnus LindgrenMagnus Lindgren is a Swedish jazz musician. He studied at the Västerås Music College. He then attended the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden, and began working with the Soul Enterprise. He began playing with Herbie Hancock at age 18, and formed his current quartet in 1997...
(Black Bonzo) - Vocals on "Mountains" - Mattias MarklundMattias MarklundMattias Marklund is a guitarist who plays in Vintersorg, Casket Casey and TME. He also did guest guitar work for Vintersorg band mate, Andreas Hedlund's progressive rock band, Waterclime.-With Otyg:...
(VintersorgVintersorgVintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
, Casket Casey, OtygOtygOtyg was a folk metal band from Sweden, featuring Andreas Hedlund, the frontman for Vintersorg.During their existence, Otyg released two albums with songs written in traditional Scandinavian folk style, featuring traditional Scandinavian instruments not frequently heard in heavy metal, such as the...
, TME) - Guitar leads on "The Astral Factor" and "Painting Without Colours" - Cia Hedmark (Casket Casey, OtygOtygOtyg was a folk metal band from Sweden, featuring Andreas Hedlund, the frontman for Vintersorg.During their existence, Otyg released two albums with songs written in traditional Scandinavian folk style, featuring traditional Scandinavian instruments not frequently heard in heavy metal, such as the...
) - Vocals on "Scarytale" - Benny Hagglund (VintersorgVintersorgVintersorg is a Swedish band from Skellefteå, formed in 1994 under the name Vargatron . Musically, Vintersorg has covered a wide number of heavy metal genres; while the band is mostly rooted in extreme metal styles, particularly black metal and Viking/folk metal, it has also expanded into...
, FissionFission (band)Fission is a Swedish melodic death metal band formed in 2002. The band began as Benny Hägglund's personal project, with the hopes of fusing melody and aggression into his music. After writing some material, he decided to seek aid from Andreas Hedlund of Vintersorg, the band in which Hägglund plays...
, TME) - Guitar lead on "Timewind"