OSI - Free (2006) [Japanese Edition]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 467 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 159 MB | Covers - 75 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Avalon/Marquee Inc. (MICP-10590)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 467 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 159 MB | Covers - 75 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Avalon/Marquee Inc. (MICP-10590)
Prog metal supergroup O.S.I. return with their second album, which finds the duo of singer and keyboardist Kevin Moore and guitarist Jim Matheos moving away from the fairly standard-issue epic metal of 2003's Office of Strategic Influence into something that sounds more like Evanescence's gothy metal-pop crossed with late-era Radiohead's fondness for electronic interference. Moore, formerly of Dream Theater (his ex-bandmate Mike Portnoy plays the album's few non-electronic drums), and Fates Warning leader Matheos are venturing into relatively new territory here: Free is downright commercial in a way that none of the duo's previous projects have been. Moore sings with a new, less aggressive voice and Matheos' guitar is downplayed in favor of keyboards and sequencers…