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Album Details
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· Produced By: Sascha Paeth and Miro, with Niels Vejlyt
· Running Time: 49.07
· Release Date: October 6
· Released: EU
· Genre: Progressive Metal
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· LabelLink: Lion Music
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Artist Bio
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Infinity Overture are a Symphonic Power Metal band founded in Denmark in 2005 by guitarist
Niels Vejlyt who set about writing compositions of great intensity and beauty. To ensure the
music is accessible for all rock fans Niels set about crafting songs that are home to memorable
verses and choruses, and these were then fused with more traditional epic metal arrangements
and symphonic elements.
The music of the bands debut 'Kingdom Of Utopia' is big and explosive
in places with insane guitar solos, yet balanced by subtle melodic breaks and big harmonies.
With ‘Kingdom Of Utopia’, Infinity Overture are set to make a big impact in the world of
symphonic power metal with the quality of material heard on this, their debut release.
This blend of melodic metal and the symphonic orchestra, was strong enough to make vocalist
Ian Parry (Consortium Project , Elegy) join the band and it was his vision that provided not
only all the lyrics but the story concept on which the album is based.
Ian Parry’s distinctive and powerful vocals take Infinity Overture’s sound to a higher level.
Soon after Mads Volf (drums - from Manticora) and Mads Damgaard (bass) joined the band
when they heard the quality of the material. To finalise the sound Infinity Overture still needed
another element to be completed, this final piece was found in female lead vocalist Lene
Pedersen whose style is the perfect contrast to Parry's. Now Infinity Overture are ready to take
their sound to the live stage with support slots for Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens and headline gigs having
already been played.
“Kingdom Of Utopia” was mixed by Sascha Paeth and Miro, the production team responsible
for albums by Rhapsody Of Fire, Kamelot and Angra (amongst others) in conjunction with Niels
Vejlyt.
“Infinity Overture - Kingdom Of Utopia” will be released in standard CD and a strictly limited
edition first pressing only “Deluxe” CD/DVD dual pack. The DVD features band interviews,
videos and much more.
Niels Vejlyt started out by being obsessed by the electric guitar at an early age. Since then he
has developed a superb technique and formidable compositional skills. In the past Niels has
done two guitar instructional DVD's for Chops From Hell, and one for Shred Academy. Right
now Niels make is teaching large amounts of guitar students every week in Denmark, and his
DVD’s have been sold worldwide. From this Niels has gained great popularity in the Shred
guitar community.
KINGDOM OF UTOPIA
A lyrical concept story written by Ian Parry with music composed by Niels Vejlyt
Long ago there existed a kingdom and in that kingdom lived the gentiles. A peace loving people
whose skills covered a wonderful variety of gifted crafts from architects to painters and
philosophers to mathematicians. Over 1. millennia their understanding of a balance between
man and nature evolved. They created a language understood throughout their world and the
essence of this unique form of communication was its principle, “purity of mind”. Their talents
helped them create methods for enhancing the natural resources within the ground. They
combining rich soils with stone and formed these elements into a hardened rock, which they
shaped into different forms and sizes.
From this new source they built colossal structures and temples long before the Maya’s and
their domain became a forbidden place to the outside world.
These 2. great believers saw a world of the future in perfect harmony. Their strength and power
came from words and not the sword. Communication formed a unity of ideas, which side by side
formed together as one. This ancient language had helped them to survive for thousands of
years.
Alas for the first time this tranquil peaceful society would come under treat. Unbeknown to the
gentiles 3. a warrior king called Maddogcladees began building his own empire. An empire for
emperors belonging to his forefather’s tribe. A portrait from their tribal paintings of long ago,
showed his forefathers had predicted the birth of a warrior king. Now finally his own Mandie
Empire was complete and his destiny clear. He must lead his people into battle whatever the
cost.
Believing in the consolation of the stars, the stars proclaimed the existence of a 4. wonderland.
There they would find a city of angels. And so they set-off in search of this lost world into the
great frontier. The gentiles not realising the existence of others, had built these magnificent 5.
temples of doom. These temples would draw the strangers closer to them, finally placing their
race under direct treat.
Maddogcladees so it was written was destined to become the ultimate ruler. A pharaoh in his
kingdom the 6. kingdom of utopia.
Anticipating a great battle full of glory the unexpected happened. The
gentiles did not rise-up in anger, but instead greeted the warriors with open arms. They sent
forward their most precious gift of all, their immaculate being. Their princess whose beauty was
so stunning would steal the warrior’s heart. Astonishingly Maddogcladees this fierce warrior
king would fall in love with one so fair and kind. In his eyes she was the one; his 7. queen of
hearts.
Believing her to be part of his destiny, he took this fair maiden as his bride to be. He decreed
that there marriage was a bond uniting these two peoples. And so the princess became the
mother of pearl watching over the Mandie tribe and the Gentiles throughout this great new
world.
The warrior king stood by his queen’s side and lay down his sword. For a while he kept it close
by in case the good times turned to bad. This unity as he thought would not last and his soldiers
became restless. Their king swore an oath that he would bring them gold and riches beyond
belief. How could this place be their kingdom of utopia, whilst the riches their king had
promised never appeared.
Only their king was happy with his new bride.
However fate would come to their rescue. Slowly the waters around this kingdom would begin
to rise. The rains poured down bringing a great flood. Many were reluctant to leave, but the
warrior king believed they must flee this precious land. The stars would lead them to safety
pointing the way to a haven. Although it was hard to leave their past behind they built a
massive boat. An impressive structure being only one of a kind they set-off travelling to a place
they could not see on the other side of nowhere. Crossing what to them seemed like 8. oceans of
time they battled on together through rough seas and stormy weather.
Finally warrior and gentiles alike would find their Utopia, a safe place on high ground with an
abundance of fruit and fresh water. Multi-coloured birds filled the skies and tame animals
wandered freely. The great floods resided and as it was predicted they had found their paradise.
Finally this proud nation could rejoice in their new land. In honour of their gods and ancestors
they built a monument on the highest mountain where they placed 9. a sacred fire and lit an
eternal flame to protect and shine across this peaceful sacred land.
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