Transcendental (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Transcendental
Type = studio
Artist = To-Mera

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Released = 11th Sept 2006
Recorded = May-June 2006
Genre = Progressive metal
Length = 52:36
Label = Candlelight Records
Producer = Brett Caldas-Lima
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hcfyxqwdldse link]
* Rocklouder Rating|3.0|5 [http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/1513.html link]

Transcendental is the debut album from UK progressive metal band To-Mera. Its style is characterised by haunting female vocals; long, multi-sectioned songs; heavy riffs; jazzy sections and emotive lyrics. The album has been likened to the works of bands such as Symphony X, SikTh, Dillinger Escape Plan and Opeth.

Track listing

#"Traces" - 3.13
#"Blood" - 5.36
#"Dreadful Angel" - 6.52
#"Phantoms" - 7.18
#"Born Of Ashes" - 7.04
#"Parfum" - 6.32
#"Obscure Oblivion" - 6.17
#"Realm Of Dreams" - 9.44

Credits

*Julie Kiss - Vocals
*Tom MacLean - Guitar
*Lee Barrett - Bass
*Hugo Sheppard - Keyboards
*Akos Pirisi - Drums

Miscellanea

*The album's cover was done by Eliran Kantor. The band liked the website he made for them so much that they took the album artwork directly from it.

*The album was recorded and mixed over two months in Hungary, France and England.

*The band chose Transcendental as a debut album title to reflect the emotional effects of their music. The idea that the title was chosen to hint at the "Transcendental Etudes" written by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt - which were considered some of the most technical musical pieces of their time - has been refuted by the band.

*Some parts of the song "Blood" are written and sung in Hungarian. Additionally a video of this song was released and featured on a DVD with Metal Hammer magazine.

Timeline of Transcendental recordings

*May 2006: Drums, vocals and guitars recorded in Hungary
*June 2006: Keyboards and bass recorded in London
*July 2006: Audio mixing and mastering in France

The album was released on 11 September 2006 in Europe and 3 October 2006 in the USA.

External links

* [http://www.1songlyrics.com/t/to-mera.html Transcendental lyrics]
* [http://www.elirankantor.com Eliran Kantor]