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The Course of Empire (Thumos/spaceseer)

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Dave Aftandilian Fascinating musical imagining of the rise and fall of empires. I feel the hubris of men who build towers to touch the heavens that will stand forever, only to watch them be toppled by revolution and undermined by slow seepage from beneath. Great emotional range, from crushing roars to gentle whispers.

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1.	Introduction 02:00	buy track
2.	Commencement 08:25	buy track
3.	Arcadian 08:21	buy track
4.	Interlude 1 01:24	buy track
5.	Consummation 10:32	buy track
6.	Interlude 2 01:55	buy track
7.	Destruction 08:54	buy track
8.	Desolation 07:07	buy track

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"The music rings and rumbles again in electrifying fashion, with the melodic lead soaring over an earthquake, building into a maelstrom of searing chords and off-the-chain drumming, but the song’s glorious central melody continues to burrow ever-deeper into the mind."
-No Clean Singing

"What Thumos and spaceseer provide is an immense, powerful, intense and heavy experience based in progressive post but not exclusive to it. Elements of doom and death, heavy on the atmosphere and with layered electronica. Musically, it can be as thrilling as the story-telling aspect."
-Games, Brrraaains and A Head-Banging Life

"An Electrifying Collaboration."
-Metal 1on1

"There's a sort of mysticism present on the album in its more awe-inspiring moments, however these moments are balanced out by some of the more ominous and threatening moments on the release."
-Cave Dweller Music

"While I did find a lot that I enjoyed, I also was slightly turned off by the somewhat overbearing additions from spaceseer. There were times when his contributions were cool sounding, but there were just as many when it took away from the music. Now, that isn’t to say that this is a bad album, because it isn’t, but the majority of it isn’t my thing; don’t let that stop you from checking it out, as it deserves to be heard in order to truly understand what they’re trying to accomplish."
-Tom's Album Reviews

"A timeless masterpiece."
-Dami Chad, Chroniques de Pourpre (The Purple Chronicles)

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released July 4, 2022

Artwork by Thomas Cole.

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spaceseer Provo, Utah

Doom Synth / Dark Ambient / Industrial Prog / Experimental Electronic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Soundscapes

Chronicler of "A Thread Between Friends", a series of fictional histories within our non-fiction universe

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Ambient Synth illustrating the lives and histories of the Fulgen, the Kylyy and the Colossi of Kahryatt, on a far-away planet known to us as Ilia, or Her Body Incarnate. ... more

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