So, I am the guitarist/keyboardist/riff-writer for the NYC-based proto-metal band Phantom Isle. I thought I would share our mega-epic prog rock song Mythloria with you fine folks. Hope you like!
Mythloria
I. Intro
II.
The woods of Avalon are felled
Their joys no more resound
‘cross all the blind and toiling world
In chains of Reason bound
Yet beneath lone sentinels
The Dreamers gaze afar
And sow the seeds of Arcady
Reborn under the stars
Silver horns
Trumpet the Dawn
Alight on gilded shields
Ancient citadel rising high
Battle standards upon the field
III.
I feel the wind come sweeping from groves of old
I hear elder voices whisper to me of tales untold
Mariners on lost oceans I behold
Fabled legions leading charges bold
Ne’er retreating
Blessed isles rise from otherworldly seas
Under newly imagined skies realms beyond the reach of time come to be
I see the silver light of stars that were ancient long ere Man was made
I hear the hooves of the hunt thundering in the hidden glade
Weary children of Babylon
Hearken to us now
Within you sleep unkindled fires; healing songs of leaf and bough
Come, clothe yourselves in raiment adorned
With gems of spirit and mind
Sail with us in ships of wonder across the gulfs of time
IV. (Instrumental section)
V.
All harmonies
Are born of the one melody
Golden leaves on the silver tree
All rivers weave
Paths that lead back to the seas
All you need do is believe
VI.
I see twin moons shining above a circle of standing stones
I hear distant worlds singing out their remote, unearthly tones
Wayward travelers,
Heartily we call you home
Wander not unlighted paths despairing and alone
For here are poets lordly; the music makers forever mighty kings
And within the deathless Hall their songs we will forever sing
VII. (The Big Finale)
Very good, I really like the BOCish/Rainbow feel of the tune. Overall I like the song but IMO the vocals are too weak for the song to be considered truly "EPIC". The vocals need more power so they aren't drowned out by the music.
PS this should be in the music & audio forum.
Oops, you are quite right! Thanks for commenting!