Ascension of the Watchers (Fear Factory side project)

Post by **bitWISE** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 7:44 pm

These are the sounds that resonate through my mind...
These are the words that I speak in my dreams...
These are the visions I experience,
throughout my unconsciousness...

-Burton C. Bell

Burton C Bell (lead singer of Fear Factory) teamed up with John Bechdel and created a solo album that is really beautiful. If you have Obsolete it sounds a lot like Timelessness. The only downside is he went very solo on this and whoever produced it didn't mix his vocals in high enough and they get a little drown out by the music.

The CD has 5 tracks ranging from 4.5 to 10 minutes in length. I bought the download version for $6 and received 192k MP3s. If you do order it DO NOT USE FIREFOX. I had to call the store and have them re-enable my downloads so that I could come back in with IE.

http://www.thewatchers.org/ - Official site
http://www.ascensionofthewatchers.com/ - Cool flash store

Post by **bitWISE** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:04 pm

The samples really don't do the CD justice so I'm gunna upload the smallest one. If you bump up the mid-range on your EQ his vocals stand out really well.

http://www.perfunction.com/OnTheRiver.mp3

Post by **sliver** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 9:41 pm

sounds like the band got named by a Buffy fan.

Post by **bitWISE** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:37 pm

sliver wrote:sounds like the album got named by a Buffy fan.

The band name is a little iffy but the album name, Iconoclast, is a cool word.

Post by **DooMer** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:39 pm

theyre getting weak in their old age.

Post by **bitWISE** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:43 pm

DooMer wrote:theyre getting weak in their old age.

Nah, Fear Factory's CD coming out in August should be insane. This is just a side project that will most likely end up being appreciated only by die-hard fans. I mainly posted this for phantasmagoria and/or soapboy.