Feb. 16, 2012 - Metal Assault posts interview with Moore on Fire Make Thunder

MetalAssault.com posted a seven-minute audio interview with Kevin Moore today in which the OSI vocalist discussed the band's upcoming fourth studio album, Fire Make Thunder.

"We pretty much have a process down, whereas the first album we really didn't know what the hell was going on," Moore joked of he and OSI guitarist Jim Matheos.  "But I think now he knows the sort of approach I'm gonna take and the sort of things I like to do with his guitars,  whether it's processing them or shifting them an octave down, or just changing chords or asking asking him for more chords."

Of playing live with OSI, Moore said: "I'd like to play live with OSI.  I think that's the next step... We're trying.  We always try.  But again, we're trying this time to see if we can make it a live thing.  Right now we're trying to put something together just on a small scale, maybe just record a performance in a studio, and if that works out maybe we'll do some live shows.  So we're trying to figure that our right now."

To hear the interview, click here: http://www.mixcloud.com/metalassault/osi-interview-with-kevin-moore/?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=base_links&utm_term=resource_link

Feb. 13, 2012 - Moore, Matheos talk "Fire Make Thunder" in video interview

OSI's first video interview from the "Fire Make Thunder" era has surfaced.  In the interview, band members Kevin Moore and Jim Matheos talk about OSI's upcoming fourth studio album with Metal Blade Records CEO Brian Slagel.  The roughly 10-minute video was posted exclusively today on Guitar World's website.

"For me the album, when I listen to it after mastering from beginning to end, it seemed to me this album had a more consistent mood to it," Moore said in the video.  "It's kind of more mellow, I would say, overall than previous albums.  It definitely has like a certain sound to it.  The overall production, the sound of it, the keyboard sounds are more unified throughout the whole thing, and a little bit more organic sounding."

Of his lyrical process, Moore said: "I want to get across what I'm talking about.  At the end of an album, I notice there is kind of a theme throughout an album.  So, you know, a lot of the lyrics...I'm just mumbling along and like certain sounds will come out.  Sometimes I'll actually record like that.  I'll just sing along and make up lyrics....I don't write the lyrics separately."

Of possible live performances for OSI, Matheos said: "It's something that we look at occasionally, and we're looking at again now.  This music isn't something where you can just get up on stage and just play it without a lot of rehearsal and a lot of production in it."  Slagel also hinted that there is a 90 percent chance that the band will be doing some sort of "untraditional" live performance.

To view the video interview, click here: http://www.guitarworld.com/exclusive-video-osis-kevin-moore-and-jim-matheos-talk-fire-makes-thunder

Feb. 10, 2012 - Burning Shed offers new OSI t-shirt, vinyl

Burning Shed, a UK-based online label and store specializing in progressive music, posted for sale today a new OSI premium black t-shirt with the band's logo in gray.  The cost is £12.99 GBP and sizes are available in small, medium, large, extra-large and extra-extra large, as well as a girl's medium.

Burning Shed is also offering a vinyl pre-order of OSI's upcoming fourth studio album, Fire Make Thunder.  The cost for that item is £19.99 GBP.

To purchase the t-shirt or vinyl version, click here: http://www.burningshed.com/store/osi/

Feb. 8, 2012 - Dream Theater fan creates video of spoken-word samples in Awake

Dream Theater fan Marc Papeghin of France – known as PintoZ on the Dream Theater Forums – created a video compilation this week that features the film footage from almost every audio sample on the band's 1994 Awake album, as well the band's 1995 EP, A Change of Seasons.  Papeghin previously made a video of samples that appear in the band's 2003 song, "Honor Thy Father."

"It's all a giant puzzle really!" Papeghin said in an email to The Mooreatorium.  "Transcripts of almost every sample has already been made on DT faqs, so I didn't have to figure out everything myself.  The real work was to acquire and edit all the movies, and synchronize everything in the right order.  I find it pretty fun."

Of Kevin Moore's use of samples, Papeghin said: "Since we're talking about Kevin Moore, 'Space-Dye Vest' definitely was the most interesting to put together.  'The Fifth Estate' documentary was pretty hard to get, but I eventually found someone on the internet who had it and burnt me a DVD.  I did my best to find the Jim Hill comments on OJ Simpson and the Conan O'Brien segment, unsuccessfully I'm afraid."

To view the video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRegdeSiTMY

Feb. 7, 2012 - OSI4 samples, track lengths on Amazon UK

New audio samples from OSI's upcoming fourth studio album, titled Fire Make Thunder, have been posted on Amazon UK.  The website also reveals the album's total length, which is listed at 43:10, and individual track lengths for the disc's eight songs.

The longest track is the closing tune, "Invisible Men," which clocks in at 9:54, according to the website.  Other track lengths are: Cold Call, 7:10; Guards, 5:03; Indian Curse, 4:42; Enemy Prayer, 4:54; Wind Won't Howl, 5:05; Big Chief II, 3:04; For Nothing, 3:18.  The audio samples also reveal a longer portion of a emergency-oriented spoken-word sample in the opening track, "Cold Call."

To hear the new samples, click here:

Feb. 4, 2012 - Dream Theater featured on VH1 Classic's "Metal Evolution"

The documentary series is directed by anthropologist and film-maker Sam Dunn and director, producer and music supervisor Scot McFadyen about heavy metal subgenres.  The progressive metal episode airing tonight is the season-one finale and is the season's eleventh episode, with past episodes highlighting the genres of glam, thrash and grunge, among others.

Jan. 23, 2012 - OSI unveils album/track titles, artwork and audio samples

OSI's upcoming fourth studio album is titled Fire Make Thunder and will be released on March 27, according to a press release issued today by Metal Blade Records.  The band also shared titles of the album's eight songs as well as the album's cover artwork and a roughly six-minute audio medley video that includes new photos of Kevin Moore and OSI guitarist Jim Matheos.  The track listing is as follows: 1) Cold Call; 2) Guards; 3) Indian Curse; 4) Enemy Prayer; 5) Wind Won't Howl; 6) Big Chief II; 7) For Nothing; 8) Invisible Men.

"OSI is a long distance partnership, both musicians typically writing and recording alone and sending song ideas back and forth for further elaboration," the release said.  "Written and recorded throughout most of 2011, this latest release once again reflects the eclectic influences of both Matheos and Moore."

The press release continues: "Returning as the band’s session drummer is Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree, this time co-writing one of the tracks with the band.  All other instruments and programming were performed by both Matheos and Moore, while vocals and lyrics were handled exclusively by Moore.  All of the recording, with the exception of drums, was done by Moore and Matheos at each musician’s respective home studio with drums being recorded at Harrison’s home in London.  Final overdubs as well as some additional writing/arranging was completed in July 2011 in Jamaica, Iowa, where the band mixed alongside engineer Matt Sepanic at Sound Farm Studio and Recording Environment.  Mastering was handled by renowned engineer Roger Siebel.  The record was produced by both Moore and Matheos."

To read the press release, click here: http://www.metalblade.com/news/01-23-12-03.html

To view the audio medley video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R6kZV_XyUDY

"You know it's coming out in March and there is supposed to be a press release coming from Metal Blade next week and basically they asked me not to tell anything about it before the press release because I guess they want to get all the attention when it comes out," Matheos said.  "Kevin and I are really happy with it,  but that's all I can say. There will be a bunch of information released next week as far as titles, pictures and some samples coming out next week on OSI website and on Metal Blade as well."

Regarding the use of guest musicians, Matheos said: "Not in this one. We decided for this one that Kevin and I we're gonna take care of everything, except for the drums that neither of us can do.  It just turned out that way, we felt comfortable with the material that we were writing and  he felt comfortable with all the vocals.  You know a lot of times in the past we liked some of the songs that Kevin didn't felt comfortable doing lyrics and vocals for them for whatever reason so we brought a guest vocalist here and there. For this one it didn't work out that way so it's just Kevin, Gavin and I."

Regarding the possibility of an OSI tour, Matheos said: "You know it's like the Arch/Matheos thing. It's hard to put together. We're talking about it, we may do a couple of shows this year but we've talked about it in the past also and has never happened so far and I can't make promises. I will do everything I can to do it cause I think it will be a great show."
    

To read the full interview, click here:

OSI's official website, OSIband.com, was updated today with the image of a bird that had the appearance of a primitive cave drawing.  The bird is enclosed by a series of white tribal-looking circles over a grayish background.  When right clicking on the image to save it, the word "bird" is revealed.  No text or news is currently posted on the website and there is no word whether the new image is an album cover for the band's upcoming release.

To view the image, click here: http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6473/osilogo.jpg.

Experimental rockers In Progress posted a new song on SoundCloud.com today that features lyrics and vocals by Kevin Moore.  The 3:39 tune, titled "Plan B," features lyrics such as: "I got blood on my hands and a list of demands for a game plan.  I want a Greyhound bus and a nurse by the end of this song... The ship is coming in."

"This is a one-off track I with Kevin Moore after our North Atlantic Echoes sessions," said band member Jake Rosenberg in the song description on SoundCloud.  "The song was written as a demo during the Signal Failure sessions, but nothing ever came of it.  I'm really excited with how it turned out and wanted to share it with everyone. Please note that this is just a rough mix/demo. Hope you enjoy."

To hear the track, click here: http://soundcloud.com/inprogressmusic/plan-b-ft-kevin-moore.

Experimental rockers In Progress revealed the cover artwork today for their upcoming EP, titled North Atlantic Echoes, which features Kevin Moore on three tracks. The artwork was done by Sweden-based artist Alessandro Falca, who handled the artwork duties for Moore's Shine album in 2010.

"Kevin introduced us to [Alessandro] after Jake [Rosenberg] and I expressed our appreciation of it," said band member John Dillon of Falca's work on Shine. "Alessandro worked closely with us on the art direction, and Jake and I are both really excited with the end result. Just as cool as the cover is the artwork on the interior of the package and the disc itself, which you'll just have to wait to see when the record starts coming off the presses!"

In an email to The Mooreatorium, Falca called working with In Progress a "truly enjoyable experience" and called the band "incredibly talented." He also said the artwork suits the introspective mood of the album, which he said consists of "a collection of sensations while you are floating alone in an ocean."

"To translate visually the images evoked in my mind, I digitally manipulated five different pictures I took some years ago while sailing around the Mediterranean Sea," Falca said. "I've been also hiding several 'Easter eggs' here and there, some are strictly connected to the songs, others pointing a little bit further but I don't want to spoil all the fun. But I can give you a clue, call it a challenge: the red echo wave is a heavily distorted message for you to discover."

To view the artwork, click here: http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/7223/naehighres1.jpg

For information on Falca's work, click here: www.contedisanpietro.com

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