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Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Oppenheimer #History #DarkestHour Only 8 Historical Movies Are Better Than ‘Oppenheimer’ http://dlvr.it/TSPDbc

Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Oppenheimer #History #DarkestHour Only 8 Historical Movies Are Better Than ‘Oppenheimer’ http://dlvr.it/TSPDbc

Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Oppenheimer #History #DarkestHour Only 8 Historical Movies Are Better Than ‘Oppenheimer’ http://dlvr.it/TSPDbc

Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Oppenheimer #History #DarkestHour Only 8 Historical Movies Are Better Than ‘Oppenheimer’ http://dlvr.it/TSPDbc

Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Oppenheimer #History #DarkestHour Only 8 Historical Movies Are Better Than ‘Oppenheimer’ http://dlvr.it/TSPDbc

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #DarkestHour #HarryPotter #War Netflix Loses One of Its Best WWII Thrillers This Month http://dlvr.it/TRyr9r

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #DarkestHour #HarryPotter #War Netflix Loses One of Its Best WWII Thrillers This Month http://dlvr.it/TRyr9r

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #DarkestHour #HarryPotter #War Netflix Loses One of Its Best WWII Thrillers This Month http://dlvr.it/TRyr9r

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #DarkestHour #HarryPotter #War Netflix Loses One of Its Best WWII Thrillers This Month http://dlvr.it/TRyr9r

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #DarkestHour #HarryPotter #War Netflix Loses One of Its Best WWII Thrillers This Month http://dlvr.it/TRyr9r

Playing a little #DarkestHour to get me out of bed this morning.

#music #hardcore #morning #weekend

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-human-romance-bonus-track-edition/415930776

Playing a little #DarkestHour to get me out of bed this morning.

#music #hardcore #morning #weekend

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-human-romance-bonus-track-edition/415930776

Playing a little #DarkestHour to get me out of bed this morning.

#music #hardcore #morning #weekend

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-human-romance-bonus-track-edition/415930776

Playing a little #DarkestHour to get me out of bed this morning.

#music #hardcore #morning #weekend

https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-human-romance-bonus-track-edition/415930776

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Dunkirk #DarkestHour #GaryOldman Tom Hardy’s Batman Co-Star Anchors This WWII Biopic That Netflix Is Removing http://dlvr.it/TRdjbS

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Dunkirk #DarkestHour #GaryOldman Tom Hardy’s Batman Co-Star Anchors This WWII Biopic That Netflix Is Removing http://dlvr.it/TRdjbS

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Dunkirk #DarkestHour #GaryOldman Tom Hardy’s Batman Co-Star Anchors This WWII Biopic That Netflix Is Removing http://dlvr.it/TRdjbS

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Dunkirk #DarkestHour #GaryOldman Tom Hardy’s Batman Co-Star Anchors This WWII Biopic That Netflix Is Removing http://dlvr.it/TRdjbS

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Dunkirk #DarkestHour #GaryOldman Tom Hardy’s Batman Co-Star Anchors This WWII Biopic That Netflix Is Removing http://dlvr.it/TRdjbS

Es fühlt sich an wie Murmeltiertag.

> [...] Wann wird man das endlich begreifen? Wie viele Diktatoren müssen wir noch umwerben... beschwichtigen? Grundgütiger... mit immensen Vorrechten versehen, bevor wir es begreifen?
> Man kann mit einem Tiger nicht vernünftig reden, mit dem Kopf in seinem Maul. [...]

#DarkestHour #Oldman als #Churchill #WW2 #Faschismus #CDU #CSU #AfD #Trump #etcpp

Es fühlt sich an wie Murmeltiertag.

> [...] Wann wird man das endlich begreifen? Wie viele Diktatoren müssen wir noch umwerben... beschwichtigen? Grundgütiger... mit immensen Vorrechten versehen, bevor wir es begreifen?
> Man kann mit einem Tiger nicht vernünftig reden, mit dem Kopf in seinem Maul. [...]

#DarkestHour #Oldman als #Churchill #WW2 #Faschismus #CDU #CSU #AfD #Trump #etcpp

Es fühlt sich an wie Murmeltiertag.

> [...] Wann wird man das endlich begreifen? Wie viele Diktatoren müssen wir noch umwerben... beschwichtigen? Grundgütiger... mit immensen Vorrechten versehen, bevor wir es begreifen?
> Man kann mit einem Tiger nicht vernünftig reden, mit dem Kopf in seinem Maul. [...]

#DarkestHour #Oldman als #Churchill #WW2 #Faschismus #CDU #CSU #AfD #Trump #etcpp

Es fühlt sich an wie Murmeltiertag.

> [...] Wann wird man das endlich begreifen? Wie viele Diktatoren müssen wir noch umwerben... beschwichtigen? Grundgütiger... mit immensen Vorrechten versehen, bevor wir es begreifen?
> Man kann mit einem Tiger nicht vernünftig reden, mit dem Kopf in seinem Maul. [...]

#DarkestHour #Oldman als #Churchill #WW2 #Faschismus #CDU #CSU #AfD #Trump #etcpp

Es fühlt sich an wie Murmeltiertag.

> [...] Wann wird man das endlich begreifen? Wie viele Diktatoren müssen wir noch umwerben... beschwichtigen? Grundgütiger... mit immensen Vorrechten versehen, bevor wir es begreifen?
> Man kann mit einem Tiger nicht vernünftig reden, mit dem Kopf in seinem Maul. [...]

#DarkestHour #Oldman als #Churchill #WW2 #Faschismus #CDU #CSU #AfD #Trump #etcpp

https://www.europesays.com/nl/103385/ WOII-film vol onderhuidse spanning? Netflix trapt één van de beste in het genre eruit | Netflix Nieuws #Amusement #BinnenkortWeg #BiografischeFilm #DarkestHour #DarkestHourFilm #Dutch #Entertainment #Film #Films #GaryOldman #HistorischeFilm #LaatsteKansNetflix #Movies #Nederland #Nederlanden #Nederlands #NetflixFilms #NetflixNieuws #NetflixVerwijdert #Netherlands #NL #Oorlogsfilm #Os #Oscarfilm #TweedeWereldoorlogFilm #VerdwijntVanNetflix #WinstonChurchill

Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #DarkestHour #JoeWright #GaryOldman The Stunningly Shot WWII Drama Featuring a ‘Slow Horses’ Star Is Leaving Netflix http://dlvr.it/TQ6F0S

#DarkestHour (2017) - #Death Before Disarmament Scene (9/10) | #Movieclips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHCR0wZclg

#Churchill #history #war

#DarkestHour (2017) - #Death Before Disarmament Scene (9/10) | #Movieclips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHCR0wZclg

#Churchill #history #war

#DarkestHour (2017) - #Death Before Disarmament Scene (9/10) | #Movieclips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHCR0wZclg

#Churchill #history #war

#DarkestHour (2017) - #Death Before Disarmament Scene (9/10) | #Movieclips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHCR0wZclg

#Churchill #history #war

#DarkestHour (2017) - #Death Before Disarmament Scene (9/10) | #Movieclips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCHCR0wZclg

#Churchill #history #war

Darkest Hour (2017) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ https://trakt.tv/movies/darkest-hour-2017 #DarkestHour #trakt

Darkest Hour (2017) ★★★★★★★★☆☆ https://trakt.tv/movies/darkest-hour-2017 #DarkestHour #trakt

https://www.europesays.com/nl/50352/ Nog niet gezien? Deze waargebeurde WOII-film is vandaag gewoon te bekijken | Film Nieuws #Amusement #BBC1 #BiografischeFilm #DarkestHour #Dutch #Entertainment #Film #FilmNieuws #Films #GaryOldman #GrootBrittannië #HistorischeDrama #JoeWright #Movies #NaziDuitsland #Nederland #Nederlanden #Nederlands #Netherlands #NL #oorlogstoespraak #Oscarnominatie #PolitiekeSpanning #TweedeWereldoorlog #VerzetTegenHitler. #WestEuropa #WinstonChurchill

Such a great #film — wonderful performances and cinematography. #NowWatching #DarkestHour #WWII #neonoir #cinema #movies #FilmSky 📽️🍁🎬🍂

an older man in a suit and tie...

Such a great #film — wonderful performances and cinematography. #NowWatching #DarkestHour #WWII #neonoir #cinema #movies #FilmSky 📽️🍁🎬🍂

an older man in a suit and tie...

Such a great #film — wonderful performances and cinematography. #NowWatching #DarkestHour #WWII #neonoir #cinema #movies #FilmSky 📽️🍁🎬🍂

an older man in a suit and tie...

Such a great #film — wonderful performances and cinematography. #NowWatching #DarkestHour #WWII #neonoir #cinema #movies #FilmSky 📽️🍁🎬🍂

an older man in a suit and tie...

Such a great #film — wonderful performances and cinematography. #NowWatching #DarkestHour #WWII #neonoir #cinema #movies #FilmSky 📽️🍁🎬🍂

an older man in a suit and tie...

𝐀ctrice 𝐝𝐮 𝐉our

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬
Actrice Britannique Née en 1989

#LilyJames est une Actrice à suivre!

#actricedujour #actress #actrice #cinegenres @Cinegenres #film #cinema
#LesHeuresSombres #DarkestHour #Broken #Cendrillon #TheException
#BabyDriver #LittleWoods #RareBeasts #Rebecca #TheDig #IronClaw
#RelaySwipe #Swiped #BadLieutenant #BadLieutenantTokyo

𝐄n 𝐒avoir 𝐏lus:
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𝐀ctrice 𝐝𝐮 𝐉our

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬
Actrice Britannique Née en 1989

#LilyJames est une Actrice à suivre!

#actricedujour #actress #actrice #cinegenres @Cinegenres #film #cinema
#LesHeuresSombres #DarkestHour #Broken #Cendrillon #TheException
#BabyDriver #LittleWoods #RareBeasts #Rebecca #TheDig #IronClaw
#RelaySwipe #Swiped #BadLieutenant #BadLieutenantTokyo

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𝐀ctrice 𝐝𝐮 𝐉our

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬
Actrice Britannique Née en 1989

#LilyJames est une Actrice à suivre!

#actricedujour #actress #actrice #cinegenres @Cinegenres #film #cinema
#LesHeuresSombres #DarkestHour #Broken #Cendrillon #TheException
#BabyDriver #LittleWoods #RareBeasts #Rebecca #TheDig #IronClaw
#RelaySwipe #Swiped #BadLieutenant #BadLieutenantTokyo

𝐄n 𝐒avoir 𝐏lus:
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𝐀ctrice 𝐝𝐮 𝐉our

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬
Actrice Britannique Née en 1989

#LilyJames est une Actrice à suivre!

#actricedujour #actress #actrice #cinegenres @Cinegenres #film #cinema
#LesHeuresSombres #DarkestHour #Broken #Cendrillon #TheException
#BabyDriver #LittleWoods #RareBeasts #Rebecca #TheDig #IronClaw
#RelaySwipe #Swiped #BadLieutenant #BadLieutenantTokyo

𝐄n 𝐒avoir 𝐏lus:
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𝐀ctrice 𝐝𝐮 𝐉our

𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬
Actrice Britannique Née en 1989

#LilyJames est une Actrice à suivre!

#actricedujour #actress #actrice #cinegenres @Cinegenres #film #cinema
#LesHeuresSombres #DarkestHour #Broken #Cendrillon #TheException
#BabyDriver #LittleWoods #RareBeasts #Rebecca #TheDig #IronClaw
#RelaySwipe #Swiped #BadLieutenant #BadLieutenantTokyo

𝐄n 𝐒avoir 𝐏lus:
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https://www.magmoe.com/2488695/music/2025-08-16/ SABLE HILLS主催メタル・フェス”FRONTLINE FESTIVAL 2025″タイムテーブル発表！DARKEST HOUR、Knosis、OCEANS ATE ALASKA、花冷え。等が集結！ #DARKESTHOUR #Knosis #MUSIC #OCEANSATEALASKA #SABLEHILLS #花冷え。 #音楽

Ophelion – The Jaunt Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless_n00b_604 In the canon of life-ruining short stories, somewhere amidst Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth and Must Scream” and Jackson’s “The Lottery,” you’ll find Stephen King’s “The Jaunt.” In summary: Family sets out to teleport to Mars on The Jaunt, Dad tells kids that taking The Jaunt while unanesthetized makes you go crazy, Boy takes the Jaunt unanesthetized, Boy experiences time “longer than you think!”, Boy goes crazy and attempts disposing of own eyes by way of own fingers. It’s a story so metal, it begs for musical adaptation. UK-based progressive metallers Ophelion have accepted the challenge in their five-track self-released debut. Undeniably bold, are they up to adapting such a stark, deceptively simple tale?

The Jaunt progs hard. Opeth’s shadow looms large, particularly heavy on “Voice of Thought” through haunting key melodies, breathy crooning, and crushing growls by Marcello Vieira (Braveride) and Gabriel Riccio, respectively. Guitarist/bassist/co-songwriter Shaun Eggleston and drummer Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour, ex-Periphery) groove over odd, shifting time signatures while co-songwriter Steven Eggleston’s synthesizers primarily lay down chord beds (“Transference”) and create atmosphere (“Emergence”). The mix is loud and busy, but the musicianship is on par with the luminaries of prog metal, dishing out water-tight grooves (“Artefact,” “Voice of Thought”), masterful soloing, and longform compositions that weave through bridge after copious bridge. As such, if you’re allergic to any of the developments in progressive metal from the past thirty years, The Jaunt is liable to give you a rash, as Ophelion strikes them all.1

But Ophelion has the vision to appeal to more than prog nerds. Chugs are ubiquitous across The Jaunt, but varied rhythms keep things groovy rather than monotonous alongside embellishment-rich riffage (“Transference” at 1:10, “Exodus” at 5:07). Fretboard warrior Shaun Eggleston weaves Petrucciesque solos on “Exodus” but also conjures thrash nastiness on “Artefact” (3:37), sounding like Megadeth trying southern rock. Vieira sports a reedy high register and the Euro-power proclivity to over-enunciate and under-pronounce, but his gravitas is undeniably infectious. Riccio’s growls ooze spit-and-vinegar, with instrumentation turning chromatic and dissonant with his appearances (“Voice of Thought,” “Artefact”). A lot happens on The Jaunt; sometimes too much, too rapidly. With so many brief movements throughout, Ophelion is the antimatter of atmoblack metal—doing too much for not long enough—and the music often doesn’t repeat enough to nestle into the listener’s brain.2 Regardless, Ophelion’s diverse virtuosity should please most metalheads.

What’s most impressive, however, is how everything coalesces into storytelling. Departing from King, Ophelion enters The Jaunt through an unnamed traveler (“Transference”), with Vieira portraying him enduring bodyless consciousness (“Voice of Thought”) before watching his thoughts manifest into civilizations “Praying to the skies to a god who wants to die”3 (“Artefact”), creating the Jaunt themselves. Riccio plays the voice of the titular Jaunt, callously enlightening him that “As you watch your body / Enter the machine / All happens once again / The universe exists recursively” (“Exodus”). Like King’s prose, the lyricism—if somewhat on-the-nose—is concisely vivid.

Songwriting sells the lyrics through film score-level symbiosis between music and narrative. The solos in “Artefact” become progressively unhinged, reflecting the traveler’s increasing anguish. The spacey “Emergence” conveys the emptiness between losing control (“Voice of Thought”) and becoming omniscient (“Artefact”). Finally, concluding “Exodus”—depicting the traveler’s release from the Jaunt and subsequent self-blinding—sees a quiet, eerie key change as Ophelion rebuilds momentum to crescendo into a final solo before leaving a lone acoustic guitar, recalling the acoustic “Transference” intro, evoking the cursed recursive universe.4 Ophelion didn’t just use King’s story as a backdrop; the narrative is essential in enjoying The Jaunt as art.

Ophelion’s The Jaunt brushes the hem of greatness. With a more settled approach to songwriting—letting hooks sink in—Ophelion could be lethal. Though sometimes too frenetic, The Jaunt nevertheless abounds with excellent ideas, musicianship, and narrative, an easy pick for any prog fan and/or enemy of the “less is more” philosophy.5 Give The Jaunt a try. Just don’t hold your breath.

Rating: Very Good
DR: 8 | Review Format: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Website: ophelionmusic.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: June 23rd, 2025

#2025 #35 #Braveride #BritishMetal #DarkestHour #Jun25 #Megadeth #Opeth #Ophelion #Periphery #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #SelfRelase #TheJaunt

Ophelion – The Jaunt Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless_n00b_604 In the canon of life-ruining short stories, somewhere amidst Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth and Must Scream” and Jackson’s “The Lottery,” you’ll find Stephen King’s “The Jaunt.” In summary: Family sets out to teleport to Mars on The Jaunt, Dad tells kids that taking The Jaunt while unanesthetized makes you go crazy, Boy takes the Jaunt unanesthetized, Boy experiences time “longer than you think!”, Boy goes crazy and attempts disposing of own eyes by way of own fingers. It’s a story so metal, it begs for musical adaptation. UK-based progressive metallers Ophelion have accepted the challenge in their five-track self-released debut. Undeniably bold, are they up to adapting such a stark, deceptively simple tale?

The Jaunt progs hard. Opeth’s shadow looms large, particularly heavy on “Voice of Thought” through haunting key melodies, breathy crooning, and crushing growls by Marcello Vieira (Braveride) and Gabriel Riccio, respectively. Guitarist/bassist/co-songwriter Shaun Eggleston and drummer Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour, ex-Periphery) groove over odd, shifting time signatures while co-songwriter Steven Eggleston’s synthesizers primarily lay down chord beds (“Transference”) and create atmosphere (“Emergence”). The mix is loud and busy, but the musicianship is on par with the luminaries of prog metal, dishing out water-tight grooves (“Artefact,” “Voice of Thought”), masterful soloing, and longform compositions that weave through bridge after copious bridge. As such, if you’re allergic to any of the developments in progressive metal from the past thirty years, The Jaunt is liable to give you a rash, as Ophelion strikes them all.1

But Ophelion has the vision to appeal to more than prog nerds. Chugs are ubiquitous across The Jaunt, but varied rhythms keep things groovy rather than monotonous alongside embellishment-rich riffage (“Transference” at 1:10, “Exodus” at 5:07). Fretboard warrior Shaun Eggleston weaves Petrucciesque solos on “Exodus” but also conjures thrash nastiness on “Artefact” (3:37), sounding like Megadeth trying southern rock. Vieira sports a reedy high register and the Euro-power proclivity to over-enunciate and under-pronounce, but his gravitas is undeniably infectious. Riccio’s growls ooze spit-and-vinegar, with instrumentation turning chromatic and dissonant with his appearances (“Voice of Thought,” “Artefact”). A lot happens on The Jaunt; sometimes too much, too rapidly. With so many brief movements throughout, Ophelion is the antimatter of atmoblack metal—doing too much for not long enough—and the music often doesn’t repeat enough to nestle into the listener’s brain.2 Regardless, Ophelion’s diverse virtuosity should please most metalheads.

What’s most impressive, however, is how everything coalesces into storytelling. Departing from King, Ophelion enters The Jaunt through an unnamed traveler (“Transference”), with Vieira portraying him enduring bodyless consciousness (“Voice of Thought”) before watching his thoughts manifest into civilizations “Praying to the skies to a god who wants to die”3 (“Artefact”), creating the Jaunt themselves. Riccio plays the voice of the titular Jaunt, callously enlightening him that “As you watch your body / Enter the machine / All happens once again / The universe exists recursively” (“Exodus”). Like King’s prose, the lyricism—if somewhat on-the-nose—is concisely vivid.

Songwriting sells the lyrics through film score-level symbiosis between music and narrative. The solos in “Artefact” become progressively unhinged, reflecting the traveler’s increasing anguish. The spacey “Emergence” conveys the emptiness between losing control (“Voice of Thought”) and becoming omniscient (“Artefact”). Finally, concluding “Exodus”—depicting the traveler’s release from the Jaunt and subsequent self-blinding—sees a quiet, eerie key change as Ophelion rebuilds momentum to crescendo into a final solo before leaving a lone acoustic guitar, recalling the acoustic “Transference” intro, evoking the cursed recursive universe.4 Ophelion didn’t just use King’s story as a backdrop; the narrative is essential in enjoying The Jaunt as art.

Ophelion’s The Jaunt brushes the hem of greatness. With a more settled approach to songwriting—letting hooks sink in—Ophelion could be lethal. Though sometimes too frenetic, The Jaunt nevertheless abounds with excellent ideas, musicianship, and narrative, an easy pick for any prog fan and/or enemy of the “less is more” philosophy.5 Give The Jaunt a try. Just don’t hold your breath.

Rating: Very Good
DR: 8 | Review Format: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Website: ophelionmusic.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: June 23rd, 2025

#2025 #35 #Braveride #BritishMetal #DarkestHour #Jun25 #Megadeth #Opeth #Ophelion #Periphery #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #SelfRelase #TheJaunt

Ophelion – The Jaunt Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless_n00b_604 In the canon of life-ruining short stories, somewhere amidst Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth and Must Scream” and Jackson’s “The Lottery,” you’ll find Stephen King’s “The Jaunt.” In summary: Family sets out to teleport to Mars on The Jaunt, Dad tells kids that taking The Jaunt while unanesthetized makes you go crazy, Boy takes the Jaunt unanesthetized, Boy experiences time “longer than you think!”, Boy goes crazy and attempts disposing of own eyes by way of own fingers. It’s a story so metal, it begs for musical adaptation. UK-based progressive metallers Ophelion have accepted the challenge in their five-track self-released debut. Undeniably bold, are they up to adapting such a stark, deceptively simple tale?

The Jaunt progs hard. Opeth’s shadow looms large, particularly heavy on “Voice of Thought” through haunting key melodies, breathy crooning, and crushing growls by Marcello Vieira (Braveride) and Gabriel Riccio, respectively. Guitarist/bassist/co-songwriter Shaun Eggleston and drummer Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour, ex-Periphery) groove over odd, shifting time signatures while co-songwriter Steven Eggleston’s synthesizers primarily lay down chord beds (“Transference”) and create atmosphere (“Emergence”). The mix is loud and busy, but the musicianship is on par with the luminaries of prog metal, dishing out water-tight grooves (“Artefact,” “Voice of Thought”), masterful soloing, and longform compositions that weave through bridge after copious bridge. As such, if you’re allergic to any of the developments in progressive metal from the past thirty years, The Jaunt is liable to give you a rash, as Ophelion strikes them all.1

But Ophelion has the vision to appeal to more than prog nerds. Chugs are ubiquitous across The Jaunt, but varied rhythms keep things groovy rather than monotonous alongside embellishment-rich riffage (“Transference” at 1:10, “Exodus” at 5:07). Fretboard warrior Shaun Eggleston weaves Petrucciesque solos on “Exodus” but also conjures thrash nastiness on “Artefact” (3:37), sounding like Megadeth trying southern rock. Vieira sports a reedy high register and the Euro-power proclivity to over-enunciate and under-pronounce, but his gravitas is undeniably infectious. Riccio’s growls ooze spit-and-vinegar, with instrumentation turning chromatic and dissonant with his appearances (“Voice of Thought,” “Artefact”). A lot happens on The Jaunt; sometimes too much, too rapidly. With so many brief movements throughout, Ophelion is the antimatter of atmoblack metal—doing too much for not long enough—and the music often doesn’t repeat enough to nestle into the listener’s brain.2 Regardless, Ophelion’s diverse virtuosity should please most metalheads.

What’s most impressive, however, is how everything coalesces into storytelling. Departing from King, Ophelion enters The Jaunt through an unnamed traveler (“Transference”), with Vieira portraying him enduring bodyless consciousness (“Voice of Thought”) before watching his thoughts manifest into civilizations “Praying to the skies to a god who wants to die”3 (“Artefact”), creating the Jaunt themselves. Riccio plays the voice of the titular Jaunt, callously enlightening him that “As you watch your body / Enter the machine / All happens once again / The universe exists recursively” (“Exodus”). Like King’s prose, the lyricism—if somewhat on-the-nose—is concisely vivid.

Songwriting sells the lyrics through film score-level symbiosis between music and narrative. The solos in “Artefact” become progressively unhinged, reflecting the traveler’s increasing anguish. The spacey “Emergence” conveys the emptiness between losing control (“Voice of Thought”) and becoming omniscient (“Artefact”). Finally, concluding “Exodus”—depicting the traveler’s release from the Jaunt and subsequent self-blinding—sees a quiet, eerie key change as Ophelion rebuilds momentum to crescendo into a final solo before leaving a lone acoustic guitar, recalling the acoustic “Transference” intro, evoking the cursed recursive universe.4 Ophelion didn’t just use King’s story as a backdrop; the narrative is essential in enjoying The Jaunt as art.

Ophelion’s The Jaunt brushes the hem of greatness. With a more settled approach to songwriting—letting hooks sink in—Ophelion could be lethal. Though sometimes too frenetic, The Jaunt nevertheless abounds with excellent ideas, musicianship, and narrative, an easy pick for any prog fan and/or enemy of the “less is more” philosophy.5 Give The Jaunt a try. Just don’t hold your breath.

Rating: Very Good
DR: 8 | Review Format: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Website: ophelionmusic.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: June 23rd, 2025

#2025 #35 #Braveride #BritishMetal #DarkestHour #Jun25 #Megadeth #Opeth #Ophelion #Periphery #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #SelfRelase #TheJaunt

Ophelion – The Jaunt Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless_n00b_604 In the canon of life-ruining short stories, somewhere amidst Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth and Must Scream” and Jackson’s “The Lottery,” you’ll find Stephen King’s “The Jaunt.” In summary: Family sets out to teleport to Mars on The Jaunt, Dad tells kids that taking The Jaunt while unanesthetized makes you go crazy, Boy takes the Jaunt unanesthetized, Boy experiences time “longer than you think!”, Boy goes crazy and attempts disposing of own eyes by way of own fingers. It’s a story so metal, it begs for musical adaptation. UK-based progressive metallers Ophelion have accepted the challenge in their five-track self-released debut. Undeniably bold, are they up to adapting such a stark, deceptively simple tale?

The Jaunt progs hard. Opeth’s shadow looms large, particularly heavy on “Voice of Thought” through haunting key melodies, breathy crooning, and crushing growls by Marcello Vieira (Braveride) and Gabriel Riccio, respectively. Guitarist/bassist/co-songwriter Shaun Eggleston and drummer Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour, ex-Periphery) groove over odd, shifting time signatures while co-songwriter Steven Eggleston’s synthesizers primarily lay down chord beds (“Transference”) and create atmosphere (“Emergence”). The mix is loud and busy, but the musicianship is on par with the luminaries of prog metal, dishing out water-tight grooves (“Artefact,” “Voice of Thought”), masterful soloing, and longform compositions that weave through bridge after copious bridge. As such, if you’re allergic to any of the developments in progressive metal from the past thirty years, The Jaunt is liable to give you a rash, as Ophelion strikes them all.1

But Ophelion has the vision to appeal to more than prog nerds. Chugs are ubiquitous across The Jaunt, but varied rhythms keep things groovy rather than monotonous alongside embellishment-rich riffage (“Transference” at 1:10, “Exodus” at 5:07). Fretboard warrior Shaun Eggleston weaves Petrucciesque solos on “Exodus” but also conjures thrash nastiness on “Artefact” (3:37), sounding like Megadeth trying southern rock. Vieira sports a reedy high register and the Euro-power proclivity to over-enunciate and under-pronounce, but his gravitas is undeniably infectious. Riccio’s growls ooze spit-and-vinegar, with instrumentation turning chromatic and dissonant with his appearances (“Voice of Thought,” “Artefact”). A lot happens on The Jaunt; sometimes too much, too rapidly. With so many brief movements throughout, Ophelion is the antimatter of atmoblack metal—doing too much for not long enough—and the music often doesn’t repeat enough to nestle into the listener’s brain.2 Regardless, Ophelion’s diverse virtuosity should please most metalheads.

What’s most impressive, however, is how everything coalesces into storytelling. Departing from King, Ophelion enters The Jaunt through an unnamed traveler (“Transference”), with Vieira portraying him enduring bodyless consciousness (“Voice of Thought”) before watching his thoughts manifest into civilizations “Praying to the skies to a god who wants to die”3 (“Artefact”), creating the Jaunt themselves. Riccio plays the voice of the titular Jaunt, callously enlightening him that “As you watch your body / Enter the machine / All happens once again / The universe exists recursively” (“Exodus”). Like King’s prose, the lyricism—if somewhat on-the-nose—is concisely vivid.

Songwriting sells the lyrics through film score-level symbiosis between music and narrative. The solos in “Artefact” become progressively unhinged, reflecting the traveler’s increasing anguish. The spacey “Emergence” conveys the emptiness between losing control (“Voice of Thought”) and becoming omniscient (“Artefact”). Finally, concluding “Exodus”—depicting the traveler’s release from the Jaunt and subsequent self-blinding—sees a quiet, eerie key change as Ophelion rebuilds momentum to crescendo into a final solo before leaving a lone acoustic guitar, recalling the acoustic “Transference” intro, evoking the cursed recursive universe.4 Ophelion didn’t just use King’s story as a backdrop; the narrative is essential in enjoying The Jaunt as art.

Ophelion’s The Jaunt brushes the hem of greatness. With a more settled approach to songwriting—letting hooks sink in—Ophelion could be lethal. Though sometimes too frenetic, The Jaunt nevertheless abounds with excellent ideas, musicianship, and narrative, an easy pick for any prog fan and/or enemy of the “less is more” philosophy.5 Give The Jaunt a try. Just don’t hold your breath.

Rating: Very Good
DR: 8 | Review Format: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Website: ophelionmusic.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: June 23rd, 2025

#2025 #35 #Braveride #BritishMetal #DarkestHour #Jun25 #Megadeth #Opeth #Ophelion #Periphery #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #SelfRelase #TheJaunt

Ophelion – The Jaunt Review

By Angry Metal Guy

Written By: Nameless_n00b_604 In the canon of life-ruining short stories, somewhere amidst Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth and Must Scream” and Jackson’s “The Lottery,” you’ll find Stephen King’s “The Jaunt.” In summary: Family sets out to teleport to Mars on The Jaunt, Dad tells kids that taking The Jaunt while unanesthetized makes you go crazy, Boy takes the Jaunt unanesthetized, Boy experiences time “longer than you think!”, Boy goes crazy and attempts disposing of own eyes by way of own fingers. It’s a story so metal, it begs for musical adaptation. UK-based progressive metallers Ophelion have accepted the challenge in their five-track self-released debut. Undeniably bold, are they up to adapting such a stark, deceptively simple tale?

The Jaunt progs hard. Opeth’s shadow looms large, particularly heavy on “Voice of Thought” through haunting key melodies, breathy crooning, and crushing growls by Marcello Vieira (Braveride) and Gabriel Riccio, respectively. Guitarist/bassist/co-songwriter Shaun Eggleston and drummer Travis Orbin (Darkest Hour, ex-Periphery) groove over odd, shifting time signatures while co-songwriter Steven Eggleston’s synthesizers primarily lay down chord beds (“Transference”) and create atmosphere (“Emergence”). The mix is loud and busy, but the musicianship is on par with the luminaries of prog metal, dishing out water-tight grooves (“Artefact,” “Voice of Thought”), masterful soloing, and longform compositions that weave through bridge after copious bridge. As such, if you’re allergic to any of the developments in progressive metal from the past thirty years, The Jaunt is liable to give you a rash, as Ophelion strikes them all.1

But Ophelion has the vision to appeal to more than prog nerds. Chugs are ubiquitous across The Jaunt, but varied rhythms keep things groovy rather than monotonous alongside embellishment-rich riffage (“Transference” at 1:10, “Exodus” at 5:07). Fretboard warrior Shaun Eggleston weaves Petrucciesque solos on “Exodus” but also conjures thrash nastiness on “Artefact” (3:37), sounding like Megadeth trying southern rock. Vieira sports a reedy high register and the Euro-power proclivity to over-enunciate and under-pronounce, but his gravitas is undeniably infectious. Riccio’s growls ooze spit-and-vinegar, with instrumentation turning chromatic and dissonant with his appearances (“Voice of Thought,” “Artefact”). A lot happens on The Jaunt; sometimes too much, too rapidly. With so many brief movements throughout, Ophelion is the antimatter of atmoblack metal—doing too much for not long enough—and the music often doesn’t repeat enough to nestle into the listener’s brain.2 Regardless, Ophelion’s diverse virtuosity should please most metalheads.

What’s most impressive, however, is how everything coalesces into storytelling. Departing from King, Ophelion enters The Jaunt through an unnamed traveler (“Transference”), with Vieira portraying him enduring bodyless consciousness (“Voice of Thought”) before watching his thoughts manifest into civilizations “Praying to the skies to a god who wants to die”3 (“Artefact”), creating the Jaunt themselves. Riccio plays the voice of the titular Jaunt, callously enlightening him that “As you watch your body / Enter the machine / All happens once again / The universe exists recursively” (“Exodus”). Like King’s prose, the lyricism—if somewhat on-the-nose—is concisely vivid.

Songwriting sells the lyrics through film score-level symbiosis between music and narrative. The solos in “Artefact” become progressively unhinged, reflecting the traveler’s increasing anguish. The spacey “Emergence” conveys the emptiness between losing control (“Voice of Thought”) and becoming omniscient (“Artefact”). Finally, concluding “Exodus”—depicting the traveler’s release from the Jaunt and subsequent self-blinding—sees a quiet, eerie key change as Ophelion rebuilds momentum to crescendo into a final solo before leaving a lone acoustic guitar, recalling the acoustic “Transference” intro, evoking the cursed recursive universe.4 Ophelion didn’t just use King’s story as a backdrop; the narrative is essential in enjoying The Jaunt as art.

Ophelion’s The Jaunt brushes the hem of greatness. With a more settled approach to songwriting—letting hooks sink in—Ophelion could be lethal. Though sometimes too frenetic, The Jaunt nevertheless abounds with excellent ideas, musicianship, and narrative, an easy pick for any prog fan and/or enemy of the “less is more” philosophy.5 Give The Jaunt a try. Just don’t hold your breath.

Rating: Very Good
DR: 8 | Review Format: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Website: ophelionmusic.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: June 23rd, 2025

#2025 #35 #Braveride #BritishMetal #DarkestHour #Jun25 #Megadeth #Opeth #Ophelion #Periphery #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #SelfRelase #TheJaunt

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