Instrumental Progressive Metal act Vision Swords published the audio viasualizer for “Ash and Whisper” from new album “Next Awakening” out on July 08, 2022. Stream the track through the YouTube player below:
Vision Swords is a project that probably would not have happened without the world grinding to a halt in March of 2020. Vision Swords is the brainchild of guitarist Alex Schrock, who is better known in his hometown of Columbus as a Jazz guitarist and a working musician. With all gigs cancelled and a smattering of virtual lessons, he found his playing and writing changing dramatically, reflecting his lifelong affinity for creative metal. This period provided not only down time but an empty mental space where pure creativity could rise up after being buried under work and the mundane things in life. This very quickly resulted in large batches of metal music that takes influences from Intervals, Plini and Animals As Leaders with some Metalcore and Death Metal aspects occasionally coming through. Vision Swords’ debut album “Next Awakening” showcases memorable guitar melodies soaring over top of angular, hard-hitting riffs. This eleven track opus keeps the metal foundation intact while exploring different harmonic colors.
Purchase thealbum on Bandcamp: https://visionswords.bandcamp.com/album/next-awakening
Tracklist:
1. Entry Velocity 02:25
2. Twisting Alley 04:23
3. Glimmer 03:25
4. Fractal Horizon 03:34
5. Expansions 03:20
6. Next Awakening 04:33
7. Infinite Flow 04:29
8. Innervate 04:03
9. Ash And Whisper 04:07
10. untitled (in 5) 04:24
11. Iteration Of Self 04:07