Stockholm based Progressive Rock/Metal band Quantum published the official teaser for upcoming new album “Down the Mountainside” due out on April 14, 2024 via Black Lodge Records. Stream the teaser through the YouTube player below:
SELLING POINTS:
* Quantum‘s music is characterized by Exciting Grooves, hypnotizing harmony, soaring vocals and a wide dynamic range – with melody and a sense of propulsion always being at the forefront.
* Influences are wide – spanning from romantic composers like Berlioz and Rachmaninoff to metal bands such as Mastodon & The Dillinger Escape Plan, to old school prog in the vein of Genesis and King Crimson.
* Features guitar solos from Richard Henshall (Haken) on track 1, and Tom MacLean (former Haken member) on track 2.
* Mixed by Linus Corneliusson and Mastered by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street – who have been working with bands like Opeth, Haken, Leprous, Devin Townsend, Symphony X and more
* Though the Rock band is at the core of the sound, the album also features some interesting instrumentation with Live String and Wind Arrangements, Baroque tuned Harpsichords, Balalaikas, mandolins, 12-string guitars, reed organs and much more
* Lead songwriter Anton Ericsson is a musician with experience of working as Double Bass player in professional orchestras, including The Royal Swedish Orchestra, NKO, AMK, in Big Bands as well as in smaller ensembles in opera and concert productions
OVERVIEW:
Quantum´s upcoming album, “Down the Mountainside,” contains eight very elaborate and intense compositions, spanning 45 minutes of music that shimmers in acoustic soundscapes one minute to explode into spastic grooves in the next. The lyrical themes deal with humans alter egos – or masks – that people in our society rely on in order to get by with their everyday lives, and how these affect them psychologically and eventually lead them towards a breaking point. There is also commentary on how this behavior affects the general attitude in the society we live in. Overall, with “Down the Mountainside,” Quantum has created a timeless Progressive Rock album, which feels both fresh and innovative, which will appeal to old Prog diggers as well as listeners of the more modern school.
The album features guitar solos from the brilliant Richard Henshall and Tom MacLean from the band Haken.
Quantum are a Progressive Rock band formed by bass player and singer Anton Ericsson, drummer Olof Simander and guitarist Fredrik Reinholdsen back in 2016 and has since been playing in various line-ups live around Stockholm and Uppsala – with Anton being the constant member and songwriter. Current members are Anton Ericsson, drummer Marcus Lundberg, and guitarists Samuel Walfridsson and Kalle Segerborg. The Music is characterized by a sound that blends music from genres across the spectrum – Prog rock, metal, late romantic era classical music and Jazz all collide – but somehow remains coherent and very captivating.
2020 saw the release of the EP “The Next Breath of Air…” featuring some of their favorite tracks to play live, which did give them a small but loyal following across the globe.
Tracklist:
01. The Hivemind & The Cockroach
02. On The Verge
03. Down The Mountainside pt. 1
04. Moths & Leaves
05. Abstract Bliss
06. Dots
07. Down The Mountainside pt. 2
08. The Last Stone
Lineup:
Anton Ericsson / Bass & Vocals
Marcus Lundberg / Drums & Vocals
Samuel Walfridsson / Guitars
Kalle Segerborg / Guitars