Prophecy Within

[TheKillingHand07]

Prophecy Within - an instrumental progressive metal band from Ireland.

Go to last page of thread to download our FREE debut EP 'Weight of the World'


My band recently put together a Dream Theater medley, we've only been at it a little while. We decided to film us rehearsing it today. Its not perfect, its just a fun jamming session really, and there are obvious errors in it, but we're happy with it since its a work in progress. So bearing all that in mind check it out, and let me know what you think! Thanks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az3O1Ve3u0g

[D3im0s]

Nice Playing!! Sounds very clean to me.

[Brian Dobbs]

HA!  This is cool.

[Stephan]

Nice job guys!
Boy did I laugh hard at the end when your bassman was showing his broken string! I Ô SO know that feeling! hehehe

[TheKillingHand07]

Hey all! You have probably heard of me mention my new instrumental band PROPHECY WITHIN at some point. Just letting you know that we now have a MySpace page; www.myspace.com/prophecywithin ...We would love people to add us, so if you think we are any good your support would be highly appreciated! Thanks!   

[Brian Dobbs]

Ben, so you're technically in two different bands?  Prophecy Within and Forbidden Son?  Well that's cool.  I'm digging some of the stuff here in PW.  Especially the part starting around 2:50.  Your logo also looks pretty cool too.

[TheKillingHand07]

Thanks Brian! Glad you are digging our stuff  We only have one track at the moment, but we are working on another 4 tunes simultaneously, 2 of which are nearly ready for the recording process, so be sure to check out our page every now and then! 

And yeah, I'm in Forbidden Son too, so is the drummer. We haven't been doing a whole lot with FS in the last few months really, and PW has become our priority, because we're free to write over the top prog tunes, haha! But I'd say FS will resume in the next few months and start doing a few local gigs, and writing some new material.

And yeah we're really proud of the logo, that was done by our bassist (who is also my brother)

Thanks again for the support!

[Meridian1928]

I'll send a MySpace add your way!  Same handle on MySpace as here...

Good stuff!

[Meridian1928]

What kind of bass is he playing there?  I'm playing a Myung six now and haven't found anything I like better, but to be honest I feel a bit goofy playing a signature series instrument in a band that's trying to get some attention in the prog scene.  You guys sound spot on, by the way!

[KevinMakesMusic]

Great stuff!  Definitely let us know when you get more tracks recorded.  And the logo is k-i-l-l-e-r cool.  When reading the posts, i thought "a cool logo? whatever"  but the spherical design is great! 

Is it tough to balance 2 bands?

[Brian Dobbs]

oh woah, I didn't even notice the broken string.  at what point in the video does it happen?

[TheKillingHand07]

oh woah, I didn't even notice the broken string.  at what point in the video does it happen?

Haha that was actually in a previous take, we were going fine then he snapped a string and we had to start over, but it was funny so we spliced it in at the end

[TheKillingHand07]

What kind of bass is he playing there?  I'm playing a Myung six now and haven't found anything I like better, but to be honest I feel a bit goofy playing a signature series instrument in a band that's trying to get some attention in the prog scene.  You guys sound spot on, by the way!

Its a quite obscure brand called Aria, it was a random find in a local music shop, but it sounded killer and it wasn't too expensive!

And thanks dude, glad u dig us  Be sure to check back for some new tracks coming soon!

[TheKillingHand07]

Great stuff!  Definitely let us know when you get more tracks recorded.  And the logo is k-i-l-l-e-r cool.  When reading the posts, i thought "a cool logo? whatever"  but the spherical design is great! 

Is it tough to balance 2 bands?

Thanks man Yeah we'll be recording another 2 tracks quite soon, I'll be sure to let you know about them. Yeah we were all blown away by the logo that he designed, and it only took him 15 minutes or so to design it!

We're getting a bit of hassle from some people about the band name being too cheesy which I guess is true to a certain extent, but its not easy to come up with a band name, and we needed to decide on one fast. But at the end of the day, most band names are cheesy or cliche I guess...

[TheKillingHand07]

So we have completed our second instrumental track. It is intended to be the intro for the album, so it is quite short. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it, check out www.myspace.com/prophecywithin and check out the second track "Untitled Album Intro"

Thanks! 

[Aswepe]

Untitled Album Intro - it starts out very slowly, but the discerning listener can hear the cacophony beneath the surface. I love the big pad after the Thunder - very Rush-like.

What I would consider the main intro is full of energy. The short segue that follows creates a nice change of pace for the mayhem that follows. Short and sweet. I certainly hope that some of this melodic content makes its way into some of the other (yet to be written) tunes as either segues or as more developed ideas.

You've got yourself a winner guys.

[Brian Dobbs]

I'm digging the intro as well.  Sounds epic and spacey, kinda like Super Mario Galaxy!  :-P  At least the part without the guitars I mean.  Haha.  Nevermind.  Question...how are you recording the drums?

[TheKillingHand07]

You may have heard me talk about my instrumental band Prophecy Within before. Well we have just finished and uploaded our third track 'Vengeance'. I'd like to see what you guys think, and maybe check out our other 2 tracks too if you haven't heard them. The direct link to the song is here:

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=XJRRwuadCiM

and you can check out our other material at www.myspace.com/prophecywithin

Lookin forward to hearing your thoughts!

Cheers! 

[Aswepe]

Ben:

Listening now - or at least trying to.

MySpace is not cooperating at the moment. It palys 2 or 3 seconds of tune & then cuts out for 5 or 6 seconds. This makes it very difficult to grasp the melodic threads.

It goes without saying that I want to play it on my show.

If you still have the email address please forward the mp3 to me & I'll get it scheduled. If you need the address just post here or PM me.

What little I can hear sounds damned good to me. You guys work at it & it shows.

[TheKillingHand07]

Ben:

Listening now - or at least trying to.

MySpace is not cooperating at the moment. It palys 2 or 3 seconds of tune & then cuts out for 5 or 6 seconds. This makes it very difficult to grasp the melodic threads.

It goes without saying that I want to play it on my show.

If you still have the email address please forward the mp3 to me & I'll get it scheduled. If you need the address just post here or PM me.

What little I can hear sounds damned good to me. You guys work at it & it shows.

Hey thanks very much! I really appreciate ur ongoing support for us! Thats a pity MySpace is acting up, maybe try the youtube link instead? And I'll send the mp3 on to u right away! 

[Aswepe]

Thanks Ben - got it this morning (morning here in Texas anyway).

A more complete review plus the promised airplay will be forthcoming.

[Brian Dobbs]

Thanks for posting some new material.  I'm going to merge this thread with the existing Prophecy Within thread as the subject relates to the same set of recordings.

Overall, I think the music you're coming up with has got some really cool proggy parts.  It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on recording the new songs too.

[Brian Dobbs]

BTW, you're really talented on the guitar, it's amazing.

[TheKillingHand07]

Thanks for posting some new material.  I'm going to merge this thread with the existing Prophecy Within thread as the subject relates to the same set of recordings.

Overall, I think the music you're coming up with has got some really cool proggy parts.  It would be interesting to hear your thoughts on recording the new songs too.

BTW, you're really talented on the guitar, it's amazing.

Hey, thanks very much! I really appreciate that! Yeah we're very happy with it. We've written another one too over the last week or so, working title "Epic Thingy" and lets just say it really lives up to its title, haha! We'll probably start recording it soon enough.

As regards the recording of the material, its all done in our jamming room in the drummers house, using Cubase on the laptop. The drums are mic'd individually, and for bass and guitar we put a line in from the amp to the recording interface. It seems to be working really well for us, and we learn new recording tricks as we go, so hopefully our sound is improving every time!

Thanks again for listening!

[Aswepe]

Prophecy Within Internet Radio update:

Vengaence will be featured as the first song in The Prog Set during the 28 Feb 09 A'swepe Hour from Somewhere in Texas. I usually have my set lists worked out a couple of shows in advance so that's why it will air at the end of February.

Standing invitation Ben:  Just send me your new stuff & I'll get it on the air.

Be sure to check out The A'swepe Hour from somewhere in Texas at 10AM every other Saturday at http://www.fatcatradio.com for the best Instrumental & Progressive Rock you will ever hear - OK that's a bit of a stretch.

Just doing my part to spread The Gospel of Prog.

[Brian Dobbs]

Prophecy Within Internet Radio update:

Vengaence will be featured as the first song in The Prog Set during the 28 Feb 09 A'swepe Hour from Somewhere in Texas. I usually have my set lists worked out a couple of shows in advance so that's why it will air at the end of February.

Standing invitation Ben:  Just send me your new stuff & I'll get it on the air.

Be sure to check out The A'swepe Hour from somewhere in Texas at 10AM every other Saturday at http://www.fatcatradio.com for the best Instrumental & Progressive Rock you will ever hear - OK that's a bit of a stretch.

Just doing my part to spread The Gospel of Prog.

Aswepe - taking over the world, one listener at a time.

[TheKillingHand07]

We recorded a proper multi-angle video for our instrumental track 'Vengeance'. We're really happy with how it turned out (all editing done by our drummer Barry!) and we hope you will like it too! Let me know what ye think of it!

Cheers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPZQ7dRYF4

[Aswepe]

Excellent video! Love it. Great Stuff.

The shots of the feet on the Bass Drum pedals is an especially nice touch. As always the close fretboard shots of flying fingers is worth every penny. Everyone just takes their respective instruments off & walks away - Nice.

[Brian Dobbs]

Thanks for posting some new material.  I'm going to merge this thread with the existing Prophecy Within thread as the subject relates to the same set of recordings.

I'll post more later when I have more time to watch the new video.  It's off to band practice for me right now.

[Brian Dobbs]

Great job with the editing man.  I love seeing stuff like this.  You guys rock.  What's the album titled?