Opus Arise shares their new album, The Network
Canadian orchestral metal ensemble Opus Arise (ft. members of Svneatr, Thousand Arrows, Ysgaroth) released their sophomore album, The Network, on December 2, 2022.
The Network teleports listeners into a cyberpunk world filled with neon lights and punctuated with progressive riffs. The eight-track record is just over forty minutes in length. It was produced and mastered by Maor Appelbaum, mixed by Ryan Shepard, and the album artwork was done by Daniel Reyes. The nine players on the album bring forth their skills on guitar, cello, bass, drums, violin, keyboards, viola, and contrabass in a sometimes collaborative effort, which is primarily composed and scored by Matthew Logan and Matthew Hannah. The writing and the recording have been in the works for some time, the drums were recorded in a mansion back in 2018 where the original rehearsal space was, and the same location was used to film the music videos for the singles “Reminiscence,” “Change,” and “Inner Skepticism.”
The album has a modern metal influence and different composers from their first album. It is best described as orchestral neo-classical instrumental progressive metal. Fans who enjoy Powerglove, Scale The Summit, and Animals As Leaders should be the first to dive into a futuristic world where one’s existence is questioned.
Listen to The Network below and learn more about Opus Arise via our Five Questions With segment.
Care to introduce yourself to our readers?
We’re Opus Arise! An Instrumental Orchestral Prog Metal group from Vancouver, BC.
Tell us a bit about your most recent release.
The Network is our new release that takes place in a cyberpunk-inspired world.
Where do you tend to pull inspiration from when writing?
Movies from Blade Runner to Ghost in the Shell to Video Games like Deus Ex and Final Fantasy VII influenced the album.
Do you have any upcoming shows or festivals you’d like to tell us about?
No shows are planned at the moment. Right now, we’re concentrating on getting more content out to the world.
What’s your goal for the remainder of 2022 and 2023?
The Network launched on December 2nd. We’ve released music videos for “Inner Skepticism,” “Reminiscence,” “Change, and “Electric Jungle.” Visualizers for the remaining songs post-release of the record.
We’re currently finishing up writing the next release as well as making some arrangements for covers too before the year ends.
Our video game arrangement album we recorded over the course of the pandemic, will release in the springtime.
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