A Consequence of Design

Artist	Epicurean
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Label Name	Metal Blade
Producer	Don Debiase
Release Date	2008 03 04
Song List	1: The Author and the Architect (5:45) 2: Behind the Chapel Walls (5:44) 3: Lithograph (5:42) 4: The Burden of Eternity (6:16) 5: Illumination (5:43) 6: Dividing the Distance (5:05) 7: Of Malice and Majesty (6:30) 8: Anathema: The Gate Keeper (7:24) 9: Darkest Days (4:09) 10: To Cast the Mourning Shadow (5:01) 11: The Departure (6:00)
Style.Categories	Power Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal

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Look up the phrase "bombastic metal," and there may well be a picture of the gentlemen who go by the name of Epicurean. And while the group may possess a sound that is more akin to what is coming out of Europe circa the early 21st century, it turns out that this suddenly popular part-prog/part-extreme metal style has made its way to U.S. shores, as Epicurean hail from Minneapolis, MN. And you can even pinpoint a few of the group's influences on its 2008 release, Consequence of Design, including Dream Theater-esque keyboards, Iron Maiden-esque guitar solos, thrash metal guitar rhythms, and a vocalist who alternates between death metal screams and more traditional metallic wailing. Just take a gander at such song titles as "The Author and the Architect" and "Lithograph," and it becomes quickly apparent that Epicurean have studied their prog metal forefathers -- and rather expectedly, the music follows suit. Epicurean's Consequence of Design manages to straddle the line between technically demanding and headbanging. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide