EPICUREAN's A Consequence of Design receiving rave reviews

Posted: 4/11/2008

Minneapolis, Minnesota's Epicurean recently released their Metal Blade debut A Consequence of Design on March 4th and has been receiving praise from fans and press alike!

Here's what people are saying about Epicurean's A Consequence of Design:
'Epicurean have put a healthy progressive flavor into a stale metal-core genre here, in what should be a much talked about release in 2008' You can't help but get pulled in by the dual Thin Lizzy/Iron Maiden styled tasty leads on "The Burden of Eternity", or the intense & intricate guitar/drum/keyboard arrangements of "Illumination"-clearly, this is a band that is not content to just deliver generic modern metal.' - seaoftranquility.org

'Power metal in structure and death metal in drum beats, A Consequence of Design is a colossal record that gallops without letup as if the devil were hot on Epicurean's heels.' - Metal Maniacs Magazine

'With this amount of power, beauty, skill, and intensity wrapped up into a single, tuneful package, A Consequence of Design makes an impressive introduction.' - Outburn

'Coupled with the dramatic touches the blend of guitars and keyboards lend, the words are adorned with a maturity usually reserved for veteran acts.' - Ultimate-Guitar.com

'Most importantly what Epicurean have done is brought the keyboards, melodies, and a fantastic understanding of metal back to life in a genre that has been belittled to breakdowns and growls.' - somethingpunk.com

'A Consequence of Design is surprisingly refreshing, relying on shredding solos and undeniably catchy melodies' (A Consequence of Design) mixes keyboards, guitar shred, death metal vocals and clean, epic choruses all in under six minutes and does it in a way most modern bands can only hope to manage.' - deadtide.com

'The songs are aggressive, but very catchy. The dual guitars weave intricate riffs and solos while the keyboards add the atmosphere and symphonic elements... A Consequence of Design is an interesting debut, as Epicurean shows originality and songwriting skill.' - about.com

'Epicurean do what they do in a seriously cut-above-the-rest way. The sound they have is honed to a perfect sphere, encompassing the ideas they try to get across to the listener. Imagine mid-eighties era thrash metal but completely updated for this age and having keyboards that don't fuck the album up. In fact the keyboards here feel interwoven with the music so they help push the song along instead of trying to create some overdeveloped sense of mood or importance like so many other bands do.' - Iann Robinson, nonelouder.com

EPICUREAN
Tour w/ Arise And Ruin
04/18 Guelph, ON Club Vinyl
04/19 Quebec City, QC Bar Le Velvet
04/20 Charlottetown, PE Irish Sociaty Hall
04/22 Fredricton, NB The Kinsman Center
04/24 Halifax, NS The Pavillion
04/25 Halifax, NS Hell's Kitchen
04/26 Moncton, NB The Manhatten
04/27 Coldbrook, NS Lions Hall
04/28 Montreal, QC Café I'inco
04/29 Ottowa, ON Maverick's
04/30 Toronto, ON The Kathedral
Tour w/ Iced Earth, A Life Once Lost
05/02 Chicago, IL The Pearl Room
Tour w/ Psyopus, Dance Club Massacre, The Crinn
05/03 Lorraine, OH Ghoulardi's
05/04 Flushing, MI Flushing Masonic Temple
05/05 Detroit, MI Von's
05/06 Romeo, MI The Static Age
05/07 Grand Rapids, MI Skelletones
Tour w/ Psyopus, Sons Of Azrael
05/08 Cincinnati, OH Poison Room w/ The Crinn
05/09 Sandusky, OH The Underground
05/10 Buffalo, NY Michalina's Bistro

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