Chaos Over Cosmos is a Polish/International Sci-fi Progressive Metal solo/guest vocals project. On August 1st, 2021, Chaos Over Cosmos independently released their second studio album, The Silver Lining Between The Stars, which would gratify Symphony X and Evergrey fans.
Introduction:
Chaos Over Cosmos, The Silver Lining Between the Stars: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of The Silver Lining Between the Stars
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Chaos Over Cosmos and their album The Silver Lining Between the Stars.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Blends fast and virtuosic string shredding with rigid djent rhythms and dynamic tech-death riffage. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves dry Melodeath growls, screams, and softly singing.. The Third Sin—The Percussions: The riffage follows a similar dynamic to the (program) drums, which provide the music with fast tempos, frenzied patterns, fills, and beats.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: Enter a world of ultimate multiverse and voyage of the unknown
As soon as the listener presses the play button, the over ten-minute opening piece, Violent Equilibrium, greets the listener with a surge of shredding/virtuoso with synth sections and aggressive growls. It sets up the remaining four pieces, each contributing to an immersive spacy-proggy experience.
Also, the listener will find that The Silver Lining Between The Stars and A Dream If Ever There Was One album are both connected.
Regarding the album and its music production, it is noticeable that it is well-crafted and refined, unlike A Dream If Ever There Was One. The guitar work does not overpower the vocals, and the instrumentation and music composition are skillfully done, displaying excellent devilmanship.
In our previous review, A Dream If Ever There Was One, we mentioned that the album focused on too much shredding, which could act as background noise. However, this release offers a livelier musical experience. Once the listener passes the opening piece, the songs warm up and become more enjoyable and engaging, making it a great listening experience, not just background noise.
The composition presents an endless and chaotic display of shredding, sweeps, and drilling blasts stacking on each other through occasional odd times and weird rhythmic patterns while maintaining an effortless flow. The music features a strange mania of blasting and double pedals intertwined with odd stops, cuts, and starts. An additional space-ambient synthesiser adds depth to the music, creating a mesmerising soundscape.
The release’s vocal work featured the late KC Lyon, except for the fifth piece, where KC Lyon’s brother Keaton provides the vocals. Both vocals involved dry Melodeath growls, screams and clean singing, which brought the songs alive.
Overall, it is a solid and well-produced album that will impress you.
The album comes to an end with the closing song, The Sins Between The Stars. This track departs from the rest of the album, strongly emphasising atmospheric sounds. The keys and melodies take over, and the riffs are focused on striking chords. It is a 10-minute journey that displays the opposite side of Chaos Over Cosmos, with a mid-tempo flow of ups and downs between heavy and soft parts that evoke emotions.
We want to give a shoutout to Chaos Over Cosmos for letting us review their album, The Silver Lining Between the Stars. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “The Last Man in Orbit”
PlayThe last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Chaos Over Cosmos and their album The Silver Lining Between the Stars.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, The Silver Lining Between The Stars is the fruit of an art release that stands out for its unique and lively sound. All five songs are expertly crafted, and what sets them apart is the perfect balance between guitar shredding and breaks. Rafał guitar solos are impressive but not overdone while treating the listener with moments of calm and introspection.
One of the standout tracks on the album is the closing piece. It is a fruit of art that reminds us of Chaos Over Cosmos‘s prior works.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
The artwork captures the lyrical theme of the music.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Chaos Over Cosmos, and their album The Silver Lining Between the Stars.
This concludes the Chaos Over Cosmos, The Silver Lining Between the Stars review.
Track-Listing:
- Violent Equilibrium
- The Last Man In Orbit
- Eternal Return
- Control Zed
- The Sins Between the Stars
Chaos Over Cosmos Dead is:
- Rafał Bowman – guitars, bass, keyboards & programming
- KC Lyon – vocals (R.I.P. 2023)
- Keaton Lyon – guest vocals
