Harmagedon: Limited Edition

After 4 years of intensive writing and recording, newcoming prog metallers AFFECTOR are finally set to release the concept album “Harmagedon” via InsideOutMusic.
Connections to vocalist Ted Leonard (Enchant, Spock's Beard, Thought Chamber) and bassist Mike LePond (Symphony X) brought both men on board, and the unit was confident enough in what they'd created to put to-gether a wish list of guest keyboardists for their debut album that included Neal Morse, Alex Argento, Derek Sherinian (Black Country Communion, Planet X, ex-Dream Theater) and Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater).
Thus, Affector makes no apologies for the lines that can easily be drawn to artists like Dream Theater, Spock’s Beard, Genesis and many other prog rock and metal greats. Mixed and mastered at The Mouse House in Los Angeles by Rich Mouser (Spock's Beard / Transatlantic / Neal Morse).
This concept album fuses a dark, apocalyptic scenery with themes of hope and light. “Harmagedon” fea-tures heavy riffs and lightning fast solos, but also has softer and more fragile moments with soulful vocal harmonies, coming across like an open marriage between progressive rock/metal and orchestral minimal-ism, destined to appeal to everyone into bands ranging from Dream Theater, A.C.T., Symphony X, Darkwa-ter to Queen or Rush.