Dichotomy

Becoming the Archetype | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 24, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Solid State Records
• ASIN: B001G5ZO8Q
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,389 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #51 in Music > Christian > Hard Rock & Metal

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, November 26, 2008

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Hot Sauce "Hot Sauce" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dichotomy (Audio CD)

Becoming the Archetype was a band that I had to 'get into'. I first purchased Terminate Damnation due to word of mouth and wasn't too impressed on the first spin. It took awhile to grow on me as most really worth while bands tend to do, but when I finally 'got it', I couldn't stop listening! The musical spirit filled adventure this band takes you on is like no other!

The Physics of Fire is no different, but I am not writing a review for that record. Dichotomy, There are no words that can do this record justice... or at least just mine. From the first second to the last this record will pull you in and leave you begging for more, as a matter of fact I really do want more, this record only has 10 tracks and one of which is a short acoustic instrumental. If only they could have included two or three more tracks I would truly be satisfied.

One last thing:

I am one that does not pay attention to lyrics whatsoever, but the lyrics on this record are faith based, truly heart felt and inspirational. I am a Christian but have never felt this way through gospel music (BORING!), or any other type of christian music, but the lyrics on this record have truly moved me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENCE, October 6, 2009

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J. Mohr "end of__transmission" (KANSAS....) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dichotomy (Audio CD)

This is a CD that I keep coming back to. It has a very mature, theatrical sound. The vocals really hit hard with a deep guttural strength, as well as the lyrics having the balance between being uplifting and yet painful in their honesty. I love track 6's haunting harpsichord intro, and track 9's synth-pop sound turned booming growl. The bass is deep and the guitars artistic. This is a new, honed style from a band that just keeps getting better.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The C.S. Lewis of Heavy Metal, February 17, 2009

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Metalhooksman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dichotomy (Audio CD)

I was a fan of BTA's first album. I loved the progressive elements brought in to the metal mix. I didn't buy "Physics of Fire" because I saw the songs were shorter and thought the progressive stuff was history. I will have to re-examine it after getting "Dichotomy." I really got this one just because the vocalist screams sooooo good on it. And I was surprised to see that the progressive elements are still there within a concise 3-5 minute song format. These guys really are GREAT song writers. And the lyrics are good too. And "How Great Thou Art" is tons better like this than the sappy hymn version we have in our hymn books that we have to sing at everyone's funeral. Great lyrics, Great vocals, Great song writing, heavy as can be, Great musicianship all around.

On another note, the artwork seems to be a shout-out to C.S. Lewis' book "That Hideous Strength" in which artificial imortality is acheived by taking a guy's head and hooking it up to a bunch of wires and making it come alive. That's not the whole point, but it's been a long time since I read it. But perhaps that is why the band thanks Lewis and Ransom (a character from the novel) in the liner notes. If you like C.S. Lewis, you should definitely try his "Space Triology" and see how it fits with this album.