The Fall Of The Shires

Description

Six years after "Legends of the Shires," the master of prog Richard West returns to these shores to offer us the long-awaited sequel with his brand new supergroup: OBLIVION PROTOCOL. At its best, prog can be a refuge from the outside storm, a haven of healing calm and pure escape. True musicality, pure emotions, and a penchant for exceptional melodies make this music a journey, an experience for which records and headphones were invented in the first place. A very particular aficionado of prog is Richard West, the famous keyboardist and songwriter of the British prog metal band Threshold for over 30 years. Six years after their epic masterpiece "Legends Of The Shires," West returns to these shores to bring us the long-awaited sequel. Not under the name Threshold, mind you. But with a brand new supergroup. Prog fans around the world, applaud and rejoice: OBLIVION PROTOCOL is here. And they bring us "The Fall Of The Shires." "When my bandmates in Threshold decided not to record a sequel to the story of 'Legends of the Shires,'" explains Richard West, "I knew I wanted to stay in this world a little longer. So I wrote my own sequel with the title 'The Fall Of The Shires.' At first, I wrote it just for myself, but when it was finished, I thought about releasing it at some point." We can be very grateful for this: Oblivion Protocol will immediately have a place in the hearts of all prog connoisseurs and delivers a dense and climactic sound somewhere between Rush, Steven Wilson, Pink Floyd in the 'Dark Side Of The Moon' era, and the occult masters of hard rock Ghost.