The results when backed by the symphonic metal riffs, layers of synths and electronica are surprisingly coherent and form music with a filmic quality. In fact anyone else that I have played Dol Ammad’s music to has commented that it is more like listening to a movie soundtrack than a “metal” album. If it helps, think Jean Michel Jarre meets Therion with a more modern twist and you’ll be some way to imagining what is going on here. – STEVE REID
As it becomes increasingly difficult to create music that is genuinely innovative and ground breaking, so those seeking to build something new begin to combine elements of disparate genres to come up with something similar yet different. Enter Greek composer Thanasis Lightbridge who has decided that the best way with which to reach his musical goal is to bring together elements of symphonic metal, add a choir and classical arrangements, before topping the whole thing off with electronica style keyboards and dance beats. Those varying influences may not sound like the most obvious of bed fellows and in truth they aren’t, however it is to Lightbridge’s credit that all these jostling rivals are blended expertly to make interesting and decidedly different songs.
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What is surprising though is that considering that the Dol Ammad albums featured nearly twenty contributors, The Universe Expands sounds no less grand in scale, or broad in execution for only having three. – STEVEN REID
Having release two albums under the guise of Dol Ammad (2004′s Star Tales and Ocean Dynamics two years later), Greek Electronica-Art-Metal composer Thanasis Lightbridge turned his attention to another project that furthered the same musical ethos of blending classical voices with surging metal riffs and electronic themes. Where Theeta differs from Ammad is that instead of the vocals in the band being a choir of fourteen, this time the sole voice of soprano singer Kortessa leads the way. The difference may in the grand scheme of things be quite subtle, but the end results are quite starkly different, with the single focus point suddenly freeing up the music to be less oppressive and claustrophobic than that which Lightbridge had produced before.
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This is interesting and innovative music that borrows from such a wide variety of places that the end results are unsurprisingly original, but pleasantly coherent and engaging. - STEVEN REID
Thanassis Lightbridge is a Greek composer whose vision is to create what he calls Electronica-Art-Metal. To do this he has devised not one but two separate, but intertwined projects Dol Ammad and Dol Theeta. The former of those two is what is featured on this EP Winds Of The Sun, which is a perfect if short introduction to the mixture of symphonic metal, progressive themes, electronica and dance beats, all tied together by a fourteen part choir!
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My dear friends, I am so glad to reveal that it’s been some months now that I have been working full time on new material for the 3rd full Dol Ammad album which will be entitled “Hyperspeed”.
I have gathered tons of ideas and sounds and the new album is starting to taking shape and form.
Our new voyage will be through space worlds (what else? 
) and it will be a powerful one. The new songs are developing full of energy and cosmic force.
This time however we will make this album together! I will document and keep you up to date with all the developments in the music and production of the upcoming Dol Ammad opus.
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Our full albums are now available for streaming in the great music site Bandcamp!
Here is the Dol Ammad page: dolammad.bandcamp.com
and here is the Dol Theeta page: doltheeta.bandcamp.com
I think this is big news. I always hated 30 second samples. I also hated the way MySpace used to be the landing page for all music discoveries. Sorry MySpace but the idea of trying to catch a tiny listen of a band through tons of glittering, blinking images, audio and video players auto-playing without my permission and other ugly code disasters is not my cup of tea.
Well now with beautifully minimal Bandcamp you can truly get the whole picture of our music and if you like what you hear please support our future endeavors by buying downloads of your choice of 320k mp3 or FLAC (or just about any other format you could possibly desire) or even more by buying our CDs. All the CDs include immediate downloads of the album in your choice of formats again.
Thank you for your support and I’d love to hear your thoughts and comments.
Space on!
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