Ilium: With a huge melodic sound combining influences from many genres.

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lium is an Australian melodic power metal band formed in Newcastle in 1998. Founding member is guitarist-songwriter, Jason Hodges. Upon Adam Smith (ex-Oracle) They have released 7 studio albums. Sirens of the Styx, Permian Dusk, Vespertilion, Ageless Decay, Genetic Memory, My Misanthropia and Sirens of the Styx re-styxed. Currently working on an EP and new album. The EP will hit the streets on 15-01-2022.

Track list:

1 Quantum Evolution Event

2.Tsetse

3.Undergods

4. Hostile Sky

5. Mothcaste

This epic new EP Quantum Evolution Event immediately picks up where 2020’s Cacinogeist album left off, featuring guest vocals and production by Lord Tim, and guest drumming by Tim Yatras. This EP contains two new Ilium tracks, plus three older tracks entirely re-worked and re-recorded for this release.

Melding dark supernatural and sci-fi themes with an exploration of the human condition and the natural world, Ilium create a huge melodic sound combining influences from power, traditional, progressive, thrash and symphonic metal. Quantum Evolution Event follows the release of Ilium`s 2020 album Carcinogeist and its accompanying EP Enviro-Metal.

Hailing from Newcastle, Australia, Ilium released their debut, self-titled EP in 2002. Working with a wealth of guest musicians and producers over the years including Mike DiMeo (Riot, Masterplan), Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Pagan`s Mind, Pretty Minds) and Lance King (Baalnce Of Power, Avian), Quantum Evolution Event is no different. The new EP features long-time collaborators Tim Yatras (Dungeon, Lord, Germ) on drums  and Lord Tim (Lord, Blackened Angel, Frombeyond) on vocals and production.

Striving to further develop their sound with each release, the dynamic outfit deliver epic lead melodies and solos and soaring vocals, and compose arrangements designed with dramatic impact in mind. Quantum Evolution Event opens with a flourish of melodic theatrics in the title track. Harsh distortion from the guitars and powerful percussion is balanced with ethereal synths and harmony filled vocals. Ilium pack a real punch with strong guitar driven rhythms creating heavier sounds in Undergods and Hostile Sky. Contrasting these elements with highly intricate riffs and charismatic voices.

Explosive energy fuels the new release with each track bringing an epic intensity. The instrumentation throughout Quantum Evolution Event explores a vast array metal subgenres and yet Ilium fuse them into their own distinctive style.

Line-up:

Jason Hodges

Adam Smith

Guest Musicians:

Lord Tim (Vocals, production)

Tim Yatras (drums)

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