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Acts of God
911
Threads
Ursa Minor
Martyr
End in Blue
No Place
Choke Loud
Refugee
Glenn Snelwar: Guitars, Mandolins, Synths911
Threads
Ursa Minor
Martyr
End in Blue
No Place
Choke Loud
Refugee
Damon Trotta: Bass Guitars, Digideroo, Various Percussion, Vocals
Additional Guest Musicians:
Mark Sunshine: Vocals
Steve Decker: Drums
Manfred Dikkers: Drums
James vonBuelow: Guitars
Dave Archer: Synths
See the Trailer with full MP3 stream of 911.
AT WAR WITH SELF - ACTS OF GOD
At War With Self - "sounds more like a psychological diagnosis than a band..." an appropriate description in the biography for the debut of the project and its first release, Torn Between Dimensions, led by Glenn Snelwar (Gordian Knot), featuring Michael Manring (Michael Hedges, Attention Defecit) and Mark Zonder (Fates Warning, Temple Within). The instrumental trio created an amalgam of tight-knit compositions encompassing progressive rock, metal, jazz, ambient and classical stylings, often within the boundaries of each composition. The end result was critically acclaimed and continues to grow a following as word of mouth of the project expands.

Torn Between Dimensions had a warm, organic feel as the all-instrumental interplay of Snelwar, Manring and Zonder created a complex, but introspective, set of related compositions. For Acts of God, that introspection is turned outward in the form of a cold stare at conflicts and resolutions prompted by recent world events. From the intensity and imagery-invoking 911 and Martyr, to the elated solace present in No Place and Ursa Minor, to the desolation of End in Blue and Refugee, Acts of God has managed to strike a balance of emotions that once again run the gamut from elation and warmth to fear and horror.
Snelwar describes his collaboration with Trotta as the latest incarnation of At War With Self: "What's so amazing to me about Acts of God is that the vocals lend themselves perfectly to this set of compositions. To change focus from an all-instrumental project to a set of songs mostly containing vocals has strengthened the idea that At War With Self can successfully morph, live up to its name and push the boundaries from one release to the next. That, together with the heavy intertwining of funk and electronic styles with metal and progressive ideas really make this something unique - add to that the ability to get all of the musicians from the label to contribute tremendously in their own way without limitations on what they do - who all come from different backgrounds with vastly different styles - the project took on a life of it's own, yet stayed true to the original idea of combining disparate styles effectively and with incredible intensity".
Acts of God is released on Sluggo's Goon Music.
Here are direct links to reviews that have been done for the disc, more to come soon (for downloadable PDF versions, visit Reviews page):
- www.prognaut.com (English)
- www.roughedge.com (English)
- www.progressiveears.com (English)
- www.progplanet.com (English)
- www.ytsejam.com (English)
- www.seaoftranquility.org (English)
- www.allaboutjazz.com (English)
- www.musicinbelgium.net (French)
- Department of Virtuosity (Polish site in English)
- www.progressivewaves.com (French)
- www.heavy-metal.it (Italian)
- www.benzoworld.it (Italian)
- www.tempi-duri.it (italian)
- www.arlequins.it (Spanish)
- www.planetarock.ar (Spanish)
- www.pilgrimworld.net (Japanese)
- www.babyblaue-seiten.de (German)
- www.rocktimes.de (German)
- www.ragazzi-music.de (German)
- www.powermetal.de (German)
- www.heavy-metal.dk (Danish)
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