UPSTREAM
Date of release:
December 6, 2011
Recorded, produced and mastered in the Pit Studio.
Distributed by Nightmare Records
Order your copy at Nightmare Records or directly at the source here.
...and of course also available at our live shows.
Also watch the Deepest Thoughts Studio clip
Tracks:
ZwareMetalen.com: "Upstream" is of high quality...The song material is of high standard, the technical abilities undisputed and the choruses are catchy...Patrice deserves a compliment for her convincing vocals...score 80/100
ProgArchives:...powerful riffs, nice guitar and keyboard solos and lots of changes in tempo, rhythm and volume without ever loosing the feeling that we are listening to a single track, or a single album....Feedforward has grown in the past 4 years...Excellent addition to any prog metal music collection...score 4 out of 5 stars
Aardschok:...It is a miracle that feedforward is not picked up by a bigger label....pleasant catchy progressive metal with many symphonic influences...Singer Patrice has a beautiful pure voice that fits perfectly with the music..."Upstream" is typically a CD you can easily spin a few times without getting bored.
RockReport.be: a perfect mix of melodic and progressive metal...Patrice’s voice is perfect for the material and all members give all they’ve got...this is an album that every admirer of Dutch progressive rock and metal should check out....score 4.5 out of 6 stars
Lords Of Metal: there are enough good musical ideas in this band...keyboardist and guitarist Mario Job form a good tandem together...Patrice has a full voice and handles the full sound of her bandmates well...score 77/100
HeavyHardes.de: Feedforward does not make annoying fiddling, but quite aggressive Metal with a proggy edge...Progressive pieces are alternated with memorable moments and catchy riffs...the more than eight-minute "As One"is an impressive epic semi-ballad. Great achievement!
Progwereld.org: The pleasant voice of Patrice, the smooth and melodic guitar lines of Mario and the solid drumming of Pi form the basis for the nine tracks on this disc...The perfect combination of melody, metal and prog is achieved in the final song "For Now"...
Nice keyboard work, solid guitar riffs and fitting drum parts carry Patrice to great vocal heights....with "upstream" FeedForward can easily compete with the recognized names in the genre.
Rockportaal.nl: What strikes me immediately is the awesome powerful sound...FeedForward showcases an international sound...If FeedForward means: What do we need to keep going, we can only conclude that it is precisely this band that deserves the attention and confidence of the public.
powerofmetal.dk: This bunch of metal freaks has their roots in the more progressive end of the spectre and mixes their style nicely up with a solid input of melodic metal....a fine piece of metal, that shows their potential...heir first one with new vocalist Patrice, who has a strong voice that fits their music style very well.
Underground Empire: On "upstream" the combo presents itself stronger than ever...they are already on the road to victory as far as I'm concerned...the new singer Patrice also makes a very good impression.
Proggnosis: The band did a great job to let Patrice join the band...The band has evolved in musical and in vocal aspect....This album is a start of a promissing career.
Metal Experience: With 'Upstream', a very solid FeedForward album is delivered...The band knows how to write songs and play them technically well... The mix of progressive rock and melodic metal with female vocals works out fine..."Upstream" is a worthy successor to their debut album, now nothing stands in their way to reach a wider audience.
Muzikzirkus: a succeeded mix of Progressive Rock and melodic metal..The new singer was well chosen and fits perfectly with the metal component and underlines this...Feedforward has convinced me utterly with their second album.
Musicstreetjournal: this is a great album...unusual and cool arrangements...involved and creative song structures...man, this is awesome
Ancient Spirit: I only can take off my proverbial hat for this...the album sounds very fresh and exciting,
has a recognizable quality and also has good melodies to offer...I was positively surprised. That’s how it should be.
IOPages: a pleasant surprise...For Now is a marvelous proggy piece that I can’t get enough of...FeedForward however manages to combine technique with accessible melodies...I say: buy that record
MLWZ: in every song something recognizable returns....The album Upstream is pleasant to listen to, it reflects the right level of the musicians...Here we hear clearly the qualities of good musicians
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