ALTESIA // PARAGON CIRCUS (FULL ALBUM - Progressive metal)

[@michaeltozzi3112]

This is a brilliant album! This needs to be heard by a wider range of people!

[@Altesia]

Thank you Michael ! We perfectly agree with you and we'll do our best to promote it ! 🙂

[@Absolutely_puck_fakestine]

You mean fat people ?

[@LurchyScott]

Holy fuck! What an absolutely brilliant debut! This is a list breaker for sure. Jesus. Kudos Gentleman!

[@Altesia]

Looks like you enjoyed the record mate ! :) Thank you very much for your support !!

[@richardsullivan3376]

Really like this band. Great back n forth, up and down. Both albums I 've heard are solid.

[@Altesia]

Thanks Richard, enjoy ! 😊

[@MoSweiti666]

CKN Brought me here. Already hooked!!

[@sulaco33]

Same here. Awesome disc.

[@Altesia]

Thank you guys. We are very honoured to figure among his favourite albums of 2019 ! Such a shame he stopped making videos...

[@shawnsimmons4411]

I want some more awesome prog metal stuff like this. ❤❤❤❤

[@Arrow2theACL]

Yeah. Bought this on first listen. Amazing.

[@Altesia]

Awesome, thanks a lot man !!!!

[@th3gimp17]

One of the more impressive prog metal albums I've listened to in a while -- FB group on Prog metal led me here...fantastic job!! It's like Blackwater Park era Opeth and Porcupine Tree had a baby...filled with unexpected surprises and emotion. Needs a wider audience, for sure.

[@Altesia]

Thanks a lot dude, this is why we make music ! To touch people's soul and sharing it live ! We have another album if you want to check it out on our KZbin channel ! It's a bit more modern and less Opeth-oriented, but you should like it anyway :)

[@th3gimp17]

@@Altesia Thanks for your reply! I did check out the newer album, while it was also a tremendous effort, I prefer this sound a bit more. Looking forward to seeing how you guys continue to evolve, lot of potential here...also if you ever tour the US (Boston area) I'll try and make it! My favorite song I've heard is "Amidst the Smoke"

[@Altesia]

@@th3gimp17 Thanks a lot man ! There's an acoustic version of that song on our KZbin channel if you want to see it :) About touring in the US... Fingers crossed ! :)

[@MoSweiti666]

Revisiting this album nearly 3 years later. Still sounds fresh to this day!

[@treyyarbrough2250]

I haven't been this blown away by a debut album since Haken's Aquarius, and right now I think Paragon Circus is hitting me even harder than that. Altesia, keep up the excellent work; this band is going places fast!

[@Altesia]

Oh man thank you very much !!! You're awesome !!!

[@Vukf1]

try witherfall debut, its pretty dope, and they released new album just this year its huge!

[@lucafinessi]

Grande Album di Prog metal moderno

[@nathanwwolf7843]

Hex reverse est magnifique

[@EricBergegere]

Bon comme convenu en commentaire de l'autre vidéo, j'ai cherché (facile) et écouté ce premier album... ca marche, ca roule, je valide, je suis. Bravo pour ces 2 petits bijoux !

[@AndrewSchlieter]

Here I am, jamming to this album for the first time... Suddenly, a saxophone solo out of no where! Brilliant! Absolutely loving this album! Can't wait to see what is to come on your second album!

[@Altesia]

Haha yeah, that's exactly what we like to do ! Spice things up a little bit here and there, surprise the audience ! :) Glad you liked the record my friend !!!! Thanks for your support !

[@BUZZELLIOTT]

A great album review in the ever reliable PROG Magazine brought me here, simply stunning work guys, well done, it's a masterclass in top quality creative modern prog !!!! … I hope you find the success that you deserve.

[@Altesia]

Hey man ! Thanks a lot for your comment ! :) We're glad you liked it, and we hope it will be successful too ! :D

[@muskett00]

I'm here from the Critical Reactions audience, and as a fellow featured artist 'Rogue Frequency'. I've got chills even in your first song here, so thoroughly excited in discovering what I'm hearing so far!... Incredible dynamic production. Kudos to you Yann Ménage, and Alexis. I'll certainly be forwarding you on as a recommendation to fellow listeners. Ok, I'm at the violin section in The Prison Child. My head has been bobbing along for a while, but the grin really broadened. Excellent riffage too.

[@alexiscasanova141]

Thx a lot Mark :)!

[@Altesia]

Thanks a lot man !!!!

[@josephruiz5734]

Super album ! Un petit côté vintage 70's original par moments. Du bon boulot !

[@SanguineIce]

I just want to say that you guys have a lot of raw talent and I hope to see a second album in the future. This first one nailed it and it sounds just as good as some of the other prog juggernauts out there like Haken!

[@Altesia]

Huge thanks Nick !! So happy you liked it ! Have no fear though, there will be a second record next year ! :)

[@ebg342]

you can taste haken influences. very good job guys

[@Altesia]

Thanks Emanuel 🙏

[@jcobussen]

Nice lyrics, love the sound. I’m listening for weeks to your music now. I cant help it, thx for sharing.

[@Altesia]

Awesome man !! We have just released a new album if you want to check it out :) Thanks for your support bro 🤘

[@davidwhite9659]

How did I get here? Doug Helvering did a livestream today and said he was going to feature some of your new music on his channel this week. So I came to check out how it all started. This did not disappoint. Great album. I'll save the second album for after Doug's reaction video (and, I believe, an interview with you guys?), but I am very much looking forward to hearing it. Merci beaucoup à tous!

[@Altesia]

Heeey David !!! Yeah, we're so lucky to have an interview with the great Doug Helvering to be released later this week :) Thanks for stopping by, we're glad you enjoyed the music :) The latest album, "Embryo", is pretty different though, with new sounds and new atmospheres, but we still like "Paragon Circus" a lot :) Cheers man !

[@stiliyanavramov8091]

Very good. Associations of Opeth

[@ultranemesys5908]

Art-Metal

[@infradead4234]

Really Really Great stuff! love the synth-work and neo-classical sections! Vocals are spot on!

[@Altesia]

Thanks a lot, that's cool to read ! :)

[@TheCcmarine]

Amazing debut album guys!! Very nice flow to the entire piece. Love the vocals too

[@Altesia]

Hey man, thanks for your kind words ! We're glad you liked it ! :)

[@AmineNacef1100]

D'abord KEOR ensuite ça ! La scène prog française promet ! Félicitations, excellent debut!

[@Altesia]

Merci beaucoup pour ces encouragements ! La scène prog française manque un peu d'éclairage médiatique et surtout de reconnaissance, mais effectivement, il y a de très belles choses :)

[@princify6236]

C'est trop ça!

[@mariolafrance5806]

J'adore l'algorithme de KZbin. J'écoutais tranquillement un extrait du dernier Louveton quand je remarque ce band que je ne connais pas : Altesia. Boom !!! Les mecs, j'écoute vos deux albums depuis 2 jours !!! Ça sent l'achat ! Du prog métal comme je l'aime. Durée des albums (57 minutes) parfait. Des pièces plus courtes mais surtout des longues. Le paradis. Bravo Altesia. Vous avez un nouveau fan au Québec !!!

[@Altesia]

Hey Mario !!! Merci beaucoup pour ton retour et ton enthousiasme, ça fait très plaisir !!! 😁 Bonne découverte !!! ☺️

[@imptwins]

Man KZbin recs has been killing it for me the last couple days between y'all and another band I found called Nospūn, I just listened to this after Embryo and they're both absolutely fantastic albums. Absolutely beautiful vocals, all of the blues influences REALLY carry this in such a wonderful way... And is it just my imagination or am I feeling some like, 1990's Uematsu influence in the composition? You're givin' me some retro JRPG vibes in places. I mean, Uematsu loves his prog rock so you might just be sharing influences there lol. And you just HAD to get me with that violin, GODS, violin in metal killed me when I first heard Blind Guardian at like 13 and it still kills me today lmao. Fantastic work, absolutely wishing success for you.

[@Altesia]

Haha thanks buddy 😂🙏 Nospun's debut album is mindblowing indeed 😍 Cheers !!

[@rajdeepganguli2274]

Reminiscence has few of the best fucking riffs I've ever heard.

[@Altesia]

Wow, thanks a lot man ! :O

[@hunkulte3101]

Je vous ai découvert grâce à MoM. Ce mélange de prog des années 70 et plus contemporain, il y a parfois de la musique de film aussi... Quel voyage !!!!! Depuis que j'ai commencé à écouter cet album (13:00 environ), il tourne en boucle...

[@Altesia]

Super ! On est ravis que ça te plaise !! :) Effectivement il y a un peu de tout avec beaucoup d'ambiances différentes, c'est ce qu'on a essayé de retranscrire !

[@hunkulte3101]

@@Altesia C'est réussi !

[@1thiswas]

In a word.... 'Stunning!' This is a quality act indeed!

[@Altesia]

Thanks man !! Very encouraging comment :)

[@drannex42]

This album kicks ass. I've played it a good dozen times now on repeat, everything I love is in there. Great work, and really excited for more.

[@Altesia]

Thanks a lot man ! That's perfect timing, we have a nice announcement to reveal very soon ;) Make sure to follow us on Facebook :D You rock ;)

[@NicolasPL_]

@@Altesia OOH!!

[@vincer3915]

Super album ! Merci à MoM pour la découverte ;)

[@Altesia]

Et merci à toi d'être venu nous découvrir suite à sa très bonne vidéo ! :)

[@iscrkostas7879]

28:06-29:00 just freaking genious

[@Altesia]

Haha thanks man ! Yeah it's actually a very fun part to play live :)

[@iscrkostas7879]

@@Altesia well then we r patiently waiting for you in Greece!

[@FoUf0uFoU]

Un album nuancé plein de magnifiques pièces ! Good job :) Je recommande à tous !

[@Altesia]

Merci beaucoup !!!! :)

[@RanchElder]

Fantastic debut. Love the Pandora reprise in Cassandra's prophecy.

[@Altesia]

Thanks Ranch ! We're glad somebody mentioned it :)

[@thanis71]

It's a great album!

[@CarlosGomez-xc5do]

This is quality music. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

[@Altesia]

Hey Carlos ! No worries, we're not gonna stop ! :P Cheers !

[@Dravianpn02]

Never mind. I never check descriptions and it's there lol

[@Altesia]

Yes indeed, everything's here :D

[@Chavrax]

quel plaisir auditif !

[@korneliazajac-romanowska5804]

Coś pięknego gratuluję talentu :*

[@olivierbegassat851]

Je vous découvre grâce à un commentaire dans le "Weekly Music Recommendation Thread" de r/progmetal.

[@Altesia]

Salut Olivier !! Yes, on est pas mal ressorti sur Reddit, ça fait plaisir car c'est aujourd'hui une belle force de frappe ! On est ravis de plaire à des fans d'horizons différents ! Bonne découverte de notre musique ! :)

[@fran0162]

Amazing!!!!

[@Altesia]

Thanks buddy 😁

[@Irydion]

Excellent album !

[@Altesia]

YOU are excellent ! :) Thanks buddy !

[@jasonjuneau2948]

The prison child has a very opeth vibe to it

[@Altesia]

Yes indeed ! Opeth is a major influence for us and especially on this track.

[@yvesvezzoli138]

Brillant album

[@Altesia]

Thanks man you rock 🙏

[@romypallas2991]

Good vibes🏴‍☠️👌

[@DegenerateSlime]

This is a jam and a half

[@Harjawaldar]

Great!

[@TriumphWithoutGlory]

Vraiment très bon travail, bonne découverte dans le couloir avant mon cours d'harmonie :)

[@Altesia]

Merci Adrien ! C'est quand vous voulez pour partager la scène avec The Omega Stream ;)

[@TriumphWithoutGlory]

@@Altesia Avec plaisir ce serait top :) Vous devriez voir avec le KZbinr français MaxYme au fait, il fait pleins de chroniques sur le metal progressif français il pourrait parler de vous !

[@alejandrotermine3603]

Soberbio/ superb

[@Altesia]

Gracias Alejandro !!!

[@kantikpotatoe]

Incroyable cet album. Bravo les gars! ImI

[@Altesia]

Merci copain ! 🙂 Super job de votre côté aussi avec Thibault, you nailed it ! \m/ Vivement les prochaines collabs avec Unicorn Blaster !!!

[@floridabelle]

#DeanWolfe sent me from his reaction to The Prison Child. Very nice! I can't buy yet, but I shared on Twitter and facebook.

[@Altesia]

Hey, thanks a lot ! :) If you like the record, that's the most important ! :) Thanks for sharing it !

[@floridabelle]

@@Altesia :You're welcome, and I did manage to buy it last week on Amazon with reward points. :-)

[@hugotremblay8457]

Wow truly excellent! Keep it up!

[@Altesia]

You rock buddy ! Thanks for your support ! ;)

[@j.p.4991]

Me encantó. :D ¡Ay, por Dios! ¡Esto es buenísimo! ¡Me encanta! This is so beautiful! Great job!!!! :DDD 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Altesia]

Gracias amigo !!! :)

[@j.p.4991]

@@Altesia This wonderful album was created by one person or by a band?

[@Altesia]

@@j.p.4991 Clément wrote the album, and the band arranged the songs so that everyone adds his own approach to the whole thing :)

[@franckbayle6176]

Vraiment superbe

[@Dravianpn02]

You guys are going to be big soon. I can feel it in my knee. Anyways great work guys. Any merch or a link to show support?

[@Altesia]

We hope you're right bro :D We'll put some t-shirts back on store soon, but otherwise, we sell CDs right here : altesia.bandcamp.com Thanks a lot !

[@Lucca-An-Aspiring-Poet]

@@Altesia Any plans for Vinyl? :P

[@Altesia]

@@Lucca-An-Aspiring-Poet Not for now, but in the future, definitely ☺️

[@zacksguitarhacks6390]

Amazing job guys, definitely subbed

[@zacksguitarhacks6390]

I love the saxophone part lol. I fucking love where all these progressions go. Super psychedelic!

[@Altesia]

Thanks a lot buddy 😉🙏

[@zacksguitarhacks6390]

@@Altesia hell yeah I aspire and am trying to make music like this currently with a band I'm trying to form. Progressive metal is literally the best genre and has the most open possibilities. Opeth opened a lot of doors for me in terms of songwriting and structures and how unconventional you can be.

[@Altesia]

@@zacksguitarhacks6390 Opeth are a big source of inspiration indeed. Good luck in your new project dude 🤘

[@jc13OM]

Très très bon, (même si la 4eme chanson me fait un peu trop penser à Native Construct). Mais c'est impressionnant pour un premier album, bravo !

[@Altesia]

Merci pour tes compliments JC !!

[@Molgaard69]

Cool!

[@mooncorp212]

"Pas mon style" mais c'est bien ! :) Un jazzeux / funky dude

[@Altesia]

Oh le jazz et le funk c'est la vie !! :) Merci l'ami !

[@hironmaypaul6612]

Requesting for lyrics to this beautiful album

[@Altesia]

Hey there ! Actually, there were too many lyrics to fit in the description, but you can find them on each single track added in KZbin, on our Bandcamp page, and also on some lyrics websites like Genius. Cheers ! :)

[@DegenerateSlime]

I really need a copy of this. The ad placement ruins the flow of every song

[@Altesia]

Yeah :/ The album is for sale here : altesia.bandcamp.com if you want it. Thanks man :)

[@carlosaniballeiva3032]

"In Cauda Venenum" vol. 2. Excelente disco...

[@fab-liencle-ver2704]

Dommage les chants pas en français.....

[@j.p.4991]

La voz es parecida a la de NateWantsToBattle, ¿o no?

[@recollyer]

Instrumental excelent! Voice no

[@Anomander1]

#Opeth? Why? Don't hear death growls, this is just basic progressive Metal.

[@amiralinourbakhsh7206]

Some melodies are a 95% copy of Hakan. Good work, but not very original.

[@Arrow2theACL]

And Haken copied Dream Theater, And Dream Theater copied Rush etc. etc. There is originality there, you just want to be a troll. Actually reminds me more of Opeth, but whatever.

[@gregorycarreno4531]

La musique est excellente, dommage que le chant soit si mou

[@SkarletOctaviaMUSIC]

Awesome

[@Altesia]

YOU are awesome !! o/