THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(11-TRACKS)
1-TAKE COVER
2-DEADLY MASQUERADE
3-BEYOND THE NIGHT
4-STAR BOUND
5-MAKE YOUR MOVE
6-SYLENTIGER
7-HERE TO STAY
8-PLAYING WITH FIRE
9-LIFE GOES ON
10-WAKING THE GIANT
11-BY THE SPIRIT
TRYTAN-CELESTIAL MESSENGER-1983/84/87/2000
THIS ALBUM CONTAIN(11-TRACKS)
1-GETTING READY
2-DON'T TURN AWAY
3-MR.ELECTRIC
4-IT'S WAR
5-RIP VAN WINKLE
6-CHAINS
7-NOWHERE TO RUN
8-GENESIS
9-IN HER EYES
10-THE GRINCH(1983)
11-TO BE FREE(1984)
"In Her Eyes" is an unreleased outtake from the album sessions. "The Grinch" and "To Be Free" are bonus tracks from the band's 1983 & 1984 demos. Remastered by Creation Station Media.Later Released by (M8 / Magdalene Records.
CREDIT:Last known line-up
Steve Robinson - Bass, Keyboards
Jim Dobbs - Drums
Lary Dean - Guitar, Vocals.
Former/past members
Scotty Blackman - drums & vocals
One of the best melodic progressive hard rock albums out there. Rush influence is heavy on this one but more recent Rush compared to their first album which sounded like it had a little older Rush feel to it. Above comments by Cephas should be ignored as he is clearly a moron!-probably a Poison/Bon Jovi fan when he wasn't listening to Culture Club and Wham. the other release"Celestial Messenger"is not so awesome like this one.That's really a masterpiece and If you like Rush you'll appreciate very much this band(the singer is Geddy Lee's clone,terrific!)The Rush influenced power trio Trytan came out of Chicago in the early eighties before placing the track "Rip Van Winkle" on the Chicago Metal Works compilation and recording a nine song demo. With its name standing as an acronym for To Reach Youth Through the Almighty Nazarene, Trytan released its full length R.E.X. debut Celestial Messenger in 1987, an album combining elements of straightforward heavy metal and progressive metal certain to appeal to fans of Narnia, Rush ,And Beno domine
The first impression one gets from listening to Trytan is how uncannily similar Larry Dean's lead vocals are those to Geddy Lee- which directly correlates to the bands comparison to Rush. The multi-talented Dean, at the same time, displays a great deal of skill in handling all the albums lead and rhythm guitar duties. The complex drumming of Scotty Blackman combines with Steve Robinson's technical bass lines to form a standout rhythm section.Celestial Messenger showcases a big budget-like production job characterized by immaculate and crystal clear sonics. A crisp rhythm guitar sound stands alongside a near perfect mix of lead guitar. The albums low end sounds huge with the bass cleanly rising above the mix and the drums coming across with plenty of tight sounding projection.“Getting’ Ready” gets the album started in a driving power metal direction. Introduced to a drums solo, an edgy rhythm guitar backed by a punchy bass line carries the song forward until it gains impetus for a strong hard hitting chorus. The bass guitar moves to the front of the mix during a minute long instrumental passage featuring a brisk guitar solo underlined by double bass. "Gettin' Ready" talks about perseverance in the life of a Christian:
The blend of pounding drums and crisp rhythm initiating the melodic hard rock of “Don’t Turn Away” conveys it at an upbeat tempo to a chorus resonating a good commercial feel. Dean tops things off with just under a minute of stylish lead guitar work. "Don't Turn Away" talks about the need for a relationship with Christ:The superb progressive influenced metal of "Mr. Electric" advances to a slowly moving mix of upfront rhythm guitar until it launches into to a fast paced riff underscored by a punchy bass line. Once the bass guitar moves to the forefront of the mix, "Mr. Electric" tapers off for its first verse as Dean describes a booking agent the band once worked with:
After regaining its momentum, the song arrives at an energy laden chorus that delivers a line for all the ages:Mr. Electric, we love the way you play air guitar A blistering thirty second guitar solo perfectly complements the songs tempo and feel."It's War" continues the albums in a progressive based metal direction.The keyboards introducing the song stand in support of Dean as he imparts the songs theme of spiritual warfare:
"Chains" from front to back. While the song slowly advances through its verse portions, it picks up in pace as it attains a chorus driven by vocal harmonies. The lead guitar and keyboards dual throughout a minute long instrumental passage.
The keyboards at the start of "Nowhere To Run" transitions to an edgy rhythm guitar and a substantial bass line, the two combining to drive the song over its first minute and a half. Proceeding through its first verse at a guitar driven mid empo pace, "Nowhere To Run" peaks upon attaining an imposing chorus delivered in a strong forceful manner. Dean brings out the best in the albums heaviest track with several seconds of mean sounding lead guitar work.Returning the album to its progressive metal direction, "Genesis" begins as keyboards
buttress a commanding voice providing narration from Genesis 1:1-3. After the song gains impetus, it moves through its first and second verse as a catchy
amalgamation of rhythm guitar and keyboards buttress Dean who details the events surrounding creation:
"In Her Eyes", an outtake from the Celestial Messenger sessions, was included as a bonus track on the 2000 M8 re-issue of the album on CD. After "In Her Eyes" starts to a blend of rhythm guitar and keyboards, the keyboards drop from the mix as a heavy duty bass line carries its first verse. The chorus that follows fails to stand out in the same noteworthy manner as the albums better material. In the end, Celestial Messenger deserves to rank with the better Christian metal albums of its era as a result of a solid production job backed by the bands top notch
musicianship and well rounded songwriting. While "Genesis" is considered a classic in the annals of Christian rock, this reviewer considers "Mr. Electric" and "It's War" to be every bit as good. "Gettin' Ready" and "Nowhere To Run" stand out with their strong chorus' and excellent lead guitar work.You May As well visit my officila website to(http://www.holymetalrob.com/)
