Affector's debut album: Harmagedon

Harmagedon Cover

Ted Leonard (Enchant, Thought Chamber), Michael LePond (Symphony X), Collin Leijenaar (Neal Morse) and Daniel Fries are AFFECTOR, with special guests: Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Alex Argento, Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex-Spock´s Beard), Derek Sherinian (Planet X, Black Country Communion).

This concept album fuses dark apocalyptic sceneries and hope at the same time. It has the heavy riffs and lightning fast guitar and keyboard solo’s that belong in progressive metal, but has also lighter and more fragile moments with soulful singing of Ted Leonard with a wide spectrum of vocal harmonies.

Line-up
  • Daniel Fries – guitars
  • Collin Leijenaar – drums
  • Mike LePond – bass guitars
  • Ted Leonard – vocals
Guest musicians
  • Alex Argento
  • Neal Morse
  • Jordan Rudess
  • Derek Sherinian
Track list
  1. Overture (instrumental)
  2. Salvation
  3. Falling Away & Rise Of The Beast
  4. The Rapture
  5. Harmagedon
  6. Cry Song
  7. Maranatha
  8. New Jerusalem

More infos coming soon!

Media

Videos

A playlist with the current videos of my Harmagedon-Videos:

 

Affector - Harmagedon - Overture

Overture Snippet from Harmagedon (Affector)

Metropolis Pt 1 (Dream Theater)

Daniel Fries playing the instrumental section of Metropolis Pt 1 (Dream Theater)

Dream Theater Erotomania

I love prog epics with classical influences, Dream Theater´s Erotomania is one of them.

On The Backs Of Angels (Dream Theater)

I really like the smooth introduction and the main heavy riff of Dream Theater´s On The Back Of Angels. So I thought of showing you guitar players how the fingerings look like...

Smoke & Mirrors Intro (Symphony X)

Sweep Picking from Symphony X´s Smoke & Mirrors

Affector - The Rapture with orchestra snippet

I love this passage in The Rapture with the real orchestra!

Last Dance of Eternity snippet (Dream Theater)

One of my favorite passages in DT´s Last Dance of Eternity

Alternate Picking from Liquid Tension Experiment´s "Universal Mind"
Arpeggios from "Glass Prison" (Dream Theater)

Daniel Fries Arpeggios from "Glass Prison" by Dream Theater

Legato Practice

Practicing some legato playing (left hand playing).

Under A Glass Moon Solo (Dream Theater)

Just for fun, one of my favorite guitar leads from Dream Theater´s "Under A Glass Moon". Very difficult to play...

Harmagedon - The Rapture Guitar leads

Es spielen in diesem Stück: Collin, Ted, Jordan, Alex, Mike und ich

Improvisation

11.04.2011: Improvising on my MusicMan 7 String

Harmagedon - from Overture

11.04.2011

Sweep Picking from Symphony X

11.04.2011: Sweep Picking from Symphony X, Smoke & Mirrors

Harmagedon - Salvation "Bach inspired" passage

25.03.2011: "Bach inspired" passage and an amazing keyboard lead by Alex Argento

Harmagedon - Cry Song guitar solo

25.03.2011

Salvation Teaser (from Harmagedon)

26.01.2011: Practicing "Salvation". I´m looking forward to playing it live with those incredible guys...