Steps

by Sieges Even

Steps cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 July 1990
  • Label: Steamhammer
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 55:12
  • Community rating: 3.19/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Norbert Beyerlein, Charlie Bauerfeind, Joe P枚hlmann, Oliver Holzwarth, Thomas Hellhake, Alex Holzwarth, Markus Steffen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stepping significantly away from their thrash metal roots, 'Steps' reveals an astounding leap into labyrinthine complexity and philosophical lyricism. The dizzying time signatures and cold, precise performances solidified the record as an underground milestone in technical musicianship.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, uncommon-time-signatures, technical, progressive, existential

Tracklist

  1. I. Alba (Instrumental Version) (0:35)
  2. II. Epitome (4:01)
  3. III. Apotheosis (6:52)
  4. IV.. Seasons of Seclusion (The Prison) (4:48)
  5. V. An Essay of Relief (A Tangerine Dream) (2:51)
  6. VI. Disintegration of Lasting Hope (6:24)
  7. VII. Elegy (Window of Perception) (0:40)
  8. Steps (4:02)
  9. Corridors (6:38)
  10. The Vacuum Tube Processor (4:44)
  11. On Act of Acquiescence (7:09)
  12. Anthem Chapter I (4:34)
  13. Anthem Chapter II (1:47)

Credits

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