Suspyre

Suspyre

About The Band

Their sound might indicate roots stemming from Europe, Suspyre is a bold progressive rock/metal band from New Jersey. Their sound is heavily influenced by a wide variety of musicians and bands, including Dream Theater, Opeth, Symphony X, Igor Stravinsky, Mahler, Mozart and Bach.

In the summer of 2001 with a jam session at drummer Chris Myers' house with guitarists Gregg Rossetti and Rich Skibinsky. Rich approached Gregg and they conversed. Kevin O'Hara, a singer whose musical interests include The Backstreet Boys and Medieval music, was asked to be the singer. His debut performance was a mind-blowing metal version of "The Star-Spangled Banner," America's National Anthem. Gregg left for college in August while Rich and Chris were still in high school.

When Suspyre started working on their first album, they realized changes needed to be made. Due to the direction in which the recordings were going, the abilities of some members werequestioned on how they will fit in the new music. First was the replacement of Chris Myers with Sam Paulicelli, then the replacement of Raffaele Gerace with Clay Barton.

Response to The Silvery Image during this time period was strong. To follow up on a good album, the band sought to make an even better album, A Great Divide. The first half, The Alignment of Galaxies was composed in August of 2005, while The Silvery Image was still in its final stages of completion. The second half, The Origin of a Curse was composed in November 2005, when the band decided a full-length was a better idea than just releasing the first half as an EP. During this time Suspyre parted with bassist Kirk Schwenkler. Noah Martin from Atlanta, Georgia was hired to record the album. The permanent replacement for Kirk is now Andrew Distabile, a friend of the band whom actually switched from guitar to bass in order to play.

A Great Divide was finally released on March 20, 2007. To help promote, Suspyre traveled to Mokena, Illinois to participate in the Chicago PowerFest 2007. This was drummer Sam Paulicelli's last show with Suspyre. Rich couldn't make the festival and so a temporary keyboardist, Christi D'Amico, played.

Sam Paulicelli left the band to pursue his own musical interests with the black metal band Mutiny.

Members

Current members

• Clay Barton: Vocals
• Rich Skibinsky: Lead/rhythm guitar, MIDI sequencing, Keyboard
• Gregg Rossetti: Lead/rhythm guitar, MIDI sequencing, Alto/Tenor saxophone, Viola da Gamba, Chapman stick
• Andrew Distabile: Bass

Past members

• Kirk Schwenkler: Bass
• Chris Myers: Drums
• Sam Paulicelli: Drums and percussion

A Silvery Image

Their debut record, "The Silvery Image" was released in October of 2005. It is a 12 track epic with a total run time of 56:36. The album has Progessive, Power Metal, and Classical Elements with some interesting addons. There is use of a many intruments and styles, even featuring a saxphone in some songs.

A Great Divide

Suspyre's first signed album, released through Nightmare Records. The albums length is 1:10. There were some delays with the release due to trouble getting the album art. The album uses more of a Progressive sound and does not have the Power metal elements that A Silvery Image had.

Albums

The Silvery Image (2005)

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1. Sospirare (0:48)
2. Father of Hate (5:18)
3. Distant Skies (6:17)
4. Waterburns (7:15)
5. The Breath of Gloria (7:35)
6. Last of the Survivors (4:57)
7. Ascension (1:19)
8. Apex (5:21)
9. Serpent I Am (4:55) 
10. The City Under Sands (5:45)
11. I See (6:05)
12. Seguirai (1:01)

A Great Divide (2007)

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1. Forever the Voices (1:12)
2. The Singer (9:00)
3. The Spirit (3:19)
4. Galactic Backward Movements (9:50)
5. Manipulation in Time (8:44)
6. Resolution (2:11)
7. April in the Fall (5:43)
8. Subliminal Delusions (6:37)
9. Bending the Violet (2:31)
10. The Piano Plays At Last (6:02)
11. Alterations of the Ivory (7:42)
12. Blood and Passion (7:30)