Celestial Messenger
Label | Retroactive Records – RRCD1586 |
Series | Gold Disc Edition – 14 |
Format | CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
Barcode | 0637405140071 |
Country | US |
Released | 2021 |
Genre | Rock |
Style | Progressive Metal, Classic Rock |
Let us take you back in time to the 80's. Open the wardrobe and grab your spandex trousers, look in the mirror and get the spray ready to make that hair big! Trust us - just close your eyes and take a super-charged spaceship back to the glory days of hard rock and heavy metal smack-dab in the middle of 1987! The music on Celestial Messenger is exquisite - featuring thundering bass lines, wickedly righteous guitar riffing, and drumming perfection while all being tied together with the silky-sweet Geddy Lee inspired vocals of Lary Dean. One listen to the remastered magic of this classic album and we were instantly hooked just like 30+ years ago when we bought the cassette at our local Christian bookstore! The Rush-inspired synthesizers cannot be overlooked as they continue to be a critical part of Trytan's progressive rock masterpiece that has aged like a fine wine over time. As an added treat, Retroactive Records worked with the band to come up with three must-hear bonus tracks from Trytan demos and wow - wow - and more wow are they progressive rock round-house kicks - one after the other. While they are demo tape tracks, the music is top-shelf elite and the kind of songs you want to listen to repeatedly. Tryan proves this band knows how to balance melody, musicianship, jams, complexity and hooks with progressive rock finesse. The 2021 Gold Disc Remaster is the quintessential CD reissue of this revered classic. This CD reissues comes with the strongest recommendation possible. It is elite in every way and comes with a Trytan foil-stamped trading card. For fans of Kansas, Rush, Balance of Power, Threshold, Jacobs Dream, Veni Domine.
1 | Gettin' 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 | ||
The Lost Tracks | |||
9 | In The Distance | ||
10 | The Goat | ||
11 | Waiting Forever |
Band [Trytan Is], Bass, Keyboards – Steve Robinson
Band [Trytan Is], Drums, Vocals – Scotty Blackman
Band [Trytan Is], Guitar, Vocals – Lary Dean
Cover [New Cover Art], Layout [New], Design [New] – Scott Waters
Engineer [Engineered By] – Rob Vukelich
Executive-Producer [Gold Disc Edition] – Matthew B. Hunt
Executive-Producer [Original] – Doug Mann
Lead Vocals – Lary Dean (1 to 5, 7 to 11)
Lead Vocals – Scotty Blackman (6)
Liner Notes – Lary Dean
Other [Cover Model] – Andrea K. Spencer
Photography By [Original Cover Photo], Design Concept [Original Concept] – Jeff Spencer
Producer [Produced By] – Rob Vukelich
Producer [Produced By] – Trytan
Recorded By [First Section Recording - Bass & Keyboards] – Joh Adame
Remastered By [Gold Disc Edition] – Rob Colwell
* 16-page booklet with interview, liner notes, photos, lyrics, and credits
* Gold foiled collector's card #6
* Three bonus tracks
Recorded & Mixed at Prism Studios, South Holland, IL, USA
Remastered at Bombworks Sound
Barcode (Scanned) – 637405140071
Matrix / Runout – 24379-CD-0061 21-028-13-3
Mastering SID Code – IFPI L027
Mould SID Code – IFPI L814