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Biography : The Thinking Principle

Formed late July 2005-East Coast (UK)- Four musicians reminisced about the great ‘experimental’ rock/metal bands of yester-year (Watchtower, Psychotic Waltz, Queensryche, Atheist, Rush etc) that helped mould and create many present bands style, including their own musical outlook.

It was decided to write material for a new band, with the intention of returning to their experimental metal roots. Music with no boundaries, commercial limits or expectations, heavy & technical yet keeping the essence of a true melodic metal band. thE.thinkinG.principlE was born.

From the start thE.thinkinG.principlE agreed that there should be no limits, except that it had to have melody. It didn’t matter how heavy, how mellow, technical or even how simple the songs became as long as the band was 'feeling' it musically.

Experimental, melodic, ‘thinking’ metal, with thought provoking lyrics, - melodic vocal style (thinK Tecchio/Lackey/Tate).

Music that would capture people’s attention, imagination & open minds.

“The hybrid mutant soundscape created by thE.thinkinG.principlE is instantly recognisable, has groove walking hand in hand with disjointed rhythms, chaos alongside melodic harmonies, confusion leading to control also depth with thought provoking lyrical reflections on human life and emotion.”

After recording “Dangerous Thoughts” (Home recorded)-2 track Demo thE.thinkinG.principlE gained positive feedback from the internet / fanzines etc- thE.thinkinG.principlE decided to studio record 3 new songs for release to do the songs justice quality wise.

This resulted in the stunning “Slowly forming Sanity”.

As musicians thE.thinkinG.principlE have performed at various venues and festivals around the U.K and Europe with such artists as Iron Maiden, Exodus, & more. Highlighted by a performance at Download festival 2004- Donnington- thE.thinkinG.principlE have T.V and video shoot experience. Actively seeking labels, management who are ‘on the same page’ creatively. thinK.contemplatE.believE.evolvE.intensifY.
Bring on the 'old school tech vibe!'

http://www.myspace.com/thethinkingprinciple

REVIEWS -
MagicFireMusic.net (French Webzine)

thE.thinkinG.principlE - 'Slowly Forming Sanity'


The Keeper- 18/20

Never easy to review a demo that only features 3 numbers. Even less easy when the band proposes some crazy technical progressive metal.

Ain't tellin' you what a damn hassle it can be!

But before talking about the album, we need a little biography. The band is from England and was formed in 2005 by 4 musicians with pretty close origins, coming from different groups. TTP are, above all, trying to explode the limits of conventional metal. The only limit the band state they are bound to is to keep melody in their composition. Here comes their first real EP after having released a short 2 songs demo. The result of all this is hybrid music finding its origins from many genres.

The 3 songs of Slowly Forming Sanity give a true idea of what this out-of-norm metal style can sound like. The Englishmen look like they've been through a lot of influences to get there. Listing all of them would definitely be very long, but mainly, you can find Cynic, Watchtower, Gordian Knot, Fates Warning, Atheist or Atrox and Queensr..che. John Knight's vocals are really impressive, wandering everywhere, screaming his rage and emotive lyrics with power.

On the music side now, every song is pretty much similar in structure but surprisingly very different. Kevin Jackson's bass is intense and it grooves. The rhythm section is disjointed a bit like I heard recently in 'In The Guise Of Men', or, to make it simpler, in all the bands previously cited. And it's even insolent. What a mastery! The term "hybrid" is probably better suited than "experimental", because other bands did that before them, but the roots are clearly there. TTP is one of the best tributes one can give to the masters of the genre. A bit like Zero Hour or Spiral Architect. The Englishmen, fortunately, don't neglect melody in this mastered cacophony. There's chaos, certainly, but it's controlled, confusion playing with constant harmonies. The whole thing stays coherent despite a jerky rhythm moving all over the place.

Hats off to this young unknown band that deserves to gain recognition & respect in their genre.

Don't hesitate, rush to their website and their MySpace page where you can listen to this EP as much as you like. One more record whose excessive listening won't lead you to an overdose, on the contrary, you might even get addicted. TTP should make great things in the near future, so stay tuned, I might talk about them pretty often.
By The Keeper



Chronicles of Chaos- webzine
The Thinking Principle - _Slowly Forming Sanity_
by: Kostas Sarampalis (4 out of 5)
Experimental progressive metal with a nod to yesteryears, offer the four English lads from Lowestoft. Their second demo contains three very well produced songs that flow smoothly in the course of thirteen minutes. "A Nihilistic" sounds like very early Dream Theater; "Invisible Wound" reminds me of Aurora's amazing _Eos_ sans the harsh vocals, especially the song's introduction. "Recording Into Memory" begins with a Linkin Park (?!) like soft guitar and continues with more Dream Theater touches and an interplay between heavy and mellow guitars.It is not often that a demo excites me and fills me with expectation for a debut release, but _Slowly Forming Sanity_ shows strong signs of talent in its short running length. The hue and range is very good, at least for a demo, .....great demo.


Lords of metal- webzine


The Thinking Principle - Slowly Forming Sanity (Demo)
Self-financed

Evil Dr. Smith: It's a little bit pretentious, maybe even slightly arrogant. Calling yourself 'thE.thinkinG.principlE' (Just what we intended!! lol JK)
(notice also the arty-farty dots and upper-case name characters) and describing your music as technical and heavy "thinking metal", without boundaries and commercial restrictions and still maintaining the essence of true melodic metal. Thereby they also have the intention of reminiscing the experimental metal bands of yester-year. Oh well, then they can only be disappointing, isn't it? Especially when they appear from the British Isles as well (not really the birthplace of metal's revival the last twenty years).

Nevertheless, this little three-track EP isn't as bad as their superfluous presumptions imply. The band members show impressive skills, play virtuous and technical, yet heavy and melodic. The singer uses mainly the high(est) registers, so eventually thE.thinkinG.principlE's music resembles quite a lot with the tech metal from fifteen, twenty years ago. Think of the principle that bands like Watchtower, Hades, Anacrusis, Toxik ('Think This') and Psychotic Waltz used to exhibit: (All our big influences!! cool ) odd time signatures, almost jazz/fusion-like structures and an extremely high vocals. Musically speaking, the band is especially influenced by the first one; vocally speaking, whereby the vocal lines would have fit the first album of Psychotic Waltz. So what's the use of this repetition of moves? Despite the far better production (for instance Watchtower's debut album is an audible drama) and the pleasant glorification of the "remember the good old times"-feeling, the songs are simply very strong. And despite the influences it doesn't suffer from an outdated sound or vibe, because it sounds fresh, vital and very metal. After their debuting demo this is a little document & a very convincing visiting card, which will hopefully trigger the attention of record labels and festivals like Progpower and Headway. This band name isn't such a bad name, after all.
(Cool! This dude- hit the nail on the head with where we are coming from- cheers Dr Smith- you rule)


More soon- (when translated) Latrz

JK & thE.thinkinG.principlE


www.xmusick.com - Chinese metal magazine and online mag

thE.thinkinG.principlE 5 out of 6 - (awaiting translation)

Thanks guys-


The Thinking Principle - Slowly Forming Sanity
(Brutalism webzine)
Formed late July 2005 in the East Coast of the UK with the goal to return to thei experimental metal roots. "Slowly Forming Sanity" is their second release and contaning three tracks. The Thinking Principle plays progressive metal with no boundaries expect that there should be a melody. Dream Theater gives a wink around the corner. Clean and powerful vocals over frequently changing melodies and disorientating rhythms. The drums play nice patterns with groovy metal guitars.
Nice EP and hope they keep on going On their Myspace site you can listen to the whole EP. 8/10



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