The Art of Navigating by the Stars

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The Art of Navigating by the Stars
The Art of Navigating by the Stars.jpg
Studio album by
Released2005
Genre Progressive metal
Length63:35
Label InsideOut Music
Sieges Even chronology
Uneven
(1997)
The Art of Navigating by the Stars
(2005)
Paramount
(2007)

The Art of Navigating by the Stars is the sixth studio album by the progressive metal band Sieges Even. It is the first album to feature the vocalist Arno Menses.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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The album was described by Sea of Tranquility webzine as being "one of the most anticipated comeback albums of the year" and stylistically compared to Fates Warning's A Pleasant Shade of Gray in that "it is a long-form composition divided into eight movements, plus a short intro track. These movements, or sequences as they are named in the booklet, are all parts of a huge 63-minute song, linked through various key themes and motifs." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Navigating by the Stars" − 0:29
  2. "The Weight" − 10:14
  3. "The Lonely Views of Condors" − 6:14
  4. "Unbreakable" − 9:00
  5. "Stigmata" − 8:22
  6. "Blue Wide Open" − 5:13
  7. "To the Ones Who Have Failed" − 7:26
  8. "Lighthouse" − 7:42
  9. "Styx" − 8:55

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References

  1. 1 2 Batmaz, Murat. The Art of Navigating by the Stars review seaoftranquility.org. 2005-09-27. Retrieved on 2011-10-29.