Ice Age is a
progressive band from
New York City
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,
USA.
Founded by guitarist Jimmy Pappas, vocalist/keyboardist Josh Pincus, drummer Hal Aponte and bassist Arron DiCesare, the band released their debut album in 1999, titled ''
The Great Divide''. ''
Liberation'' followed in 2001, both on
Magna Carta Records.
Ice Age were influenced by
pop/
progressive bands such as
Yes,
Kansas
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and
Rush, but also by more modern
progressive metal
Progressive metal (often shortened to prog metal) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal music, heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified electric guitar, guitar-driven sound of the former with t ...
bands like
Queensrÿche, and
Dream Theater.
In 2004, the band officially changed their name to Soulfractured. This was accompanied by an announced shift in the band's music - less overt progressive experimentation, with closer attention paid to melodic structure and songcraft. In this incarnation the band released the ''
Soulfractured EP'', made available through the band's websites. They had previously released the ''
Little Bird EP'' (2004) as Ice Age. Shortly after the second EP's release, the group disbanded in 2006.
The band reformed in 2015 under their original moniker. In May 2022, the band announced they had signed with Sensory Records and would be releasing their first album in 22 years in the fall. On January 4, 2023, the band announced the album, ''Waves of Loss and Power'', would be released on March 10.
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''
The Great Divide'' (1999)
* ''Liberation'' (2001)
* ''Waves of Loss and Power'' (2023)
;EPs
* ''Little Bird'' (2004)
* ''Soulfractured'' (2006) (Released under band name Soulfractured)
See also
*
Spock's Beard
*
Tool (band)
*
Tesseract (band)
*
Kansas (band)
*
Dream Theater (band)
*
Fates Warning (band)
*
Rush (band)
Rush was a Canadian rock music, rock band formed in Toronto in 1968 that consisted primarily of Geddy Lee (vocals, bass, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitars) and Neil Peart (drums, percussion). The band's original line-up consisted of Lifeson, dr ...
References
External links
Ice Age at Sensory RecordsIce Age's official site
American progressive metal musical groups
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