''The Didact'' is the self-produced debut album by Swedish progressive metal band,
Means End, released in 2013. The album name "The Didact" derives from the Ancient Greek word, "didaktikós", meaning to instruct or be taught.
Musical and lyrical style
The album contains intellectual and philosophical lyrics about numerous topics and melds them together as the lines between humanity and technology are thinned. The instrumentation incorporates electronic choirs,
polyrhythmic riffs,
jazz
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-influenced bass lines, and dynamic vocals among many other things. The album also features a linear tempo rendition of Nox Aurumque, originally composed by
Eric Whitacre
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.
Track listing
Personnel
*Robert Luciani – lead vocals
*Rasmus Hemse – bass
*Christian Schreil – drums
*Leonard Östlund – guitar
Acle Kahney (member of
Tesseract, ex-
Fellsilent
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), of 4D studios, mixed and mastered this album.
References
*"Robert Luciani Vocalist of Means End on the Big Plantation 03.16.14." YouTube. YouTube, Mar 13, 14. Web. September 26, 2014.
*Mike. "MEANS END EP (FREE MUSIC!)." The Circle Pit. N.p., December 26, 2012. Web. September 26, 2014.
*Benanne. "Discography for Means End." Got Djent? N.p., August 31, 2011. Web. September 26, 2014.
External links
The Didact Progarchivespage
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Means End albums
2013 albums