Really ????????

Me in action on your last movie set, sounds

oh... I forgot it´s about RVP not our old little war of teasing


Yeah Ryan did an amazing job.
He is unbelievable and when you will listening to that album and poenari raises out of the mist and hits you in the face with this killerdrums, you will start to know why geoff loves this song

Thanks Ryan...a big thumbs up in my speedos

Hey, good to see ya' around here Martin !

Thanks for the kind words...this has turned into a stroking/jerk-off discussion !!!! LOL ! For once and for all, I think everyone involved in "Oniric Metal" did a fantastic job and YES, "Night in Poenari" is fuckin' crazy I'm very proud of this record and I can't wait to get my hands on a final copy with the CD REPLACE and all.

I may have some MPEG's to put up of this session as well, I'll see what I have and put some video footage up, of me doing the session, if I have it still ! I got 40 mini-dv tapes of various touring, sessions, me and the girlfriend .....Uhmmmm nevermind I'll see if I can dig something up.... about the Viv' session

I wait for those for a long time my friend. Because I have joop on video too and about to make a little documentary

No, ME in action > with you as victim AHuAHuAhuA LoL

Really ????????

Me in action on your last movie set, sounds

I wait for those for a long time my friend. Because I have joop on video too and about to make a little documentary

documentary ? Who would watch this apart from speedo, kebab, porn and guitar wanking fanatics lol

Yes a documentary. And I have a friend of mine addicted into making videos and he's REALLY brilliant...who knows what will happen, a souvenir at least

I wait for those for a long time my friend. Because I have joop on video too and about to make a little documentary

documentary ? Who would watch this apart from speedo, kebab, porn and guitar wanking fanatics lol

1) I distinctly remember trying on Speedos at a sportsware shop when I was a kid and was in a swimming team
2)Kebabs rock!
3) Porn rocks too!
4) Guitar wanking is like 2) and 3) and possibly 1!!!!!

I remember downloading Yesterdayman about a month ago, and i remember loving it, so i really cant wait for this cd release to finally come out. Congratulations from what i heard, it really does sound excellent.

And about the drumming on that video, i thought you were serious Ryan I was like, wtf, this is hard drumming??? lol.

And about the drumming on that video, i thought you were serious Ryan I was like, wtf, this is hard drumming??? lol.

From what I heard so far it looks like it'll be "essential purchase" time againnn...! Congrats to Ryan & Viv on the spectacular work on "Oniric Metal"!

Here are some reviews of Viv's album "Oniric Metal". Some cool positive feed back for you all to read. Check these reviews out that Viv sent me....

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LALU - ONIRIC METAL
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Now HERE is a nice entry into the prog world. I have been growing weary of a
lot of progressive metal with Dream Theater clone syndrome...and the "more
style than substance" sort of albums.
This is a fairly diverse album, ranging from heavy progressive rock to
aggressive galloping melodic power with choruses. There is emotion evident
in this, and that is what is REALLY selling me.
The thing that struck me first was the dynamic and passionate midrange
vocals by Martin LeMar. But the totality is a wonderful listen. I have been
disappointed with a few recent Lion releases because of subpar production.
This is the complete opposite. Lots of depth to my ears. The drums (Ryan Van
Poederooyen from the Devin Townsend Band) pounded into me mercilessly. I
never felt i missed any of the nuances of Vivien Lalu's keys, which at
varying times offered up symphonics, ambience or some subtle jazzy bits. All
the musicianship is stellar, but it should be...this album has a good
pedigree. Other than the musicians i mentioned, there is Joop Wolters on
Guitars, and Russell Bergquist formerly of Annihilator on Bass.
A winner for me.
teri

Hard n Heavy Rock and Metal CDs Online

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Lalu - 100 over 100

Anyone fortunate enough to have heard one of last year's classic albums,
i.e. Hubi Meisel's "Emocean, should be aware of Vivien Lalu, he composed
most of the music for it. Similar to "Emocean", this album is a must for the
collection of anyone who likes quality progressive rock. The depth of
passion running through this work is quite astounding and simply
captivating. Progressive metal is the name of the game here and it is rich,
varied and full of depth with chorals, superb keys, guitars and strong
English vocals that have just a touch of an accent. This music is melodic
and, more importantly, creates an atmosphere of anticipation which is
occasionally foreboding and is quite haunting in the quieter interludes.
Vivien states, "I got my first Dream Theater CD 'Images and Words' for my
birthday and it totally changed my conception of music. To my great
surprise, I never thought to mix metal with the kind of music my Dad
played... Progressive Rock, with these dreamy keyboards and stuff... wow!"
Nothing more needs to be said, Vivien, other than I'm glad you found what I
discovered 30 years ago, progressive rock. Buy it and enjoy. This joins our
essential albums list of 2005. 100%

European Progressive Rock Reviews

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METAL MARCH

Lalu is definitely a weird choice for name for a band, but like all bands,
it all comes down to the music because that's what really matters, is it
not? The bands was named this way because it's also the name of the person
who started this project, Vivien Lalu, therefore that's understandable.
As for the music style, nothing I wouldn't expect from Lion Music, the label
from this band. It's Progressive Rock, very melodic and with a couple of
catchy parts that should delight to any of the fans of this genre. The
instruments actually fit very well, specially the keyboards. Well I'm a
keyboard fan myself, not exactly when it comes to Progressive Rock bands,
but in general terms. If you're not really a keyboard man, then you would
probably have a hard time liking this album.

"Oniric Metal" is actually the first release from Lalu, and here you can
find a quite respectable line-up: Martin LeMar (vocals), Vivien Lalu
(keyboards), Joop Wolters (guitars), Russell Bergquist (ex-Annihilator)
(bass) and Ryan Van Poederooyen (The Devin Townsend Band) (drums).
This would explain the fact that the music already sounds like they've been
doing this for years, as I'm sure many of them actually are. One key factor
in this kind of bands is that they must be able to grab the attention of the
listener with many catchy chorus parts and killer guitars/keyboards. The
vocals, of course, also need to be good. In Lalu, they are able to achieve
most of these requirements, they only lack a little when it comes to the
catchy parts. Nonetheless, there are some songs here that are quite good and
also a very good way to start knowing this band: "YesterdayMan", "Night in
Poenari" and "Moonstruck".

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So there's the first feedback on the album. If you're interested in picking up "Oniric Metal" ... the release date is for March 25th ! Later....

I would have bought it anyway...but those impressions sound great...I've become even more curious...and can't wait for its release...

Night in Poenari will blow your minds !!! Think Bram stocker's dracula, think opera !!! Think poweful drums !!! Think guitars a la Aftermath !!! Think Vocals a la Bruce Dickinson on Number of the beast !!! Think incredible bass tone !!! Think keyboards à la Tony Banks with Genesis in the 70's ... Then mix everything and you will have a taste of this song

Geoff

Sounds like you got some great reviews on the album. Sounds good man, im planning on ordering this album as soon as possible.

There are now 2 samples from the album. Quality!