KARMA DEPTH: Resilience CD Self-Released. 79 minutes of Progressive Metal from Belgium. Check samples

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1. Ask Yourself (10:35)
2. Hope (5:53)
3. The Price (12:19)
4. The Ring (15:58)
5. See How I Glow (12:19)
6. Heal (22:06)
7. Nuweiba (2:47)

Total Time: 78:57

Line-up / Musicians

– Hans Berten / bass, vocals
– Hans Mahieu / drums
– Lorenzo Petralia / guitars, vocals
– Dieter Cailliau / keyboards, vocals

Self-Released

…The CD offers very strong impressive Progressive Melodic Rock that sounds symphonic, melodic and neo-progressive at the same time… this CD is a must-have for the Neo-prog/Symphonic freaks… Definitely a quality release, which should not be unnoticed  8.4/10 – Strutter Magazine (Holland)


4 stars Karma Depth worked five years on Resilience and I think you can hear that. The tracks are very well crafted and the arrangements are pretty detailed. This is excellent progressive rock which includes some powerful elements from metal. You’ll notice the metal influences when focussing on the guitar riffs and the rhythm section which sounds very tight. It is clear the guitar parts take the leading role on “Resilience” . I have the feeling all of the tracks are based on the guitar parts. Keyboards are weaving an atmospheric web on the background and come to the front for some moog solo’s, gentle piano parts or climaxes. For a prog band the singer has a powerful voice. Just to give you a clue what he’s sounding like : Denis Deyoung meets Michael Sadler. You won’t spot any sun queens or prophets in the lyrics, the words aren’t really poetic but the idea’s are straight from the heart and interesting enough to hold your attention. The instrumental parts are definitely in the majority anyway.

Quite surprising “Ask yourself “starts in a jazzy mood which returns every now and then during the course of the track. As an introduction to the musical style this track makes it clear emotion is the driving force for the music but nevertheless there’s just as many changes in moods an rhythms like in all of the tracks. “Hope” is the strange one on Resilience. A short song, a kind of ballad, based on a beautiful piano line. Even though the guitars are hardly present, the guitar solo’s are breathtaking and makes you aware the guitar playing throughout the album is brilliant. The rest of the tracks all are epics. “The price” is one of the highlights of this album. This track has an excellent development from start to finish. The chorus is absolutely stunning even if it’s a bit reminiscent to Transatlantic. Once you’ve heard it, you’ll never forget it. “The ring” tells the story of the life of a clown, a theme that’s often used in this kind of music. Again, the keyboards are responsible for the atmospheric sound and there’s some interesting staccato keyboard sounds somewhat referring to Saga if it wasn’t for the piano. “See how I glow” is full of stunning melodies in vocals and guitar lines. Again, a strong chorus and a very nice interlude with dark sounding keyboards. At this point Petralia has a heartbreaking solo spot where it seems you’re listening to a record from a guitar hero like Joe Satriani or Yngwie Malmsteen but his playing fits in the whole of the track perfectly. Sometimes he’s producing fireworks, sometimes the guitar playing is simply gentle ; virtuous in any case. All the musicians seem very skilled in neither what part of the album but the instrumental sections are even more exciting on the large epic “Heal” which is divided in 7 parts. Undeniable the best prog stuff I have heard in years, 22 minutes seem to flow like you’re listening to a pop song of 3 minutes. Great interplay between organ and guitar and an excellent balance between technical perfectionism and emotion. Also there’s a great diversity in styles, some DT, some funk, jazz, even Rush comes to mind at one point. “Nirweiba” is a lovely acoustic track including some harp and closes this album in style.

For a debut album this is pretty ambitious. Resilience contains 78 minutes of new material without any flaws. A highly enjoyable prog album for those who want to spend some time for letting it grow on them. It’s technical nature makes it hard to listen from start to finish ; it’s better listen in parts otherwise this could be too much of something good. If this is just their first effort, expectations are high for the next couple of albums. Fans of DT should definitely check this band out, they’ll surely be delighted as KD tend to go further where DT stopped after the release of “Images and words” most notably in melody, complexity and structure of the tracks but don’t expect KD to be as heavy as DT cause they’re not, this really is prog. Therefore it wouldn’t be fair to call this a DT clone, it’s amazing how the band succeeds in creating an own sound on a debut album. recommended !


Deze in eigen beheer opgenomen en uitgebrachte eersteling – de vrucht van drie jaren optreden, componeren en opnemen â“ is zowel in kwalitatief als in kwantitatief opzicht een vette kluif waar de klasse zo van afdruiptâ¦Al met al een sterk debuut van een groep die behoorlijk snel een geslaagd compromis tussen progmetal en progrock gevonden lijkt te hebben. Puik werk, heren !..â – Progwereld


Le chant de Hans Berten y est d’une grande sensibilité et le solo de guitare de Lorenzo Petralia nous fait fondre…je vous conseille vivement cet album…✠– Music in Belgium (Belgium)
✅Itâ™s a great experience listening to a band that youâ™ve never heard before and hearing such sweet sounds; it is overwhelming. Karma Depth is one of those bands… This is truly a band that has to be heard…. On the whole the CD is fantastic as itâ™s filled with unbelievable music and I am sure Karma Depth will have a record deal with âœResilienceâ…4/5â – Rock Eyes (USA)
✅For a debut album this is pretty ambitious. Resilience contains 78 minutes of new material without any flaws. A highly enjoyable prog album for those who want to spend some time for letting it grow on them… All the musicians seem very skilled in neither what part of the album but the instrumental sections are even more exciting on the large epic âœHealâ which is divided in 7 parts. Undeniable the best prog stuff I have heard in years, 22 minutes seem to flow like youâ™re listening to a pop song of 3 minutes…â â“ Progarchives (international)
âœResilience is without any doubt a remarkable example of progressive rock….This a very good debut album, pure class…â â“ Prog-nose (Belgium)


“”See how I glow”” es un corte algo metálico y muy intrincado técnicamente, el piano de Dieter corre por la senda del jazz, pero es Hans Mahieu quien demuestra ser uno de los más destacados bateristas que ha dado su pequeño país. Luego llega la extensa “”Heal”” dividida en siete partes; una gigantesca pieza de Prog Metal con reminiscencias a AL DI MEOLA en la guitarra de Lorenzo. Por último, llega “”Nuweiba”” a puras guitarras acústicas y un sonido entre flamenco y new age. En realidad, uno puede llegar a varias conclusiones, pero es evidente que los belgas han logrado un trabajo de gran calidad y una originalidad desbordante que convierte a “”Resilience”” en un disco imprescindible para aquel que quiera encontrar una banda diferente a todo lo propuesto en este género.”” – ENCRUCIJADA Webzine (Argentina)


Whenever you are able to deliver a 22′ long epic without the listener getting bored one tiny nanosecond, then you can certainly be proud of what you delivered. “”Heal”” is without any doubt a gigantic piece of music, bundling energy, enthusiasm, craftsmanship and skill all into one exclusive mass called Karma Depth…“Progressive World (international)”

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