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"Brave, bombastic, and bloody brilliant! 10/10"
- Claire Bannister, Powerplay Magazine (Oct 27, 2023)
"The sound is epic, synth-heavy, and catchy."
- Metal Injection (Jan 19, 2024)
"Fragments Of Consciousness is a spectacular achievement."
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""Fragments of Consciousness" has it all. There are simply musicians at work here who follow their vision and move at the highest musical level, at least in terms of the metal genre.""
- Metal Division Magazine (Feb 26, 2024)
"Inspired and interesting from its beginning to its end, 10/10"
- "Metal Mark" Garcia, Metal Temple (Nov 20, 2023)
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"I’m speechless. Fragments Of Consciousness is very complex and very diverse. 9.8/10"
- "Mr Deep" Obscuro (Jan 20, 2024)
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"Disconnected Souls’ very own Demanufacture [...] a groundbreaking/genre-bending work of Heavy Art!"
- Jesse, Rock and Roll Fables (Jan 4, 2024)
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"Disconnected Souls used to be pretenders. Now they’re players in a new game of their creation."
- JVB, Scream Blast Repeat (Feb 1, 2024)
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"Disconnected Souls have done an extraordinary job of creating something that has integrity, originality and interest. 90%"
- 195 Metal CD's (March 15, 2024)
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"This is an excellent example of what Progressive music can do, how it can challenge the status quo of what music is and what it can be! 8.8/10"
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"Blending a plethora of influences, Disconnected Souls not only achieves in defining what cinematic metal is with Fragments of Consciousness, but provides an enchanting, unified, and riveting aural experience"
- Amplify The Noise (Jan 13, 2024)
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"Not only is the music on the whole planned out expertly, there are a lot of neat fine points thrown in after the instruments were recorded."
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"FOC is a hard album to listen to in more ways than one, but it’s really… fucking… good!"
- The Rock Doctor (Jan 22, 2024)
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"My favourite tracks are 'Dissonant Whispers' and 'Human Error!"
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"In their biography, Chester/Manchester-based Disconnected Souls aim to achieve three great pillars of music. Electronic, classical and metal but not only have they created the pillars they have built a whole temple to with their very impressive debut EP Warring Elements."
- Dennis Jarman, Planet Mosh (Mar 22, 2020)
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“Punchy, original and fucking brilliant. To get an idea of the sound of this band, think about a filthy musical orgy between Within Temptation, Master Boot Record and Killswitch Engage.”
- Dark Juan, Ever Metal (Sep 13, 2021)
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"This is my favourite local EP/album of 2020. This is the benchmark kids. Fucking brilliant. "
- Daniel Schott, Schotts List (Apr 01, 2020)
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"A bold and uncompromising EP that showcases a band with promise"
- Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine (Aug 26, 2021)
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“4th Best EP of 2020: Warring Elements by Disconnected Souls A strong EP with so many elements which grab hold of your attention from for the first moment to the last.”
- Off The Hook Music (Dec 17, 2020)
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"I think @DSbandUK just became my new favourite band."
- Lindsay Schoolcraft, Twitter (Dec 05, 2021)
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“There is so much potential here it's crazy! And i'm a sucker for melodic, synth-based, epic metal"”
- Jonny McBee, Burn This World Podcast (Feb 12, 2022)
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“Considering this is only a debut EP, it’s certainly an impressive piece of work and more importantly it’s actually quite refreshing to have something that is pretty unique [...] I can definitely see myself listening to this more often, but it’s something that needs to be enjoyed in full for maximum impact I feel.”
- Jonny Bakes, Uber Rock (Sep 13, 2021)
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“Love the sound and can’t wait to hear your progression! Keep it epic!!!”
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“If you know nothing about Disconnected Souls, you’ll be confused by the end of your first experience. This is progressive metal boosted with a shot of trance and splashed in the icy symphonic melodies of Nightwish.”
- Scream Blast Repeat (Dec 30, 2020)
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“I was absolutely blown away, not only by the dual vocals, but the different sounds and influences that went into making this!”
- Jai Anderson, Crannk (Aug 11, 2021)
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“it’s not about the influences, but the way "that the band puts them together into something more unique overall that make them worth an investigation. Their knack for experimentation really gives them an edge."”
- Katarina McGinn, Dead Rhetoric (Mar 28, 2020)
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“Disconnected Souls have an extraordinary E.P. called ‘Warring Elements” which fuses “metal, electronic and orchestral elements together” to “challenge the boundaries of metal.” Hailing from Chester, haunting vocals, natural imagery and charging dynamics are feature walls in this expressive endeavor. I for one am very intrigued at following this band to see the high places they end up at!”
Other
“Disconnected Souls: With “Fragments of Consciousness” directly into the heart of the musical border areas [ Metal | Klassik | metalcore”
- Blattturbo (6 November 2024)
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“A Fistful Of Questions (Post) Halloween Edition With Holly Royle From Disconnected Souls, Deviate PR, And CSquared PR
- The Ripple Effect (4 November 2024)
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“Godzilla vs. Heavy Metal"
- Ian Chainey, Stereogum (30 October 2024)
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“DISCONNECTED SOULS have released a new music video!”
- James Weaver, Distorted Sound (5 October 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls Debut 'Monachopsis' Video, 'Fragments Of Consciousness' Instrumentals. CDs Available Now”
- Gino Alache, Rockum (5 October 2024)
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“Monachopsis”
- Soil Chronicles (30 September 2024)
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“Cinematic/Progressive Act DISCONNECTED SOULS Release Video For "Monachopsis", Fragments Of Consciousness Instrumentals And CDs Out Now”
- Spooky Moon and the Cat (25 September 2024)
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“OUT NOW! "Fragments of Consciousness" by DISCONNECTED SOULS”
- Click Roll Boom (25 September 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls release video for Monachopsis”
- We Got To 11 (24 September 2024)
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“DISCONNECTED SOULS (GBR) «Symbiont”
- Necromance (14 September 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls release video for Symbiont”
- We Got To 11 (12 September 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls release new music video for ‘Symbiont’”
- James Waver, Distorted Sound Magazine (12 September 2024)
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“DISCONNECTED SOULS Unveil Dark & Grungy Video For "Symbiont"
- Jason Hesly, Toxic Metal Zine (09 September 2024)
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“Progressive/ Cinematic Act DISCONNECTED SOULS Unveil “Symbiont” Video & Fragments Of Consciousness CD Pre-Order"
- All About the Rock (09 September 2024)
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- Prog Rock Journal (09 September 2024)
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“DISCONNECTED SOULS unterschreiben bei Layered Reality Productions”
- Metal Division News (20 July, 2024)
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“Progressive/Cinematic act Disconnected Souls have signed to Layered Reality Productions.”
- Kayleigh, Metal Rose Media (20 July, 2024)
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“DISCONNECTED SOULS Sign To Layered Reality Productions”
- Kayleigh, Metal Rose Media (19 July, 2024)
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“Incoming! Disconnected Souls”
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“Interview File 50 - DISCONNECTED SOULS”
- Future Music From The Robot Lab (12 March, 2024)
“TRANSMISSION - 10 MAR 2024”
- Surrey Hills Community Radio (10 March, 2024)
“DC1188 Keep It Absolute”
- Dark Compass (04 March, 2024)
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“A band with immense musical talent that are sure to be soon making it big in the alternative music scene.”
- Heads Up North Manchester (01 March, 2024)
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“Brootal Block's DJ-JC Reacts to Disconnected Souls”
- Brootal Block (29 February, 2024)
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“Fragments of Consciousness - RATING: 8 / 10”
- Metal Division Magazine (26rd Feb, 2024)
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“ADK INTERVIEWS: DISCONNECTED SOULS”
- ADK Metal News, Reviews, Reactions & Interviews (23rd Feb, 2024)
"They are players in a new game of their own creation!"
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“Brootal Block Episode 93”
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“If you enjoy songs such as Cradle of Filth’s “Nymphetimine,” then you’ll fall in love with the powerfully haunting “Delirium.””
- Sierra's 'Something New' Playlist (14th Feb, 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls – Fragments Of Consciousness”
- Keep On Rocking Germany (12th Feb, 2024)
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“We continue this adventure where we want to make known the most extreme and dark part of metal, we will go through the genres from Thrash to Death, Doom, Black with all its variants.”
- Black Scal Metal (11th Feb, 2024)
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“File 233"
-Future Music From The Robot Lab (9 Feb, 2024)
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“Rock Hits 239 09/02/2024"
- Golpes Of Rock (2 Feb, 2024)
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“Fragments of Consciousness is the debut and is almost impossible for me to describe. The album contains an incredibly diverse palette of influences,.”
- Zware Metalen (Jan 29, 2024)
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“52 + 6 = 58 brand new releases mark a strong mid-January 2024”
- The Progspace (Jan 24, 2024)
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Disconnected Souls - Fragments of Consciousness
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“Behind The Scenes: Disconnected Souls - Delirium (Official Video)”
- Breathing The Core (Jan 24, 2024)
“The first thing that catches your attention about these Brits is the musical inclination that they proclaim in their musical style, saying that they are a Cinematic Metal band .”
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“Weekly Recommendations”
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“Mastering this concept is a challenging task, but the band Disconnected Souls has nevertheless risen to the challenge on their debut album Fragments of Consciousness.”
- Heavy Metal-dk (Jan 21, 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls debut conceptional album Fragments of Consciousness”
- Frontview Magazine (Jan 21, 2024)
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“‘Fragments Of Consciousness’ Is A Positive Debut For Disconnected Souls”
- Mayhem Rockstar Magazine (Jan 20, 2024)
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“‘Final Verdict: 69% (Good Album)”
- No Time To Review (Jan 20, 2024)
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“‘Fragments Of Consciousness’ Is A Positive Debut For Disconnected Souls”
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“Heavy Music HQ Reviews”
- Heavy Music HQ (Jan 19, 2024)
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“Release Radar - 19th January”
- The Razors Edge (Jan 19, 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls - Fragments of Consciousness”
- Music Punch.de (Jan 19, 2024)
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“I tried to give it a negative hearts rating it's that bad.”
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“DISCONNECTED SOULS constantly walk the narrow path between theatricality and affectation, complexity and overload, eclecticism and juxtaposition, versatility and overwhelming the listener.”
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“Disconnected Souls - Fragments of Consciousness”
- Album Of The Year (Jan 19, 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls - Fragments of Consciousness”
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“Album Review: Disconnected Souls – Fragments of Consciousness (Self Released)”
- GAMES, BRRRAAAINS & A HEAD-BANGING LIFE (Jan 18, 2024)
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“New Music Friday – January 19th, 2024”
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“Concluding with the the ambient electronics of Iyashikei, Fragments Of Consciousness cements Disconnected Souls as one of the most intriguing acts in the UK music scene.”
- Musipedia Of Metal (Jan 17, 2024)
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“All around the World – January 2024 – new metal singles Part II”
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“For a debut, it's really very well done!”
“Disconnected Souls Release "Delirium”
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“ Disconnected Souls are bleeding electronic music into some fairly heavy metalcore with their new track, Delirium. The experimental elements work really well here, complementing the heaviness, rather than jumbling things up like some bands do.”
- Slow Dragon Music (Jan 11, 2024)
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“Disconnected Souls Release "Delirium”
- Front View Magazine (Jan 10, 2024)
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“LISTEN: “Delirium” by Disconnected Souls”
- Amplify The Noise (Jan 6, 2024)
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“Fragments of Consciousness by Disconnected Souls”
- Front View Magazine (Jan 4, 2024)
“DISCONNECTED SOULS Release New Single “Delirium”
- Kronos Mortus News (Jan 4, 2024)
“Christmas Single Slam”
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“While I may not be a big of of Christmas music, I am a big fan of Wham‘s “Last Christmas” and the cinematic metal band Disconnected Souls have done a pretty damn solid cover of it.”
- Amplify The Noise (Dec 21, 2023)
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“Cinematic metal band Disconnected Souls recently offered their 2023 rendition of “Last Christmas”. Their version is a little synthy, with some industrial elements thrown in at the end.”
- We Heart Music (Dec 01, 2023)
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“You read the words “Disconnected” and “Souls” together and you immediately think holiday cheer, right? And then you see that the DS sound is billed as “Cinematic Metal” and instantly think “Hey! who better to cover the WHAM! holiday classic than this quintet?”
- Rock and Roll Fables (Dec 05, 2023)
“There is a huge amount of variety on this album and with this release we hope to define the genre of ‘Cinematic Metal’; each track is a story and is brought to life using the exact musical palette that is needed to convey the message needed.”
- Pete's Rock News and Metal Views (Aug 30, 2023)
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“From adventures in gothic fantasy realms to deadly club settings to a dystopian celebration of the world's end, DISCONNECTED SOULS deliver an intriguing take on the human experience.”
- Metal Division Magazine (Aug 28, 2023)
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“Press “Cinematic metal quintet DISCONNECTED SOULS are preparing to unveil their debut conceptional album, Fragments of Consciousness. From adventures in gothic fantasy realms to deadly club settings to a dystopian celebration of the world's end, DISCONNECTED SOULS deliver an intriguing take on the human experience.”
- Cuarteldelmetal (Aug 23, 2023)
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“Disconnected Souls getting much heavier and much more interesting”
- GAMES, BRRRAAAINS & A HEAD-BANGING LIFE
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“Disconnected Souls is redefining what EDM traditionally means (electronic dance music) into their own kind of Electronic Dance Metal and it’s gloriously chaotic and superb.”
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“Disconnected Souls (UK) https://disconnectedsouls.bandcamp.com/releases –> Can You Stop The Cavalry [single]”
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“Disconnected Souls' sound continues to evolve as the quintet thrives on embracing a vast array of influences, both musical and conceptual. "Dissonant Whispers" unveils a gothic and discordant theatricality not previously seen. Beware the whispers so dissonant. Listen now to the beautiful "Dissonant Whispers" right below, and if you've missed their Christmas gift, "Can You Stop The Cavalry", it's still available.”
- Tomaz, Terra Relicta (Jan 07, 2023)
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“Emerging from beyond the shadows, “Dissonant Whispers” is the new single from the eclectic cinematic metal outfit DISCONNECTED SOULS. The Chester, England, based band push their boundaries further than ever before in this enchanting song. Become immersed in the foreboding tale of magic and disturbance of the mind through dramatic orchestration, thundering guitars and the alluring voice of the siren. ”
- KMN, Kronos Mortus News (Jan 07, 2023)
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“Added to playlist”
- The Best #newmusic (Jan 08, 2023)
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“Added to playlist”
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“Added to playlist”
- Electronicore (Jan 01, 2023)
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“New music by Disconnected Souls, Divine Shade, Enigmatical, Katatonia, Lord Of The Lost, Maledictis, and Nicarus.”
- Terra Relicata Radio (Jan 05, 2023)
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“The band debuted the single, which reaches back to the sessions for its 2021 EP, Warning Elements, Monday. The song’s musical arrangement is a unique that immediately exhibits influence from the likes of Epica and Mushroomhead. That is evidenced in its symphonic instrumentation and contrast of its growling male vocals and more gentle singing. Audiences could even argue that there is an influence of Evergrey in this single, too.”
- Phillip Sayblack, Mayhem Rockstar Magazine (Jan 04, 2023)
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“According to information provided about the new single, its lyrical theme blends references to magic and matters of the mind.”
