Subterranean Masquerade
A highly original and ambitious project founded by one Tomer Pink,
Subterranean Masquerade debuted in 2004 with a two-track, 17-minute
EP, and a year later came out with
Suspended Animation Dreams,
both on the highly respected The End Records.
Labelling this band as metal would be misleading -- the music here
derives from a multitude of influences, metal being one of them, but
also progressive rock and even some jazz can be found here, with
liberal use of strings and piano as well as horns and other assorted
eclectic instruments.
It might seem strange that a band with such diverse influences employ
a death vocalist, but it works -- Paul Kuhr (who also fronts
Novembers Doom) provides his effective growls, but his is by no means the only
vocals to be found, with assorted choirs and clean male and female
guests also making their presence felt.
There really is no soundalike here --
if one is pressed to name a similar
band (and this is a reach), one might mention
Maudlin Of The Well,
though by no means are these really similar bands.
Tomer Pink is on to something here, as
Suspended Animation Dreams is a rich, involved, and diverse listen,
even if there is little in the way of conventional metal.
Very well done.
Current Members
Tomer Pink
guitars
Or Shalev
guitars
Omer Fishbein
guitars
Golan Farhi
bass
Shai Yallin
keyboards
Jonathan Amar
drums
Discography
Temporary Psychotic State
EP
2004
The End
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- Temporary Psychotic State
- Observation Through Metamorphosis
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Paul Kuhr
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Tomer Pink
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Jake DePolitte
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Jason William Walton
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Tino LoSicco
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Suspended Animation Dreams
2005
The End
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- S.A.D.
- Wolf Among Sheep
- No Place Like Home
- Kind of a Blur
- The Rock N Roll Preacher
- Six Strings to Cover Fear
- Awake
- X
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Paul Kuhr
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Tomer Pink
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Jake DePolitte
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Home
EP
2013
self-released
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- Home
- Beyond The Pale
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Paul Kuhr
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Tomer Pink
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Mike Feldman
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Matan Shmuely
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The Great Bazaar
2014
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- Early Morning Mantra
- Reliving the Feeling
- Tour Diary
- Nigen
- Waiting
- Specter
- Father and Son
- Home (bonus track)
- Beyond the Pale (bonus track)
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Kjetil Nordhus
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Paul Kuhr
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Tomer Pink
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Or Shalev
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Golan Farhi
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Shai Yallin
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Matan Shmuely
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Vagabond
2017
ViciSolum
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- Place For Fairytales
- Nomad
- Waves
- Carousal
- Kippur
- Daled Bavos
- As You Are
- Hymn Of The Vagabond
- Space Oddity (David Bowie tribute)
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Kjetil Nordhus
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Eliran Waitzman
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Tomer Pink
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Or Shalev
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Golan Farhi
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Shai Yallin
-
Ilan Arad
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Matan Shmuely
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The Pros & Cons Of Social Isolation
EP
2020
independent
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- Ascend (live from quarantine)
- As You Are (surfer version)
- Blanket of Longing
- Tour Diary (In America)
- Nomad || ?????
- Another Day in Paradise (Phil Collins cover)
- No Place Like Home
- Place for Fairytales (Daydreaming)
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Davidavi Dolev
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Tomer Pink
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Or Shalev
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Omer Fishbein
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Golan Farhi
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Shai Yallin
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Jonathan Amar
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Mountain Fever
2021
Sensory
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- Snake Charmer
- Diaspora, My Love
- Mountain Fever
- Inwards
- Somewhere I Sadly Belong
- The Stillnox Oratory
- Ascend
- Ya Shema Evyonecha
- For the Leader, with Strings Music
- MÃ¥ngata
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Davidavi Dolev
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Tomer Pink
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Or Shalev
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Omer Fishbein
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Golan Farhi
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Shai Yallin
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Jonathan Amar
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