Explore with us the overall themes and a deep dive track by track commentary into the brand new Panthalassan album "From the Shallows of the Mantle", with creator and friend of the show Jake Wright (Viathyn, ex-Ravenous).

Follow along after you've listened to the album for a deeper comprehension of this new Prog Power release and of Jake's own world and what it represents to him as a time capsule of this point in his life.

Get the album at Panthalassan's Bandcamp:

https://panthalassan.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-shallows-of-the-mantle

And don't miss out on Viathyn for a fuller experience:

https://viathyn.bandcamp.com/album/cynosure

For the impatient:

00:00:00 Pre-roll

00:00:31 Sup Nerds

00:01:53 Top 4 Power Metal Bands

00:03:39 What is Panthalassan (and Viathyn)

00:09:26 Not using your own name on a solo project

00:10:29 Geology 101

00:11:57 Singing for the first time

00:15:11 A record of not just music, but oneself at the time

00:17:10 Hearing that small annoying mistake, only after release

00:18:47 The squeaky pedal tangent

00:20:21 Dealing with Label and ultimately releasing independently

00:21:55 Born to play music, forced to create content

00:25:40 Solo, but not alone

00:27:49 Collaborating with Daniel Carpenter on the Orchestration

00:29:35 Guitar Solos

00:30:38 Commissioning Adam Burke for Artwork, and public domain art for each song

00:33:57 Album Deep Diving - From the Shallows of the Mantle

00:34:16 Points for no Intro Track!

00:34:59 The Album Structure and Themes

00:40:56 A therapy session (Fellowship mentioned)

00:42:15 Disclaimer: Jake is actually a really happy man

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00:44:29 01 - Lowstand Leviathans

00:47:11 Between Power and Prog

00:48:27 Tanagra being an influence

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00:50:55 02 - Coral Throne

00:54:39 Being the older bro tangent

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00:57:45 03 - Worth my Salt (Wuthering Heights love)

01:01:14 The big fast power metal single

01:02:10 The loss of friendship

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01:04:38 04 - Driftwood Reverie

01:06:08 Now for real

01:06:42 Riffs upon Riffs upon Riffs

01:07:19 Procrastination

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01:10:46 05 - Foundation to Firmament

01:11:30 Family, being a child and a parent

01:15:00 The proggy side

01:16:10 A time capsule to look back on

01:18:07 When you have a kid, your life stops being about you

01:19:26 The Trumpet solo

01:21:04 It all makes sense now

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01:22:29 06 - Clandestine Traveller

01:22:50 The Jake Wright Cinematic Universe

01:23:23 Opeth influences

01:24:05 Impostor Syndrome

01:26:57 The darker sounding song

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01:28:58 07 - By Shank's Mare

01:29:48 The songy song

01:30:19 Celebrating achievement

01:31:24 Understanding the effort it takes

01:33:05 Finding someone that understands is important

01:36:37 Working with Damien Rainaud

01:38:05 New challenges on this album

01:40:01 Picking up vocals and what can come next

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01:42:18 08 - Abalone

01:43:49 Moar Prog

01:44:56 The least power metal song on the album

01:46:00 The continuous small changes that make partners grow together

01:49:54 Embrace the change

01:51:20 The third single

01:53:00 Varied endings, songs flowing into each other

01:57:36 How we listen to music

02:02:33 Stop complaining about album lengths

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02:06:07 09 - Embers on Our Shore

02:06:53 A discarded ending idea

02:07:32 Recording acoustic guitars

02:09:29 The Burning Piano

02:11:48 Yes, it's burning and it's a thing

02:12:51 But the Virtual Instrument version is more affordable

02:13:59 Official Long Song:tm:

02:14:46 Ending the album, not just the song

02:17:04 Kyle's favourite thing

02:18:01 Acceptance

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02:20:32 More Panthalassan? More Vyathin? Eveything is open

02:22:13 Embracing the Prog for musical exploration

02:24:03 Ensiferum are cool

02:24:55 Long albums not so often

02:26:27 Economics of a metal musician

02:28:04 We bring you the bonus commentary for the albums

02:28:52 DVD Bonus Features tangent

02:30:40 Wrapping Up

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Music by Fernando Rey

Edited by Fernando Rey