{"product_id":"first-fragment-gloire-eternelle-special-edition-cd","title":"First Fragment \"Gloire Éternelle\" Special Edition CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst Fragment \"Gloire Éternelle\" \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e- Official First Fragment merchandise\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e- Digipak\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Fragment was founded in 2007 by Phil Tougas (Chthe'ilist, Atramentus, Funebrarum) \u0026amp; brothers Gabriel Brault-Pilon and David AB.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFrom day one, the trio sought to create a brand of extreme technical death metal that combined counterpoint-based riffing, neoclassical lead guitar work, power metal-inspired passages as well as flamenco \u0026amp; swing sections in a desire to branch out and establish their own unique voice in the Quebec scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTheir critically-acclaimed 2016 debut album \"Dasein\", released through Unique Leader, built upon the foundation established with the band's notorious EP \"The Afterthought Ecstasy\", self-released in 2010, Dasein was the culmination of almost 10 years of hard work and dedication to their craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFirst Fragment have since honed their craft and perfected their sound through expanding upon their extensive musical influences, further blurring the line between flamenco-inspired technical death metal and neoclassical power metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is \"Gloire Éternelle\" - an ambitious conceptual album that is unmistakably First Fragment, yet at the same time, impossible to categorize and pigeonhole. Boasting baroque-influenced guitar counterpoint, flamenco sections, unique slap-bass-driven swing grooves (which the band trademarked by name as \"swingdowns\"), face-ripping lead guitar work and bombastic drumming.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAdd a highly aggressive dual vocal approach and a lyrical approach soaked in abstract poetry (sung all in french), sprinkle with a ton of fretless bass solos and the result is the ultimate shredfest.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA word which may be perceived positively or negatively depending of the listener, but nevertheless, a shredfest with soul, memorability, identity, purpose and conviction.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of : Yngwie Malmsteen, Cacophony, Racer X, Spawn of Possession, Capharnaum, Theory In Practice \u0026amp; Necrophagist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Fragment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67819718869155,"sku":"abg1793348550815","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/4523\/6387\/files\/first-fragment-gloire-eternelle-special-edition-cd_1.jpg?v=1793348558","url":"https:\/\/www.olivebrookcart.shop\/products\/first-fragment-gloire-eternelle-special-edition-cd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}