Babylon Is Rising

[Citizen Regen]

Citizen Regen (formerly BJZ) core members are now: Ken Nilsen (Zargg) , Dave Townsend (bitflipper)and Ed Kocol (bapu), Kai Steines & Hugo Ribeiro

Remix - 24 Dec 2023

 

Ken Nilsen - Vocals, Verse Lead Guitar
Dave Townsend - Keys
Kai Steines - Guitars
Ed Kocol - Bass
Hugo Ribiero - Drums

Babylon Is Rising
(c) 2021 Citizen Regen

Verse 1:
One world one people was always the goal
Chasing the dream straight down the rabbit hole

PreChorus:
It won't take long
For things to go wrong

Chorus:
Babylon is rising it's clear to me
Critical thinking has been cancelled today
It doesn't matter what we think or see
There's a crowd that will spin it their way
Babylon is rising I'm here to say

Verse 2:
False idols and theories on the fringe
Are the recipes to become unhinged

Repeat PreChorus:
Repeat Chorus:

Bridge:
We need to find common ground
Before we utter another sound of dissent
We need to find common ground
Before we utter another sound of dissent
Before we utter another sound of dissent

Solo Synth
Solo Guitar

Short PreChorus:
It won't take long

Repeat Choruses:

Outro Guitar Solo

Edited December 25, 2023 by Citizen Regen

[daryl1968]

Great stuff mate - cracking mix

[mark skinner]

 Cool song and Great job by Everybody. Who is doing the vocals ?  I'm hearing an EQ change on the mix from around 2:33 to about 3:00 where the highs seem to drop out then come back in. It seems pretty obvious especially on the lead guitar. I think the lead could be ducked a little under the vocals and brought back up between phrases.  Just my first impressions.   I Really enjoyed it , don't hear much metal around here ..        mark

[jack c.]

man what a  wonderful collaboration.great.jack c.

[jwnicholson78]

Awesome stuff.   Congrats to everyone involved. 

[Jesse Screed]

The All Starz!

This is one super group that is truly a super group, not just a bunch of names dropped to earn clicks, but a an amalgamation of artistic elements producing a novel compound.

[bjornpdx]

Not into metal but I liked this one nevertheless.
Also, what Mark said above about the EQ. Just seems like the volume drops in that section.
-Bjorn

[David Sprouse]

liked it.  The lead vocal was very persuasive.

[Zargg]

Thanks for the positive feedback, folks!

@mark skinner: I am the vocalist in this group.

All the best.

[Bajan Blue]

Hi Guys

Sounded great, loved the track. I did notice that slight dip that Mark mentioned, but otherwise, all good

Nigel

 

[Bapu]

On 10/22/2021 at 4:36 AM, daryl1968 said:

Great stuff mate - cracking mix

Thanks mate.

[KSband]

Really cool song, good work!

[Bapu]

On 10/22/2021 at 10:54 AM, mark skinner said:

 Cool song and Great job by Everybody. Who is doing the vocals ?  I'm hearing an EQ change on the mix from around 2:33 to about 3:00 where the highs seem to drop out then come back in. It seems pretty obvious especially on the lead guitar. I think the lead could be ducked a little under the vocals and brought back up between phrases.  Just my first impressions.   I Really enjoyed it , don't hear much metal around here ..        mark

Thanks for the listen Mark. We'll take a look at that section on the next remix.

[antler]

Wow - that was cool; well done everyone! As someone that enjoys symphonic metal (in addition to other genres too) I loved the overall sound of the mix, and the guitar solo.

My only comment on the mix is that metal is usually compressed a tiny bit more, with a bit more emphasis on the low end. I realise that it's quite nice to not overly squash the mix though.

[noynekker]

Pretty epic piece here dudes ! Forum all stars all around.  The vocals are so well done and mixed in here, super clarity in a very busy mix  . . . nice.

Just a pleasure to listen to how the band comes together here . . . wow, was this all done virtually, remotely ?

[Bapu]

On 10/22/2021 at 11:49 AM, jack c. said:

man what a  wonderful collaboration.great.jack c.

Thanks jack.c.

[Douglas Kirby]

This is a cool hard rocking song - I really enjoyed the lyrics and the vocal - nicely done. Solid mix - sounded good to my ears.

Tasty guitar licks Tom.

[SUPAREELS]

LOVE the vocal, mix is excellent as is this bit'o'work and the lyrics are dammed good   well done guys  it's a winner here.

ATB

Steve

[Leizer]

Great stuff all around. If I compare to earlier BJZ songs I think the vocals fits better in the mix now. Well played in a great song.

[Lynn Wilson]

I've played this several times, and it gets better with each pass.  Damn good songwriting and performances just jump out at ya!  A+