Abydos was a German progressive rock musical project, formed by the progressive metal band Vanden Plas' lead singer Andy Kuntz. The origin of the name is in the ancient Egyptian city Abydos; where the God of perpetual reincarnation Osiris was worshipped, and where theatres were invented. Kuntz explains that he had chosen this name because the theatre plays an important role in his life, and that the album will be some kind of a reincarnation for his parents and three other important people in his life who have died monthes before the idea of experiencing a solo project. Progressive rock (sometimes shortened to prog rock, prog, or progrock) is a subgenre of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... Progressive metal is a genre of heavy metal music which shares traits with progressive rock including use of complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing. ... Vanden Plas is a German progressive metal band, based in Kaiserslautern and founded in the late 1980s. ... Khafres Pyramid (4th dynasty) and Great Sphinx of Giza (c. ... Abydos (Arabic: أبيدوس), one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, stood about 11 km (6 miles) west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10 N. The Egyptian name was Abdju (technically, 3bdw, hieroglyphs shown to the right), the hill of the symbol or reliquary, in which the sacred head... Osiris (Greek language, also Usiris; the Egyptian language name is variously transliterated Asar, Aser, Ausar, Wesir, or Ausare) is the Egyptian god of life, death and fertility. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ...

Participants

• Andy Kuntz: vocals, background vocals
• Stephan Glass: guitars, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, piano, percussion
• Mickael Krauss: guitars, keyboards, piano
• Andreas Lill (drummer of Vandel Plas): drums

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Album

Abydos released in 2004 an album self-titled as Abydos. The artwork is by Kuntz (who is also a painter) and the female artist Li-wen Kuo. See also: 2004 in music (UK) other events of 2004 list of years in music 2000s in music // Events January 1 - Vienna New Years Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Vienna, conducted by Riccardo Muti January 1 - Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol January 3 - Britney Spears marries Jason... Painting by Rembrandt self-portrait Detail from Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez, in which the painter portrayed himself at work For the computer graphics program, see Corel Painter. ...

Track listing

1. "The Inhabitants of His Diary"
2. "You Broke The Sun"
3. "Silence"
4. "Far Away From Heaven"
5. "Coppermoon (The Other Side)"
6. "Hyperion Sunset (The Wisdom of The World)"
7. "God's Dritwood"
8. "Radio Earth"
9. "Abydos"
10. "Greens Guidance for a Strategic Adventure Game"
11. "Wildflower Sky"
12. "A Boy Named Fly"

External links

• (English) (German) (French) (Portuguese) (Italian) (Spanish) Official website
• Album review at Prog Archives (ranked 9.5/10)