Genres Progressive metal Active from 1997 | Years active 1997−present Genre Progressive metal | |
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Origin Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA Members Jay Lamm
Forrest Osterman
Keith Warman
Rory Faciane Past members Darren Davis
Shane Dubose
Erik Geckler Albums The Vibrant Sound of Bliss and Decay, ...Where Memories Combine... Record labels Generation Prog Records, Heaven Cross / Nightmare Similar Canvas Solaris, Cadacross, Vauxdvihl, Chain Collector, Lost in Thought Profiles | ||
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Cea Serin is a progressive metal and mercurial metal band that was formed in 1997 by bassist/singer/keyboardist J. Lamm.
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History
The original line-up of the band was Keith Warman and J. Lamm in 1997. The band started as a studio project in the down time of Lamm and Warman's progressive metal band, Ashen Dawn. After the creation of two demo tapes the band was eventually signed to Heavencross Records in Europe. The band eventually signed to Nightmare Records for the U.S. release of their debut album, "...where memories combine..." in 2004
The band hooked up with Shane Dubose and Darren Davis in Houston to form the first live line-up of Cea Serin. In mid-2002 Cea Serin played the ProgPower USA music festival.
As of August 2014, the band has signed a deal with Generation Prog Records for the release of their second album, "The Vibrant Sound of Bliss and Decay".
Sound, style and influences
Cea Serin is regarded as a progressive metal band by many fans, though they often blend many different styles. They could be defined as power metal, death metal, black metal, new age and neo-classical metal. Their writing has been influenced by bands such as Dream Theater, Carcass, At the Gates, and Yanni
In 2008, J. Lamm released a solo, new age album marketed towards Planetariums titled Form & Void: A Digital Universe. The album was conceived as the soundtrack for the Louisiana Art and Science Museum's production of Digital Universe, a show utilizing modern technology and images from the American Museum of Natural History to take patrons through a 3D mapping of the observable universe.
Film work
In 2005, J. Lamm was approached by director, Kevin White, to do the original score for his film, "Broken Promise". The film debuted in 2006 and is currently seeking distribution.
J. Lamm wrote original scores for short films, some of which debuted at the "48 Hour Film Festival", which lead the way to his work in Planetarium music production.
J. Lamm wrote the soundtrack to the Louisiana Art and Science Museum's production of "Digital Universe" in 2008 The soundtrack is also being used in various planetariums around the United States for local planetarium show productions.
In 2014, J. Lamm provided the original score for the Hedges Pictures web-series "Requiems"
Current members
Former members
Discography
Songs
The Victim CultThe Vibrant Sound of Bliss and Decay · 2014
Embracing the AbsenceWhere Memories Combine · 2004
The Illumination MaskThe Vibrant Sound of Bliss and Decay · 2014