The alternative prog-rock
artist known as J.S. Tolar has released his latest official
full-length album, “Dark Eternal Future.” The LP contains 13
original J.S. Tolar tracks for an approximate total listening time of
over an hour. It has been proudly published as an independent release
without the involvement of the corporate music industry on the
Project M.E.L. record label. Evocative, carefully written, and
charged with surgically precise studio production, “Dark Eternal
Future” brings J.S. Tolar in a darkly pleasant package fans of any
rock genre can get behind.
Virginia's J.S. Tolar
cites as main artistic influences Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson,
Katatonia, TesseracT, The Pineapple Thief, and Anathema. Fans of
groups like Tool, Opeth, Blackfield, Dream Theater or even King
Crimson are sure to find plenty to enjoy in “Dark Eternal Future.”
An almost entirely
narrative record, “Dark Eternal Future” tells its story with
clarity and cohesion. Concept albums often get sneers from pop fans,
but J.S. Tolar's new record manages to be approachable by casual
listeners and audiophiles alike.
Asked to describe the
meanings of “Dark Eternal Future,” Tolar writes, “It shares the
story of The Visionary and his discovery of everlasting life and his
brutal act of forcing it onto others. It shares different points of
view from those affected and the crumbling world before them.”
J.S. Tolar's current
official bio describes him as “a solo artist who meanders between
the rock and metal genres … featuring lashings of progressive
influence.” It also mentions his penchant for drawing from “other
dark multimedia projects, with the psychological horror video game,
'Silent Hill,' also playing a pivotal role in how he injects
anxiety-inducing atmosphere into his projects.” His music has
elsewhere been called a “canvas for the dark, cerebral energy that
lays dormant within his mind until it is transcribed to notes and
melodies.”
The man, himself, has said
music is his “solace” and “guide for finding a way out of hard
life events.”
“I've always found
that music has a profound ability to offer perspective and hope to an
otherwise dreary situation,” Tolar says of this.
J.S. Tolar also works in a
project fronted by Tess Savigear called Visions of Nell who have a
release expected sometime in 2020.
“Dark Eternal
Future” by J.S. Tolar on the Project M.E.L. label is available
online worldwide now. Get in early, alt-prog fans.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
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Eternal Future” by J.S. Tolar –
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J.S. Tolar
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