Band: Armored Advisory
Album: Locked Up Hard
Release Date: 2009
Author: Leviscus Tempris

Armored Advisory's first album. Total band members totaled one: Leviscus Tempris. At the age of sixteen he began writing music frequently. Inspired by Classical music and Alternative Rock, it took time to be molded by these influences and this album is the story of that pursuit.

01: Stars     (3:34 min)
The first song to be completed. Written for a girlfriend at the current time, it was a love song. After being exposed to Three Days Grace's Second Album, and writing endless amounts of poetry, the first song by the author to have music applied to it was born.

02: Retribution     (4:11 min)
03: Strike    (3:54 min)
After the first song these were quickly composed. Being in a rather heavy tone, the names for them were derived. Both are songs from two sides of a single battle. Written in reverse, Retribution is the response to Strike in a militaristic turn table point of view.

04: Ashes Fall    (4:00 min)
Lyrics written but not incorporated, this song is about the struggles of war and the suffering families endure who loose fathers and sons alike. Written in a pro-war point of view its primary intention is to reveal the evil within the means of war. This is the first Armored Advisory song to incorporate concrete sound effects in the form of warfare ambience.
    
05: Fight    (8:03 min)
A simple tune, the chorus features only one instrument. Fight was a combination of inspirations spanning genres across Nu Metal and Classic Rock. Lyrics also written but not incorporated.

06: Life = Lies    (4:24 min)
During one of the authors rather long depression spells, the last three songs were produced after composing music to help deal with the issues at the time. Life = Lies is the beginning of the cycle, realization that there's a problem and the sudden awakening that the issue is not fully understood. We've all been there, forced to realize a problem we wouldn't otherwise acknowledge. Lyrics also written but not incorporated.

07: When Skys Are Gray    (6:15 min)
Once the issue has been identified half the battle has been won, but a total solution must be found. This was true for the author who was questioning life choices and felt worn by how things had gone. This song is about finding your path and what to do When Skys Are Gray. Lyrics also written but not incorporated.

08: Leave This World Behind    (7:12 min)
The solution fully resolved, in this case the main character (and author) decide that the best solution to a no-win scenario is sometimes to leave it all behind and start over, ending the album.

07 When Skys Are Gray

01 Stars

Band: Armored Advisory
Album: Without A Name
Release Date: 2010
Author: Leviscus Tempris

Things began to turn around during the development of this album, as a result it features more high pitched melodies but still dwells primarily within the minor key. 

16: Stop The Violence    (6:04 min)
During a long trip a bridge was seen, spray-painted with graffiti, and read: "Stop the violence." Written as a testament to ending violence, not only with others, rather within ourselves.

17: Slam That Shit    (3:52 min)
Around this time a flash based internet game called "Punk-O-Matic" was popular and about 10-12 songs were written with it. So it was decided to rewrite the riffs from the game and recreate certain songs. The result was this song and "Cast Away." Meant to be purely just for fun, this song is mainly rock themed.

18: Ghost Name    (4:20 min)
This was a very fun song to write. In fact I didn't write it. Its a song by Scorpions titled: "When The Smoke Is Going Down". At the time it was my favourite song and I began learning to play it. One day I recorded it and reversed it. It had such an interesting sound that it remained untouched for quite some time. I finally got a feel for it and decided it should be kept this way.

19: Cast Away    (4:52 min)
This is another song recreated from Punk-O-Matic, named after the movie because of the significance of loss that we all face.

20: Ashes Fall [redo]    (4:11 min)
After some time the concrete sound effects for the song: "Ashes Fall" were sounding out of date. So the sound effects were revamped and the song left mostly intact. Lyrics also written but not incorporated. Has been remastered for a new album.

21: Ode    (1:28 min)
The music in this song was written originally by Johann Sebastian Bach, and redone, in an ode to his musical contributions. The focus of this song was to take a classical piece that does not fit modern 4/4 time and rewrite it to fit.

22: Come Back    (4:54 min)
Inspired by Three Days Grace's "Wake Up." The result was named "Come Back" to represent the emotional conflict felt leaving that special someone physically and similarities in the relationship following. Featuring pleasant piano melodies, echos, organ, and grainy electric guitar, representing the tear between these conflicting emotions.

23: Better Off This Way    (4:54 min)
After "Come Back", the theme was further produced into a tone to suggest that it would be for the best if things would end anyways, symbolizing personal feelings towards that once special someone. Almost as if there was a point of reconsideration.

02 Slam That Shit

01 Stop The Violence

Band: Armored Advisory
Album: Rise Up Or Die
Release Date: 2011
Author: Leviscus Tempris

This album took quite the turn around, showing and referencing any and all emotional troubles one faces once their once beloved is gone. Classical instruments such as piano, and church organ, and higher pitched melodies become enveloped within the latter tracks as an appreciation for classical instruments strengthens and the patience for repetitiveness thins.

24: This Great Fear    (4:32 min)
Written in response to the fear of the uncertain future and a renewed great fear of loss. This great fear, or the fear that keeps us closed up, can destroy a persons life. Uncertainty rises with stress, causing us to make choices that we later regret. Don't let the fear consume you, don't let consume, this great fear

25: Stand Up And Shout    (4:11 min)
Changed the pace a bit and wrote a song with a fast-paced happy, "get up and do something" feel. That is the emotional roller coaster we can face at times. Just be happy and dance, life's too short to worry.

26: Travelled So Far    (6:25 min)
Much can happen in so short a time. Reflecting back upon all the years that have led to now, this song combines pianistic harmonies with keyboard effects and vibraphone. Has been remastered for a new album.

27: Wasting Our Time    (5:54 min)
That feeling you have when you run out of reasons to go on. Having similar doubts at the time, this song helped put into words the emotional tension of overcoming the defense of a broken relationship, and accepting the time to move on. 

28: This Time We    (3:26 min)
This took 20-min to be written in dropped-d tuning. A jam song, with alternative genre styles. After overcoming previous issues you declare how things will be different, and "This Time We" wont fail where we have before.

29: Never Seems To Be    (3:55 min)
Based on the song "Bungle in the Jungle", in a first attempt to play lead guitar, the music takes on a new life. Life itself can go back to normal, but never seems to be the same as it was before. Has been remastered for a new album.

30: Lost In Time Again    (3:31 min)
Impressed with the last song, it was decided to write another song in that style, and with a few tweaks, also gave it a new sound. This piece features a steel string accoustic guitar quartet and a grand piano. Interwoven melodies, vibratos and slides create great counter melodies make this piece a personal favourite.

31: The End    (4:50 min)
So I decided to finish off this album with a slow, repeating, almost peaceful with a sad tone song. While also practicing with lead guitar a bit. Building upon what was learned from the previous 2 songs, The End closes the fourth chapter of Armored Advisory.

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