''Impermanent Resonance'' is the third solo album and fifth solo project by Canadian singer James LaBrie. It was released on July 29, 2013, in Europe and on August 6, 2013, in North America. The album carries on the melodic death metal style first featured on the album ''

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'', and once again features screaming vocals by drummer Peter Wildoer. ''Impermanent Resonance'' was released to generally positive reviews and reception from critics and fans.

Release

The cover art and release date were revealed on June 4, 2013. The first single, "Agony", was released on June 19, 2013. The European digipak edition features an alternative artwork. Two limited 180 gr. vinyl editions were also released: a black version and a white version. Both versions include a bonus CD with the full album and the bonus tracks featured on the European digipak edition.

Track list

Reception

The album generally received very positive reviews and reception. Daniel Køtz of the German webzine CDstarts.de wrote that James LaBrie and his band have found their very own sound at last which is emancipated from Dream Theater. He writes that the album is not a simple alternative to Dream Theater but an original work.

''I Will Not Break'' EP

''I Will Not Break'' is a digital EP by James LaBrie. It was on January 6, 2014 in Europe and on January 14, 2014 in North America. The EP consists of nine songs. Track 1 is from ''Impermanent Resonance'' and track 2 and track 3 are from the European digipak edition of that album. Track 4 is an alternate mix of "Coming Home" from ''

'' and track 5 and track 6 are demos of two songs from that album. Track 7, 8 and 9 are

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remixes of songs from ''Static Impulse''. Track 7 was previously available in Japan and the last two tracks have never been released before.

Personnel

Band

* James LaBrie - lead vocals (except on demos) *

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- guitar * Matt Guillory -

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, background vocals, lead vocals on demos, editing * Ray Riendeau -

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, bass recording * Peter Wildoer -

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, screaming vocals

Production

* Jens Bogren - mixing * Tony Lindgren - mastering * Peter Wichers - guitar recording, editing, composing *Johan Örnborg - drum recording * Shane McCurdy - vocal recording

Photography

*Danny Morrison - James *Aaron Aslanian - Ray *Pina Benevento - Marco *Bihter Guillory - Matt *Andreas Ejnarsson - Wildoer *Leticia Dumas -

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, photos * Gustavo Sazes - artwork photos, artwork and sleeve design

References

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