Album Cover for Platform 2: Lying In Weight

Here is a link to the full album, which you could listen to or download
memoriamor.bandcamp.com/album/…

So, I have released another album today under the bandname MemoriamoR.
This is part two of my science Fiction Rock opera, or Space Opera, if you will.


It picks up a few months after the end of Platform 1, and continues to follow the lives of my characters Gabriel Canis, Roderick Ursa, Lyra, Isakk Draco, Camila Cygnus, and the last survivors of Earth. 
After the mysterious demise of a couple key characters during Platform 1, in this album I introduce yet another formidable force, who goes by the name of Johannes Orion.  (Played by Earl Matthews of The Poorhouse Millionaires and Big Earl and The Cryin' Shame.)
Orion aims to take the destruction of the moon, and death/disappearance of his Cohorts in power, as an opportunity to seize control over the remaining struggling colonies and unite everyone in his vengeful pursuit of Gabriel Canis. (The creator and owner of the machine that allowed them to leave earth, as well as destroy a good portion of the moon that they all lived on.  Though Canis has deserted his position of governing, to try and return to Earth to find a way to make Earth habitable once again.  He has left in charge of his two moon colonies (Canis major/Canis minor) two clone-children of himself, whom he has a constant mind link with.  It isn't long before Orion finds this out through word of mouth, and he threatens to hunt them all down and make them pay. 
Unfortunately, Canis is not responsible for this destruction and the deaths of their Leaders Camila Cynus and Isakk Draco, though it is his fleeing that beckons such a response from Orion.

The true culprit is Gabriel's Half Brother, Roderick Ursa, who along with Lyra is also presumed to have died in the destruction. 
Ursa has united with another very powerful and mysterious leader, (Lyra), and has coerced her into coming with him on a journey across the solar system, to a place that holds many answers about their past. 

Ursa had copied one of Canis' machines and pulled up the land a the top of the moon, while he discretely raised panic over the occupants of the Cygnus colony becoming more and more powerful and technologically/biologically advanced.
So The album opens with Ursa, fighting a sort of long term amnesia and talking to Lyra, as they fly toward his aimed destination.  
Also... Lyra is now pregnant(again).

Throughout the album, is also the piece of story that pertains to Children that Lyra gave birth to before the events in Platform 1.  There are twelve of them, and had been kept a secret Between Draco, Lyra, Canis, and Cygnus. 
Canis believes he must go and find all of these kids now, and they will help him discover the answers to healing the world and saving what is left of the human race. 


[[ I would like to give man thanks to the extra vocal help I had on this album ]]
Michael Duff reprises the role of Draco in track 4 "From The Dragon's Mouth" as well as adding additional voices in "Wavelengths' Parade" and "This Painful Space"
Also lending their voices in the two former tracks were good friends Samuel Vigil and Dan Vallerand.
Earl Matthews brings life to Johannes Orion in "Knight From Mintaka" and "Brighter Light Years."

In the works are many character and scene illustrations, which will be posted as they get finished, though if you'd like, you can peruse some of my artwork that help me to flesh out a concept for this series.
micahvanzandt.deviantart.com/g…
Please enjoy.
_Cheers