Post by TheCMRecluse on Feb 25, 2024 8:26:03 GMT
Leon Ozug
Associated Acts: Aztec Jade (1992-?), Ascension Theory (2002-present), Silent Sons (2014-?)
Vocal Range: E2-G5 (3 octaves, 3 notes)
Vocal Type: Regenerated Tenor Observing Saturn’s Ring
{Vocal Summary}
Progressive metal has the tendency to have vocalists who may sound too complex and a bit pretentious when singing. But there are times where the singer can indeed impress with their versatility. New Yorker Leon Ozug of the underrated prog bands, Aztec Jade and Ascension Theory may sound like your typical prog vocalist but I believe that he still manages to show off great skill in vocals. His high tenor is so masterfully handled that when he goes the fifth octave he doesn’t even use falsetto for the most part. Ozug’s tone is smooth, operatic, and calculated and never once did I hear a crack or him needing the need to add extra texture. And after his time with his band he has begun to do cover songs of various classics where he showed more of his versatility using his lower register which primarily in his bands only once got to the second octave. Ozug has a passion for singing and never felt like he does it for the attention or the pompousness of being in prog but for the fun and passion for music which in my opinion makes him one of the most underrated prog vocalists ever.
Progressive metal has the tendency to have vocalists who may sound too complex and a bit pretentious when singing. But there are times where the singer can indeed impress with their versatility. New Yorker Leon Ozug of the underrated prog bands, Aztec Jade and Ascension Theory may sound like your typical prog vocalist but I believe that he still manages to show off great skill in vocals. His high tenor is so masterfully handled that when he goes the fifth octave he doesn’t even use falsetto for the most part. Ozug’s tone is smooth, operatic, and calculated and never once did I hear a crack or him needing the need to add extra texture. And after his time with his band he has begun to do cover songs of various classics where he showed more of his versatility using his lower register which primarily in his bands only once got to the second octave. Ozug has a passion for singing and never felt like he does it for the attention or the pompousness of being in prog but for the fun and passion for music which in my opinion makes him one of the most underrated prog vocalists ever.
{Discography Checked}
Aztec Jade
Genre: Progressive metal
Studio albums
Modern Prophet (1995) A2-F5
Frame Of Mind (1997) C3-E3-C5-E♭5
Concrete Eden (2002) D3-D5
Ascension Theory
Genre: Progressive metal
Studio albums
Regeneration (2002) D3-E3-D5
Answers (2005) C3-B4
Aztec Jade
Genre: Progressive metal
Studio albums
Modern Prophet (1995) A2-F5
Frame Of Mind (1997) C3-E3-C5-E♭5
Concrete Eden (2002) D3-D5
Ascension Theory
Genre: Progressive metal
Studio albums
Regeneration (2002) D3-E3-D5
Answers (2005) C3-B4
Significant High Notes:
G5 ("More Than A Feeling" [Boston cover])
F5 ("Indian Summer")
E5 ("Don’t You (Forget About Me)" [Simple Minds cover], "Eyes Of A Stranger" [Queensrÿche cover])
E♭5 ("Animal" [Def Leppard cover], "Nosferatu")
D5 ("Changes" [Black Sabbath cover], "Concrete Eden", "Dogman" [Kings X cover], "Eyes Of A Stranger" [Queensrÿche cover], "Indian Summer", "Mad Not Crazy", "Manifestation", "More Than A Feeling" [Boston cover], "Pieces", "Send Me An Angel" [Scorpions cover], "Visions", "Who Wants To Live Forever" [Queen cover])
C♯5 ("Broken Wings" [Mr. Mister cover], "Burn Stormbringer" [Whitesnake / Deep Purple cover], "Desperate Land", "Regeneration", "The Machine")
C5 ("Black October", "Concrete Eden", "Dirty Secrets", "End Of Days", "Enemies", "Go Your Own Way" [Fleetwood Mac cover], "Inside The Hollow" [Sion cover], "Issues", "Manifestation", "More Than A Feeling" [Boston cover], "Regatta Fugue Part II", "Send Me An Angel" [Scorpions cover], "Stained", "The Creator", "The Kill" [30 Seconds To Mars cover], "Tiny Dancer" [Elton John cover], "To Believe", "Victory Procession", "Visions", "Who Wants To Live Forever" [Queen cover])
B4 ("Amazed" [Lonestar cover], "Animal" [Def Leppard cover], "Atlantis", "Answers", "Burning Bright" [Shinedown cover], "Desperate Land", "Dust In The Wind" [Kansas cover], "Eridani", "Gates Of Babylon", "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight" [Cutting Crew cover], "Odyssey", "Perfect Plan", "Requiem", "Saturn's Reign", "Silent Lucidity" [Queensrÿche Cover], "Speaker", "The Calling", "The Final Hour", "Words Mean Nothing" [Evergrey cover])
B♭4 ("Always" [Killswitch Engage cover], "Against All Odds" [Phil Collins cover], "Burn Stormbringer" [Whitesnake / Deep Purple cover], "Issues", "Lockstep", "Mad Not Crazy", "Nosferatu", "Send Me An Angel" [Scorpions cover], "Someone You Loved" [Lewis Capaldi cover], "Stained", "To Carry The Weight" [Times Of Grace cover], "Turn It On Again" [Genesis cover])
A4 ("Changes" [Black Sabbath cover], "Don’t You (Forget About Me)" [Simple Minds cover], "Dust In The Wind" [Kansas cover], "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" [Tears For Fears cover], In The Air Tonight "[Phil Collins cover], "Inside The Hollow" [Sion cover], "Enemies", "Modern Prophet", "Passion Of My Heart", "Revelations", "Silent Lucidity" [Queensrÿche Cover], "Someone, Not Me", "The Kill" [30 Seconds To Mars cover], "The Machine", "To Be Content", "Warriors")
G♯4 ("Amazed" [Lonestar cover], "Broken Wings" [Mr. Mister cover], "End Game", "Lockstep", "My Curse" [Killswitch Engage cover], "Send Me An Angel" [Scorpions cover], "Someone You Loved" [Lewis Capaldi cover])
G4 ("Decisions", "Dust In The Wind" [Kansas cover], "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" [Tears For Fears cover], "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight" [Cutting Crew cover], "Knights In White Satin" [Moody Blues cover], "My Curse" [Killswitch Engage cover], "On The Turning Away" [Pink Floyd cover], "Pieces", "Tiny Dancer" [Elton John cover], "Sleepers (One Flies Away)", "Who Wants To Live Forever" [Queen cover], "Words Mean Nothing" [Evergrey cover])
Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 ("Answers", "Broken Wings" [Mr. Mister cover], "Desperate Land", "Eridani", "Lockstep", "Regeneration", "Requiem", "Saturn's Reign", "Stained", "The Creator", "Time" [Pink Floyd cover], "To Believe")
F3 ("Amazed" [Lonestar cover], "Mad Not Crazy", "Revelations", "Turn It On Again" [Genesis cover])
E3 ("Black October", "Decisions", "Dust In The Wind" [Kansas cover], "End Game", "Knights In White Satin" [Moody Blues cover], "Manifestation", "Pieces", "Regatta Fugue Part II", "Sleepers (One Flies Away)", "Soul Inside Of Me", "Words Mean Nothing" [Evergrey cover])
E♭3 ("(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight" [Cutting Crew cover], "Nosferatu", "Passion Of My Heart", "Perfect Plan", "Someone You Loved" [Lewis Capaldi cover])
D3 ("Atlantis", "Concrete Eden", "Drive" [The Cars cover], "End Of Days", "Indian Summer", "Issues", "Mad Not Crazy", "More Than A Feeling" [Boston cover], "Sad Lisa" [Cat Stevens cover], "Saturn's Reign", "Soul Inside Of Me", "Speaker", "The Calling")
C♯3 ("Don’t You (Forget About Me)" [Simple Minds cover], "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" [Tears For Fears cover], "Lockstep")
C3 ("Regatta Fugue Part II", "To Be Content")
B2 ("Eyes Of A Stranger" [Queensrÿche cover])
A2 ("Don’t You (Forget About Me)" [Simple Minds cover], "Odyssey", "To Carry The Weight" [Times Of Grace cover])
G2 ("Silent Lucidity" [Queensrÿche Cover])
E2 ("Knights In White Satin" [Moody Blues cover], "Silent Lucidity" [Queensrÿche Cover], "Words Mean Nothing" [Evergrey cover])
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