New album update

18 May 2015

After some unexpected delays, the band is very happy to report that 11 of the new album’s 14 tracks are now fully mixed. It’s also a great pleasure to announce that the new album will, once again, feature cover art by the very talented Michael Phipps. Additionally, the group has already reengaged Bob Katz to provide his […]

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Album review archive (from old Advent website)

8 September 2014

Cantus Firmus reviews: Guitar Player (Barry Cleveland) as seen in the March 2007 (magazine) issue Fire of Unknown Origin (Raffaella Berry) Prog Archives (Torodd Fuglesteg) Progressive Ears (Floyd Bledsoe) ProgressiveWorld.net (Tom Karr) Progwereld (Dick van der Heijde) [Dutch] progVisions.net (Douwe Fledderus) Sea of Tranquility (Pete Pardo) USA Progressive Music (Mark Elliot)   Excerpts from additional […]

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Album update

22 August 2014

We’re very happy to report that recording for the third Advent album is now about 90% complete, along with a good part of the mixing as well. If all goes as planned from this point forward, we expect to have the CD released by (or near) the end of the year. Please stay tuned!

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Great CD review in Guitar Player magazine

5 November 2011

Barry Cleveland published a very positive review of Cantus Firmus in the March 2007 issue of Guitar Player magazine—on page 66, in the “Rants & Raves” section. (Thanks a lot, Barry!)

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Welcome to the official website of the progressive-rock band Advent

4 November 2011

Formed in 1989, Advent began as a collaboration between Alan Benjamin and Henry Ptak, with Henry’s brother Mark joining very shortly thereafter. Leveraging diverse-yet-harmonious backgrounds and a common desire to create music that would, first and foremost, satisfy the members’ own progressive and somewhat eclectic musical desires, the band released its critically acclaimed (self-titled) debut […]

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Advent to hit the NJ Proghouse stage once again

3 November 2011

After spending the better part of the year locked in the studio (writing, arranging, and recording material for the band’s third CD), Advent is very pleased to be hitting the stage at the NJ Proghouse once again on Sunday, December 11th. The Tea Club, south Jersey’s hottest up-and-coming progressive-rock act, will be joining us for this […]

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