I have to listen to quite a few CDs of guitar virtuosos, ranging from shredders to almost classical acoustic pieces and everything in between. Listening to these CD’s is no punishment, because they are mostly fine CDs of gifted musicians. But quite often it is more of the same; I rarely hear a guitarist with a recognizable or unique sound or style. Despite the fact that his sound and technique are not really unique or innovative, his guitar work is still very recognizable. Jeff Loomis. After the powerful - and highly appreciated - solo debut ‘Zero Order Phase’ Loomis now releases his second album ‘Plains Of Oblivion’. And again the former Nevermore axeman is able to fill an album with songs with fabulous guitar parts. But I have to be honest: it is not really surprising anymore…...

When he recorded his debut album Loomis was still a member of Nevermore. I had the idea that you could hear that in his music ('Devil Theory', 'Shouting Fire At A Funeral'); great thrashy riffs that came blowing out of your speakers. On this new album I think I can hear that he is no longer a member of a (thrash) band. Loomis has become a guitarist more like Marty Friedman and Jason Becker; we hear less power riffs and more (much more!) solos. There are also a few great guitar duels between Jeff and people like Tony MacAlpine (‘The Ultimatum’) and the aforementioned Friedman (‘Mercurial’). What is also striking is the fact that there several tracks with vocals. We hear Ihsahn (yes, from Emperor!) roar in 'Surrender' and Christine Roades (‘Dreaming Neon Black'!) sing a few tracks, including 'Closing Time' which is remarkably accessible. The rhythm section is formed by Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork) and bassist Shane Lentz, with whom Loomis came into contact through YouTube. All in all a high quality, but also somewhat predictable album.

Band Jeff Loomis
Info: Plains Of Oblivion
Style: Progressive Metal
Years: 2012
Info: MP3 CBR 256
Info: 101??
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Info: USA

Tracklist:

01. Mercurial (Feat. Marty Friedman) (5:30)
02. The Ultimatum (Feat. Tony Macalpine) (4:40)
03. Escape Velocity (4:30)
04. Tragedy And Harmony (Feat. Christine Rhoades) (5:01)
05. Requiem For The Living (Feat. Attila Voros) (4:53)
06. Continuum Drift (Feat. Chris Poland) (5:38)
07. Surrender (Feat. Ihsahn) (5:30)
08. Chosen Time (Feat. Christine Rhoades) (4:33)
09. Rapture (2:44)
10. Sibylline Origin (4:34)

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Band Black Tears
Info: Child Of The Storm
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 1984
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 79.67 Mb
Info: Germany

Tracklist:

01 - Black Tears.
02 - Crown Of The Damned.
03 - Perfect Demon.
04 - Silver Woman.
05 - Child Of The Storm.
06 - Rockin' To The Top.
07 - Dialog Between The Evil And Th.
08 - Only Memories.

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Band Daniel Tidwell
Info: Versus Video Games
Style: Heavy Metal / Instrumental / Cover
Years: 2010
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 97.48 Mb
Info: USA

Tracklist:

01 - Very Bloody Tears (Castlevania II: Simons Quest).
02 - The Wind Of 600 AD (Chrono Trigger).
03 - Ken's Heavy Hadouken (Street Fighter II).
04 - Doctor Wily Created Rock 'N' Roll (Mega Man II).
05 - The Moon (DuckTales).
06 - Welcome To The Contra Jungle (Contra).
07 - Kong's Donkey Ditty (Donkey Kong Country).
08 - Those Who Fight (Final Fantasy VII).
09 - Battle (Final Fantasy VI).
10 - The Dark Messenger Of Destruction (Final Fantasy IX).
11 - Korobeiniki (Tetris).
12 - Green Hills And Blue Blurs (Sonic The Hedgehog).
13 - Over The World Of Hyrule (Legend of Zelda).
14 - Super Duper Mario (Super Mario Bros.).

Rip By: Rockman113

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Band Oriz
Info: II
Info: Sweden
Style: Melodic Hard & Heavy
Years: 2011
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
Info: 99,4 ?b
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Tracklist:

01. Forever Free
02. Desert Rider
03. Put Out The Flame
04. This Feeling
05. Captured
06. Your Lies
07. Broken
08. The Cage
09. Glimpse Of Light And Denial
10. Living

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Alexander Oriz – Lead guitar
David Mauritzon – Guitar
Mattias Eriksson – Vocals
Emil Eriksson – Drums
Christopher Davidsson - Bass

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Band Hammerschmitt
Info: 12 Jenseits Der Stille
Info: Germany
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 2011
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
Info: 135 ?b
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01. Auserwählt
02. Messias
03. Der Teufel
04. Nur deine Seele
05. Blutmond
06. Unsere Zeit
07. Dämonen
08. Mein Heer
09. Mano Cornuta
10. Todesengel
11. Das Vermächtnis
12. Heimat

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Band Sacred Steel
Info: Hammer Of Destruction
Info: Germany
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 2006
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
Info: 112 ?b
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Tracklist:

01. Hammer Of Destruction
02. Where Demons Dare To Tread
03. Maniacs Of Speed
04. Blood And Thunder
05. Impaled By Metal
06. Descent Of A Lost Soul
07. Black Church
08. Generally Hostile
09. Plague Of Terror
10. Sword And Axes
11. The Torch Of Sin

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Kai Schindelar – ???
Mathias Straub – ???????

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Band Helloween
Info: Keeper Of The 7 Keys, Part II
Info: Germany
Style: Heavy Metal/Power Metal
Years: 1988
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps (CD Rip)
Info: 124 ?b
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Discography / ??????????? Helloween

Walls Of Jericho - 1986
Keeper Of The 7 Keys, Part 1 - 1987
Keeper Of The 7 Keys, Part 2 - 1988
Live In The UK - 1989
Pink Bubbles Go Ape - 1991
Chameleon - 1993
The Master Of The Rings - 1994
The Time Of The Oath - 1996
High Live - 1997
Metal Jukebox - 1999
The Dark Ride - 2000
Rabbit Don't Come Easy - 2003
Keeper Of The Seven Keys – The Legacy - 2005
The Legacy World Tour - Live In Sao Paulo - 2007
Gambling With The Devil - 2007

Ingo Schwichtenberg (drums)
Markus Grosskopf (bass guitar)
Kai Hansen (guitars)
Michael Weikath (guitars)
Michael Kiske (vocals)

Tracklist:

"Invitation" (Weikath) – 1:06
"Eagle Fly Free" (Weikath) – 5:08
"You Always Walk Alone" (Kiske) – 5:08
"Rise and Fall" (Weikath) – 4:22
"Dr. Stein" (Weikath) – 5:03
"We Got the Right" (Kiske) – 5:07
"Save Us" (Hansen) – 5:12
"March of Time" (Hansen) – 5:13
"I Want Out" (Hansen) – 4:39
"Keeper of the Seven Keys" (Weikath) – 13:38

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DOL AMMAD, the pet project of improbably named Greek composer and keyboard player Thanasis Lightbridge, whose concept for what he calls "electronica art metal," will release its new album, "Cosmic Gods: Episode I - Hyperspeed", on March 28.

A music video for the song "Hyperspeed" taken from the upcoming CD can be seen below.

"Cosmic Gods: Episode I - Hyperspeed" track listing:

01. Magus Invicta
02. Noctis Labyrinthus
03. Golden Phantasma
04. Titan Warriors
05. Xenocide
06. Stargate Pyramid
07. Hyperspeed
08. Supernova
09. Caravan Of Mars
10. Seeds Of Life

Lightbridge was born in Thessaloniki, Greece. Growing up with the influences of great electronic music masters such as Jean Michel Jarreand Vangelis, Thanasis discovered along the way the energetic and powerful world of heavy metal which changed the way he thought about music.

During the end of the '90s, he began to experiment with sounds and set out to create a new kind of music that would initially satisfy his strange personal and hard-to-satisfy music taste but also anyone else looking for something fresh, adventurous and experimental, a new sound.

His creative and exploring nature creates highly descriptive and unpredictable music, music that doesn't always follow structure and rules.

Thanasis and his "electronica art metal" vision were presented and interviewed in the Music University of Thessaloniki Greece in 2002 for giving birth to a new music genre.

Thanasis has created DOL AMMAD and DOL THEETA and has often stated that there are countless more projects in his mind. In a recent interview he has implied of an imminent third project that would be a darker more brutal side of his music.
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Band Crown Of Glory
Info: A Deep Breath Of Life
Style: Melodic Power Metal
Years: 2008
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 151.55 Mb
Info: Switzerland

Tracklist:

01 - The Calling.
02 - Pathfinder.
03 - The Raven's Flight.
04 - Inspiration.
05 - The Prophecy.
06 - Save Me.
07 - Anthem Of The End.
08 - Mirror,Mirror.
09 - Ikarus.
10 - See You Rise.
11 - The Lament Of The Wind.

Rip By: S.P.I.R.I.T

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The April Issue of METAL HAMMER Germany containing the 10 track POWERWOLF live album "Alive in the night" is in stores now! Make sure to pick up your spring salvation everybody and prepare yourselves for the upcoming Wolfsnaechte-tour with the live album.

By the way: The Issue pf Metal hammer also contains a nice 3 sides tour diary from the "Russian Resurrection tour, revealing all the insights about our trip to russia earlier this year. For all those outside of germany, who can´t get Metal hammer in their local mall, here is where you can order it:

www.metal-hammer.de/powerwolf

01. Lupus Daemonis (Intro) 01:20
02. Sanctified With Dynamite 04:53
03. Prayer In The Dark 04:37
04. Raise Your Fist, Evangelist 04:35
05. We Drink Your Blood 04:32
06. Werewolves Of Armenia 04:13
07. Dead Boys Don't Cry 04:03
08. Resurrection By Erection 05:25
09. Saturday Satan 05:55
10. Lupus Dei 06:59

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New Eden's latest, Solving for X, their fourth album, may be equally difficult to grasp as to enjoy. What's difficult to grasp is the near formulaic predictability of the album, which revolves around Horacio Colmenares' traditional metal guitar work.

New Eden: shipwrecked.

 Mostly, Solving for X is torrid heavier power metal bordering on thrash, at times. Excepting the quizzical closer, the soft Three Words, each song bristles with speed and heaviness, a heaviness almost nearing the harshness of modern metal. Of course, this could be by design. Everything eventually leads to a Colmenares guitar solo, which may be the real highlight here. However, there are two songs, The Not Self and possibly Watcher, that seem to moderate the feverish heaviness, feeling more like traditional melodic power metal.

Otherwise, Solving for X is simply a roaring speed machine of heavier power, and sometimes thrash, metal, with little variation. Buckle up dudes.

01 Anthem Of Hate 3:45
02 Flames For Hades 4:19
03 Brainless 5:29
04 The Not Self 4:37
05 Unsolved Aggressions 4:11
06 Live Not Death 4:54
07 Searching the Loss 4:20
08 Grawling Errect 3:16
09 Infecting the Lie 3:33
10 Watcher 4:34
11 Three Words 4:36

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By Josiah HughesUK-based power metal warriors DragonForce parted ways with founding vocalist ZP Theart in 2010, leaving some wondering what would happen to the band's uplifting riffs without any singing. Then, last year, the remaining members announced that they had recruited Oxford, England native Marc Hudson. Now, we'll get to hear this new lineup on record.

Embodying the epic positivity that could only come from DragonForce, the new album is called The Power Within. Even though it sounds like the ending of a Disney special, however, guitarist Herman Li promises it will be the band's best material yet.

"The last two years have been the most fun we ever had making an album," Li said in a press release. "Through writing, jamming and touring together, we have built this incredible energy and it has been fully captured on the new album.

"This time around we've really brought our metal side to the surface and made some of the best music of our career. From the fastest song we've ever recorded to the slower songs, and some things you would never expect from us, this is by far the most diverse DragonForce album yet."

Yes, you read that right -- the fastest song they've everrecorded. That's gonna be some life-consuming tablature.

The Power Within will be available on April 17 via Roadrunner.

The Power Within:

1. "Holding On"
2. "Fallen World"
3. "Cry Thunder"
4. "Give Me the Night"
5. "Wings of Liberty"
6. "Seasons"
7. "Heart of the Storm"
8. "Die By the Sword"
9. "Last Man Stands"
10. "Seasons" (acoustic version)

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Band Firewind
Info: Allegiance
Info: Greece
Style: Heavy Metal/Power Metal
Years: 2006
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
Info: 110 ?b
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Tracklist:

01. Allegiance (04:42)
02. Insanity (04:30)
03. Falling To Pieces (04:04)
04. Ready To Strike (04:36)
05. Breaking The Silence (04:04)
06. Deliverance (06:08)
07. Till The End Of Time (04:36)
08. Dreamchaser (04:07)
09. Before The Storm (03:43)
10. The Essence (04:19)
11. Where Do We Go From Here? (03:58)

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