Apr 6, 2012 12:30
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
FIRESCENT comes from Germany and was formed out of the dissolved MINDCRIME. They describe themselves as influenced by the Scandinavian Metal, namely KATATONIA, and come from a premise of melancholy and darkness. They also rather ambitiously claim to be “hardly comparable to anything being heard so far”, and whilst I concede that the spirit of creativity is definitely there and that they possess their own unique “flavour” I cannot really say that their sound is as original and groundbreaking as the claim would have you believe but the music is of a truly good quality regardless of that boastfulness. The lyrical content deals with some difficult times and resulting emotions and it seems that they strive for their closure and resolution. Also the Scandinavian influence reaches further out to England - Halifax and Liverpool respectively, as you can also feel references to PARADISE LOST and ANATHEMA there, representatively ‘Moving Skywards’ shows the doom and melodic death metal leanings quite well. NEVERMORE may be your next point of reference.
The progressive and even more rock-sounding parts are quite unobtrusive and the weaving of the different trends and its elements is commendable. ‘Convenience Mark’ is one of the best tracks, also a fusion of styles, the changes of tempo and shading of emotions by them is quite striking, the song is strong and even beautiful. ‘Concrete Shores’ has quite an imaginative beginning with harmonica, birds and ship sounds - which sounds clichéd but is well done here - and especially in a way that brings an atmosphere of foreboding broken up by a more breakneck speed guitars & drums and probably more of its nod to thrash metal. ‘Passengers Theme’ is a rather beautiful closing track; the vocals are at their most outstanding here as well as the guitar work in slower parts, thinly shadowed by strings with some solos coming in the mid-tempo and within the faster tempo there is even a small bit of a feel of epic metal to appreciate. The sound of the waves fades out the album out rather nicely. I felt that the sequencing of songs should have been done better with a bit of pruning to be done, but still, it’s a truly good album with some great moments on it from a band that should be signed already, very promising.
01. Ascension theory (4:59)
02. Silent Solitude (5:59)
03. Moving Skywards (6:24)
04. Convenience Mark (5:15)
05. Concrete Shores (6:23)
06. In Response To Light (5:24)
07. Revealing Fire (4:48)
08. Astonishing Synopsis (4:10)
09. Passengers Theme (6:00)
10. Transmission Lane (Bonus Track) (3:37)
Father Golem began in 1999 from the metal Zero bass band. The idea was to open a bit the musical spectrum of the Group and opt to use other kinds of lyrics and melodic tracks to express what they had inside.
Three discs include them, many concerts, much suffering and wanted to be known have served them so you do get his music and so his fantastic work in the extended news comment. You can listen to the album on Spotify.
Perfect Chaos
A fledgling rhythm guitar increases us the curiosity until the riff of the item, powerful and robust, us explodes in the face. Quality cane, stoppages play, rhythms of Arab influence and a versatile voice do the rest. Huge opening theme.
Circle of Light
Riff more rock to old-style than the previous and the Court in which the Group demonstrates its huge musical background. More pure and hard metal touches and great melody make this song a topic at the same level as the best bands of the European metal. The bridge is spectacular.
Sole Survivor
Item in which combined parts metallic and dark with beautiful melodies in a calmer musical environment. Great mix.
Last Man on Earth
Possibly the best track. There are touches of Maiden, of Stratovarius, Metallica and the own Father Golem return to offer us a beautiful instrumental bridge. For framing.
Infrared
Theme that explores other kinds of musical land. The approach is much more progressive that other cuts and this half-time becomes the jewel hidden on the disk.
The Evercycling Journey Part 1: Trapped Among Gravity Fields
This song reminds us of many of which were recorded in the 70 by progressive rock bands. A long item, Although all the previous pass of 8 minutes, with a solid structure, with their parts clearly differentiated and precious.
The Evercycling Journey Part 2: Impact!
Get the pure cane band distilled as anyone. Huge work group in the musical and singer who proves to be a great vocalist. More progressive touches and a grand historic finale.
Little else is there to say. A ti, reader/a, I advise that you hear them and that you go to see him in his conceTo youotros, Group, I would say that you do not say that ye are Spanish, would perhaps so you hire as "the great promise of the European metal" or something so. But know this, the irony, your disk has too much quality to the listener means metal in Spain. Try the disc in other countries and will be one of the best bands of the old continent. Masterpiece.
1.Perfect Chaos 07:29
2.Circle of Light 09:49
3.Sole Survivor 07:24
4.Last Man on Earth 09:30
5.Infrared 08:20
6.The Evercycling Journey Part 1: Trapped Among Gravity Fields 04:32
7.The Evercycling Journey Part 2: Impact! 07:37
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SBB – SBB (2012)
Apr 5, 2012 16:17
Progressive Rock
Band SBB
Info: SBB
Years: 2012
Style: Progressive Rock/Art-Rock
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
Info: Poland
Time: Metal Mind Productions
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Info: 178 Mb
Tracklist:
01. Piwnica [07:00.00]
02. Niemen [04:36.00]
03. Bunkry wiede?skie [05:23.73]
04. 74 [03:04.71]
05. Zw?tpienie Lakisa [04:02.01]
06. Aries [02:30.67]
07. Urodziny w Roskilde [06:54.92]
08. Rozstanie [02:22.39]
09. Ameryka [04:59.25]
10. Nowy wiek [06:00.68]
11. Lot na Chicago [02:36.68]
12. Seged [03:54.51]
13. Muzy [03:50.16]
14. Memento [06:45.93]
15. Zaufanie [03:18.65]
16. Requiem [11:03.07]
Apr 4, 2012 18:23
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
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?? Upload: depositfiles unibytes gigabase share4web 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)
Locanda Delle Fate – The Missing Fireflies… (2012)
Apr 4, 2012 12:06
Progressive Rock Rock
Before diving into this gem, I wanted to throw one thing out there that you should know. This cd is split into two parts.
Part 1 contains 4 songs done in the studio this year which total about 21+ minutes.
Part 2 contains 3 old live recordings from 1977 which total about 15-16 minutes.
Having said that, you'll get about 35 minutes of music from this cd.
On to part 1 which is why I bought the cd in the first place. I remember years ago listening to the Mellow Release "Locanda Delle Fate Live" (Bless Mellow records for making all this available to us) and being very very sad that the only recording of "La Giostra" in existance is a recording that is practically unlistenable. For all practical purposes, that song may be better than any of the songs on their "Forse" album which is really saying a lot (for those who know that album)...
Ah and what a treat that there is a clean/crisp/re-recording of "La Giostra" done on Part 1 which clocks in close to 8 minutes. I was nervous that perhaps LDF would use new modern instruments (ie, drum machines and digital keyboards) as it seems to be trendy these days. Ah but what a surprise as this song (and all 4 of the studio songs) sounds so nostalgically 70's that I cannot tell the difference. You could literally put these 4 songs on their 1977 album and not know the difference.
"La Giostra" is simply a beautiful emotional epic with many melodic surprises. And Sasso's voice has not really lost a heartbeat. IN-fact, it sounds even more awesome on parts of this album.
"La Giostra" alone is worth the price of this album.
Another pleasant surprise is a studio version of their 1977 song "No chiudere a chiave le stelle" with Sasso doing all the vocals on this. If you recall on the 77 version (track 6 on their "Forse" album), Sasso does is not doing any vocals on that one. So once again, a beautiful track with a twist (Sasso on vocals). The opening studio song "Crescendo" is another top notch 8+ minute "emerson-esque with italian touches" song in the style that you came to know and love on their original 77 album. Plenty of surprises and emotional vocals. The 2nd song "Sequendza circolere" is a 3+ minute instrument classical piano piece (maybe the least interesting of the studio songs but still very good and definitely not a throwaway track) .
Now you get into part 2 which contains 3 live versions from 1977 with better sound quality than anything on their "Locanda Live" mellow releases album. But still I won't be listening to these 3 songs on part 2 nearly as much as they're there for the fans I think.
All in all a slightly disjoined album (in terms of parts 1 and 2) but oh my oh my the 4 studio songs you get on part 1 make this another essential classic italian prog album.
Just be warned though that you'll only get 21 minutes worth of studio music on this album so it's more like an "EP" with an extra 15 minutes of live recordings from 1977 thrown in.
Still though "La Giostra" makes this all worth while and it may be in my top 5 all time favorite prog songs and I'm so grateful they came into the studio (with Sasso) 34+ years later to do it the way it should have been done in the first place.
For that, I rate this a "masterpiece" but take my review with a grain of salt if you're only a mild fan of italian progressive rock...
I love that these italian prog bands are getting together again after 30+ years and doing new albums.
Now if only Alphataurus can complete their new album (which was supposed to be released in Jan of last year) but I'm not sure what the hold up is.
If you like the 1977 "Forse" album and can accept you'll only get 21 minutes of new material in the same vein of their 1977 album, then this purchase is a no-brainer...
This is also a "no-brainer" if you were sad (over the years) about the low-quality recording of "La Giostra" from their "Locanda Live" album and wished to have a good clean crisp studio recording of it. Here's your chance now 🙂 It was the primary reason I bought this album and I ended up pleasantly surprised at the other 3 studio tracks. In the order of my favorites, it's "La Giostra", the opening "crescendo" track, "Non Chuidere a Chiave le stelle"(thanks to Sasso for the vocals) and the instrumental "Seqquenza circolare" track. I don't see myself listening to the live tracks much but please know the sound qualify of those is better than that of which you'll hear on the "Locanda Live" mellow release. But these live tracks still suffer a little bit from bootleg quality but they're still listenable. I would have been just as happy without the live tracks and would have still given this ***** for the 4 studio tracks alone.
1. Crescendo
2. Sequenza circolare
3. La giostra
4. Non chiudere a chiave le stelle
5. Non chiudere a chiave le stelle (Live)
6. Crescendo (Live)
7. Vendesi saggezza (Live)
Band Yossi Sassi Info: Melting Clocks Years: 2012 Info: Israel Style: Progressive Rock/ Metal Tracklist: Mp3 192kbps Info: 79 MB
Solo album, the founder of Orphaned Land. The album has participated Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth)
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01. Drive (6:41)
02. Fields Of Sunrise (5:04)
03. The Calling: Rush Hour (4:53)
04. Numbers’ World (5:11)
05. Melting Thoughts (3:39)
06. Another Day In The Office (4:18)
07. Ain’t Good Enough (3:56)
08. The Routine (4:44)
09. Sahara Afternoon (6:57)
10. Sunset (2:17)
11. Simple Things (4:56)
12. Melting Clocks (3:39)
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Royal Hunt – Paper Blood (2005)
Apr 2, 2012 10:53
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
Band Royal Hunt Info: Paper Blood Info: Denmark Style: Progressive Hard & Heavy Years: 2005 Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: 134 ?b Upload: Depositfiles
Tracklist:
01. Break Your Chains
02. Not My Kind
03. Memory Lane (Instrumental)
04. Never Give Up
05. Seven Days
06. SK 983 (Instrumental)
07. Kiss Of Faith
08. Paper Blood
09. Season’s Change
10. Twice Around The World (Instrumental)
11. Long Way Home (Acoustic Version - Bonus)
Andre Andersen - ?????????, ??? John West - ????? Marcus Jidell - ?????? Allan Sorensen - ??????? ???????????? ?Tracklist: Kenneth Olsen - ????????? Kenny Lubcke, Maria McTurk - ????? Soma Allpas - ???????
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Water – Damburst (1976)
Apr 2, 2012 00:48
Progressive Rock
Band Water
Info: Damburst
Style: Progressive Rock
Years: 1976
Info: 320 kbps
Info: 107 mb
Info: Netherlands
Tracklist:
1.(What Happened To) Your Dreams
2.The Whisper Of Doom
3.Damburst (Part I)
4.Feeling's Real
5.Up The Ladder
6.Message (Don't Break Me)
7.Aggression
8.Water
9.Sail Away (Books You Never Read)
10.The Last Seagull
11.Damburst (Part II)
12.It's Over
Band Dave Greenslade
Info: Going South
Style: Progressive Rock
Years: 1999
Info: 192 kbps
Info: 62 mb
Info: U.K.
Tracklist:
1. Going South
2. Chasing The Wind
3. Slipstream
4. Flying V
5. Miles Away
6. Short Time Down
7. Crane Dance
8. Night Flight
9. Piano Flamingo
10. South Revisited
Apr 1, 2012 16:36
Heavy Metal |Power Metal Progressive Rock
???????????: Kamelot ??????: USA ??????: Ghost Opera Style: Progressive Metal Years: 2007 Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbps Info: 168 ?b Upload: Depositfiles
Tracklist:
01. Solitaire
02. Rule The World
03. Ghost Opera
04. The Human Stain
05. Blücher
06. Love You To Death
07. Up Through The Ashes
08. Mourning Star
09. Silence Of The Darkness
10. Anthem
11. EdenEcho
12. The Pendulous Fall (Bonus Track)
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4FRONT – MALICE IN WONDERLAND 2012
Apr 1, 2012 14:41
Progressive Rock Rock
4Front’s long-awaited third album, Malice in Wonderland, with ten amazing new instrumental progressive rock songs, and art design by the legendary Hugh Syme (Rush).
Band 4Front Info: Malice in Wonderland Years: 2012 Info: USA Style: instrumental progressive rock Tracklist: Mp3 260kbps Info: 90 MB
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1. Big Scary Monster 5:14
2. Latitude 5:20
3. Hairless Ape 3:08
4. Shadows of Doubt 4:02
5. Half Night 5:52
6. The Wastelands Express 3:21
7. Crescent Moon 4:01
8. Many Places in a Rush 5:05
9. Barrow St. 3:31
10. Runaway Train (Pt. II of Tunnel Vision) 7:26
Joe Bergamini: Drums
Frank LaPlaca: Bass
Zak Rizvi: Guitars, Keyboards
