Benighted Soul describe their music somewhere between progressive and symphonic metal. They say they have found their own path through metal. They claim to go from pop/rock all the way to heavy metal, supported by powerful riffs and rich orchestrations. I, as usual, disagree. Of course it would be ideal and great to have found your own path of metal after making music for nine years. They have also produced three demos and two albums, so yes, having your own style by then would be awesome.
This band are talking about their own path when everything I hear is so predictable. Things that have been done many times before, blindly copied without making any effort to make it their own. The lack of variety in instruments and effects simply give the effect you think you have already heard a song three times, while it has been a different song all the times. The choral pieces in this album are beautiful and have a very rich and full sound. They have a fine atmosphere and they are well finished off, the production itself is not quite so bad at all. The sound is overall quite full and pleasant, until Géraldine opens up her mouth and tries to create a powerful sound. The moment she does so, her voice sounds shrill and downright horrible. Besides the fact her vocals are not really powerful, she is simply not pleasant to listen to.
All in all, this seems like a very ordinary thing, and I think it is. They should break loose of all the predictable gothic things in their metal, they should add more atmosphere to their music and Geraldine needs to work on the sharpness in her voice. Apart from that, I am guessing this band will be just fine.
Rating: 58/100
01. Broken Icons 06:02
02. Edge of Insanity 08:07
03. Wrong Reflection 03:49
04. Falling in Sin 07:04
05. Ticking Time Bomb 06:39
06. Stranger Me 05:33
07. The Seventh Cage 04:58
08. Evergreen 05:59
09. Start from Scratch 07:13
10. My So Called Friend 06:02
11. No Warning Signs? 07:54
Band Urgent
Info: Cast the First Stone
Style: Melodic Hard Rock / AOR
Years: 1984
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 102,31 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 - Running Back.
02 - Say Goodbye.
03 - Cast The First Stone.
04 - Love Can Make You Cry.
05 - Pay Up.
06 - Love Him Or Leave Him.
07 - Dedicated To Love.
08 - Only You.
09 - So This Is Paradise.
10 - Tell The Boys, No.
11 - Running Back.
Band Joshua Perahia
Info: Chapter One (2001R)
Style: Melodic Hard Rock
Years: 1995
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 145,23 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 - Concrete Jungle.
02 - You Want It All.
03 - Steady Weapon.
04 - One Night Is Not Enough.
05 - Long Way To Heaven.
06 - Dark Days.
07 - It Must Be Love.
08 - Tears Of Joy.
09 - Bad Man.
10 - Walk Into The Light.
11 - Devil's River.
12 - Right On Target.
Band Scott Grimes
Info: Scott Grimes
Style: AOR
Years: 1989
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 110,67 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 - You're The Voice.
02 - You've Got A Friend.
03 - Show Me The Way To Your Heart.
04 - Call On Me.
05 - What Am I Gonna Say.
06 - I Don't Even Mind.
07 - You Belong To Me.
08 - Only Love.
09 - Pressure Down.
10 - Walkin' On The Water.
11 - Chance In A Million.
Jan 8, 2012 00:07
Hard Rock Heavy Metal |Power Metal
Band Doro Info: Merry Metal X-Mas Years: 2011 Info: Germany Style: Heavy Metal ??????|Tracklist: MP3 CBR 320 kbps
01. Merry Metal Xmas
Line-Up:
Doro - Vocals
Onkel Tom Angelripper - Vocals
Joe Taylor - Guitar
Oliver Palotai - Guitar
Bas Maas - Guitar
Nick Douglas - Bass
Luca Princiotta - Keyboard, Guitar
Johnny Dee - Drums
1. Creators of the Downfall
2. Burning Wings
3. Vengeance
4. Fight for the Cross... Die for Jerusalem (live)
5. The Realm of Hell (live)
6. Path to Glory (live)
Band Toto
Info: Toto IV
Style: Pop Rock / AOR
Years: 1982
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 102,27 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 - Rosanna.
02 - Make Believe.
03 - I Won't Hold You Back.
04 - Good For You.
05 - It's A Feeling.
06 - Afraid Of Love.
07 - Lovers In The Night.
08 - We Made It.
09 - Waiting For Your Love.
10 - Africa.
Band Live Wire
Info: Pick It Up
Style: Classic Rock / Pub Rock
Years: 1979
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 93,07 Mb
Info: UK
Tracklist:
01 - Hit & Run Driver.
02 - Money.
03 - Thinking Of You.
04 - Water Into Wine.
05 - Lone Car Cruising.
06 - Hey Good Looking.
07 - Superstitious.
08 - Weaving.
09 - Paid In Smiles.
10 - Hard They Come Up.
Band Whitesnake
Info: Live in Tokyo (bootleg)
Style: Hard Rock
Years: 1988
Info: MP3 CBR 320 kbs
Info: 195.27 Mb
Info: UK
Tracklist:
101. Bad Boys / Children Of The Night
102. Slide It In
103. Slow An' Easy
104. Here I Go Again
105. Gulity Of Love
106. Is This Love
107. Love Ain't No Stranger
201. Guitar Solo / Crying In The Rain / Tommy Aldridge Solo
202. Still Of The Night
203. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
204. Give Me All Your Love
205. Tits (aka "Tush" by ZZ Top)
Band Steve Thomson
Info: Everyone Loves A Winner
Style: Melodic Hard Rock
Years: 1990
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 100,10 Mb
Info: Switzerland
Tracklist:
01 - Walk Like A Man.
02 - Everyone Loves A Winner.
03 - Blazing Heart.
04 - All Through The Night.
05 - All That I Ask.
06 - Dream On.
07 - Hot Cherie.
08 - Give It Up.
09 - Time Will Tell.
10 - Take Me Back.
11 - I'll Take My Chances.
Band Praying Mantis
Info: Forever In Time
Style: Melodic Hard Rock
Years: 1998
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 151,99 Mb
Info: UK
Tracklist:
01 - Wasted Years.
02 - The Messiah.
03 - Best Years.
04 - Blood Of An Angel.
05 - Valley Of The Kings.
06 - Changes.
07 - Man Behind The Mask.
08 - Remember My Name.
09 - The Day The Sun Turned Cold.
10 - Forever In Time.
