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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Kaktus Project - Superstition + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-08-2011 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... Myspace ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Kaktus Project Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Superstition Label : Metalodic ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ http://www.myspace.com/kaktusproject ║ │
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│║ KAKTUS PROJECT, the brainchild of Sylvain ║ │
│║ RouviΦre. "Superstition" - its debut album, ║ │
│║ released in 2011 via Metalodic Records. The CD, ║ │
│║ which is "based on the melodic metal music of ║ │
│║ STRATOVARIUS, EDGUY, sprinkled with HELLOWEEN". ║ │
│║ Cover artworks designed by J.P. Fournier (EDGUY, ║ │
│║ AVANTASIA, KERION, INSTANZIA). ║ │
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│║ Kaktus Project was created by guitarist Sylvain ║ │
│║ Rouviere, and while he may not be an ║ │
│║ instrumentalist that you are familiar with ║ │
│║ chances are you may know some of the musicians ║ │
│║ heÆs surrounded himself with. On the groupÆs ║ │
│║ newest album Superstition Rouviere has ║ │
│║ collaborated with people that have been involved ║ │
│║ with Avantasia, Heavenly, Therion, and ║ │
│║ Masterplan among others and as you might expect ║ │
│║ this makes each track sound fairly different ║ │
│║ from the last. There are a few moments here and ║ │
│║ there that drag, but theyÆre the exception ║ │
│║ rather than the norm and if you enjoy ║ │
│║ heavy/power metal this is worth checking out. ║ │
│║ The instrumentals on Superstition are pretty ║ │
│║ varied but always use melody as a common ║ │
│║ element. Whether the musicians are going at an ║ │
│║ extremely fast pace or offering up a slower ║ │
│║ ballad, all of the guitar work is melodic and ║ │
│║ makes this album sure to instantly appeal to ║ │
│║ power metal fans with its hooks. Right from the ║ │
│║ beginning it is made clear that Kaktus Project ║ │
│║ is able to write fast, edgy numbers as the ║ │
│║ opening song ôFarewellö flies by at a brisk ║ │
│║ pace. The instrumental work is very well done, ║ │
│║ and you can tell that Rouviere has compiled a ║ │
│║ great crew of musicians to bring his vision to ║ │
│║ life. However, there is one issue that stands ║ │
│║ out throughout Superstition. There are a couple ║ │
│║ of slow ballads featuring female vocals, and ║ │
│║ while these arenÆt bad they donÆt have the same ║ │
│║ hooks as the faster songs and come and go ║ │
│║ without making a big impression. The cover of ║ │
│║ ôBohemian Rhapsodyö is pretty cool though, and ║ │
│║ comes as a nice surprise at the end of the disc. ║ │
│║ While the instrumental work was definitely one ║ │
│║ of the main highlights on this album, it is ║ │
│║ worth mentioning that the vocalists involved in ║ │
│║ Kaktus Project give stellar performances as ║ │
│║ well. As you might expect, each singer has their ║ │
│║ own unique touches that they bring to a ║ │
│║ particular song but as they have all been picked ║ │
│║ from the heavy/power metal scene there is a ║ │
│║ sense of familiarity between them. They all have ║ │
│║ strong voices that are well suited to the bandÆs ║ │
│║ combination of melody and intensity, and on the ║ │
│║ softer ballads the female vocalists take over ║ │
│║ and give a mellower, serene performance. One ║ │
│║ thing I would like to see in the future is more ║ │
│║ collaboration between the vocalists involved, as ║ │
│║ some duets between the female and male singers ║ │
│║ involved in this project could prove to be quite ║ │
│║ interesting. ║ │
│║ The ballads could use a little bit more work, ║ │
│║ but the up-tempo numbers more than make up for ║ │
│║ it and because of this Superstition is a quality ║ │
│║ power/heavy metal album. IÆm not sure how ║ │
│║ Sylvain Rouviere organized this project or if he ║ │
│║ is going to use different musicians/vocalists on ║ │
│║ each album, but he is definitely on to something ║ │
│║ and it will be interesting to see where this ║ │
│║ project goes as it progresses. Considering how ║ │
│║ much power metal comes out of Europe and how ║ │
│║ much of it is merely average, it is nice to find ║ │
│║ an act that has some catchy hooks and memorable ║ │
│║ songs and hopefully this is just the beginning. ║ │
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│║ LINE-UP/MUSICIANS ║ │
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│║ Vocals: ║ │
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│║ Amanda Somerville (AVANTASIA) ║ │
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│║ Henning Basse (METALIUM, SONS OF SEASON ) ║ │
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│║ Mats Leven ║ │
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│║ Mike Dimeo (MASTERPLAN, RIOT, THE LIZARDS) ║ │
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│║ Rejane Soulard ║ │
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│║ Oliver Hartmann (AT VANCE, HARTMANN) ║ │
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│║ Sylvain Rouviere ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Celia Duval ║ │
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│║ Guitars: ║ │
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│║ Vincent Morla (LARRY CROCKETT BAND, TASTE OF ║ │
│║ HELL) ║ │
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│║ Manu Livertout ║ │
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│║ Alesk Turbe (NO WAY, CHATTAHOOCHEE) ║ │
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│║ Charley Corbiaux (HEAVENLY) ║ │
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│║ Axel 'Boman' Bonneau ║ │
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│║ Didier Chesneau (HEADLINE) ║ │
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│║ Andy Haller ║ │
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│║ Bass: ║ │
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│║ Igor Lalai ║ │
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│║ Christophe Babin (Headline, Virus IV..) ║ │
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│║ Jean-Francois Leda ║ │
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│║ Matthieu G. Plana (HEAVENLY) ║ │
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│║ Keyboards: ║ │
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│║ Manu Martin (PATRICK RONDAT) ║ │
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│║ Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT, SONS OF SEASON) ║ │
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│║ Sylvain Rouviere ║ │
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│║ Drums:s ║ │
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│║ David Rousseau (NO WAY, SAINTE OMBRE) ║ │
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│║ Benoit Vedrenne (EDGAR ALLAN) ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Farewell [04:55] │
│ 02 - Superstition [03:39] │
│ 03 - Above The Flame [04:00] │
│ 04 - Tonight [05:17] │
│ 05 - Possession [03:19] │
│ 06 - The Sadness [04:09] │
│ 07 - Dark Room [04:48] │
│ 08 - Alone In The Dark [03:45] │
│ 09 - Cold In The Night [03:25] │
│ 10 - I┤m Living In My Death [04:29] │
│ 11 - My Tears [03:52] │
│ 12 - Resurrection [04:03] │
│ 13 - Bohemian Rhapsody (Bonus Track) [05:45] │
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│ Total Length : [55:26 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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