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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Tierra Santa - Tierras De Leyenda + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-05-2010 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2000 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.tierra-santa.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Tierra Santa Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Tierras De Leyenda Label : Locomotive ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Tierra Santa was my favorite band back in high ║ │
│║ school, when I was a metal newbie. Their speed, ║ │
│║ their themes; there was something in them that ║ │
│║ just got into my ears. Since Spanish is my ║ │
│║ native tongue I understand perfectly all of ║ │
│║ their lyrics, and had the luck of singing along ║ │
│║ with them when I saw them live. ║ │
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│║ Now, I still regard them as a good band, though ║ │
│║ I have only this album of their catalogue, since ║ │
│║ the title track was always (and still is) one of ║ │
│║ my all time favorite songs. So, let┤s get on ║ │
│║ with it. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ La Tormenta û or The Storm, its just an intro ║ │
│║ with a storm in the background, a choir, and a ║ │
│║ horse driving a chariot. Just an intro. ║ │
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│║ Tierras de Leyenda û or Lands of Legend, here is ║ │
│║ what Tierra Santa is all about: speed. Rhythm ║ │
│║ guitar and drums are the same all the way, fast ║ │
│║ as a war chariot. Its about and old man telling ║ │
│║ the story of a king trying to rob the power of a ║ │
│║ unicorn. The whole song is quite the same, but ║ │
│║ for the solo and lyrics. Although quite simple, ║ │
│║ easily the best song. ║ │
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│║ Sodoma y Gomorra û or Sodom and Gomorrah, then ║ │
│║ again speed. The song speaks of the two cities ║ │
│║ of lustful infamy. A bit slower than the ║ │
│║ previous one, but with a better guitar solo; the ║ │
│║ chorus gets catchier. ║ │
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│║ La Canci≤n del Pirata (Parte 1 y 2) û or The ║ │
│║ Pirate┤s Song (Part 1 and 2); the lyrics are a ║ │
│║ poem written by JosΘ de Espronceda, a spanish ║ │
│║ poet, and tell the story of Bajel, a pirate ║ │
│║ known and feared for his bravery. Part 1 is ║ │
│║ mid-tempo, and a strong song, the most catchy. ║ │
│║ It fades to a beach sound, with seagulls and ║ │
│║ everything, and Part 2 begins with an acoustic ║ │
│║ guitar tune, and goes the same for the first ║ │
│║ half. The second half kicks with drum and ║ │
│║ riffing, while retaining the same melody for the ║ │
│║ lyrics. These two songs just kick ass. ║ │
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│║ El Secreto del Fara≤n û or the Pharaoh┤s Secret, ║ │
│║ another intro, just Egyptian ambientation via ║ │
│║ synthesizers I think. ║ │
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│║ La Momia û or the Mummy, return to speed and ║ │
│║ power. Quite a more melodic song with an ║ │
│║ Egyptian tune quite memorable. The same elements ║ │
│║ of Sodoma y Gomorra are present, although in a ║ │
│║ bit larger song. As you can see, Tierra Santa is ║ │
│║ a little bit repetitive, but by no means bad, at ║ │
│║ least in this album. ║ │
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│║ La Torre de Babel û or The Tower of Babel, which ║ │
│║ lyrics obviously speak of the famed tower who ║ │
│║ stood in defiance of the Heavens. This song is ║ │
│║ quite similar to Sodoma y Gomorra, but faster. ║ │
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│║ Una Juventud Perdida û or A Lost Youth, the most ║ │
│║ different song of the album, at least during the ║ │
│║ beginning. It starts with a piano and vocals, ║ │
│║ almost like a ballad. In fact, this could be the ║ │
│║ ballad of the album (it speaks of the pain of a ║ │
│║ mother whose child went to fight evil, and ║ │
│║ lost), were it not for the heavy part which ║ │
│║ comprises the second half. Not bad, but the ║ │
│║ weaker song of the album. ║ │
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│║ La Caja de Pandora û or Pandora┤s Box, it starts ║ │
│║ slow, with a guitar leading the tune; and then ║ │
│║ evolves into a master song, with the same tune, ║ │
│║ but faster. Good song, but not one of my ║ │
│║ favorites. ║ │
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│║ El Caballo de Troya û or The Horse of Troy, the ║ │
│║ closer of the album. A fast song, a great song, ║ │
│║ the most catchy in the album. Definitely a great ║ │
│║ song, but I don┤t like it as a closer. La ║ │
│║ Canci≤n del Pirata 1 & 2 would┤ve been the ║ │
│║ accurate choice for a closer, but anyway a good ║ │
│║ song. ║ │
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│║ The problem with Tierra Santa is that they are ║ │
│║ repetitive, one time too many. They use the same ║ │
│║ elements of start and finish in most of their ║ │
│║ songs, not only in this album but in most of ║ │
│║ their repertoire. Its not that they┤re bad, in ║ │
│║ fact they are fast and catchy, but they could be ║ │
│║ a bit more innovative. That would certainly make ║ │
│║ them a better band, those who know these guys ║ │
│║ should agree with me, it is a little bit ║ │
│║ difficult to distinguish their songs from each ║ │
│║ other.s ║ │
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│║ A good album, I know most of their songs from ║ │
│║ their other records and I like this one the ║ │
│║ most. If you like speed metal and mythology, ║ │
│║ this album is highly recommendable, otherwise, ║ │
│║ buy it out of curiosity at least. They aren┤t ║ │
│║ precisely musical geniuses or masters in their ║ │
│║ instruments, but do achieve tunes to remember. ║ │
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│║ Last known line-up ║ │
│║ ┴ngel - Vocals, Guitar ║ │
│║ Arturo - Guitar, Backing Vocals ║ │
│║ Roberto - Bass, Backing Vocals ║ │
│║ Mikel - Keyboards ║ │
│║ David - Drums ║ │
│║ Former/past member(s) ║ │
│║ I±aki - Drums (Zenobia) ║ │
│║ Juanan - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Tommy - Keyboards ║ │
│║ ╙scar - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Paco - Keyboards ║ │
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│║ Discography ║ │
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│║ Medieval Full-length, 1997 ║ │
│║ Legendario Full-length, 1999 ║ │
│║ Tierras de leyenda Full-length, 2000 ║ │
│║ Cuando la tierra toco el cielo DVD, 2001 ║ │
│║ Cuando la tierra toca el cielo Single, 2001 ║ │
│║ Sangre de Reyes Full-length, 2001 ║ │
│║ Indomable Full-length, 2003 ║ │
│║ Las Mil y Una Noches Live album, 2003 ║ │
│║ Las Mil Y Una Noches DVD, 2004 ║ │
│║ Apocalipsis Full-length, 2004 ║ │
│║ Mejor Morir En Pie Full-length, 2006 ║ │
│║ 1997 - 2007 Best of/Compilation, 2007 ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - La Tormenta [01:10] │
│ 02 - Tierras De Leyenda [04:02] │
│ 03 - Sodoma Y Gomorra [03:28] │
│ 04 - La Canci≤n Del Pirata (I) [03:48] │
│ 05 - La Canci≤n Del Pirata (II) [03:11] │
│ 06 - El Secreto Del Fara≤n [02:30] │
│ 07 - La Momia [05:25] │
│ 08 - La Torre De Babel [03:36] │
│ 09 - Una Juventud Perdida [06:38] │
│ 10 - La Caja De Pandora [05:48] │
│ 11 - El Caballo De Troya [03:31] │
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│ Total Length : [43:07 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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