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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-28-2011 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2007 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... myspace.com/symphorcepowe ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Symphorce Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Become Death Label : MetalBlade ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Symphorce, the brilliant vocalist Andy B. ║ │
│║ FranckÆs second band beside Brainstorm. Their ║ │
│║ latest album was a real inconsistent story, had ║ │
│║ some great tracks but unfortunately some real ║ │
│║ fillers too. The same goes for this, the bandÆs ║ │
│║ sixth album, but this time the heights are even ║ │
│║ better than last time, but thereÆs more fillers ║ │
│║ instead, and weaker ones...hence why my headline ║ │
│║ is what it is of this review. ║ │
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│║ High mountains and deep valleys, yes, this is ║ │
│║ how I would sum this album in words. What ║ │
│║ Symphorce has done since last album is that they ║ │
│║ have thrown in some some variation over the ║ │
│║ songs. They have thrashy two-tact passages, ║ │
│║ crushing mid-tempo,doublebass drumming, these ║ │
│║ are things these guys always have had, but new ║ │
│║ to this album is more acoustic and ballady ║ │
│║ passages, and even some parts that sure is ║ │
│║ gothic metal (worst of all is the HIM-sounding ║ │
│║ ôInside the Castö). While I think itÆs fun to ║ │
│║ see that they are trying new ways, these new ║ │
│║ attempts doesnÆt really do work well...at all, ║ │
│║ and then itÆs no fun anymore. What Symphorce ║ │
│║ does best is this heavy stuff we can hear in ║ │
│║ songs like the awesome ôDarkness Fills The Skyö ║ │
│║ (the verses, the verses!), ôCondemnedö, ôDeath ║ │
│║ Has Comeö, ôAncient Propheciesö (which has a ║ │
│║ fucking great chorus) and ôTowards the Lightö. ║ │
│║ All these are splendid examples that shows that ║ │
│║ this is what Symphorce should do. But when ║ │
│║ hearing songs mostly like already mentioned ║ │
│║ ôInside the Castö, ôNo Final Words To Sayö and ║ │
│║ ôIn The Hopes Of A Dreamö, then I would just ║ │
│║ want to throw the CD out of the window and yell ║ │
│║ ôWHY!?ö. With these songs they have really gone ║ │
│║ to the bottom of the deepest valleys. But we ║ │
│║ luckily have those great songs I mentioned ║ │
│║ firstly, and they are really great and makes ║ │
│║ this album worth. ║ │
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│║ On the better side we also have the best ║ │
│║ production of any Symphorce album. Everything ║ │
│║ sounds really heavy, and new drummer Steffen ║ │
│║ TheurerÆs drumsound and drumplaying is worth ║ │
│║ mentioning, tight and nice. Dennis WohlboldÆs ║ │
│║ bass can be more heard than ever, and the guitar ║ │
│║ section does great and heavy work with the ║ │
│║ riffing and soloÆs (even if thereÆs some ║ │
│║ keyboard soloÆs to be found too). Mr. Andy B. ║ │
│║ FranckÆs performance must be his best and most ║ │
│║ variated that iÆve heard him sing on any album. ║ │
│║ You hear all kind of ranges from him here, and ║ │
│║ he does all very well done, you will hear him do ║ │
│║ anything from growls to high pitched screams and ║ │
│║ he shows once again that he is a world-class ║ │
│║ singer. ║ │
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│║ And Symphorce have shown again that they can ║ │
│║ write monster riffs and great songs, but sadly ║ │
│║ yes, also these weak filler tracks that I ║ │
│║ mentioned earlier. So one can really say this is ║ │
│║ as inconsistent as ôGodSpeedö, but it has the ║ │
│║ good songs are better, and theyÆre many, which ║ │
│║ absolutely make this album better. Symphorce ║ │
│║ still havenÆt overmastered their ôPhorceful ║ │
│║ Aheadö, but I absolutely think you should get ║ │
│║ this album, but beware of the filler tracks, and ║ │
│║ prepare for some serious headbanging when ║ │
│║ hearing ôDarkness Fills The Skyö. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Darkness Fills the Sky [04:53] │
│ 02 - Condemned [04:53] │
│ 03 - In the Hopes of A Dream [05:09] │
│ 04 - Death Has Come [05:22] │
│ 05 - Inside the Cast [04:39] │
│ 06 - No Final Words to Say [04:56] │
│ 07 - Towards the Light [04:12] │
│ 08 - Ancient Prophecies [05:00] │
│ 09 - Lost But Found [04:15] │
│ 10 - Lies [04:45] │
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│ Total Length : [48:04 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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