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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Arwen - Memories Of A Dream + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-25-2009 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.arwenmetal.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Arwen Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Memories Of A Dream Label : Arise ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Spain's Arwen were always going to have a hard ║ │
│║ time living up to countrymen Dark Moor. One of ║ │
│║ the more remarkable points of interest with ║ │
│║ Arwen is the fact that the band has eight ║ │
│║ members. symphonic power metal is the name of ║ │
│║ the game here, ultra happy, ultra flowery and ║ │
│║ ultimately nothing to wet the bed over. Fans of ║ │
│║ acts such as Rhapsody (of Fire). early Angra, ║ │
│║ Dark Moor and Visions of Atlantis will ║ │
│║ definitely find some enjoyment though. ║ │
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│║ Predictable opener "Transcendence" is an ║ │
│║ expected throwaway intro. First proper track ║ │
│║ "Dreamland" soars, with keyboard arpeggios and ║ │
│║ some fantastic vocals, the sole strongpoint of ║ │
│║ this album. Nacho Ruiz is a very talented ║ │
│║ singer, reminding me in particular of AndrΘ ║ │
│║ Matos. "Between Love And Pain" is surprisingly ║ │
│║ the best track on offer here; despite being ║ │
│║ flowery as hell it's just so well done. The ║ │
│║ guitars are great in this song although I still ║ │
│║ don't fully understand why these folks needed ║ │
│║ two keyboardists. Other standouts include "So ║ │
│║ High" with some stomping riffage which really ║ │
│║ surprised me, and if we found more of the ║ │
│║ heavier elements we'd be on to a winner. ║ │
│║ "Eternally" has a feel of the classic mid-paced ║ │
│║ power metal semi-ballads, however female ║ │
│║ vocalist (deep breath) Marφa del Carmen "Mamen" ║ │
│║ Casta±o slightly lets the side down. Memories of ║ │
│║ a Dream isn't a bad album, but it will be ║ │
│║ forever destined to obscurity, as will Arwen ║ │
│║ unless they manage to step up their game. If ║ │
│║ you're thinking about buying this one I'd ║ │
│║ certainly suggest checking a couple of tracks ║ │
│║ out beforehand. There is worse in the genre and ║ │
│║ this album is not without its own merits. ║ │
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│║ Standout Tracks: "Dreamland", "Between Love and ║ │
│║ Pain", "So High", and "At ║ │
│║ The End". ║ │
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│║ Recorded at Cube Studios between December, 2001 ║ │
│║ and May, 2002 by Alberto Seara & ║ │
│║ Samuel B. Moreno. Mixed at Cube Studios by ║ │
│║ Alberto Seara. Mastered by Mika ║ │
│║ Jussila at Finnvox Studio. ║ │
│║ Produced by Alberto Seara, Jose & Nacho Ruiz. ║ │
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│║ Line-up: ║ │
│║ JosΘ A. Garrido - guitars ║ │
│║ Luis M. ôLuismaö Hernßndez - bass ║ │
│║ Nacho Ruiz - vocals ║ │
│║ Marφa del Carmen ôMamenö Casta±o - vocals ║ │
│║ Nacho Arriaga - drums ║ │
│║ Rosalva Alonso - keyboards ║ │
│║ Alberto AvilΘs - guitars ║ │
│║ Jonathan Zapatero - keyboards ║ │
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│║ Bonustrack for Japan: ║ │
│║ 12. March of Time (Helloween Cover) [appeared on ║ │
│║ The Keepers of Jericho Part ║ │
│║ II - A Tribute to Helloween (Arise Records, ║ │
│║ 2002)] ║ │
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│║ Bonustracks for the Asian Edition (all them ║ │
│║ taken from At the End... ║ │
│║ demo, 1999): ║ │
│║ 12. Dreamland (Demo Version) ║ │
│║ 13. TimeÆs Gate (Demo Version) ║ │
│║ 14. At the End (Demo Version) ║ │
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│║ Discography ║ │
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│║ At the End... Demo, 1999 ║ │
│║ Memories Of A Dream Full-length, 2002 ║ │
│║ Illusions Full-length, 2004 ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Trascendental Overture [02:14] │
│ 02 - Dreamland [04:16] │
│ 03 - Between Love And Pain [05:51] │
│ 04 - Time┤s Gate [06:33] │
│ 05 - Alone [05:36] │
│ 06 - So High [04:36] │
│ 07 - Woodheart [01:24] │
│ 08 - Once Upon A Time [05:53] │
│ 09 - Eternally [03:40] │
│ 10 - At The End [06:32] │
│ 11 - New Life [03:31] │
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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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