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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Boguslaw Balcerak┤s Crylord - Blood Of The Prophets + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-28-2011 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 : Boguslaw Balcerak┤s Crylord Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Blood Of The Prophets Label : Lion Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ http://www.myspace.com/crylord ║ │
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│║ The band here comes from Poland is the ║ │
│║ brainchild of Boguslaw Balcerak, a talented ║ │
│║ guitarist and this is their first release on ║ │
│║ Lion Music. The band is playing Neoclassical ║ │
│║ Metal, with all the trademarks of the genre, and ║ │
│║ are doing it with quite a style. The first ║ │
│║ concern for such a release, is that if the ║ │
│║ guitarist can implement some feeling and ║ │
│║ melodies along with the guitar shredding, thus ║ │
│║ making songs not only perfectly performed but ║ │
│║ also catchy and interesting for the listener. ║ │
│║ Such a question doesn't exist here, since all ║ │
│║ the things of this album are carefully chosen ║ │
│║ for the best result. First we have to say that ║ │
│║ Boguslaw can play, and can play good. Inspired ║ │
│║ by Malmsteen obviously, but also from Classic ║ │
│║ music, he tries to create a personal sound, ║ │
│║ adding all those influences into his own style. ║ │
│║ The material of this album was recorded from ║ │
│║ 2008 to 2009, and the vocals were done by Mark ║ │
│║ Boals, Goran Edman and Carsten Schulz adding to ║ │
│║ the whole quality. So, along with the excellent ║ │
│║ guitar works and melodies expect top class ║ │
│║ vocals, memorable parts to sing along, and a ║ │
│║ touch of Epic atmosphere. The vocals are ║ │
│║ balancing the domination of the guitars, ║ │
│║ something that is very good, and make the music ║ │
│║ a bit more interesting. The mastering was done ║ │
│║ by no else than Andy LaRocque, to assure that ║ │
│║ top quality has also achieved in this section as ║ │
│║ well. If you are a fan of this style, then check ║ │
│║ them out. ║ │
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│║ With little doubt, Boguslaw Balcerak can play ║ │
│║ guitar. Crylord is the project and platform for ║ │
│║ this versatile Polish guitarist who performs in ║ │
│║ the neo-classical tradition. Blood of the ║ │
│║ Prophets is his debut on Lion Music (well known ║ │
│║ for signing major new guitar talent). Besides ║ │
│║ several of Poland's finest musicians, Balcerak ║ │
│║ is supported on lead vocals by three men who are ║ │
│║ quite familiar with neo-classical inspired heavy ║ │
│║ metal: Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz, Goran Edman, and ║ │
│║ Marc Boals. Additionally, the album was produced ║ │
│║ by King Diamond guitarist Andy LaRocque. ║ │
│║ Balcerak and Crylord deliver solid melodic heavy ║ │
│║ and power metal driven by his fiery guitar work. ║ │
│║ Yet any axe slinger can rip up the fret board ║ │
│║ for a matter of record. But the real question ║ │
│║ is, can they do this in the context of well ║ │
│║ written songs? The answer for Balcerak and ║ │
│║ company is cautious affirmative. Blood of the ║ │
│║ Prophets, Grave of Love, Valley of the Dead, and ║ │
│║ Angel of Divine show inspiration beyond a clinic ║ │
│║ in guitar technique. Warrior's Moon or Behind ║ │
│║ the Walls of Sadness, maybe not so much. But ║ │
│║ Carsten Schulz steals the show on these anyway. ║ │
│║ However, for pure epic power metal and a double ║ │
│║ dose of fret angst, When the Time Has Come and ║ │
│║ The Healing Hands of Destruction offer a ║ │
│║ reasonable balance between guitar technique and ║ │
│║ song composition. ║ │
│║ Fundamentally, however, enjoying Boguslaw ║ │
│║ Balcerak's Crylord and Blood Of The Prophets ║ │
│║ likely depends on your interest and/or tolerance ║ │
│║ for neo-classical guitar technique. There's ║ │
│║ plenty of widdling and wiggling across the fret ║ │
│║ board here, and arpeggios abound. In the end, ║ │
│║ all this review stands on that opening sentence. ║ │
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│║ Boguslaw æBibasÆ Balcerak û All Rhythm & Lead ║ │
│║ guitars, Bass. ║ │
│║ Carsten æLizardÆ Schulz û vocals on 2, ║ │
│║ 5,6,8,10,12. ║ │
│║ Mark Boals û vocals on 4,6,11,12. ║ │
│║ Goran Edman û vocals on 3,9,11,12. ║ │
│║ Kamil Wyzinski û Bass. ║ │
│║ Tomek æZawadÆ Zawadzki û Bass. ║ │
│║ Lukasz Dybalski û Keyboards. ║ │
│║ Marcin æKanclerzÆ Kwasny û Drums. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Ante Bellum Overture [01:50] │
│ 02 - Blood Of The Prophets [05:59] │
│ 03 - Grave Of Love [04:36] │
│ 04 - Bards Tale [04:59] │
│ 05 - Warriors Moon [03:51] │
│ 06 - Face Of Destiny [05:07] │
│ 07 - The Heretic [03:01] │
│ 08 - Behind The Walls Of Sadness [05:52] │
│ 09 - Angel Of Divine [04:17] │
│ 10 - Valley Of The Dead [08:13] │
│ 11 - Whe The Time Has Come [05:10] │
│ 12 - The Healing Hands Of Destruction [06:40] │
│ 13 - Bonus Track [04:23] │
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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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