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│ + Eagleheart - Dreamtherapy + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-15-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.eagleheart.eu ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Eagleheart Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Dreamtherapy Label : Scarlet ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ EagleheartÆs debut CD æMoment of lifeÆ was a ║ │
│║ breezy European power metal romp, easy on the ║ │
│║ ear and surviving its lack of originality ║ │
│║ through boundless energy and enthusiasm. Things ║ │
│║ have changed a little for æDreamtherapyÆ, where ║ │
│║ it seems the Czech outfit have decided to write ║ │
│║ a little less automatically and push the ║ │
│║ envelope somewhat in terms of their development. ║ │
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│║ Progressive and symphonic metal elements were ║ │
│║ certainly present on the debut, but rather than ║ │
│║ being interesting little musical cues and brief ║ │
│║ diversions, here they are fully integrated into ║ │
│║ the overall sound of a more mature and in-depth ║ │
│║ CD. ║ │
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│║ This naturally means the overtly power metal ║ │
│║ style they had broken through with has been ║ │
│║ dialed back a little, with the overall pace ║ │
│║ lowering accordingly and the arrangements being ║ │
│║ less streamlined. While it sometimes feels like ║ │
│║ they have taken a step forward and then another ║ │
│║ back, the crucial thing is that Eagleheart have ║ │
│║ retained the core of their overall sound and ║ │
│║ 'Dreamtherapy' feels ambitious and rewarding ║ │
│║ rather than overwrought. ║ │
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│║ The proper opening song, ôShades of nothingö ║ │
│║ would give the initial impression that it was ║ │
│║ business as usual, being a lightning-fast ║ │
│║ power/speed metal cracker, the arpeggiated lead ║ │
│║ playing setting the song alight (especially on ║ │
│║ the neck-snapping post-bridge solo) while gang ║ │
│║ and choir vocals add both aggression and class. ║ │
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│║ It takes until title track, a full 5 songs ║ │
│║ later, for Eagleheart to get into top gear again ║ │
│║ though and the surrounding songs offer far more ║ │
│║ ventures into less-travelled waters while ║ │
│║ usually maintaining a steady pace. The symphonic ║ │
│║ elements are really pushed to the fore on ôTaste ║ │
│║ my painö, where the quick-fire riffs are ║ │
│║ replaced with thudding chords that synchronise ║ │
│║ perfectly with the timed pounding of the bass ║ │
│║ drums. ║ │
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│║ Areas like this show how much more of a ║ │
│║ progressive metal feel there is to the CD ║ │
│║ overall, but the familiar power metal style is ║ │
│║ never far away, as the following ôLost in the ║ │
│║ dead endö shows, the pounding of the progressive ║ │
│║ sections alternating continuously with short ║ │
│║ gallops of speed. Significantly, while the speed ║ │
│║ and immediacy is not always present, the feeling ║ │
│║ evoked by the music is generally always an ║ │
│║ upbeat, or at least a hopeful one, meaning the ║ │
│║ progressive elements never swamp everything else ║ │
│║ totally. ║ │
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│║ Key in keeping the CD lively is that the band ║ │
│║ seem to have filled every gap, with the subtle ║ │
│║ background keyboards showing the dedication to ║ │
│║ arranging the songs as massively as possible, ║ │
│║ while every time there threatens to be a lull a ║ │
│║ sizzling lead guitar fill seems to burst out of ║ │
│║ nowhere. ║ │
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│║ While the monstrous closing track will take home ║ │
│║ most of the plaudits, the centerpiece to the ║ │
│║ full thing is the arresting ballad-of-sorts ║ │
│║ ôNothing remainsö and is the one that stays ║ │
│║ longest in the memory thanks to its cinematic, ║ │
│║ crystalline piano motif and an absorbing chorus. ║ │
│║ The vocals of Vojte(ch èimonφk were the only ║ │
│║ clear area in which the band clearly needed some ║ │
│║ improvement, and while he isnÆt quite ready to ║ │
│║ join the ranks of the metal elite, he definitely ║ │
│║ has gone to some lengths to improving his ║ │
│║ performance. The most notable difference is that ║ │
│║ he always seems to be giving it everything heÆs ║ │
│║ got û not that he was holding back on æMoment of ║ │
│║ lifeÆ, but here he seems to be absolutely ║ │
│║ bursting a gut from start to finish and as ║ │
│║ result he sounds genuinely commanding. ║ │
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│║ The culmination of all the styles presented on ║ │
│║ the CD comes with the triumphant 12-minute ║ │
│║ closer ôWheel of sorrowö, an astounding voyage ║ │
│║ through a variety of moods and tempos that ║ │
│║ builds effectively and with great care before ║ │
│║ simply exploding into life, in turns galloping ║ │
│║ and juddering before fading away on a lingering ║ │
│║ symphonic cascade. ║ │
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│║ While, from an objective perspective, ║ │
│║ æDreamtherapyÆ is almost certainly an ║ │
│║ improvement on its predecessor, the old school ║ │
│║ power metal fan in me in truth does miss some of ║ │
│║ the more straight-ahead, foot to the floor style ║ │
│║ of the first CD. If anything is wrong with this ║ │
│║ follow up it is possibly that just a little of ║ │
│║ the unbridled joy of the first CD has been lost, ║ │
│║ but Eagleheart canÆt be accused of a lack of ║ │
│║ commitment. Refusing to stand still, they have ║ │
│║ obviously worked long and hard at these songs ║ │
│║ and have gone to some lengths to find a voice of ║ │
│║ their own. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Insomnia [01:00] │
│ 02 - Shades Of Nothing [04:37] │
│ 03 - Taste My Pain [04:08] │
│ 04 - Lost In The Dead End [05:24] │
│ 05 - Creator Of Time [03:47] │
│ 06 - Nothing Remains [05:49] │
│ 07 - Dreamtherapy [04:52] │
│ 08 - Burned By The Sun [04:38] │
│ 09 - Glass Mountain [04:43] │
│ 10 - Wheel Of Sorrow [12:19] │
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│ Total Length : [51:17 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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