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│ + Fortress Under Siege - The Mortal Flesh Of Love + │
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│║ Release Date.may-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... fortressundersiege.blogspo ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Fortress Under Siege Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Mortal Flesh Of Love Label : Metal Mad ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Greek Power / Progsters Fortress Under Siege ║ │
│║ have finally released their second long awaited ║ │
│║ album on Metal Mad Music. For those who are not ║ │
│║ aware by the band I got to point that they are ║ │
│║ now back in action after 15 years of silence. ║ │
│║ There same title Mini CD release back in 1996 is ║ │
│║ for sure a magnificent piece of Power / ║ │
│║ Progressive art and I can assure you that in ║ │
│║ their next release they are following those very ║ │
│║ same steps. Fotis Sotiropoulos - Guitars, ║ │
│║ Michael Smeros - Vocals, Georgios Georgiou - ║ │
│║ Keyboards, Vaggelis Hatziandreou - Bass, John ║ │
│║ Dimoulas û Drums is the current line up of the ║ │
│║ band, the album is entitled "The Mortal Flesh Of ║ │
│║ Love" and what follows is a track by track ║ │
│║ review of it. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ôDeeds Of All Disgraceö has been wisely selected ║ │
│║ as the opening track of this full length. Its ║ │
│║ melodic and emotional interlude would remind to ║ │
│║ those that already aware of FUS that melody and ║ │
│║ emotion was always their bigger trademarks, so I ║ │
│║ guess that things are going on from where they ║ │
│║ have stopped. As the track goes on the listener ║ │
│║ would come across to inspired, complex still ║ │
│║ very memorable Power / Prog Steel at its best. ║ │
│║ In melancholic -nostalgic someone would say- ║ │
│║ mood the track overtakes the listener into a ║ │
│║ very special journey. Take a more careful listen ║ │
│║ and discover the hidden melodies almost ║ │
│║ everywhere, focus into the keyboards that ║ │
│║ provide a special touch in here, repeat the ║ │
│║ listening to let the beautiful guitar themes and ║ │
│║ melodies flow into your mind once more. Mr ║ │
│║ Smeros voice seem to be into great form and ║ │
│║ someone can realize it form the very first parts ║ │
│║ of the song. Excellent vocal melodies, passion ║ │
│║ and great performance. For sure this is one of ║ │
│║ the most outstanding tracks of the album. ║ │
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│║ Based mainly in Power Metal forms -the European ║ │
│║ way- and a solid main riff the next "Last ║ │
│║ Temptation" track would soon turned into a fine, ║ │
│║ mysterious Prog Metal tune. I really enjoyed the ║ │
│║ bridges based on the beautiful keyboard leads ║ │
│║ and the mysterious vocal melodies. It is ║ │
│║ wonderful how the piano melodies -that are also ║ │
│║ a strong feature of the song- are mixed with the ║ │
│║ solid riffing. The fast breakings will keep the ║ │
│║ listening interest in high levels and those ║ │
│║ exotic, eastern melodies and themes are on the ║ │
│║ end of the day the real strong part of the tune. ║ │
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│║ "Holly Communion" comes next is a real beautiful ║ │
│║ piece of FUS music, it mainly works as an ║ │
│║ interlude to the follower "My Foulest Sin" ║ │
│║ track. Here the band re presents its more Power ║ │
│║ Metal side offering a heavier and even faster ║ │
│║ track base din killer guitar riffs, hammering ║ │
│║ drums and the great vox of Mr Smernos. This is ║ │
│║ the heavier tune of the three included in the ║ │
│║ full length. Well it is more than a big surprise ║ │
│║ to realize that a band able to compose melodic ║ │
│║ Prog stuff can also bring to the front some high ║ │
│║ class Power Metal as well. Well this band is ║ │
│║ called Fortress Under Siege. ║ │
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│║ The next "Gods Of War" track is also in fast ║ │
│║ tempos, I guess that part of this song is one ║ │
│║ more expression of the band's love to good Power ║ │
│║ Metal riffs. -just listen the opening riff and ║ │
│║ the riff of the first vocal part and you would ║ │
│║ get my point-. Listening more carefully you soon ║ │
│║ realize the transformation of the song, rhythm ║ │
│║ changes, even more lead parts and so on... Well ║ │
│║ I got to point that the two big trademarks of ║ │
│║ the song are the great symphonic touches and the ║ │
│║ magnificent guitar themes. Keyboards are used in ║ │
│║ in a very wise way in all the three songs, ║ │
│║ emphasizing and filling with melody but in this ║ │
│║ very specific track they can for sure pointed a ║ │
│║ one of the best feature together with guitar ║ │
│║ leads that especially in the second half of the ║ │
│║ song they are offering a mysterious and almost ║ │
│║ exotic touch in the song -I guess that FUS love ║ │
│║ the strange, beautiful and exotic melodies-. ║ │
│║ Listen the lead part before the final chorus in ║ │
│║ the second part and you would understand my ║ │
│║ point û yes the point was about the complex ║ │
│║ still wise rhythm part that transforms the whole ║ │
│║ song. ║ │
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│║ "Night Caress" follows. Beautiful, romantic, ║ │
│║ piece of Progressive music marked by sweet ║ │
│║ guitar themes and -for one more time- those ║ │
│║ great vocal melodies. The piano would sweetly ║ │
│║ fill parts of the song once again. Just close ║ │
│║ your eyes and enjoy the song. What follows is ║ │
│║ the song that gives its name to the album as ║ │
│║ well: "The Mortal Flesh Of Love". All the ║ │
│║ features that made FUS such a wonderful band are ║ │
│║ expanded in this tune. Once again you would able ║ │
│║ to hear some magnificent keyboard melodies, the ║ │
│║ guitars both in the melodic interlude, the main ║ │
│║ -solid as usual- riffing and of course into the ║ │
│║ lead parts, are simply fantastic. Please add the ║ │
│║ storm taking Power Metal breaking and probably ║ │
│║ the most memorable chorus of the whole album and ║ │
│║ you would have the musical picture of this song. ║ │
│║ But it is more you can hear yes yes, much much ║ │
│║ more, this melodic bridge in the middle of the ║ │
│║ song (on the 5:03 part) and the full of agony ║ │
│║ breaking that follows would sure make go and ║ │
│║ listen this part again and again. A beautiful ║ │
│║ dark piano melody would soon fill the ear before ║ │
│║ the next part of the song, what you will listen ║ │
│║ just right after this piano part is another ║ │
│║ powerful musical bridge, that will be followed ║ │
│║ by a little melodic crescendo which is filled ║ │
│║ with epic melodies, well all these combined ║ │
│║ together in a wise musical way, soon he song ║ │
│║ would soon return to this great chorus before ║ │
│║ its final epilogue. ║ │
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│║ The intro lead guitar theme of "Alexander" is ║ │
│║ introducing the listener to another bombastic ║ │
│║ Power / Prog tune. The song is mainly marked by ║ │
│║ the lead themes both in guitar and keys and by ║ │
│║ the exotic melodies that are once again used in ║ │
│║ this song. The polyphonic vocal parts will make ║ │
│║ it sound even more epic and here I got to point ║ │
│║ that such parts are used in many songs of the ║ │
│║ album for emphatic reasons. "Blind Faith" comes ║ │
│║ next one of the most "catchy" songs of the album ║ │
│║ that have been chosen as the first video for the ║ │
│║ album. Thanks to its melodic main part, and to ║ │
│║ the chorus that would -once again- stick into ║ │
│║ your mind and to the good balance between Power ║ │
│║ Metal and Prog Metal elements this is an ideal ║ │
│║ track to introduce someone to the band's music. ║ │
│║ Did I tell you that I love the keyboard lead in ║ │
│║ this one? Mentioning keyboards I must also point ║ │
│║ that the epilogue of the album called ║ │
│║ "Faithless" is totally based in keyboards beeing ║ │
│║ a nice instrumental little piece of music ║ │
│║ closing the album in a ideal way. ║ │
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│║ The production is good and clear doing justice ║ │
│║ to each and every tune of the album. You can add ║ │
│║ as a good plus the artwork of the album and if ║ │
│║ you take as a sure fact that the music in here ║ │
│║ is magnificent you got a great package offered ║ │
│║ to you with heart and soul by a talented band ║ │
│║ that have return back in action. FUS have done ║ │
│║ their part well now it is turn for each and ║ │
│║ every fun of good Metal music to support this ║ │
│║ band by buying -and not downloading- the album, ║ │
│║ going to the band's show and showing all the ║ │
│║ possible support, the band and the album ║ │
│║ deserves it. Mentioning the live shows I am ║ │
│║ really curious to catch the band of stage to see ║ │
│║ by myself how the hell they manage to re present ║ │
│║ all the special atmosphere of this record on ║ │
│║ stage.s ║ │
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│║ I have already put the album into a very high ║ │
│║ slot on my list of the best albums for the year ║ │
│║ 2011, it is seriously a magnificent example of ║ │
│║ Power / Prog Metal full of inspiration and ║ │
│║ passion. Listen to the record and find by ║ │
│║ yourselves if I am right or wrong to my point, ║ │
│║ but I am sure you will enjoy the album as well. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Deeds of All Disgrace [06:33] │
│ 02 - Last Temptation [05:07] │
│ 03 - Holy Communion [01:52] │
│ 04 - My Foulest Sin [05:56] │
│ 05 - Gods of War [05:56] │
│ 06 - Night Caress [06:09] │
│ 07 - The Mortal Flesh of Love [09:19] │
│ 08 - Alexander [05:50] │
│ 09 - Blind Faith [04:07] │
│ 10 - Faithless [01:02] │
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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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