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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Moonspell - Wolfheart + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-02-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1995 Khz/Bitrate..44.1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........08 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... http://moonspell.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Moonspell Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Wolfheart Label : Century Media ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ As this is a well known classic that needs no ║ │
│║ special introduction, I will mostly skip to the ║ │
│║ point. No background bullshit. This album is ║ │
│║ beautiful. It's a prime example of how gothic ║ │
│║ metal is supposed to sound, and having various ║ │
│║ influences helps a great deal. Now, I know it ║ │
│║ may not seem authentic if one only says this ║ │
│║ little, so I will elaborate on that. Just ║ │
│║ thought it would be a good idea to spit it out ║ │
│║ of the system since it will give you the nice ║ │
│║ picture of what I am trying to say. ║ │
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│║ As I've said, this album is beautiful. It's not ║ │
│║ really complex musically nor structurally, as ║ │
│║ most of the songs are pretty straightforward ║ │
│║ despite their length. No, it's simply because ║ │
│║ what this album achieves with its qualities. ║ │
│║ This is truly what one may call gothic metal, it ║ │
│║ has it all. The atmosphere is fucking fantastic. ║ │
│║ The production is clean, but still viciously ║ │
│║ raw, in a way that you can hear everything ║ │
│║ perfectly, without falling into being ║ │
│║ overproduced. The vocals range from the quiet ║ │
│║ and melancholic baritone to a brutal shriek. ║ │
│║ That's right, Fernando Ribeiro is a singing ║ │
│║ genius. He is really passionate about this, too. ║ │
│║ Just check the intro to 'Vampiria'. He is ║ │
│║ crooning, sounding like a really scary vampire ║ │
│║ craving for the blood of his chosen bride in ║ │
│║ death, and then he lets out a shriek so vicious ║ │
│║ that it sends chills down my spine every time I ║ │
│║ hear it. The guitar work is also a big ║ │
│║ highlight. Nice and punchy riffs, beautiful ║ │
│║ solos, and classy licks are scattered throughout ║ │
│║ all of the album. Maybe the best examples are in ║ │
│║ 'Wolfshade' and '...of Dream and Drama', but ║ │
│║ more on that later. However, the best factor of ║ │
│║ the album are the keyboards. I usually despise ║ │
│║ keyboards, but not because there is no place for ║ │
│║ them in metal, it's simply because I have heard ║ │
│║ a lot of cheesy power metal bands having these ║ │
│║ overflood the sound, so I am always skeptical ║ │
│║ about them. I was amazed at the use of keyboards ║ │
│║ here. It's completely atmospheric, and as I've ║ │
│║ already said, if there were no keyboards on the ║ │
│║ album, it would never sound the same, not even ║ │
│║ near. ║ │
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│║ The album is structured in a way that it should ║ │
│║ be listened to from beginning to the end, but it ║ │
│║ does not stop the individual songs from having ║ │
│║ their own, distinctive identity. The opener, ║ │
│║ 'Wolfshade (A Werewolf Masquerade)', is probably ║ │
│║ my favorite Moonspell song. It opens with a ║ │
│║ sense of impending doom, clean strumming over ║ │
│║ haunting keyboards, and it bursts right into a ║ │
│║ marvelous guitar lead with Fernando's ║ │
│║ unmistakable vocals spitting dark poetry about ║ │
│║ the blasphemous female incarnation of a ║ │
│║ werewolf. It also has a killer break, with over ║ │
│║ a minute long guitar solo. 'Love Crimes' open ║ │
│║ with another cool riff, and the keyboards are ║ │
│║ back to remind you that they still rule. Oh yes, ║ │
│║ and the outro is not at all boring or overlong, ║ │
│║ it's mesmerizing and makes perfect sense to me. ║ │
│║ '...of Dream And Drama' has a lot of different ║ │
│║ influences. It even has keyboards adopting the ║ │
│║ sound of a rocking piano, while trading solos ║ │
│║ with the guitar. 'Lua d'Inverno' and 'Trebaruna' ║ │
│║ are pure folk metal, former being an acoustic ║ │
│║ interlude, while latter being a proper song, ║ │
│║ which is another expansion of musical influences ║ │
│║ and interests the band members have, which is a ║ │
│║ very, very positive thing. 'Trebaruna' is a song ║ │
│║ that you can almost make a war dance to. I ║ │
│║ already mentioned 'Vampiria' which is for it's ║ │
│║ first half a purely ambiental song before ║ │
│║ bursting into pretty agressive track. Oh yes, ║ │
│║ and it ends with the sound of the female scream. ║ │
│║ 'An Erotic Alchemy' is the true gem here. It's ║ │
│║ the longest track here, almost entirely synth ║ │
│║ laden, and its a duet with a female singer. Dear ║ │
│║ future shitty wanna be gothic metal bands, ║ │
│║ listen to this track and despair, because you ║ │
│║ will never sound like that, you will always ║ │
│║ suck. Not to mention the female singer is ║ │
│║ actually talented, just listen to the notes she ║ │
│║ hits. Oh and yes, she is completely unknown too. ║ │
│║ The closing song is 'Alma Mater', a purely ║ │
│║ guitar driven song, with some of the most ║ │
│║ melancholic chord progressions I've ever heard, ║ │
│║ and it works very well. It moves into a mid ║ │
│║ section with chanting, then back to the first ║ │
│║ verse to finish the album. ║ │
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│║ If Moonspell were ever to top this, and have 2 ║ │
│║ albums of this calibre, they would've easily ║ │
│║ become one of my favorite bands ever. Don't get ║ │
│║ me wrong, Irreligious, Memorial, and their later ║ │
│║ works are all solid albums, but they don't quite ║ │
│║ reach the standard that they've set with this ║ │
│║ masterpiece. If you are a fan of dark and ║ │
│║ morbid, this album is for you. Even if you are ║ │
│║ not into this kind of music, you will appreciate ║ │
│║ the lyrics if you love poetry at all. It's a ║ │
│║ classic, and with a well deserved status. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Wolfshade (A Werewolf Masquerade) [07:44] │
│ 02 - Love Crimes [07:34] │
│ 03 - Of Dream and Drama (Midnight Ride) [03:59] │
│ 04 - Lua D'inverno [01:49] │
│ 05 - Trebaruna [03:29] │
│ 06 - Vampiria [05:36] │
│ 07 - An Erotic Alchemy [08:05] │
│ 08 - Alma Mater [05:37] │
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│ Total Length : [43:53 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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