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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-15-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.tommyvitaly.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Tommy Vitaly Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Hanging Rock Label : Icewarrior ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Let me introduce you to the guitar virtuoso ║ │
│║ known as Tommy Vitaly. He has become one of the ║ │
│║ greatest Neo-Classical guitarists of his time ║ │
│║ and continues to astound and influence many ║ │
│║ young and old guitarists all over the world ║ │
│║ today. ║ │
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│║ The Italian guitarist has expanded the ║ │
│║ possibilities of the guitar with his study and ║ │
│║ knowledge of the classical era, and the works of ║ │
│║ Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Johann Sebastian Bach. ║ │
│║ Alongside this knowledge, VitalyÆs technical ║ │
│║ ability of Super-speed Alternative Picking, ║ │
│║ Sweeping, Tapping, and Legato use has made his ║ │
│║ soloing as powerful as some of the best ║ │
│║ guitarists on the planet today. With his Fender ║ │
│║ Stratocaster in hand, and the much popularised ║ │
│║ scalloped frets, he combines Power Metal, Neo- ║ │
│║ Classical Metal, Blues, and Jazz in his music as ║ │
│║ well as modernised fusion. His uncompromised ║ │
│║ method of accuracy is perfectly astonishing as ║ │
│║ is his gentle use of effects greatly ║ │
│║ encompassing his music into the powerful, ║ │
│║ passionate melodies that they are today. ║ │
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│║ When describing him to others, I would be ║ │
│║ inclined to say that he is æNotÆ just another ║ │
│║ guitarist showing off, or playing neo-classical ║ │
│║ music at a whim; he is however, and has, been ║ │
│║ put among the ever growing list of many great ║ │
│║ guitarists. If you appreciate the musical styles ║ │
│║ of Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Rob Marchello, ║ │
│║ Stephen Ross, and Paul Gilbert, then you are ║ │
│║ sure to love these works and the music of Tommy ║ │
│║ Vitaly. ║ │
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│║ His latest album ôHanging Rockö which is due out ║ │
│║ May 2012 encompasses all his much perfected tone ║ │
│║ and precision, as well as his thorough ║ │
│║ understanding of music. ║ │
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│║ Upon entering the album we are given high octane ║ │
│║ riffs with harmonic melody vocals panned between ║ │
│║ left and right. Into the first solo on ║ │
│║ ôBetrayerö and you are taken into the neo- ║ │
│║ classical elements of Malmsteen with diminished ║ │
│║ arpeggio sweeps, speed picking and scale runs. ║ │
│║ ôRun with the devilö has the Iron Maiden feel to ║ │
│║ it, which seeing as they are a huge inspiration ║ │
│║ for Vitaly IÆd be surprised not to hear a few ║ │
│║ little licks here and there. Technically the ║ │
│║ track is well pieced together; I think it just ║ │
│║ lacks originality and substance as at any time ║ │
│║ you could be listening to Maiden or Malmsteen. ║ │
│║ At one point I actually thought I was! ║ │
│║ Onto, track 3 ôHands of Timeö is a great solid ║ │
│║ track full of little melody lines and licks ║ │
│║ keeping things together. With the high speed ║ │
│║ verse picking, into the tapping sequence taking ║ │
│║ you to the very catchy chorus is very ║ │
│║ entertaining. We are then given a blast of ║ │
│║ diminished scale runs and sweep arpeggios again, ║ │
│║ into faster shredding before coming back to the ║ │
│║ chorus and inevitably the end. æForever LostÆ ║ │
│║ starts with an such an exotic melody line making ║ │
│║ you feel youÆre going into something high ║ │
│║ octane, but no, thereÆs a twist, youÆre taken ║ │
│║ into an acoustic track, with very expressive ║ │
│║ vocals. This is very ôE.L.O (Electric Light ║ │
│║ Orchestra), Pink Floydö and as you enter the ║ │
│║ soloÆs you could actually be watching or ║ │
│║ listening to Gilmore himself. Such a fantastic ║ │
│║ track! ║ │
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│║ æIdolÆ starts with an almost ôAdrian Smithö ║ │
│║ signature lick only slightly modified to take ║ │
│║ you away from it. The vocals, although very ║ │
│║ powerful get lost behind the backing vocals as ║ │
│║ there seems to be way too much delay in the ║ │
│║ backing vocals masking everything else. Into the ║ │
│║ soloÆs, by now we should almost expect to hear ║ │
│║ the sweep arpeggios and yes, we do. Although ║ │
│║ very well presented, they do tend to follow an ║ │
│║ almost identical line to the last 3 soloÆs weÆve ║ │
│║ heard. The Yngwie combination between keys and ║ │
│║ shred guitars work to a degree although the ║ │
│║ backing track seems to just lose any expression ║ │
│║ at this point including the drums. The song ends ║ │
│║ with an anthem-esq outro, which I rather enjoyed ║ │
│║ with the finger picked playing out and the bass ║ │
│║ gently taking you to somewhere new. ║ │
│║ æMisanthropyÆ has such a beautiful start; using ║ │
│║ the Spanish guitar and finger picking this intro ║ │
│║ is simply divine. A mix between harpsichord and ║ │
│║ super-effective slide soloing into the most ║ │
│║ beautiful echo based chamber and delay effect ║ │
│║ bends and holds just took my breath away. If ║ │
│║ youÆve ever heard ôMaroonedö by Pink Floyd, this ║ │
│║ isnÆt far off. WeÆre then given a lick that in ║ │
│║ my opinion is so overused by neo-classical ║ │
│║ guitarist luckily not for long, then back into ║ │
│║ the exceptional soloing once again. For an ║ │
│║ instrumental track this is by far the most ║ │
│║ expressive track on the album. æHanging RockÆ ║ │
│║ has such an inventive array of sounds and ║ │
│║ effects from the Harmonizer to the Octavier, ║ │
│║ with a melody line which was in my head for ║ │
│║ days. The pianos have warm rich characteristics ║ │
│║ to them giving off a gentle texture feeling to ║ │
│║ it. Another instrumental track which ║ │
│║ incorporates fast Shredding, Tapping, Sweeping, ║ │
│║ Synth/Guitar switches. Just wished it went on a ║ │
│║ little longer. The last track on the album is ║ │
│║ æIcewarriorÆ which immediately left me with the ║ │
│║ feeling of ôWasted Yearsö by Iron Maiden. A very ║ │
│║ melodic track with loads of technical ║ │
│║ intricacies, great use of drums, and finally the ║ │
│║ backing vocals work. ║ │
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│║ Keep an eye out for Vitaly as he is on his way ║ │
│║ up to becoming a much appreciated guitar hero ║ │
│║ among guitar players and music lovers alike. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Betrayer [02:35] │
│ 02 - Run With The Devil [04:26] │
│ 03 - Hands Of Time [04:28] │
│ 04 - Forever Lost [04:46] │
│ 05 - Idol [05:51] │
│ 06 - Misanthropy (Instr) [04:26] │
│ 07 - Heavy Metal God [04:32] │
│ 08 - Hanging Rock (Instr) [04:15] │
│ 09 - Icewarrior (Exclusive Bonus Track) [04:38] │
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│ Total Length : [39:57 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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