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▀█▓▄▄▄ ▀ TiTTlE...... : Order To Die
▀▀▀██▓▄▄ lABEl....... : Spread The Metal Records
▄ ▀▀█▓▄ GENRE....... : Metal
▀▀▄ ▀█▓ ENCOdER..... : Lame 3.98.4
▄▄▄█▓ ▄█▓ QUAlitY..... : VBR 44.1kHz
▐ █▓▀▀ ▄▄█▓▀ StORE dATE.. : 00-00-2012
▐ ▐█▓ █▀▀ RElEASE dAtE : 07-02-2012
▐ █▓▄ ▀▄ SiZE........ : 41,9 MB
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01 Morituri Te Salutant 01:02
02 Order To Die 03:25
03 Hoisting The Black Flag 04:15
04 Seeds Of Tyranny 06:01
05 Voyage Au Bout De La Nuit 06:45
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██▓ ░ Fallen Joy is a French Melodic Death Metal act that
██▓ ░ only just recently formed. The group came together
██▓ ░ back in 2007, and over the years has undergone a
██▓ ░ decent amount of line-up changes, most happening
██▓ ░ after the release of the group's self-released EP,
██▓ ░ Order to Die, which was released at the start of
██▓ ░ 2010 but reissued in 2012.
██▓ ░ This actually is something that many fans who
██▓ ░ enjoyed this release could be a little worried
██▓ ░ about, and for good reason. Order to Die received
██▓ ░ plenty of positive press throughout the net, and
██▓ ░ one can only wonder if these new changes will
██▓ ░ dramatically affect the group in a negative, or
██▓ ░ positive manner. But, for those who didn't get to
██▓ ░ experience this one yet, does this release really
██▓ ░ hold up to the positivity aimed the way of the
██▓ ░ band, or does it simply not live up to it?
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██▓ ░ For a self-released EP, Order to Die sounds great.
██▓ ░ The music sounds rich and vibrant, a necessity for
██▓ ░ many Melodic Death Metal acts, and carries a bit of
██▓ ░ a polished shine to it without losing any of its
██▓ ░ bite. This professional recording boasts some mid-
██▓ ░ level distortions that have a nice bite to them
██▓ ░ without getting too high in pitch, or being too
██▓ ░ distorted. On top of that, the bass comes through
██▓ ░ pretty loudly and can be heard well in the mix
██▓ ░ against the two guitars, adding to the highly
██▓ ░ infectious melody and rhythm being churned out
██▓ ░ here. The drumming sounds great as well with a
██▓ ░ thick click to the bass kicks, the cymbals that are
██▓ ░ just a little off of being thunderous and
██▓ ░ commanding but still get the job done well, and the
██▓ ░ snares seem to carry a slight echo with their
██▓ ░ tight, sharper sound. Of course the vocals here are
██▓ ░ more of a rasp approach that sounds venomous,
██▓ ░ though some of the layered vocals are a little easy
██▓ ░ to spot at times, such as during "Seeds of Tyranny"
██▓ ░ where you hear a background layer last just a split
██▓ ░ second longer. The vocal performance is also at a
██▓ ░ bit of a lower level, putting them a behind the
██▓ ░ music a bit, which isn't bad, but just seems a
██▓ ░ little pointless overall for this style, and when
██▓ ░ they are executed in a deeper tone like with
██▓ ░ "Voyage Au Bout De La Nuit," they can be hard to
██▓ ░ pick out and kind of drowned in the mix.
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██▓ ░ But the quality is far from the only thing
██▓ ░ impressive here. "Morituri Te Salutant" kicks the
██▓ ░ EP off nicely with a bit of a dismal build one
██▓ ░ might expect in a film when overlooking the result
██▓ ░ of a large battle, an instrumental that feels
██▓ ░ perfectly suited for the start of Fallen Joy's live
██▓ ░ set. The orchestral elements set a tone for a
██▓ ░ higher powered and somewhat grand release, which
██▓ ░ comes to a soft conclusion prior to a traditional
██▓ ░ soft melodic build from the guitars for an
██▓ ░ introduction of "Order to Die." It doesn't take too
██▓ ░ long before the track kicks in with a much richer
██▓ ░ sound thanks to all the instruments finally kicking
██▓ ░ in. The thunderous and deep bass kicks fill the
██▓ ░ song nicely, the melodies of the song before
██▓ ░ infectious rhythms you simply cannot turn a blind
██▓ ░ eye too, and the subtle shifts between mid-range
██▓ ░ grand music with punishing, faster Melodic Death
██▓ ░ Metal are executed with ease, shifting nicely from
██▓ ░ one end to another. About half way through, the
██▓ ░ listener is greeted with a marching segment thanks
██▓ ░ to the drumming, layered with a nice guitar solo
██▓ ░ that follows up on the atmosphere that "Morituri Te
██▓ ░ Salutant" established. This sort of energetic pace
██▓ ░ is picked up again in "Seeds of Tyranny," another
██▓ ░ faster paced track full of catchy lead riffs that
██▓ ░ will stay lodged in your skull for days. On top of
██▓ ░ that, the chorus, and the build up to it, actually
██▓ ░ are tackled a little slower with guttural vocals
██▓ ░ against the rasps to depict gang chants, all coming
██▓ ░ off natural to the song.
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██▓ ░ This makes a nice medium between styles, as the
██▓ ░ rest of the album doesn't quite take such an
██▓ ░ energetic approach. "Hoisting the Black Flag" still
██▓ ░ boasts a good deal of enthusiasm, but clearly
██▓ ░ geared towards a much deeper, heavier approach with
██▓ ░ some slower material, relying on a bit of a melodic
██▓ ░ groove to hook the listener. It's a solid song from
██▓ ░ start to finish that definitely accomplishes what
██▓ ░ the band set out to do. This song makes head
██▓ ░ banging involuntary as well, and while it may not
██▓ ░ hold the same impact as "Order to Die" or "Seeds of
██▓ ░ Tyranny," it definitely proves the band's ability
██▓ ░ to incorporate a good amount of range into their
██▓ ░ music. The same can be said for "Voyage Au Bout De
██▓ ░ La Nuit," the slowest of songs on the release, as
██▓ ░ well as the longest. You can't help but feel a
██▓ ░ slight emotional push in the opening chords as it
██▓ ░ lays out a depressing atmosphere that is
██▓ ░ capitalized upon through deeper vocals at various
██▓ ░ times. The rest of the track does try to stay
██▓ ░ melancholic, but unfortunately it doesn't really
██▓ ░ maintain that tone well, and while it makes for a
██▓ ░ good change of pace like "Hoisting the Black Flag,"
██▓ ░ it isn't the most engaging track on the release.
██▓ ░ Yes, it's a suitable closer, but it feels a little
██▓ ░ less rich than it should be, and doesn't quite
██▓ ░ leave the same impact as the other three songs,
██▓ ░ even the introductory tracks.
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██▓ ░ enjoy ~ support the artists buy the cds!!
██▓ ░ http://www.spreadthemetal.com/
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