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│ + Empires Of Eden - Channelling The Infinite + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-03-2012 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........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.empiresofeden.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Empires Of Eden Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Channelling The Infinite Label : Music Buy Mail ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Another super group?? I usually donÆt think much ║ │
│║ of these star-studded affairs where everybody ║ │
│║ and their cousinÆs uncle cram into a studio to ║ │
│║ twiddle, poke and harass one instrument or ║ │
│║ another. Often, the end result sounds as ║ │
│║ disjointed as the fractious collaboration that ║ │
│║ birthed it. Well, regardless of Steel DruhmÆs ║ │
│║ thoughts on the matter, Empires of Eden is a ║ │
│║ mega-super-duper group from down under, helmed ║ │
│║ by Stu Marshall (Dungeon). It seems Stu called ║ │
│║ in ALL his favors, and joining him on Channeling ║ │
│║ the Infinite (the bandÆs third album) are such ║ │
│║ luminaries as Udo Dirkschneider (Accept, ║ │
│║ U.D.O.), Rob Rock (Rob Rock, Impellitteri, ║ │
│║ Avantasia) Steve Grimmett (Grim Reaper, ║ │
│║ Onslaught), Sean Peck (Cage), Ronny Munroe ║ │
│║ (Metal Church) and Mike Dimeo (ex-Riot, ex- ║ │
│║ Masterplan) and many more! Yep, you guessed it, ║ │
│║ thatÆs a whole lotta chefs in the kitchen trying ║ │
│║ to make the chili. The music itself runs the ║ │
│║ gamut from melodic metal, to bombastic Rhaposody ║ │
│║ in Fire-ish pomp power and Painkiller like ║ │
│║ quasi-thrash. Surprisingly, most of Channeling ║ │
│║ ends up pretty darn good. There are a few great ║ │
│║ songs and a whole bunch of solid/respectable ║ │
│║ numbers. Importantly, none utterly suck!! ItÆs ║ │
│║ fun and has enough power to melt your standard ║ │
│║ metal detector. It also has one of the most ║ │
│║ gorgeous covers IÆve seen in a while. ║ │
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│║ Rob Rock leads things out of the gate with ôCry ║ │
│║ Out,ö and his classy, powerful tone anchors an ║ │
│║ above-average metal anthem done in the ║ │
│║ traditional/classic style, with a bit of ║ │
│║ symphonics. Stu Marshall drops some beefy, ║ │
│║ crunchy riffs as Rob soars over the top like the ║ │
│║ veteran he is. ItÆs catchy, accessible and goes ║ │
│║ down easy as cold beer on a summer day. ôHammer ║ │
│║ Downö totally switches it up by going for a raw, ║ │
│║ thick and mean style with UdoÆs patented snarls ║ │
│║ and screams. The man sounds very agitated here, ║ │
│║ as if they were poking him with a stick for a ║ │
│║ few hours before letting him near the mic. ItÆs ║ │
│║ a super simple song, but really hooky, angry and ║ │
│║ fucking ballsy. At the end of the album, thereÆs ║ │
│║ an alternate version of the song with several ║ │
│║ vocalists dueling over the lines and that works ║ │
│║ well too. Other quality moments come with the ║ │
│║ highly melodic, Firewind-like öThis Time,ö which ║ │
│║ sports some great vocals from Steve Grimmett, ║ │
│║ the huge title track with Sean PeckÆs insane ║ │
│║ screaming and wailing, the wildly overwrought ║ │
│║ ôBorn a Kingö and lastly, ôWhite Wings,ö which ║ │
│║ has a soulful performance from Ronny Munroe. ║ │
│║ Only ôYour Eyesö hit me as half-baked, but even ║ │
│║ that grew with repeat listens. ║ │
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│║ The myriad singers can prove a double-edged ║ │
│║ sword for the listener. The fact that each song ║ │
│║ has totally different vocals and varying writing ║ │
│║ styles prevents things from feelings totally ║ │
│║ cohesive and impacts the albumÆs flow. It almost ║ │
│║ sounds like a random playlist recorded by a ║ │
│║ house band. On the other hand, if one song or ║ │
│║ one singer doesnÆt work for you, you can ride it ║ │
│║ out and see if the next dude to seize the mic ║ │
│║ tickles your fancy. Most albums canÆt offer ║ │
│║ that. Speaking of which, all the guests acquit ║ │
│║ themselves well and nobody embarrasses himself. ║ │
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│║ Apart from the singing-by-committee, the music ║ │
│║ is proficient and tight. Stu Marshall performs ║ │
│║ the bulk of the guitars and shows himself to be ║ │
│║ quite a talented axe-man (a few guest solos are ║ │
│║ farmed out to Shane French (Circle II Circle) ║ │
│║ etc.). There are plenty of big riffs and crazy ║ │
│║ solos scattered about and things walk the line ║ │
│║ between technical and straight ahead metal. ║ │
│║ Happily, things never head into wank-fest ║ │
│║ territory and the playing is more often ║ │
│║ restrained than not. The drums are handled by ║ │
│║ Jason ôJasixö Manewell and he runs a tight kit. ║ │
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│║ This isnÆt a ômust hearö album by any means, but ║ │
│║ itÆs quite an entertaining release by 50 guys ║ │
│║ masquerading as a band. ItÆs also surprisingly ║ │
│║ heavy, when you consider some of the folks ║ │
│║ involved. If for no other reason, check it out ║ │
│║ for UdoÆs pitbull-like performance and Sean ║ │
│║ PeckÆs ôHalford on steroids and methö ║ │
│║ histrionics. I ended up spinning this way more ║ │
│║ than I expected, and now I have to go hunt down ║ │
│║ their prior albums. I still donÆt cotton to ║ │
│║ these super groups though! ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Cry Out (Feat. Rob Rock) [05:10] │
│ 02 - Hammer Down (Feat. Udo Dirkschneider) [04:55] │
│ 03 - This Time (Feat. Steve Grimmett) [04:31] │
│ 04 - Channelling The Infinite (Feat. sean Peck) [05:30] │
│ 05 - Lions For Lambs (Feat. Alessandro Del Vecc [05:07] │
│ 06 - Cyborg (Feat. Carlos Zema) [05:16] │
│ 07 - World On Fire (Feat. Louie Gorgievski) [04:22] │
│ 08 - Your Eyes (Feat. Mike Dimeo) [04:31] │
│ 09 - Born A King (Feat. Danny Cecati) [06:17] │
│ 10 - As Flames Scorch The Ground (Feat. Vo Simp [03:41] │
│ 11 - White Wings (Feat. Ronny Munroe) [04:27] │
│ 12 - Hammer Down (All Star Version) (Bonus Trac [04:54] │
│ 13 - Born A King (Feat. Sean Peck) (Bonus Track [06:17] │
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