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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.jul-11-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.teodortuff.no ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Teodor Tuff Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Soliloquy Label : Fireball ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Tempered with enough majesty and melody to make ║ │
│║ it quite approachable. ║ │
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│║ Hailing from Norway, Teodor TuffÆs Seventies- ║ │
│║ styled self-titled debut album appeared in 2009, ║ │
│║ but a succession of line-up changes has seen ║ │
│║ them change direction dramatically, and they ║ │
│║ describe their new sound as incorporating ║ │
│║ Progressive Metal with Classical, Opera and ║ │
│║ Middle Eastern Folk. Sounds like a mixed bag, ║ │
│║ but itÆs tempered with enough majesty and melody ║ │
│║ to make it quite approachable. ║ │
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│║ Opener æGodagarÆ is a highly Operatic choral ║ │
│║ chant, which leads into first track proper æThe ║ │
│║ Last SupperÆ, which twists and turns along a ║ │
│║ powerful riff, but without getting too ║ │
│║ intricate. Decent enough start, but things ║ │
│║ improve dramatically with the more commercial ║ │
│║ æAddictionÆ, mid-tempo, simplistic and melodic ║ │
│║ in style with a big chorus, with powerhouse ║ │
│║ singer Terje Har°y accompanied by female vocals ║ │
│║ courtesy of Ida Haukland. æMountain RoseÆ picks ║ │
│║ up the pace again, but still melodic with ║ │
│║ another big chorus. æHymn (For An Embattled ║ │
│║ Mind)Æ is more balladic in style, but maybe a ║ │
│║ little too pompous for its own good. ║ │
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│║ The constantly changing tempo of æDelusions Of ║ │
│║ GrandeurÆ bring to mind Dream Theater, while ║ │
│║ æHeavenly MannaÆ is another duet, maybe a little ║ │
│║ pompous again but enjoyable, especially when the ║ │
│║ barrage of guitar solos kick in around the four ║ │
│║ minute mark û one contributor being ║ │
│║ AnnihilatorÆs Jeff Waters. æDengÆs DictumÆ is ║ │
│║ mid-tempo pomp, but with slightly odd lyrics, ║ │
│║ æLullabyÆ is a decent power ballad, æMind Over ║ │
│║ MatterÆ is another commercial number with a ║ │
│║ chugging riff, and æTower Of PowerÆ is slow, ║ │
│║ moody and dramatic, but highly addictive. ║ │
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│║ I did get excited when I loaded the CD into my ║ │
│║ iPod and found the 23-minute hidden track æGhost ║ │
│║ TrackÆ, however, disappointingly itÆs just 23 ║ │
│║ minutes of silence apart from some spoken words ║ │
│║ at the end. Really, what is the point? This ║ │
│║ aside, æSoliloquyÆ is well worth a look. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Godagar [01:51] │
│ 02 - The Last Suppe [05:09] │
│ 03 - Addiction [04:03] │
│ 04 - Mountain Rose [05:16] │
│ 05 - Hymn (for an Embattled Mind) [04:19] │
│ 06 - Delusions of Grandeur [05:14] │
│ 07 - Heavenly Manna [06:41] │
│ 08 - DengÆs Dictum [04:44] │
│ 09 - Lullaby [03:25] │
│ 10 - Mind Over Matter [04:45] │
│ 11 - Tower of Power [05:20] │
│ 12 - Hidden Track [23:06] │
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│ Total Length : [73:53 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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