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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + ReinXeed - Welcome To The Theater + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-24-2012 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........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... myspace.com/reinxeednorth ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : ReinXeed Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Welcome To The Theater Label : Liljegren ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Tommy Johansson and company sure donÆt ║ │
│║ disappoint. Another year, another ReinXeed ║ │
│║ album, and this time theyÆre even less subtle ║ │
│║ about their thematic material (which doesnÆt ║ │
│║ make it any less enjoyable). Yes, ladies and ║ │
│║ gentlemen; boys and girls; metalheads of all ║ │
│║ ages; Welcome To The Theater is a bombastic ║ │
│║ tribute to cinema, featuring some of everyoneÆs ║ │
│║ favorites (Even mine, and I hardly watch ║ │
│║ movies!). ║ │
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│║ The curtain is raised with ôWelcomeö, an ║ │
│║ introduction that somehow manages to snare the ║ │
│║ essence of dozens of Hollywood films and squeeze ║ │
│║ them into an orchestral piece just over a minute ║ │
│║ in length. This spirit of energy, optimism, and ║ │
│║ grandeur is also exactly what you should be ║ │
│║ expecting from the rest of the album. ReinXeed ║ │
│║ was at the top of its collective game with the ║ │
│║ very good 1912, but the envelope has been pushed ║ │
│║ further yet in terms of sound and ambition. With ║ │
│║ their absurd covers of pop favorites and even ║ │
│║ Youtube videos, this band is capable of turning ║ │
│║ nearly every subject under the sun into a ║ │
│║ gleeful and galloping romp. Now, they turn that ║ │
│║ same formula on Star Wars, Jurassic Park, ║ │
│║ Spiderman, and a plethora of other favorites- ║ │
│║ with fantastic results! ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ôOk great, but does this album actually sound ║ │
│║ distinctive?ö Well, ReinXeedÆs sound is somewhat ║ │
│║ singular, especially with TommyÆs voice leading ║ │
│║ the charge, but the short answer is: yes, in ║ │
│║ fact, it does. The formula hasnÆt really changed ║ │
│║ all that much, but Welcome To The Theater ║ │
│║ presents the band at their most bombastic, ║ │
│║ polished, and, wellàtheatrical yet. In addition ║ │
│║ to this, and perhaps surprisingly, this is also ║ │
│║ easily their heaviest work to date. Despite all ║ │
│║ the orchestration, thereÆs no lack of brilliant ║ │
│║ leads, ripping rhythm lines, or shredding solos. ║ │
│║ The production is perhaps the best that itÆs ║ │
│║ ever been, accentuating the heavier guitar tone ║ │
│║ while simultaneously lessening the trademark ║ │
│║ ôcoldö and ôdistantö sounds that IÆve described ║ │
│║ the band as having in the past, though these ║ │
│║ elements are still present in places. ║ │
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│║ Bolstering ReinxeedÆs formidable compositions is ║ │
│║ guest vocalist Ronny Hemlin of Steel Attack (and ║ │
│║ more recently Tad Morose). Appearing on the ║ │
│║ verses of ôFreedomö, Hemlin lends his potent, ║ │
│║ gruff tone to JohanssonÆs crystal clear tenor to ║ │
│║ mold an already strong song into a fantastic ║ │
│║ vocal experience. Tommy himself has never ║ │
│║ sounded better, and a couple of his lines in ║ │
│║ ôFreedomö in particular are on par with some of ║ │
│║ the best screams that IÆve heard in modern power ║ │
│║ metal. ║ │
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│║ The cinematic theme really helps each and every ║ │
│║ song on this album to stand out rather uniquely, ║ │
│║ unlike Majestic and 1912, where the songs ║ │
│║ occasionally ran together a bit. Because ║ │
│║ everyone is bound to find their own favorites ║ │
│║ here, IÆll just throw mine out: the Jurassic ║ │
│║ Park homage of ôLife Will Find A Wayö, the ║ │
│║ superb and anthemic title track, and especially ║ │
│║ the excellent ôTemple Of The Crystal Skullsö. ║ │
│║ The latter, in addition to being a very fun ║ │
│║ tribute to all four Indiana Jones films, is one ║ │
│║ of the most hyper-melodic and upbeat songs IÆve ║ │
│║ heard yet this year. ║ │
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│║ Aside from TommyÆs voice occasionally growing ║ │
│║ slightly redundant (very difficult for this band ║ │
│║ to escape, and I can understand some peopleÆs ║ │
│║ issue with it), my only complaint with this ║ │
│║ album is a nitpick: the placement of the title ║ │
│║ track. First off, the lyrics (ôWelcome to the ║ │
│║ theater, weÆll show you to your seat!ö) seems ║ │
│║ perfect for an introduction to the album, as ║ │
│║ does the vivid motif of film references that is ║ │
│║ drawn on throughout the entire song. ║ │
│║ Additionally, the anthemic feels and driving ║ │
│║ introduction just feel much more ideal and ║ │
│║ explosive after the orchestral introduction than ║ │
│║ ôLife Will Find A Wayö comes out sounding. I ║ │
│║ actually found myself double checking the ║ │
│║ tracklist a couple of times because I was so ║ │
│║ certain that this had to be the opener. IÆd take ║ │
│║ more issue with it, except that this song hardly ║ │
│║ does a poor job of wrapping up the album, and I ║ │
│║ suppose that I can appreciate the value of ║ │
│║ having this tapestry of film after all of the ║ │
│║ other tracks as well. ║ │
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│║ Ultimately, Welcome To The Theater is a rousing ║ │
│║ success, a box-office smash, and whatever else ║ │
│║ is a good reference for a successful movie. ║ │
│║ ThereÆs variety and drama aplenty, great ║ │
│║ singing, and a finely woven mass of passionate ║ │
│║ music that conveys quite clearly the bandÆs love ║ │
│║ for films that they doubtlessly grew up ║ │
│║ watching. I recommend this very highly to ║ │
│║ cinephiles, fans of all power metal, and maybe ║ │
│║ even the stoic and handsome Harrison Ford ║ │
│║ himself. IÆll see you all in the front row! ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Welcome (Intro) [01:12] │
│ 02 - Life Will Find A Way [05:35] │
│ 03 - Follow Me [03:51] │
│ 04 - Save Us [05:54] │
│ 05 - Stranger Tides [05:29] │
│ 06 - Somewhere in Time [06:15] │
│ 07 - Freedom [08:12] │
│ 08 - No Fate [06:49] │
│ 09 - Temple of the Crystal Skulls [04:34] │
│ 10 - Welcome to the Theater [03:46] │
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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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