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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Phoenix Rizing - Rise From The Ashes + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-22-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1998 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... Myspace ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Phoenix Rizing Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Rise From The Ashes Label : Facefront ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ http://www.myspace.com/phoenixrizing2010 ║ │
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│║ There is an endless sea of material out there ║ │
│║ from bands putting together great power metal ║ │
│║ music which didnÆt quite achieve the notoriety ║ │
│║ and success of many better known German and ║ │
│║ Finnish acts still around today. The most ║ │
│║ interesting of this material occurred during the ║ │
│║ genreÆs returned ascension to prominence in the ║ │
│║ later 1990s. Although there are differing takes ║ │
│║ on why or how this resurgence began to occur a ║ │
│║ mere 2 or 3 years after it was presumed dead, it ║ │
│║ obviously started to happen somewhere from 1995 ║ │
│║ -1996. Albums like Gamma RayÆs ôLand of the ║ │
│║ Freeö, Blind GuardianÆs ôImaginations from the ║ │
│║ Other Sideö, Nocturnal RitesÆ ôIn a time of ║ │
│║ Blood and Fireö, and even the Kamelot debut sent ║ │
│║ ripples through the ebb and flow of heavy metal ║ │
│║ and started spawning a new generation of melodic ║ │
│║ speed metal adherents. ║ │
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│║ Enter ôPhoenix Rizingö soon afterwards, a band ║ │
│║ that underscores the spontaneous nature of this ║ │
│║ power metal reawakening and the lack of any real ║ │
│║ rules to confine it to the formulaic style that ║ │
│║ still dominates some of the later acts in this ║ │
│║ genre. There is a fair amount of Queensryche and ║ │
│║ pre-Kiske era Helloween influences, augmented ║ │
│║ further with a strong keyboard presence before ║ │
│║ it was popularized by Sonata Arctica and ║ │
│║ Nightwish popularized it. The resulting sound ║ │
│║ carries some similarities to mid-90s ║ │
│║ Stratovarius, particularly ôEpisodeö, at least ║ │
│║ in terms of overall atmosphere. But unlike their ║ │
│║ Finnish rivals, the stereotypically constant ║ │
│║ high wails Timo Koltipelto relies upon is ║ │
│║ nowhere to be found on here. Tom PiippoÆs voice ║ │
│║ is actually fairly reminiscent of James Rivera ║ │
│║ with a slight dose of Geoff Tate, although there ║ │
│║ arenÆt any high shrieks or screams as heard by ║ │
│║ those two during their better renowned material ║ │
│║ in the 80s. It may not be able to satisfy people ║ │
│║ who want another Daniel Heiman or Henning Basse ║ │
│║ clone, but it definitely gets the job done for ║ │
│║ people who prefer something closer to the ║ │
│║ character of the USPM vocal sound. ║ │
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│║ Be this as it may, the difficult thing about ║ │
│║ trying to classify what is on here is that there ║ │
│║ isnÆt really a stereotypical Norwegian sound ║ │
│║ within the power metal spectrum, as the country ║ │
│║ is mostly known for its infamous black metal ║ │
│║ scene. If nothing else, ôRise from the Ashesö ║ │
│║ has a strong epic vibe to it, from the ║ │
│║ intergalactic sounding keyboard ambiences during ║ │
│║ the opening prelude title track, throughout the ║ │
│║ various speed metal and mid-tempo tracks on ║ │
│║ here. But it doesnÆt consistently follow the ║ │
│║ kind of epic sound that youÆd get out of the ║ │
│║ Keepers era of Helloween or even mid-90s Blind ║ │
│║ Guardian the way many others in the late 90s ║ │
│║ started to in Europe. ôEnclosed by your Destinyö ║ │
│║ and ôWithout Warningö do have strong melodic ║ │
│║ inclinations to these now clichΘ sounds, but the ║ │
│║ pacing and bear simplicity of the arrangement ║ │
│║ definitely gives it a less flowery sound. ║ │
│║ Picture DestinyÆs EndÆs ôBreathe Deep the Darkö ║ │
│║ (which came out around the same time by the way) ║ │
│║ but with keyboards and multiple backup vocal ║ │
│║ tracks. ║ │
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│║ There are a few well placed ballad elements here ║ │
│║ and there, but the general flow of this album is ║ │
│║ pretty consistent in its speed metal approach. ║ │
│║ The riffs and melodic material are mostly ║ │
│║ simplistic and slowly developed, though the band ║ │
│║ often will shift between slow and fast sections ║ │
│║ abruptly. There is thematic material on ôWithout ║ │
│║ Warningö, ôDark Clouds Gatheringö and a few ║ │
│║ others that point towards pre-Helloween ║ │
│║ influences such as Diamond Head and early 80s ║ │
│║ Iron Maiden, while other parts of these showcase ║ │
│║ some brilliant atmospheric keyboard work, ║ │
│║ particularly that ominous sounding piano intro ║ │
│║ to ôDark Clouds Gatheringö. The band even ║ │
│║ manages to morph a hit single from one of the ║ │
│║ most annoying techno/pop bands ever (Aqua) into ║ │
│║ something that a fan of speed metal can actually ║ │
│║ enjoy, a feat that will probably never be ║ │
│║ repeated by anyone else. If nothing else, it ║ │
│║ shows that with a little tweaking of the ║ │
│║ instrumentation and the vocal interpretation, ║ │
│║ something that is relatively comical sounding ║ │
│║ can sound dark and metallic. ║ │
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│║ Even though IÆm a big fan of Highland GloryÆs ║ │
│║ work, this album has a slight edge over both of ║ │
│║ the albums put out under that name. Somehow ║ │
│║ these guys never really thought it a priority to ║ │
│║ get back to a sound like this, even despite the ║ │
│║ fact that Jan Grefstad is almost a complete ║ │
│║ carbon copy of Dan Heiman. For its time, and to ║ │
│║ an even larger extent today, this album is quite ║ │
│║ a unique listen. It seems to be pretty damn hard ║ │
│║ to come by since I donÆt think that Jack Olsen ║ │
│║ and the others have not seen fit to re-release ║ │
│║ this album or the one that came after it. But if ║ │
│║ you can find this, and you want an interesting ║ │
│║ alternative to all of the Judas Priest and ║ │
│║ Helloween emulations out there, this would ║ │
│║ definitely be worth tacking down. ║ │
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│║ Tom R. Piippo - Vocals ║ │
│║ Jack R. Olsen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Yngve Olsen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Knut E. T°ftum - Bass ║ │
│║ Morten Pettersen - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Rise From The Ashes [01:55] │
│ 02 - Enclosed By Your Destiny [05:52] │
│ 03 - Without Warning [07:39] │
│ 04 - Released [04:58] │
│ 05 - Under A Crimson Sky [05:11] │
│ 06 - The Challenge [06:59] │
│ 07 - Army Of The Lost Souls [05:10] │
│ 08 - Messengers Of War [03:49] │
│ 09 - Dark Clouds Gathering [06:37] │
│ 10 - Roses Are Red [06:20] │
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│ Total Length : [54:30 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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