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│ + Holyhell - Apocalypse + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-02-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2007 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........04 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.holyhell.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Holyhell Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Apocalypse Label : Magic Circle ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Symphonic power metal is definitely a hit or ║ │
│║ miss type subject with me, either it's really ║ │
│║ overly symphonic and not the good type of ║ │
│║ symphonic, trading less metal elements and ║ │
│║ becoming more of a Within Temptation type band ║ │
│║ instead of utilizing symphonic elements, being ║ │
│║ grandiose and epic all while still remaining a ║ │
│║ metal band. HolyHell is one such band that seems ║ │
│║ to understand this, although it's not quite as ║ │
│║ consistent as it should be, on their first ║ │
│║ single Apocalypse containing 4 choice songs ║ │
│║ displaying quite a professional approach to the ║ │
│║ genre, probably owing much debt to master ║ │
│║ shredder Joe Stump and his knowledge of the ║ │
│║ music business and such. ║ │
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│║ The first song, the title song, being the best ║ │
│║ here featuring awesome symphonic type ║ │
│║ orchestrations allowing for a very grandiose and ║ │
│║ majestic feel feeling like something from Luca ║ │
│║ Turilli's side projects meets neo-classical ║ │
│║ bliss in this fast number that creates quite the ║ │
│║ imagery. I can clearly see myself standing on ║ │
│║ the ramparts of a castle whilst arrows darken ║ │
│║ the sky and legions of foot soldiers clashing on ║ │
│║ the fields below, bloody and guts everywhere and ║ │
│║ maybe a fucking Nazgul flying at me, especially ║ │
│║ at the 1 minute mark; yeah... you know what I'm ║ │
│║ talking about. ║ │
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│║ What makes this a bit more unique is the lead ║ │
│║ vocals of Maria Breon and her Simone Simons like ║ │
│║ approach, but probably not quite in the same ║ │
│║ league as her. Breon's still very talented and ║ │
│║ knows how to sing, she's nowhere as operatic as ║ │
│║ her colleagues but still knows what she's doing. ║ │
│║ The drums are what you should expect to find ║ │
│║ here with double bass euphoria and guitar riffs ║ │
│║ mixed perfectly with keyboards that scream neo- ║ │
│║ classical symphonies, being very similar to that ║ │
│║ of Rhapsody. ║ │
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│║ Resurrection is more of your stereotypical ║ │
│║ symphonic power metal song with some gothic ║ │
│║ metal type riffing and drumming patterns. It's ║ │
│║ not as powerful and doesn't strike as well as ║ │
│║ the title track, but the lead guitar work is ║ │
│║ fantastic and being a slower ballad-esque type ║ │
│║ song, it highlights Breon's vocals very well, ║ │
│║ showcasing her range very well. Mixing lower ║ │
│║ type slow singing to rapid fast falsettoes ║ │
│║ almost, doing a very good job. Last Vision is ║ │
│║ similar in this aspect, though once again ║ │
│║ featuring very nice symphonic elements but ║ │
│║ lacking the powerful punch that Apocalypse had; ║ │
│║ this once again showcases a slower and more ║ │
│║ traditional symphonic power metal song approach. ║ │
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│║ Out of nowhere these is a live song from the ║ │
│║ Masters of Rock Festival in 2005 being a cover ║ │
│║ of the infamous Phantom of the Opera, which ║ │
│║ every symphonic metal band does, but being ║ │
│║ slightly more unique featuring the one and only ║ │
│║ legend himself, Eric Adams. I've always enjoyed ║ │
│║ this song, especially Nightwish's rendition of ║ │
│║ it and HolyHell's cover is quite decent getting ║ │
│║ the crowd into it and making it more energetic. ║ │
│║ Breon does a good job, as she should because ║ │
│║ she's quite talented and Eric Adams, being the ║ │
│║ metal vocalist god that he is does a very good ║ │
│║ job, but unfortunately it doesn't do as well ║ │
│║ because there are no orgasmic ridiculous ║ │
│║ falsettoes that I wish for every night... ║ │
│║ fortunately though the mighty Joe Stump makes up ║ │
│║ for it shredding and soloing all over the place ║ │
│║ making it much more. At the end though, when the ║ │
│║ crowd is going nuts as Stump shreds the fuck out ║ │
│║ of the guitar and Breon does her best Tarja ║ │
│║ impression, Adams should have been ripping out ║ │
│║ one of his infamous "Kingdom Come" ending ║ │
│║ falsettoes, oh well, I suppose he didn't want to ║ │
│║ steal HolyHell's thunder. ║ │
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│║ So HolyHell does a decent job with this first ║ │
│║ release/single and has quite the professional ║ │
│║ touch with this, with Joe Stump's help and ║ │
│║ influence in the band making it a lot better ║ │
│║ that it would be and more unique. It's ║ │
│║ absolutely nothing out of the ordinary, but it's ║ │
│║ quite unique in it's own right making it a ║ │
│║ decent offering. This is worth picking up just ║ │
│║ for the title track alone, it being such a ║ │
│║ fantastic symphonic power metal song that packs ║ │
│║ quite a punch and has such majestic ║ │
│║ orchestrations. Fans of Rhapsody, Luca Turilli, ║ │
│║ symphonic power metal as well as shredders take ║ │
│║ note and watch out for HolyHell's upcoming ║ │
│║ full-length. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Apocalyse [04:08] │
│ 02 - Resurrection [06:30] │
│ 03 - Phantom Of The Opera (Live) [06:17] │
│ 04 - Last Vision [05:44] │
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│ Total Length : [22:39 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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