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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov-24-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... http://hem.spray.se/ake.ed ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Shiva Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Desert Dreams (Jap. Ed.) Label : Spiritual Beas ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ http://hem.spray.se/ake.edstrom/ ║ │
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│║ Shiva released their debut album on Z-Records ║ │
│║ sometime ago and now vocalist Anette Johansson ║ │
│║ and Mats Edstrom on guitar and keyboards ║ │
│║ follows up that debut with "Desert Dreams". ║ │
│║ Back in 1994 this duo released an album with the ║ │
│║ band Yankee Heaven that was a boring and average ║ │
│║ melodic hardrock/AOR album. ║ │
│║ If the debut was AORish then "Desert Dreams" is ║ │
│║ the opposite with heavy guitars, bombastic ║ │
│║ keyboards with a modern sound,it's a brilliant ║ │
│║ mix of heavy melodic hardrock with some nu-breed ║ │
│║ influences. ║ │
│║ The album is filled with awesome melodies but I ║ │
│║ must say that it's Anette Johansson's vocals ║ │
│║ that gives this album a whole new identity. ║ │
│║ This girl has a voice that will chock you for ║ │
│║ sure because she has both the power, passion and ║ │
│║ feeling in her voice. It's been a long time ║ │
│║ since I heard a female vocalist this good, she ║ │
│║ rocks big time and reminds a little bit of Amy ║ │
│║ Lee(Evanescence) with more power. ║ │
│║ Soundwise this can be compared with acts like ║ │
│║ Pink Cream 69, Helloween and Crystal Ball with a ║ │
│║ female vocalist. There is also some hints of ║ │
│║ Evanescence. ║ │
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│║ The album opens up with 3 tracks that are heavy ║ │
│║ as hell but still very melodic and with great ║ │
│║ variation. Plus with Anettes vocals they manage ║ │
│║ to bring out some outstanding riff-tastic songs ║ │
│║ with power and memorable hooklines. ║ │
│║ After that they deliver absolutely brilliant ║ │
│║ melodic hardrock songs, like the superb ║ │
│║ "Completetely Stranger". It opens up with hard ║ │
│║ and heavy guitarriffs from Mats mixed with ║ │
│║ lovely melodies and the chorus is brilliant with ║ │
│║ great hooks that will rip your face off. ║ │
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│║ The ballad "Losing My Child" is beautiful and ║ │
│║ reminds of Evanescence's "My Immortal" so you ║ │
│║ can imagine that this is something extra. ║ │
│║ "Crucified" is a huge driven pompy rocker with ║ │
│║ plenty of crunching guitars and this song has ║ │
│║ the chorus of the album. Classy stuff. ║ │
│║ The end of the album is again a bit heavier than ║ │
│║ the middle part but it?s great stuff with high ║ │
│║ quality songs. ║ │
│║ This Swedish duo has really surprised me and MTM ║ │
│║ will have a strong release with Shiva. If you ║ │
│║ into more heavier melodic hardrock with some ║ │
│║ modern influences so don't be affraid to ║ │
│║ discover this fantastic album. ║ │
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│║ Mats Edstr÷m - Guitars, Bass, Drums, Keyboards ║ │
│║ Anette Johansson - Vocals ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Mystery Of Mind [04:44] │
│ 02 - Desert Dreams [04:32] │
│ 03 - Unjustify The Truth [04:41] │
│ 04 - Completely Strangers [04:34] │
│ 05 - Losing My Child [04:29] │
│ 06 - Passenger Of Life [04:25] │
│ 07 - Crucified [03:52] │
│ 08 - Porno Star [04:04] │
│ 09 - Dawning Of A New Horizon [05:22] │
│ 10 - The Preacher [04:22] │
│ 11 - Down Jones Index (Bonus Track) [04:12] │
│ 12 - No Place For The Living (Bonus Track) [04:18] │
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│ Total Length : [53:35 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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