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│ + Kaledon - Legend Of The Forgotten Reign-Chapter I The Destru + │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-05-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.kaledon.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Kaledon Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Legend Of The Forgotten Reign-Label : Steelborn ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Kaledon is yet another Italian power metal band ║ │
│║ that has emerged onto the scene recently. Italy ║ │
│║ seems to be the breeding ground for these types ║ │
│║ of bands and although many of them show promise, ║ │
│║ very few really deliver what it takes to make a ║ │
│║ mark in a very overcrowded genre. This band ║ │
│║ really is no exception. Formed in 1998, Kaledon ║ │
│║ released two demo singles prior to this album, ║ │
│║ Spirit Of The Dragon and God Says Yes. The B- ║ │
│║ sides to both these singles all found there way ║ │
│║ onto this one, their first full-length debut ║ │
│║ album. The band has recruited a new drummer and ║ │
│║ a new singer since recording their demos and ║ │
│║ signed a deal with Steelborn Records in 2001. ║ │
│║ The album is based on an elaborate concept with ║ │
│║ the story taking place in England in the year ║ │
│║ 1376 under the Kaledon reign. The story is a ║ │
│║ somewhat typical epic and includes evil kings, ║ │
│║ stories of treachery and deceit, epic battles ║ │
│║ and of course......dragons (no epic would be ║ │
│║ complete without dragons!!). The whole story is ║ │
│║ quite complex and will unfold musically over a ║ │
│║ series of 4 albums. Part 2 entitled The King's ║ │
│║ Rescue is to be released this summer with parts ║ │
│║ 3 and 4 arriving in 2004 and 2005 respectively. ║ │
│║ Even though this was released last summer, we ║ │
│║ haven't reviewed it yet and with the pending ║ │
│║ arrival of part 2 of the saga any day now, here ║ │
│║ is a review of part 1 of a 4 part saga. ║ │
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│║ After a very typical orchestrated intro, ║ │
│║ complete with choirs of voices, the band ║ │
│║ launches into one of many speedy symphonic power ║ │
│║ metal exercises that show influences from their ║ │
│║ fellow countrymen, Rhapsody and Labyrinth. The ║ │
│║ speediness of Rhapsody and the big epic choruses ║ │
│║ are abundant on this release. The one main ║ │
│║ difference is in the guitar sound. Preferring to ║ │
│║ bring the guitar riffs into the forefront and be ║ │
│║ more of a driving force than with Rhapsody, the ║ │
│║ band has opted for a more raw type of guitar ║ │
│║ sound such as heard on old Helloween (Walls Of ║ │
│║ Jericho) or older Blind Guardian albums. Some of ║ │
│║ the galloping rhythms and chord progressions ║ │
│║ also have classic Iron Maiden written all over ║ │
│║ it. The band tries to mix up the tempos and ║ │
│║ dynamics of their songs, throwing in some very ║ │
│║ chaotic instrumental changes that really don't ║ │
│║ do very much for the songs. ║ │
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│║ The lead vocalist for this band has a decent ║ │
│║ range and sounds a bit like Kai Hansen (Gamma ║ │
│║ Ray), but he has very little style and ║ │
│║ coherency. There's many instances whereby notes ║ │
│║ are held way too long, ending in some very off- ║ │
│║ key Halford style screams that only serve to ║ │
│║ irritate the listener in the process of ║ │
│║ attempting to show off. There's moments when ║ │
│║ this vocalist is so off-key that it's almost ║ │
│║ painful to listen to. Production-wise, the album ║ │
│║ sounds thin and some of the leads are buried in ║ │
│║ the mix. The band has some good riffs in some of ║ │
│║ their songs and a couple of good choruses but ║ │
│║ that's about it. The only track that seemed to ║ │
│║ stand out is Streets Of The Kingdom. The song ║ │
│║ begins as a power ballad with a solid chorus and ║ │
│║ uses some great vocal "rounds" and then speeds ║ │
│║ up to finish with some great ripping guitar ║ │
│║ solos.s ║ │
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│║ Overall, for the most part, this band has some ║ │
│║ talent as evident by the quality of the riffs ║ │
│║ and some of the changes, but many (if not most) ║ │
│║ of the songs just aren't that good. Very average ║ │
│║ and very "I've heard this all before so many ║ │
│║ times". The one thing that they manage to do is ║ │
│║ to create a mood or atmosphere and it really ║ │
│║ does have a story-like feel to it with the ║ │
│║ sounds of crackling fires, battlefield noises ║ │
│║ and galloping horses heard between songs. This ║ │
│║ could be a very good band with improvements in ║ │
│║ songwriting and major improvements in the vocal ║ │
│║ delivery style. I like the attempt to create a ║ │
│║ heavier brand of symphonic speed / power metal ║ │
│║ as most other bands in the genre tend to bury ║ │
│║ the rhythm guitar in the mix. It may be the ║ │
│║ shining light of things to come if they can nail ║ │
│║ it with their next album. Fans of this genre of ║ │
│║ metal may like this album but if you pass this ║ │
│║ one by, you're not really missing much. ║ │
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│║ LINE-UP ║ │
│║ Claudio Conti: lead & backing vocals ║ │
│║ Alex Mele: lead, rhythm guitars & backing vocals ║ │
│║ Tommy Nemesio: rhythm guitars ║ │
│║ Paolo 'Animal' Lezziroli: bass & backing vocals ║ │
│║ Daniele Fuligni: keyboards ║ │
│║ David Folchitto: drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Calling [02:02] │
│ 02 - In Search Of Kaledon [03:39] │
│ 03 - Army Of The Undead King [03:39] │
│ 04 - Thunder In The Sky [03:31] │
│ 05 - Streets Of The Kingdom [05:47] │
│ 06 - Spirit Of The Dragon [04:19] │
│ 07 - Hero Of The Land [03:29] │
│ 08 - God Says Yes [04:27] │
│ 09 - Deep Forest [02:46] │
│ 10 - Desert Of Warriors [05:33] │
│ 11 - The Jackal's Fall [09:19] │
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│ Total Length : [48:31 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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