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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Bob Catley - When Empires Burns (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-12-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2003 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.bobcatley.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Bob Catley Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : When Empires Burns (Jap. Ed.) Label : Now & Then ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Well, After the terrible ôMiddle earthö Bob got ║ │
│║ his keyboard player, Paul, to write his new ║ │
│║ album. What he came up was the single best piece ║ │
│║ of work Bob has ever sung on. THIS is a Metal ║ │
│║ album. True, it can be very melodic, and it does ║ │
│║ have a couple of ballads, but this is a true ║ │
│║ metal album. It is a surprise it took him nearly ║ │
│║ 30 years to get to this point, especially as ║ │
│║ Magnum toured with Judas Priest way back in ║ │
│║ 1977! Well, onto the album. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Starting with the intro ôthe tormentö we are led ║ │
│║ onto ôthe Children of the Circleö Bloddy Hell! ║ │
│║ That one really did take me by surprise! This is ║ │
│║ full blown power metal! True there are a lot of ║ │
│║ Keyboards on this track, but they are all ║ │
│║ background, it is the vocals and the guitar ║ │
│║ solos that take the lead, and Heck, there are ║ │
│║ some real guitar solos on this album! BobÆs ║ │
│║ vocals handle these higher ranges very well ║ │
│║ indeed considering he is in his fifties now! A ║ │
│║ very heavy track indeed, and one of the best he ║ │
│║ has ever sung on. With at least ten guitar solos ║ │
│║ û go figure if that is good or not! ║ │
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│║ Next is ôGonna live foreverö this is slightly ║ │
│║ more mellow, with a slightly hard rockish vein ║ │
│║ to it at least to start with, but then we launch ║ │
│║ into a solo, it is rather up beat, some ║ │
│║ keyboards going on, but the riffage is ║ │
│║ constantly there. One cannot fault this track, ║ │
│║ it is up beat, catchy, crunchy on the riffs and ║ │
│║ all in all, a great song! ║ │
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│║ Then we come to ôThe Prohecyö (thatÆs the ║ │
│║ seconds song heÆs done with an iron maiden song ║ │
│║ title, strange that) This is much heavier! ║ │
│║ Really deep, an almost Black Sabbath main riff ║ │
│║ with solos going off all over the place. Very ║ │
│║ dark this one, really doomy, The keyboards take ║ │
│║ a back seat on this one. A great chorus of ôMy ║ │
│║ angel, be my guardian now!!!!!ö An amazing track ║ │
│║ which still surprises me at how god damn heavy ║ │
│║ it is! It is also one second shy of being the ║ │
│║ longest song on the album, which works to its ║ │
│║ advantage. The lyrics are also very dark, and ║ │
│║ there are a multitude of solos going on at ║ │
│║ almost all times. A brilliant track, very ║ │
│║ different from anything Bob has ever done (in ║ │
│║ fact, that can be said about much on this album) ║ │
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│║ ôIÆll be your foolö is next. This is perhaps the ║ │
│║ first song that goes back slightly to the hard ║ │
│║ rock vein. The solos are melodic and not dark. ║ │
│║ But the main riff is far to crunchy to be simply ║ │
│║ written off as hard rock. It does remind me of ║ │
│║ some of the stuff on ôthe towerö at times, but ║ │
│║ it is still much heavier, and the vocals are ║ │
│║ more power metalish, not hard rock like. Its ║ │
│║ full of solos still, I donÆt think the writer ║ │
│║ understands that he is solo mad! They are ║ │
│║ everywhere. Perhaps not quite as great as the ║ │
│║ preceding songs, but I canÆt really put anything ║ │
│║ against it at all. ║ │
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│║ ôEvery beat of my heartö is next. This is the ║ │
│║ hard rocker in many ways. Its still stuffed with ║ │
│║ solos, and the main riff keeps things heavy with ║ │
│║ a slow, crunching drone. ThatÆs the beauty of ║ │
│║ the mellower songs on this album. They may be ║ │
│║ mellower with all the lead instruments, but the ║ │
│║ rhythm is metal all the time, making something ║ │
│║ which is totally unique, I canÆt recall anything ║ │
│║ which sounds like this album anywhere. This song ║ │
│║ is very catchy, and despite its slightly more ║ │
│║ mellow nature, is a bloody brilliant song! ║ │
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│║ The title track follows, and this is a really ║ │
│║ heavy track. Quite symphonic this one, the solos ║ │
│║ however are as usual, all over the place. The ║ │
│║ verses are dark and heavy, while the choruses ║ │
│║ are soaring, this reminds me a lot of Blind ║ │
│║ guardian this one, With its choruses and backing ║ │
│║ vocals. Christ, listening to it now, those leads ║ │
│║ are everywhere, I donÆt think there is more than ║ │
│║ five seconds in this song where a lead is being ║ │
│║ played! A totally amazing song, brilliant in ║ │
│║ basically all ways. ║ │
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│║ ôMeaning of loveö is next. This is a ballad ║ │
│║ through and through, with little metal about it ║ │
│║ in truth. However, it is a very good ballad, ║ │
│║ with some very good solos on the verses at time, ║ │
│║ which makes it rather strange. The Keyboards are ║ │
│║ used very well here as well. A very good song, ║ │
│║ perhaps the weakest of the album, but if this is ║ │
│║ the weakest, wait until you see the strongest! ║ │
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│║ ôThis is the dayö is next. A very deep heavy as ║ │
│║ hell song with the trademark manic solos. Very ║ │
│║ heavy riffs indeed, reasonably slow and ║ │
│║ crushing, but they do pick up at some points. ║ │
│║ The keyboards let loose here as well, and this ║ │
│║ song slays, a totally memorable chorus as well. ║ │
│║ Christ, how does that guitarist manage those ║ │
│║ solos? Yet another brilliant track on this ║ │
│║ album, unmissable. ║ │
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│║ Then, ôSomeday Utopiaö The best song of 2003 and ║ │
│║ I am not kidding, for this is fucking speed ║ │
│║ metal! Where the fucking hell did that come ║ │
│║ from?????? This album has been heavy, technical ║ │
│║ and a midpaced power metal with dark vibes so ║ │
│║ far, then we get this fast as fuck piece of ║ │
│║ music which is twice the speed of anything this ║ │
│║ guy has ever done ever! Best song on the album ║ │
│║ without a doubt. The soaring chorus works even ║ │
│║ better at a fast pace, and the lyrics are ║ │
│║ something you would expect on a ballad, but they ║ │
│║ absolutely slay at this speed. The solos are ║ │
│║ everywhere again, and the keyboards keep up the ║ │
│║ pace as well, with some frantic as hell double ║ │
│║ bass drumming. Christ, never did I expect this ║ │
│║ guy to achieve greatness like this song. IF ║ │
│║ there is one song of this man that you ever need ║ │
│║ to hear, make it this one, for it is the very ║ │
│║ best thing he has ever done in 30 years of ║ │
│║ music. Totally killer stuff! DonÆt miss the ║ │
│║ duelling guitars in the middle! ║ │
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│║ As the final song we have ôMy Americaö This is a ║ │
│║ midpaced/half ballad number. Its got a funny, ║ │
│║ bag pipe intro, and then the guitars explode. It ║ │
│║ canÆt follow ôsomeday utopiaö so it doesnÆt try. ║ │
│║ Its catchy as hell, with the leads all over the ║ │
│║ place again. A great ending song to a great ║ │
│║ album. ║ │
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│║ This is the definititive Bob Catley album, and ║ │
│║ that includes all his time with Magnum, Hard ║ │
│║ Rain, and any other bands if he had any. I ║ │
│║ admire a guy who has been playing hard rock for ║ │
│║ 30 years to release this behemoth. He said in an ║ │
│║ interview that this album was to him ôa huge ║ │
│║ riskö well, his huge risk has been a huge ║ │
│║ success, one of the very best albums from 2003, ║ │
│║ and probably in my top ten of all time. Go ║ │
│║ listen, you will not be disappointed. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Torment (Intro) [01:53] │
│ 02 - Children Of The Circle [05:41] │
│ 03 - Gonna Live Forever [03:40] │
│ 04 - The Prophecy [06:36] │
│ 05 - I┤ll Be Your Fool [04:34] │
│ 06 - Every Beat Of My Heart [05:36] │
│ 07 - When Empires Burn [05:33] │
│ 08 - Meaning Of Love [04:50] │
│ 09 - This Is The Day [06:22] │
│ 10 - Someday Utopia [05:41] │
│ 11 - My America [06:56] │
│ 12 - Heaven Can Wait (Bonus Track) [04:10] │
│ 13 - When The Earth Lies Still (Demo) (Bonus Tr [03:50] │
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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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