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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-15-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2005 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 : Labyrinth Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Freeman Label : Arise ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ http://www.myspace.com/labyrinthitalia ║ │
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│║ Alright you Saturday morning cartoon fans, itÆs ║ │
│║ time for a story of brave innovation and ║ │
│║ artistic evolution gone horribly wrong that is ║ │
│║ about to grace your unwitting ears. We recount ║ │
│║ the downfall of such esteemed would be ║ │
│║ detectives of this field, particularly Fates ║ │
│║ Warning and Dream Theater, who in the name of ║ │
│║ originality, parted with tradition and embarked ║ │
│║ into the uncharted waters where power and ║ │
│║ progressive metal seek out the islands of modern ║ │
│║ rock and the infamous groove, only to run away ║ │
│║ in fear at the dreaded ghost of nu-metal. ║ │
│║ Indeed, this is the place of mystical wonders ║ │
│║ where 2+2 equals 5, up becomes down, and such ║ │
│║ seemingly mutually exclusive genres as modern ║ │
│║ rock and power/prog coexist in some warped sense ║ │
│║ of harmony. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ When a band leaves the place that bore them ║ │
│║ their name and their status, as is the case with ║ │
│║ Labyrinth and their groovy, nu-metal mystery ║ │
│║ solving adventure ôFreemanö, there is naturally ║ │
│║ a piece of what was that accompanies them on ║ │
│║ their trip in the metal mystery machine, aside ║ │
│║ from a final snack at the malt shop. Like the ║ │
│║ now cold case known as Dream TheaterÆs ôTrain of ║ │
│║ Thoughtö, a strong semblance of technical ║ │
│║ mastery on the part of this team still holds up ║ │
│║ in all quarters. Roberto Tiranti is still ║ │
│║ leading this bunch of meddling kids with his ║ │
│║ commanding, Ray Adler inspired tenor range, ║ │
│║ clean and crisp as ever. Cantarelli is still ║ │
│║ structuring his logical puzzle solving anthems ║ │
│║ and riffs symmetrically, as per the power metal ║ │
│║ norm; as only a knee sock, orange turtle neck, ║ │
│║ and thick glasses wearing brains behind the ║ │
│║ operation can. De Paoli still exemplifies the ║ │
│║ eye candy and damsel in distress who gives the ║ │
│║ sleuth outfit that beautiful atmosphere and an ║ │
│║ occasional moment of unexpected brilliance on ║ │
│║ the keyboards. And when needed, the group throws ║ │
│║ a Scooby Snack to Mattia Stancioiu and Cristiano ║ │
│║ Bertocchi to jump start the otherwise slow crime ║ │
│║ solving process with a few power metal moments. ║ │
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│║ The mystery that presents this malt shop ║ │
│║ frequenting Italian power metal outfit is ║ │
│║ simple. How did the nu-metal ghost sneak its way ║ │
│║ into LabyrinthÆs sound and scare away all of the ║ │
│║ amazing power metal that was on ôReturn to ║ │
│║ Heaven Deniedö and ôSons of Thunderö? But before ║ │
│║ we can get to the solution of this mystery we ║ │
│║ need clues, and where better to look than at the ║ │
│║ place of haunting, the Isle of the Freeman. ║ │
│║ After a few chase scenes with our group of ║ │
│║ detectives running from the groove heavy, muddy ║ │
│║ guitar toned, droning beast of a ghost, to the ║ │
│║ eerie sounds of recycled ôReturn to Heaven ║ │
│║ Deniedö melodies sullied with Slipknot style 2 ║ │
│║ note riffs on ôL.Y.A.F.H.ö and the title track, ║ │
│║ we find something. Hey gang, what is with these ║ │
│║ goofy sounding, emotionally cryptic lyrics, must ║ │
│║ be a clue! ║ │
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│║ Before the nosey kids have too long to dwell on ║ │
│║ who the hell ôMalcolm Greyö is, or why the music ║ │
│║ around his story meanders so aimlessly, that ║ │
│║ darn nu-metal ghost is back and Stancioiu and ║ │
│║ Bertocchi are running like crazy, both clinging ║ │
│║ to snacks found in an abandoned restaurant ║ │
│║ kitchen on the isle to sate their severe case of ║ │
│║ the munchies from all the ganja they smoked ║ │
│║ before being convinced to participate in this ║ │
│║ adventure. Now the gang has been split up and ║ │
│║ the ghost pursues the Great Dane drummer and ║ │
│║ hippie bass player to the sounds of ôDive into ║ │
│║ Open Watersö and ôNothing Newö, reminding us of ║ │
│║ the more successful cases before this nu-metal ║ │
│║ nightmare of a mystery. Cantarelli discovers ║ │
│║ another clue accidentally while separated from ║ │
│║ the gang and losing his glasses. What is this? A ║ │
│║ really poor overall mixing job and a thin and ║ │
│║ flat sounding drum production, another clue. ║ │
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│║ Meanwhile, Stancioui and Bertocchi lose the nu- ║ │
│║ metal ghost for a while and eventually reunite ║ │
│║ with the others, after successfully navigating ║ │
│║ some random musical twists and turns in what is ║ │
│║ the new Labyrinth on Freeman Isle. Tiranti ║ │
│║ convinces the two unwilling stoner detectives to ║ │
│║ catch the ghost with a trap made out of still ║ │
│║ technically proficient but shorter guitar solos ║ │
│║ devised by Cantarelli, after throwing them a ║ │
│║ couple dozen Scooby Snacks of course. De Paoli ║ │
│║ lays some bait with a keyboard theme borrowed ║ │
│║ from better days in LabyrinthÆs history to lure ║ │
│║ the ghost in with the album closer ôMeaningsö, ║ │
│║ although the trap is sprung pre-maturely due to ║ │
│║ some dumb groove riffs and a crappy down tuned ║ │
│║ guitar tone, but still ultimately succeeds in ║ │
│║ catching the ghost with a last minute keyboard ║ │
│║ solo out of De Paoli. ║ │
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│║ Now captured, the time has come to find out who ║ │
│║ this nu-metal ghost really is, and when the mask ║ │
│║ is removed all except Cantarelli are shocked at ║ │
│║ seeing the face of Olaf Thorsen, whose real name ║ │
│║ is Carlo Magnani, the former guitarist of ║ │
│║ Labyrinth. Cantarelli then recalls the clues of ║ │
│║ what led to this moment, reminding of the lousy, ║ │
│║ cryptic lyrics that never appeared in ║ │
│║ LabyrinthÆs music before Olaf left the band, as ║ │
│║ well as the horrid modern guitar sound that is ║ │
│║ never to be found in any album with OlafÆs name ║ │
│║ on it. But what about motive, pipes in De Paoli, ║ │
│║ but before saying another word Cantarelli fixes ║ │
│║ his orange shirt collar and explains that OlafÆs ║ │
│║ goal by not being in the band was to continue ║ │
│║ making great power metal without all of the ║ │
│║ discussions of adding stupid modern rock ideas ║ │
│║ into the mix to keep their sound varied. And of ║ │
│║ course, just before being returned to his ║ │
│║ musically superior and consistent project Vision ║ │
│║ Divine by the authorities, Olaf utters in an ║ │
│║ annoyed tone that he would have gotten away with ║ │
│║ it if it werenÆt for these meddling kids. ║ │
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│║ To all of you power metal enthusiasts out there ║ │
│║ who have a good sense of dark comic relief, I ║ │
│║ recommend getting a real cheap copy of ║ │
│║ LabyrinthÆs Groovy Nu-Metal Adventure, or ║ │
│║ otherwise known as ôFreemanö, a musical abortion ║ │
│║ that only a lover of ôTrain of Thoughtö or Fates ║ │
│║ WarningÆs ôDisconnectedö could love. But for you ║ │
│║ ordinary, red blooded power metal fans out there ║ │
│║ who took a liking to this bandÆs earlier ║ │
│║ material, steer clear of it. Since the ║ │
│║ conclusion of this nu-metal abomination, long ║ │
│║ standing bassist Cristiano Bertocchi (Chris ║ │
│║ Breeze) came down from his stoner stupor, ║ │
│║ realized the situation and joined forces with ║ │
│║ Olaf Thorsen to create much better metal in ║ │
│║ Vision Divine. IÆd suggest checking out ôStream ║ │
│║ of Consciousnessö for the right way to merge ║ │
│║ complex lyrical subjects with prog-oriented ║ │
│║ power metal. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - L.Y.A.F.H. [04:26] │
│ 02 - Deserter [05:03] │
│ 03 - Dive In Open Waters [03:10] │
│ 04 - Freeman [04:16] │
│ 05 - M3 [04:09] │
│ 06 - Face And Pay [05:27] │
│ 07 - Malcolm Grey [06:00] │
│ 08 - Nothing New [05:03] │
│ 09 - Infidels [05:53] │
│ 10 - Meanings [03:55] │
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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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