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│ + Killing Touch - One Of A Kind (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-19-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2009 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.killingtouch.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Killing Touch Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : One Of A Kind (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ After Michele Luppi's departure from Vision ║ │
│║ Divine, I decided to take a close look at what ║ │
│║ he did afterwards. For a few years he stayed ║ │
│║ silent (as where metal is concerned), and then ║ │
│║ came up with this new band, Killing Touch, with ║ │
│║ fellow members from other bands. I had high ║ │
│║ expectations on it, since he is an amazing ║ │
│║ singer and he is influenced properly for doing ║ │
│║ good metal, and suddenly, this comes out: "One ║ │
│║ of a Kind". ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ I must say something right now: the album is ║ │
│║ perfect, from beginning to end. There are no ║ │
│║ flaws on it. This is possibly the best album ║ │
│║ I've ever heard, only topped by Dream Theater's ║ │
│║ "Images and Words". The production of the album ║ │
│║ is crystal clear, one can listen to the bass as ║ │
│║ loud as the guitar (no, I'm not kidding, ║ │
│║ seriously), every cymbal of the drum is ║ │
│║ perfectly recognizable; Luppi's vocals are, ║ │
│║ well, as always, majestic, soaring pitch-high ║ │
│║ and beautiful. The keyboards are mainly piano, ║ │
│║ so it would be hard not to notice them, anyways. ║ │
│║ There is just nothing you can say is not ║ │
│║ listenable in the whole album and it's perfectly ║ │
│║ polished quality. ║ │
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│║ It's easy to feel the influences on this album ║ │
│║ just by listening. There are the classic 80's ║ │
│║ heavy metal riffs in various tracks, and there ║ │
│║ are also heavier riffs, comparable even to ║ │
│║ Nevermore's if heard properly. Hard rock is also ║ │
│║ very noticeable in here where the keyboard is ║ │
│║ concerned, a clear example would be the intro of ║ │
│║ "Mimicking Death", reminding me just to Van ║ │
│║ Halen. Standing on the progressive part of the ║ │
│║ album, evidently there is certain Dream Theater ║ │
│║ influence, on the solos, mainly, but there is ║ │
│║ also a bit of "Awake" in here, mainly on the ║ │
│║ riffs in the more progressive tracks, and well, ║ │
│║ of course, playing during spoken parts is an ║ │
│║ evident heritage goten from Dream Theater, too. ║ │
│║ And well, when refering to power metal in here, ║ │
│║ the vocals would be it: amazing backing vocals ║ │
│║ singing along with Luppi. ║ │
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│║ The album is all around; it includes everything ║ │
│║ on it. One can find those very aggressive riffs ║ │
│║ in various songs like "The Touch" or "Thy Will ║ │
│║ Be Done", progressive chords and harmonies in ║ │
│║ "Mimicking Death" and "Tommy's Cane" and the ║ │
│║ most beautiful melodies in "Still Walking" or ║ │
│║ "One of A Kind". Not only these, but the tracks ║ │
│║ in here are complete by themselves, they carry ║ │
│║ all of what you want to find: acoustic guitar ║ │
│║ and piano rhythms or some harsh riffs filled ║ │
│║ with anger and aggressivity. It does not miss ║ │
│║ anything on it. There are wonderful, ║ │
│║ breathtaking solos in most songs, and there are ║ │
│║ others that get slower but carrying much more ║ │
│║ emotions on them. For those "haters" of keyboard ║ │
│║ solos that disliked Vision Divine's "Stream of ║ │
│║ Consciousness" because of having so many ║ │
│║ keyboard solos: there are only a few in here. ║ │
│║ And for keyboard lovers (just like me), you will ║ │
│║ absolutely love the melodies played by Luppi on ║ │
│║ the piano or the jaw-dropping keyboard solos, ║ │
│║ like the one on "Wheel of Fortune". ║ │
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│║ The exact reasons for me to consider this album ║ │
│║ perfect would be basically the following: ║ │
│║ -Excellent rhythms: the riffs on the album fit ║ │
│║ just excellently in here, and the basslines are ║ │
│║ maybe the most impressive I've heard after John ║ │
│║ Myung's and Lauri Porra's ones. ║ │
│║ -Exciting melodies: the melodies on the album ║ │
│║ carry a lot of emotion, they make you feel ║ │
│║ indescribable things; I almost cried when I ║ │
│║ heard them. ║ │
│║ -Great vocals: Luppi, as Vision Divine listeners ║ │
│║ may know, is an excellent singer. His voice is ║ │
│║ amazing, he has a very high register and knows ║ │
│║ how to use it, and this album is a vivid proof ║ │
│║ of it. Not only that, he also knew how to take ║ │
│║ the backing vocals formula from Vision Divine ║ │
│║ and use it properly in here, adding much more ║ │
│║ style to his singing. ║ │
│║ -Philosophical lyrics: The lyrics come as an ║ │
│║ adaptation from a novel, and hell, they are ║ │
│║ properly done. Most of the times, the lyrics not ║ │
│║ only fit in the story but they will also ║ │
│║ resemble events that could fit in other plots, ║ │
│║ which is maybe the point on making a concept ║ │
│║ album properly. ║ │
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│║ With all these said, I think that this is not ║ │
│║ only a perfect album, but maybe the best debut ║ │
│║ album I've ever heard and that I'll ever listen ║ │
│║ to. It is definitely a high standard set from ║ │
│║ the very beginning by this band, and after this ║ │
│║ I'll look out for what they may do in the ║ │
│║ future, expecting only for them to go to another ║ │
│║ degree of perfection. ║ │
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│║ Michele Luppi - Vocals ║ │
│║ Michele "Viossy" Vioni - Guitars ║ │
│║ Davide Montorsi - Guitars ║ │
│║ Giorgio "JT" Terenziani - Bass ║ │
│║ Paolo Caridi - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Touch [06:28] │
│ 02 - Black Ice [00:49] │
│ 03 - Wheel Of Fortune [04:39] │
│ 04 - Mimicking Death [06:25] │
│ 05 - The Danger Zone [06:01] │
│ 06 - One Of A Kind [06:27] │
│ 07 - Tommy┤s Cane [05:42] │
│ 08 - Still Walking [08:15] │
│ 09 - Walls Of Sympathy [05:54] │
│ 10 - Falling Away [04:48] │
│ 11 - Justify [04:28] │
│ 12 - Thy Will Be Done [07:29] │
│ 13 - One Of A Kind (Acoustic Version) [06:35] │
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│ Total Length : [74:00 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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