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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-26-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.serenity-band.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Serenity Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : War Of Ages Label : Napalm ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Many bands attempt to play symphonic metal, but ║ │
│║ AustriaÆs Serenity has mastered the art to such ║ │
│║ a degree that the mere mention of a new release ║ │
│║ spellbinds fans of the subgenre. The follow-up ║ │
│║ to ôDeath & Legacyö was teased in my interview ║ │
│║ with the band at ProgPower USA just before the ║ │
│║ group brought the house down with the best ║ │
│║ performance of the festival. ôWar of Agesö is ║ │
│║ SerenityÆs fifth album and it continues in the ║ │
│║ bandÆs tradition of creating exquisitely and ║ │
│║ tastefully bombastic material to satisfy my ║ │
│║ symphonic sweet tooth. While it doesnÆt ║ │
│║ completely rise to the pristine perfection of ║ │
│║ its predecessor, ôWar of Agesö comes dangerously ║ │
│║ close.s ║ │
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│║ One of the highlights of the album is the ║ │
│║ announcement of former Whyzdom vocalist ║ │
│║ Clementine Delancy as the bandÆs permanent ║ │
│║ female presence, having relied on guest ║ │
│║ appearances in the past from the likes of ║ │
│║ Charlotte Wessels (Delain), Amanda Somerville ║ │
│║ (Trillium/Kiske-Somerville), Ailyn (Sirenia) and ║ │
│║ Sandra Schleret (Siegfried). Like hinted in the ║ │
│║ ProgPower USA performance, her presence gives ║ │
│║ stability to the female spot, truly making ║ │
│║ Serenity a two vocalist act. Her beautiful, ║ │
│║ soft, and serene but powerful voice is captured ║ │
│║ all over ôWar of Ages,ö bringing that feminine ║ │
│║ balance to Georg NeuhauserÆs commanding presence ║ │
│║ and Thomas BuchbergerÆs six string mastery. ║ │
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│║ ôWar of Agesö brings more of the bandÆs ║ │
│║ trademark of dignified melody cloaked in ║ │
│║ concentrated historical references from Master ║ │
│║ Neuhauser (who is currently seeking a doctorate ║ │
│║ in the subject). This time he touches on ║ │
│║ subjects that include Alexander the Great and ║ │
│║ his ôShining Oasis,ö the clash between the ║ │
│║ German and Russian Empires at the battle of ║ │
│║ ôTannenburg,ö and the aftermath of the Wars of ║ │
│║ Roses that led to the rise of a powerful family ║ │
│║ in England in ôLegacy of Tudors.ö Neuhauser is ║ │
│║ as much a mastermind of history as he is ║ │
│║ vocalizing about it. ║ │
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│║ At the core of the album, like all Serenity ║ │
│║ albums before, lies the bandÆs greatest gift to ║ │
│║ music: paeans with multitudes of harmonious ║ │
│║ layers. Serenity songs are like opening Russian ║ │
│║ dolls in reverseàyou start with a hint of ║ │
│║ grandiose and by the time the solo hits the full ║ │
│║ amplitude is revealed. Getting there is peeling ║ │
│║ onion layers of melodiousness complete with the ║ │
│║ whimpering. Examples can be found in the complex ║ │
│║ ôTannebergö (complete with NeuhauserÆs Germanic ║ │
│║ ôwictimö) and ôLegacy of Tudorsö with itÆs a ║ │
│║ Cappella opening that erupts into the bandÆs ║ │
│║ typical ôserine heavinessö that glitters with ║ │
│║ every release. Favorites include the stunning ║ │
│║ and guitar driven ôArt of War,ö which also ║ │
│║ presents the albumÆs chorus, the building beauty ║ │
│║ of ôShining Oasis,ö and the elegant ballad ôFor ║ │
│║ FreedomÆs Sake.ö ║ │
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│║ There is a feast for the ears that awaits those ║ │
│║ who have opened their hearts and mind to the ║ │
│║ Austrian masters of symphony. With as much pomp ║ │
│║ and circumstance that Italian symphonic masterÆs ║ │
│║ Rhapsody had laid before and since the early ║ │
│║ 90Æs, Serenity takes all that majesty and ║ │
│║ fashions its own undeniable sound with a ║ │
│║ distinctively progressive element. Let the ôWar ║ │
│║ of Agesö begin. ║ │
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│║ Georg Neuhauser - Vocals ║ │
│║ ClΘmentine Delauney - Vocals ║ │
│║ Thomas Buchberger - Guitars ║ │
│║ Andreas Schipflinger - Drums ║ │
│║ Fabio D'Amore - Bass ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Wings Of Madness [05:51] │
│ 02 - The Art Of War [05:09] │
│ 03 - Shining Oasis [05:09] │
│ 04 - For Freedom┤s Sake [04:35] │
│ 05 - Age Of Glory [06:39] │
│ 06 - The Matricide [04:56] │
│ 07 - Symphony For The Quiet [04:58] │
│ 08 - Tannenberg [05:49] │
│ 09 - Legacy Of Tudors [05:02] │
│ 10 - Royal Pain [04:46] │
│ 11 - Fairytales (Piano Version) (Bonus Track) [04:29] │
│ 12 - Love Of My Life (Queen Cover) (Bonus Track [03:50] │
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│ Total Length : [61:13 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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