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│ + Dreamtale - World Changed Forever (Korean Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-17-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dreamtale.org ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dreamtale Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : World Changed Forever (Korean Ed.)l : Evolution Musi ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I tend to think of Dreamtale as one of the ║ │
│║ finest Finnish power metal bands that many ║ │
│║ people either havenÆt heard of or havenÆt taken ║ │
│║ the time to look into. They donÆt cause too much ║ │
│║ of an uproar û theyÆve got their own style of ║ │
│║ (admittedly fairly light) melodic power metal ║ │
│║ locked down quite solidly. Now, with World ║ │
│║ Changed Forever, Dreamtale is truly beginning to ║ │
│║ corner the market on consistently reliable, ║ │
│║ high-quality power metal from Finland, though ║ │
│║ they continue to grow slowly in the shade of the ║ │
│║ resurrected Stratovarius (a band which they ║ │
│║ sound very little like). ║ │
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│║ The big news I was waiting for with this album ║ │
│║ was: could Dreamtale actually keep singer Erkki ║ │
│║ SeppΣnen for a third straight outing? And ║ │
│║ indeed, after going through three lead singers ║ │
│║ with their first three albums, the Finns seem to ║ │
│║ have settled on one frontman. While I donÆt care ║ │
│║ for ErkkiÆs voice quite as much as backing ║ │
│║ vocalist and guitarist Rami KerΣnen (who also ║ │
│║ provided lead vocals on the bandÆs debut Beyond ║ │
│║ Reality û still my favorite release from the ║ │
│║ band), I am very glad of the stability, and ║ │
│║ Erkki is no slouch. ║ │
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│║ Regardless of whoÆs doing the singing though, ║ │
│║ every Dreamtale album is quite identifiably the ║ │
│║ bandÆs own. To compare DreamtaleÆs work to ║ │
│║ another recent release û letÆs use WisdomÆs ║ │
│║ Judas û the band writes a number of songs that ║ │
│║ are fairly similar in style, and even uses some ║ │
│║ recurring melodies. However, on World Changed ║ │
│║ Forever, the keyboards, while typically a fairly ║ │
│║ prominent musical element in most Suomi power ║ │
│║ metal, are even more pronounced û and theyÆre ║ │
│║ GOOD here. From the moment that the opening ║ │
│║ track ôIsland Of My Heartö kicks off, itÆs clear ║ │
│║ that Akseli Kaasalainen is really coming into ║ │
│║ his own as a key player, and the band offers him ║ │
│║ full opportunity to cut loose with high-flying ║ │
│║ synths, supplemented by some fine textural work. ║ │
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│║ The other remarkable item on World Changed ║ │
│║ Forever is the narration û which crops up in a ║ │
│║ couple of strange places, like the out-of-place ║ │
│║ voiceovers on ôWe Have No Godö (which is just a ║ │
│║ strange song û though the vocal and piano ║ │
│║ breakdown works for me), the bizarre narration ║ │
│║ at the close of ôThe Signs Were Trueö, and the ║ │
│║ opening discussion of ôBack To The Starsö. I ║ │
│║ donÆt really care for sound samples and talking ║ │
│║ in my music at the best of times, and this does ║ │
│║ a bit to sully the continuity and enjoyment of ║ │
│║ the album to me û if only very occasionally. ║ │
│║ Note that I did not receive lyrics to go with my ║ │
│║ digital copy, and this album does follow a ║ │
│║ chronological story û so those wishing to make ║ │
│║ sense of it will definitely want to procure a ║ │
│║ cd! ║ │
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│║ ôTides Of Warö is a real standout û with a ║ │
│║ superb intro and excellent key solo, and ôThe ║ │
│║ Signs Were Trueö boasts the same qualities, plus ║ │
│║ even greater vocal hooks! ôJoin The Rainö ║ │
│║ practically bathes in keys, drenched themselves ║ │
│║ in a cornucopia of effects û and all working ║ │
│║ well together. Then thereÆs the syncopation on ║ │
│║ ôThe Heart After Darkö, which kills me every ║ │
│║ time that it plays, as itÆs something that weÆve ║ │
│║ rarely, if ever, heard from Dreamtale before. ║ │
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│║ ItÆs strange. Prior to penning this review, I ║ │
│║ was thinking that this wasnÆt one of the bandÆs ║ │
│║ better releases. However, IÆve come to realize ║ │
│║ while writing this that it is possibly my ║ │
│║ favorite since the debut, and features a number ║ │
│║ of classic tracks that have the bandÆs ║ │
│║ fingerprints all over them, and yet sound ║ │
│║ reasonably fresh. The sheer energy of the ║ │
│║ keyboard work on this album (I CANNOT stress ║ │
│║ this element enough), really livens up the ║ │
│║ entire composition, and makes World Changed ║ │
│║ Forever one of the bandÆs more outstanding ║ │
│║ albums, a well-realized expansion on their ║ │
│║ tried-and-true formula, and a natural extension ║ │
│║ of and improvement upon the very good Epsilon. ║ │
│║ Anyone who enjoys Finnish power metal needs to ║ │
│║ hear this, and any fan of Euro-power owes it to ║ │
│║ themselves to check this band out. World Changed ║ │
│║ Forever is not a bad place to start at all, and ║ │
│║ it proves that Dreamtale is successfully ║ │
│║ weathering the test of time to better itself. ║ │
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│║ Erkki SeppΣnen - Vocals ║ │
│║ Rami KerΣnen - Guitars, Vocals ║ │
│║ Petteri Rosenbom - Drums ║ │
│║ Akseli Kaasalainen - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Seppo Kolehmainen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Heikki Ahonen - Bass ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Shore [02:23] │
│ 02 - Island Of My Heart [05:38] │
│ 03 - Tides Of War [04:03] │
│ 04 - We Have No God [05:29] │
│ 05 - The Sign Were True [05:09] │
│ 06 - The Heart After Dark [04:26] │
│ 07 - Join The Rain [04:34] │
│ 08 - Back To The Stars [06:16] │
│ 09 - World Changed Forever [06:04] │
│ 10 - My Next Move [03:52] │
│ 11 - Dreamtime [06:34] │
│ 12 - Destiny┤s Chance [03:57] │
│ 13 - The End Of Our Days (Bonus Track) [04:21] │
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│ Total Length : [62:46 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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