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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-16-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Lalu Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Atomic Ark Label : Sensory ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ LALU is the brainchild of the French composer ║ │
│║ and keyboardist Viven Lalu, and although it ║ │
│║ might sound like a solo project at first, by ║ │
│║ looking at the lineup of the band you can easily ║ │
│║ realize it's a sort of supergroup consisting of ║ │
│║ familiar names from the Progressive Metal scene ║ │
│║ such as SYMPHONY X's Mike LePond, Martin LeMar ║ │
│║ from MEKONG DELTA and Simon Mularoni from DGM. ║ │
│║ "Atomic Ark" is the band's second release, ║ │
│║ coming after nearly 8 years to follow up its ║ │
│║ predecessor "Oniric Metal" and to showcase how ║ │
│║ Lalu's songwriting has matured and evolved after ║ │
│║ such a considerable amount of time. This was ║ │
│║ indeed an allusion to the prominent deviation in ║ │
│║ the music. ║ │
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│║ Other than the great diversity and the ║ │
│║ outstanding songwriting, the album has much more ║ │
│║ surprise elements to offer featuring awesome ║ │
│║ contributions by some more big names including ║ │
│║ Jordan Rudess (DREAM THEATER) and Jens Johansson ║ │
│║ (STRATOVARIUS) on keyboards, as well as Marco ║ │
│║ Sfogli on guitar. Alongside the great amount of ║ │
│║ talent displayed, the compelling variation is ║ │
│║ also something that LALU should be credited for. ║ │
│║ In other words, when playing this album, one ║ │
│║ shouldn't expect any form of repetition or a ║ │
│║ similar continuous mood. ║ │
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│║ Although the titles and the lyrical concepts ║ │
│║ have a fairly serious undertone, the music is ║ │
│║ generally lighthearted despite the heaviness. ║ │
│║ The songs range from the downright Prog sound of ║ │
│║ "Greed" and "War On Animals" of a four-minute ║ │
│║ runtime, to the epic and multilayered ║ │
│║ "Revelations" that is actually a few seconds shy ║ │
│║ from twenty minutes. Special and outstanding ║ │
│║ moments keep emerging throughout the album, ║ │
│║ flicking from the acoustic balladry mood of ║ │
│║ "Mirror Prison" and "Deep Blue" to the almost ║ │
│║ ethnic beat of "Tatonka". However, it's only ║ │
│║ when you reach ôBast" that you will start to ║ │
│║ unveil the hidden charms of the ôAtomic Arkö. ║ │
│║ LeMar delivers a top-notch vocal performance ║ │
│║ which shines exclusively in this song. The ║ │
│║ keyboard work is outstanding and the shift ║ │
│║ between the symphonic passages and the ║ │
│║ flamenco-like verse is just sublime. ║ │
│║ "Slaughtered" ventures into a more Serj ║ │
│║ Tankian-like territory yet a lot heavier, making ║ │
│║ it a very fun and enjoyable one, arguably the ║ │
│║ catchiest of all. However, "Revelations" is ║ │
│║ certainly the track that would speak of the ║ │
│║ whole release. ║ │
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│║ This is a highly recommended album for Prog- ║ │
│║ Metal fans, yet still anyone can potentially get ║ │
│║ into this stuff. It requires a little time to ║ │
│║ completely grasp it, though, as it is a bit ║ │
│║ complex. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Greed [04:05] │
│ 02 - War On Animals [03:26] │
│ 03 - Tatonka [04:01] │
│ 04 - Mirror Prison [02:26] │
│ 05 - Deep Blue [03:29] │
│ 06 - Bast [04:04] │
│ 07 - Momento [03:40] │
│ 08 - Follow The Line [03:51] │
│ 09 - Slaughtered [03:13] │
│ 10 - Revelations [19:29] │
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│ Total Length : [51:44 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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