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│ + Illusion Suite - The Iron Cemetery + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-01-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.illusionsuite.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Illusion Suite Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Iron Cemetery Label : PowerProg ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Being a big fan of Illusion Suite's debut ║ │
│║ release Final Hour,, I was stoked to see they ║ │
│║ eventually had a follow up in The Iron Cemetery. ║ │
│║ Four years on, Illusion Suite have trimmed a lot ║ │
│║ of the fat in their sound, opting for a concise, ║ │
│║ streamlined approach, which really works for the ║ │
│║ band. At just over thirty-eight minutes the ║ │
│║ Norwegians leave little room for error, and ║ │
│║ surprisingly manage to deliver everything you'd ║ │
│║ expect from the genre in force. ║ │
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│║ It really goes to show that you don't have to ║ │
│║ drag out a prog song over eight or nine minutes, ║ │
│║ as Illusion Suite manage to remain progressive ║ │
│║ through smaller runtimes, utilizing daring ║ │
│║ arrangement and deft musicianship. Reminding of ║ │
│║ Circus Maximus at their finest, with elements of ║ │
│║ acts such as Beyond Twilight and Seventh Wonder ║ │
│║ heard throughout, Illusion Suite blast across ║ │
│║ the short length of the album in a dizzying blur ║ │
│║ of hooky choruses, foot-stomping riffs, and ║ │
│║ wicked bursts of technicality. ║ │
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│║ Performances across the board are flat out ace, ║ │
│║ with vocalist Bill Makatowicz stealing the show ║ │
│║ with a superb performance. On their debut he ║ │
│║ reminded me quite a bit of Michael Eriksen û and ║ │
│║ he still does û although here he's injected a ║ │
│║ dose of venom into his voice, which he utilizes ║ │
│║ in some of the heavier moments on the album as ║ │
│║ seen in the second pre-chorus to "Orpheus' ║ │
│║ Quest". His vocal lines this time around are ║ │
│║ vastly superior too, and he could definitely ║ │
│║ give the majority of his contemporaries a run ║ │
│║ for their money. Kim Jacobsen replaces ╪yvind ║ │
│║ Larsen in the guitar department, and puts forth ║ │
│║ a killer performance blending thrash elements ║ │
│║ into a well versed prog power approach, and the ║ │
│║ rhythm section of Dag Erik Johnsen and Roger ║ │
│║ Bj°rge comes off really accomplished. ║ │
│║ "Nostradamus' First Prophecy" particularly ║ │
│║ displays them in a fine light. What's more, and ║ │
│║ certainly noteworthy is that Roger handles the ║ │
│║ keyboards as well, and his command on both drums ║ │
│║ and keys is intimidating to say the least. ║ │
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│║ With a cracking set of songs and brilliant ║ │
│║ production the Norwegian prog power heroes ║ │
│║ Illusion Suite have delivered a quality release, ║ │
│║ which whilst not as complete as their debut, is ║ │
│║ maybe a little stronger. Streamlining their ║ │
│║ sound has resulted in a short and snappy record, ║ │
│║ which accomplishes just as much some albums ║ │
│║ almost twice the length of The Iron Cemetery do. ║ │
│║ With some seriously smoking prog power numbers ║ │
│║ such as "Orpheus' Quest", the masterful title ║ │
│║ track, and the Pagan's Mind on crack closer ║ │
│║ "Premonition" Illusion Suite really hit it home. ║ │
│║ Any fan of the genre would be at a loss without ║ │
│║ this one. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Intro [00:56] │
│ 02 - Orpheus' Quest [05:03] │
│ 03 - Uni-Twins [05:04] │
│ 04 - The Iron Cemetery [05:35] │
│ 05 - When Love Fails [04:59] │
│ 06 - Nero [04:11] │
│ 07 - Nostradamus' First Prophecy [04:23] │
│ 08 - The Ugly Duckling [03:36] │
│ 09 - Premonition [05:07] │
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│ Total Length : [38:54 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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