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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-10-2014 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.dragonhammer.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dragonhammer Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The X Experiment Label : My Kingdom Mus ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ O' Italy; how thee have delighted my ears ║ │
│║ lately, with a veritable slew of excellent ║ │
│║ melodic Metal; a brand of music they are well- ║ │
│║ known for, in the vein of ELVENKING and RHAPSODY ║ │
│║ OF FIRE; Power Metal, and everything about it ║ │
│║ that may be progressive or symphonic, has always ║ │
│║ had a special place in my heart. Italy's ║ │
│║ DRAGONHAMMER belt out a seemingly typical brand ║ │
│║ of Power Metal, that is nevertheless littered ║ │
│║ with progressive flourishes, and contains ║ │
│║ symphonic atmospherics and interludes. ║ │
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│║ The first song, "The End Of The World", begins ║ │
│║ as such; an epic and melodic power metal track ║ │
│║ not too dissimilar to STRATOVARIUS, and ║ │
│║ showcases Max's impressive vocal range; in the ║ │
│║ chorus, I am hearing striking vocal similarities ║ │
│║ to that of ELVENKING, and also some equally ║ │
│║ impressive lead guitar and keyboard work. "The X ║ │
│║ Experiment" takes on a most-welcomed progressive ║ │
│║ vibe. A powerful and aggressive, yet slow-tempo ║ │
│║ opening riff makes way for a thoroughly heavy ║ │
│║ track overlaid with strong CHILDREN OF BODOM- ║ │
│║ like keyboard melodies; riff wise speaking, much ║ │
│║ of the song is a pounding gallop. Halfway ║ │
│║ through I was immediately struck by a highly ║ │
│║ DREAM THEATER-esque series of flourishes. The ║ │
│║ album drives forward in a much heavier direction ║ │
│║ in "Escape" that begins deceptively thrashy, but ║ │
│║ one is soon enough greeted by rather avant- ║ │
│║ garde-sounding keyboard that gradually pads out ║ │
│║ the song to a mellow, mid-tempo Soft Rock ║ │
│║ passage. Soon enough, Max's wails give way to ║ │
│║ something far more metallic, and the lays down a ║ │
│║ much more bombastic series of riffs following a ║ │
│║ return to the previous motif. ║ │
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│║ Quite possibly one of the most 'progressive- ║ │
│║ sounding' track on the album is "The Others", ║ │
│║ which strives to keep a relatively upbeat and ║ │
│║ unmistakably heavy atmosphere and deals with, ║ │
│║ admittedly, cliche topics, but the lyrics are ║ │
│║ nonetheless honest and hit home. Here I also ║ │
│║ find some of the more beautiful melodies ║ │
│║ contained within the record, especially in the ║ │
│║ keyboard sections. Lastly, the last track on the ║ │
│║ record is also my favorite; "Last Solution" ║ │
│║ begins with an infectiously groovy and catchy ║ │
│║ riff that is soon backed by a strange keyboard ║ │
│║ recording. Among the guitars and vocals, the ║ │
│║ chord progressions are what get me; melodious, ║ │
│║ uplifting and effective. Naturally, the chorus ║ │
│║ vocals are equally as soaring as the guitar and ║ │
│║ keyboard melodies, and the song features an ║ │
│║ excellent solo. ║ │
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│║ Not necessarily one of the most unique Power ║ │
│║ Metal bands I have ever heard, but I would not ║ │
│║ go as far as to use the term generic, and ║ │
│║ definitely not a bad album, which contains the ║ │
│║ features that every Power Metal listener looks ║ │
│║ for. ║ │
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│║ LINE-UP ║ │
│║ Max Aguzzi: vocals, guitars ║ │
│║ Giuseppe De Paolo: guitars ║ │
│║ Gae Amodio: bass ║ │
│║ Giulio Cattivera: keyboards ║ │
│║ David Folchitto: guest drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - It's Beginning [01:36] │
│ 02 - The End Of The World [04:54] │
│ 03 - Seek In The Ice [05:27] │
│ 04 - The X Experiment [04:58] │
│ 05 - Escape [05:20] │
│ 06 - My Destiny [06:02] │
│ 07 - The Others [04:35] │
│ 08 - Follow Your Star [05:31] │
│ 09 - Last Solution [04:53] │
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│ Total Length : [43:16 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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