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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Silent Voices - Reveal The Change + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-17-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........07 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.silentvoices.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Silent Voices Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Reveal The Change Label : Inner Wound ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ SILENT VOICES is a relatively unknown band ║ │
│║ hailing from Finland, nevertheless they had ║ │
│║ already published many recommended albums such ║ │
│║ as their debut in 2002 ôChapters Of Tragedyö or ║ │
│║ 2006Æs ôBuilding Up The Apathyö or the great ║ │
│║ ôInfernalö (2004), the line-up team is also ║ │
│║ composed by ex-members of REQUIEM and also share ║ │
│║ some musicians with SONATA ARCTICA like Henrik ║ │
│║ Klingenberg as keyboardist and bass player Pasi ║ │
│║ Kauppinen (WINTERBORN / KLINGENBERG SYNDROME). ║ │
│║ ItÆs been a while since the last SILENT VOICES ║ │
│║ album was out in the streets, it had occurred a ║ │
│║ lot of things in their lives, lots of turmoils, ║ │
│║ hassles -you name it-, the band was on deep ║ │
│║ winter sleep and they lost their vocalist, the ║ │
│║ great but rather inconstant Michael Henneken ║ │
│║ (SENTIMENT / ADAMANTRA) was gone for good. ║ │
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│║ While they were in quest of searching for a new ║ │
│║ perfect singer they opted for the trick that ║ │
│║ consist to have different famous vocalists at ║ │
│║ the same time in order to increase their ║ │
│║ creativity and the bandÆs polyvalence, itÆs also ║ │
│║ a good marketing move but the risk is to ║ │
│║ weakened the impact, to have a dilution of the ║ │
│║ personality of the music with each guest ║ │
│║ singer's specificity but finally the idea works ║ │
│║ pretty well, I believe. ║ │
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│║ Now the new permanent singer for SILENT VOICES ║ │
│║ is known as Teemu Koskela from WINTERBORNÆs fame ║ │
│║ (their 2008Æs release ôFarewell To Saintsö is ║ │
│║ warmly recommended). But the album contains, ║ │
│║ beside the impressive vocals of Mr. Koskela in ║ │
│║ the very first song (which is a killer), nothing ║ │
│║ more than four guest vocalists such as: ║ │
│║ Mats Leven (ex-TREAT / ex-SWEDISH EROTICA / ex- ║ │
│║ ABSTRACT ALGEBRA / ex-RISING FORCE / ex-SOUTHPAW ║ │
│║ / ex-THERION / ex-ADAGIO / ex-AT VANCE / ex- ║ │
│║ FATAL FORCE / ex-SABBTAIL / DOGFACE), Michael ║ │
│║ Vescera (ex-LOUDNESS / OBSESSION / ex-RISING ║ │
│║ FORCE / ex-FATAL FORCE / ex-DR SIN / ex-REIGN OF ║ │
│║ TERROR / ex-KILLING MACHINE / WARRION / ANIMETAL ║ │
│║ USA / SAFE HEAVEN / MVP), Tony Kakko (SONATA ║ │
│║ ARCTICA / ex-NOTHERN KINGS) and Mike DiMeo ║ │
│║ (PHENOMENA / THE LIZARDS / ex-RIOT / ex-ILLIUM / ║ │
│║ ex-MASTERPLAN). ║ │
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│║ Swedish citizen Mats Leven is absolutely ║ │
│║ stunning within the songs ôNo Turning Backö & ║ │
│║ with ôBurning Shineö, his vivid interpretations, ║ │
│║ his deep implication and his voice leaves no ║ │
│║ hope for another contender, his signature ║ │
│║ vocalizing are clearly unbeatable, he is the ║ │
│║ king. Those songs are very well composed , maybe ║ │
│║ a little more direct than before but with still ║ │
│║ some intriguing arrangements and great ║ │
│║ orchestrations plus as always some acrobatic ║ │
│║ playing. ║ │
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│║ Mike Vescera from USA delivers also a very solid ║ │
│║ performance, within the third track that is ║ │
│║ quite reminiscent of the SILENT VOICES old ║ │
│║ style, with an amazing display of virtuosity in ║ │
│║ the solo section, thatÆs funny that they opted ║ │
│║ for the titled ôReign Of Terrorö with Vescera ║ │
│║ singing on it. Tony Kakko is the weakest of all ║ │
│║ the hired vocalist, the track is quite good but ║ │
│║ donÆt fit with the thin voice of the SONATA ║ │
│║ ARCTICAÆs mastermind, I believe that Teemu ║ │
│║ Koskela could do a better job with that ║ │
│║ particular one. ║ │
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│║ ôBlack Waterö is an instrumental number that ║ │
│║ allows to each member to shine a little more, a ║ │
│║ fine demonstration of agility. New York City ║ │
│║ very own Mike DiMeo is doing a fine rendition of ║ │
│║ this song called ôThrough My Prison Wallsö but I ║ │
│║ still think that Teemu is able to sing even ║ │
│║ better, the long epic cut itself is a good mix ║ │
│║ of past and fresh Prog Metal , with some amazing ║ │
│║ musical parts and many twists and turns. ║ │
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│║ Only little disappointment is the length of the ║ │
│║ disc itself, after seven years in the making I ║ │
│║ had wished for one more song with Teemu, a ║ │
│║ remake of an old song could have been a good ║ │
│║ ide. Maybe this is their best album, I donÆt ║ │
│║ know only time will tell, but it surely can ║ │
│║ compete with their great back-catalogue, easily. ║ │
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│║ Henrik Klingenberg - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Timo Kauppinen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Jukka-Pekka Koivisto - Drums ║ │
│║ Pasi Kauppinen - Bass ║ │
│║ Teemu Koskela - Vocals ║ │
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│║ Guest Vocals: ║ │
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│║ Mats LevΘn - Vocals ║ │
│║ Mike DiMeo - Vocals ║ │
│║ Michael Vescera - Vocals ║ │
│║ Tony Kakko - Vocals ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Fear Of Emptiness [09:02] │
│ 02 - No Turning Back [06:56] │
│ 03 - No Turning Back [07:05] │
│ 04 - Faith In Me [06:19] │
│ 05 - Black Water [06:06] │
│ 06 - Burning Shine [06:00] │
│ 07 - Through My Prison Walls [11:56] │
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│ Total Length : [53:24 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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