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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Ring Of Fire - Battle Of Leningrad + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-02-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Ring Of Fire Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Battle Of Leningrad Label : Frontiers ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ After a 9 year hiatus RING OF FIRE has returned, ║ │
│║ with a powerful Symphonic Metal sound similar to ║ │
│║ that of SYMPHONY X but featuring a more Power ║ │
│║ Metal influenced sound, featuring lots of pianos ║ │
│║ and synths. This is a powerful album that should ║ │
│║ serve to remind people just what the band is ║ │
│║ capable of, with incredible musicianship and ║ │
│║ great melodies. ║ │
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│║ Opening up with "Mother Russia"Æs dramatic piano ║ │
│║ playing, the band sets things into motion with ║ │
│║ what can only be described as epic guitar ║ │
│║ playing strengthened by virtuosic keyboards and ║ │
│║ a strong rhythm section. Mark Boals' vocals are ║ │
│║ powerful and has a great range, from soaring ║ │
│║ power metal highs to throatier midrange moments. ║ │
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│║ The band has so much technicality on offer it ║ │
│║ really boggles the mind, but they pull it off so ║ │
│║ well it feels completely natural in its ║ │
│║ execution. The songs "TheyÆre Calling Your Name" ║ │
│║ and "Firewind" show this really well, the latter ║ │
│║ being a really nice dynamic song providing lots ║ │
│║ of variety and a nice song length to do it with ║ │
│║ too. ║ │
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│║ The band has some more mid tempo moments too ║ │
│║ that show off their slightly more grooving side, ║ │
│║ with songs like "Empire" and title track "Battle ║ │
│║ of Leningrad" taking their time and telling ║ │
│║ great dramatic stories that should keep the ║ │
│║ listener hooked to the imaginative and ║ │
│║ challenging melodies. ║ │
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│║ The album closes with "Rain" with an awesome ║ │
│║ emotive vocal performance and some all-round ║ │
│║ great playing; this one closes off the album ║ │
│║ very nicely with another piano section after a ║ │
│║ great technical and fast song. ║ │
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│║ The production is great; everything is nice and ║ │
│║ clear and doesnÆt overpower anything else. The ║ │
│║ vocals and keyboards stand out overall with ║ │
│║ great quality and clarity and the guitars are ║ │
│║ nice and heavy too. The drums provide a nice ║ │
│║ solid backing to the albumÆs sound, with the ║ │
│║ bass supporting this very nicely and not ║ │
│║ overplaying too much. ║ │
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│║ Overall, this is a great album for ring of fire, ║ │
│║ the band play superbly well together, especially ║ │
│║ when you consider they have been on such a long ║ │
│║ hiatus. ║ │
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│║ Mark Boals - Vocals ║ │
│║ Tony MacAlpine - Guitars ║ │
│║ Vitalij Kuprij - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Timo Tolkki - Bass ║ │
│║ Jami Huovinen - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Mother Russia [05:12] │
│ 02 - They're Calling Your Name [04:06] │
│ 03 - Empire [05:42] │
│ 04 - Land Of Frozen Tears [04:39] │
│ 05 - Firewind [07:43] │
│ 06 - Where Angels Play [04:55] │
│ 07 - Battle Of Leningrad [06:15] │
│ 08 - No Way Out [05:13] │
│ 09 - Our World [04:14] │
│ 10 - Rain [04:27] │
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│ Total Length : [52:26 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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