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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-09-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........08 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dgmsite.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : DGM Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Misplaced Label : Scarlet ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I had only read a few things about the band DGM ║ │
│║ when Steen one day handed me a promo of ║ │
│║ Misplaced saying that this may be just something ║ │
│║ for me. he was right. ║ │
│║ This is the Italians fifth album and I don't ║ │
│║ know how much comes from pure talent and how ║ │
│║ much is about experience but this 40-minute disc ║ │
│║ is a very ambitious and immensely exciting piece ║ │
│║ of work. For one rare occasion I have no problem ║ │
│║ with the rather low amount of quantity, the ║ │
│║ quality is what really matters and this ║ │
│║ elaborate album makes the actual amount of ║ │
│║ minutes play an insignificant role. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Right from the start of Living On The Edge we ║ │
│║ are treated with a great guitar lick that's spun ║ │
│║ into an intense web of galloping drums and ║ │
│║ fierce bass passages, a highly bombastic song ║ │
│║ with a very powerful drive. ║ │
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│║ The combination of Power and Progressive Metal ║ │
│║ is manufactured with a flair for great melodies ║ │
│║ and exciting musical detours. Is Hell Without ║ │
│║ Love? brings to you the classic Power Metal ║ │
│║ double bass drum inferno spiced with heavy ║ │
│║ rifling and a catchy chorus, throw in some ║ │
│║ dynamic background keys, an ingenious keyboard ║ │
│║ solo spot and a round of cool breaks and you ║ │
│║ have a very complex composition, never loosing ║ │
│║ touch with the thin melodic thread and its solid ║ │
│║ structure though. ║ │
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│║ A hard grooving side of Misplaced sees the light ║ │
│║ with the more down to earth Through My Tears, ║ │
│║ again excellent guitar work by Diego and some ║ │
│║ technical bass spots enhance the overall ║ │
│║ impression. The vocal approach is handled with a ║ │
│║ cool balance between hard and clearer passages. ║ │
│║ The mid-section could have worked better in this ║ │
│║ one, lacking a more coherent direction. ║ │
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│║ And so we continue our tour of the album with a ║ │
│║ power ballad called Still Believe. A placid ║ │
│║ piano melody leads the way and the bombastic ║ │
│║ chorus with a huge supporting choir background ║ │
│║ gives it a nice simple profile. But if you ║ │
│║ thought that things would keep on sounding ║ │
│║ rather down to earth, think again, out of ║ │
│║ nowhere a symphonic mid-section lifts the song ║ │
│║ into a new dimension, clearly one of the coolest ║ │
│║ and most mind-blowing passages I have heard, a ║ │
│║ stroke of pure genius. ║ │
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│║ Pride; Spectacular drumming, incredible ║ │
│║ guitar/keyboard solo, atmospheric keys and a ║ │
│║ captivating refrain, yes you guessed right I ║ │
│║ also love this one. ║ │
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│║ I'm not only impressed by the actual bass ║ │
│║ performance but also with the way it's used to ║ │
│║ strengthen the songs, in Amazing Journey the ║ │
│║ bass takes a very central role and it really ║ │
│║ gives it yet another layer. The dramatic ║ │
│║ keyboard parts emphasises the importance of this ║ │
│║ wonderful instrument in this kind of music. ║ │
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│║ The opening vocal line in A New Days Coming left ║ │
│║ a big impression on me the first time I heard ║ │
│║ it, there is just something immensely catchy ║ │
│║ about it, the way the music fades and Titta's ║ │
│║ harmonious voice takes over, it simply sounds ║ │
│║ phenomenal. This one has some great calm ║ │
│║ passages but then again it has so much else too, ║ │
│║ like the album in general, this band stretches ║ │
│║ the word diversity to the breaking point. ║ │
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│║ It started like an explosion and so it also ends ║ │
│║ with something that could be labelled as ║ │
│║ "extremely powerful", in Perennial Quest the ║ │
│║ ultra melodic guitar lead/keyboard twin melody ║ │
│║ is nicely balanced out by a heavy and fast ║ │
│║ rhythm section. Just like hot chilli and mild ║ │
│║ crΦme fraise goes well together, so this ║ │
│║ combination of bright and heavy works like a ║ │
│║ charm, OK my comparisons are getting a bit out ║ │
│║ of hand, I know. ║ │
│║ The otherwise charismatic vocals get a bit muddy ║ │
│║ from time to time but I'm having a hard time ║ │
│║ holding back my enthusiasm for this spellbinding ║ │
│║ ending song, for the album in general and also ║ │
│║ for the enormous amount of musical craftsmanship ║ │
│║ found within this band. ║ │
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│║ After these eight tracks I'm left with a feeling ║ │
│║ of having been totally blown away, my mind is ║ │
│║ still trying to figure out what this was all ║ │
│║ about, craving to listen to it one more time. ║ │
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│║ I have a hard time describing it, but the ║ │
│║ production is somehow quite blurred and yet I ║ │
│║ also like it for its roughness and compact ║ │
│║ style, overall it matches the music in a fine ║ │
│║ way, even though the very bombastic profile ║ │
│║ takes away some of the clearness. ║ │
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│║ The lyrics have some personal perspectives and ║ │
│║ keep a high standard. Dealing with elements such ║ │
│║ as finding your way through difficult times of ║ │
│║ doubt and loneliness and a search for a higher ║ │
│║ meaning to some of life's big questions, there ║ │
│║ is definitely something to relate to. ║ │
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│║ This is a very unique band and I'll just skip ║ │
│║ the links to other bands that you can always ║ │
│║ make, if you like things a bit complex but still ║ │
│║ with lots of melody and fantastic skill then my ║ │
│║ advice is for you to check this out, and that in ║ │
│║ a hurry. Just promise me that you will give it ║ │
│║ loads of spins before you put into your shelf ║ │
│║ for a deserved resting period, there is so much ║ │
│║ more packed into this one than meets the ear in ║ │
│║ the first listening rounds. ║ │
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│║ An extremely challenging and hardwearing album ║ │
│║ with a sophisticated aura. You certainly can't ║ │
│║ blame this release of being boring or ║ │
│║ predictable. ║ │
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│║ Titta Tani - Vocals ║ │
│║ Diego Reali - Guitars ║ │
│║ Andrea Arcangeli - Bass ║ │
│║ Fabio Sanges - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Fabio Costantino - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Living On The Edge [05:06] │
│ 02 - Is Hell Without Love? [05:13] │
│ 03 - Through My tears [04:34] │
│ 04 - Still Believe [05:49] │
│ 05 - Pride [04:54] │
│ 06 - Amazing Journey [05:41] │
│ 07 - A New Days Coming [05:28] │
│ 08 - Perennial Quest [04:05] │
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│ Total Length : [40:50 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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