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│ + Freedom Call - Beyond + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-23-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........cd1: 14 cd2: 13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.freedom-call.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Freedom Call Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Beyond Label : SPV ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ True in the name of fantasy, true in the name of ║ │
│║ what is Metal and the heavenly meaning of life ║ │
│║ of enjoyment and partying, looking for the right ║ │
│║ thrill. It is above and beyond being mere ║ │
│║ serious about things, it is about letting ║ │
│║ yourself out, free as bird, or an eagle in the ║ │
│║ sky looking for chances, for its next prey. ║ │
│║ Keeping it steady as they go, not abiding by any ║ │
│║ other contemporary trend, there is the German ║ │
│║ FREEDOM CALL, a veteran band led by Chris Bay, ║ │
│║ no short or far in their musical range than late ║ │
│║ 80Æs / early 90Æs HELLOWEEN along with a hefty ║ │
│║ dosage of mid to late 90Æs GAMMA RAY, retaining ║ │
│║ it Teutonic, massively melodic and bombastically ║ │
│║ memorable as it can be. Following a tight ║ │
│║ stature, FREEDOM CALL is about to release their ║ │
│║ eighth album, ôBeyondö, via SPV / Steamhammer ║ │
│║ Records. Though easily a reminiscent of ║ │
│║ everything that is considered German Metal, ║ │
│║ minus ACCEPT, or melodically within the German ║ │
│║ Metal scene, this album strongly positioned ║ │
│║ FREEDOM CALL as a free spirit, implementing ║ │
│║ flowing and smooth songativity, a measure of ║ │
│║ cheerfulness, plenty of imagination but with a ║ │
│║ distinct upfront Power Metal prowess. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Fortunately, I had the chance to write about the ║ │
│║ bandÆs previous, ôLand Of The Crimson Dawnö, and ║ │
│║ also the ôLegend Of The Shadowkingö album, and ║ │
│║ it helped me to keep a certain perspective with ║ │
│║ ôBeyondö. Scouring and molesting this album for ║ │
│║ countless of times, it made me realize how glued ║ │
│║ I was to the songs. It is fairly true that ║ │
│║ FREEDOM CALL are the last band to be recognized ║ │
│║ as genuine, especially with the adjacent ║ │
│║ proximity to GAMMA RAY (Sometimes even Chris Bay ║ │
│║ sounds like Kai Hansen) and at times one would ║ │
│║ notice how their melodic guitaring, meaning the ║ │
│║ leads and licks arenÆt that varied and being ║ │
│║ represented as clichΘs under equally similar ║ │
│║ templates in different versions. However, in an ║ │
│║ awkward kind of way, this foursome crew has the ║ │
│║ ability to keep certain elements as their own, ║ │
│║ for example their commendable lust for life that ║ │
│║ inspired positivity within their tunes, adhering ║ │
│║ party like tracks of Traditional Metal, leaving ║ │
│║ Hard Rock and emotive AOR behind, while flaring ║ │
│║ the Boogie with heaviness and class. In overall, ║ │
│║ ôBeyondö felt less dark, needless to say ║ │
│║ sinister, than its previous contenders. On the ║ │
│║ contrary, it is much more welcoming, haunting, ║ │
│║ harmonic, fluent songwriting that somewhat ║ │
│║ focused on the traditional structure of 80Æs ║ │
│║ oriented songs along with emphasizing the ║ │
│║ choruses that are the bread and butter for any ║ │
│║ sing along. Instrumentally, I noticed raging ║ │
│║ rhythm guitar heavy riffery and brick wall ║ │
│║ rhythm section searing speed junkets by the ║ │
│║ book, while pampering all the merits that ║ │
│║ preserved German MetalÆs influence. Also several ║ │
│║ tuned thundered with wonderful soloing and of ║ │
│║ course, hard to pass it by, tremendous vocal ║ │
│║ performance under an extraordinary vocal ║ │
│║ production, nothing shorter than a semi operatic ║ │
│║ conclusion. ║ │
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│║ Thus, while virtually crossing the hour mark, ║ │
│║ ôBeyondö felt as if it was much shorter in ║ │
│║ length, it passed me by so rapidly that I just ║ │
│║ had to push the play button once again to let ║ │
│║ the material sweep me for another outing. ôHeart ║ │
│║ Of A Warriorö is yet another war hero track, a ║ │
│║ hymn that is one of the many that signaled me ║ │
│║ why Metal music is the best thing that ever ║ │
│║ happened to, a classic Power Metal emblem that ║ │
│║ had me thinking of early HAMMERFALL, ║ │
│║ specifically due to its emphatic chorus. ║ │
│║ ôPaladinö and ôFollow Your Heartö, a chain of ║ │
│║ two hits, one by one they barraged my essence ║ │
│║ with memorable sheer moments of heavenly glory, ║ │
│║ musically nothing really changed, captivating ║ │
│║ melodic turmoil, sparkling with a few heavier ║ │
│║ passages, yet I was more obsessed by production ║ │
│║ of the vocals, typically on these two, multi ║ │
│║ channeled fury highlighting an imposing ║ │
│║ spiritual release, riding into the night under ║ │
│║ the wings of a dragon. ôBeyondö, could be ║ │
│║ mistaken as the albumÆs epic, yet though its ║ │
│║ length, it is nothing of a sort from my end. ║ │
│║ This songÆs character is the precise formula and ║ │
│║ means for the creation of an ultimate Power ║ │
│║ Metal track tracking over seven minutes. ║ │
│║ Infusing GAMMA RAYish harmonic main lead guitar ║ │
│║ riff, bombastically treading near operatic ║ │
│║ proportions and combining them with both slow to ║ │
│║ fast tempo drum ignitions, you may have yourself ║ │
│║ a winner, an ultimate song that will carry you ║ │
│║ with it for just enough time for you to grasp it ║ │
│║ straightforwardly. ║ │
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│║ FREEDOM CALL, in their own special way, might be ║ │
│║ disjointed a bit from what is happening around ║ │
│║ them, as our existence became harsher over the ║ │
│║ years, however, they remained true to their ║ │
│║ previous forms, snubbed Hard Rock a bit in favor ║ │
│║ of hard to the bone Metal, reoccurring ║ │
│║ themselves occasionally but in this here release ║ │
│║ formed a heartwarming demonstration of notable ║ │
│║ songwriting that would cause you to bite the ║ │
│║ bullet time and time again. ║ │
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│║ Chris Bay - Guitars, Vocals ║ │
│║ Lars Rettkowitz - Guitars ║ │
│║ Ramy Ali - Drums ║ │
│║ Ilker Ersin - Bass ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Union Of The Strong [05:02] │
│ 02 - Knights Of Taragon [04:44] │
│ 03 - Heart Of A Warrior [03:13] │
│ 04 - Come On Home [04:03] │
│ 05 - Beyond [07:49] │
│ 06 - Among The Shadows [03:45] │
│ 07 - Edge Of The Ocean [03:36] │
│ 08 - Journey Into Wonderland [03:59] │
│ 09 - Rhythm Of Light [04:02] │
│ 10 - Dance Off The Devil [03:46] │
│ 11 - Paladin [04:08] │
│ 12 - Follow Your Heart [03:52] │
│ 13 - Colours Of Freedom [04:16] │
│ 14 - Beyond Eternity [03:04] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - Back Into The Land Of Light (Live) [05:43] │
│ 02 - Hero On Video (Live) [03:55] │
│ 03 - Rockstars (Live) [05:03] │
│ 04 - Farewell (Live) [05:25] │
│ 05 - Mr. Evil (Reggae Vs. Metal) (Live) [05:13] │
│ 06 - Power & Glory (Live) [03:32] │
│ 07 - Freedom Call (Unplugged) [05:39] │
│ 08 - The Quest (Unplugged) [08:25] │
│ 09 - Warriors (Unplugged) [04:30] │
│ 10 - Power & Glory (Unplugged) [03:42] │
│ 11 - Farewell (Unplugged) [04:51] │
│ 12 - Mr. Evil (Masqueraded) [04:17] │
│ 13 - Rockin┤ Radio (Masqueraded) [04:27] │
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│ Total Length : [124:0] min │
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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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