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│ + Dawn Of Destiny - F.E.A.R. + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-16-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dawnofdestiny.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dawn Of Destiny Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : F.E.A.R. Label : Phonotraxx ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Dawn of Destiny has had somewhat of a mixed ║ │
│║ record for me in the past, but despite coming ║ │
│║ dangerously close to generic goth-metal tropes, ║ │
│║ they've always managed to skim past that, ║ │
│║ leaving more than one reviewer to admire their ║ │
│║ work while still admitting its flaws. F.E.A.R., ║ │
│║ their latest album, makes a decisive turn in the ║ │
│║ right direction; more emphasis on power metal, ║ │
│║ more of their frontwoman, and less death metal ║ │
│║ vocal duets are the icing on top of this solid ║ │
│║ concept album. ║ │
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│║ The sound is heavy on the melody, with lots of ║ │
│║ crunchy guitars, medium-complex guitar solos, ║ │
│║ and a piano tinkling at the edges of the guitar ║ │
│║ riffs, and the distortion is tightly mixed ║ │
│║ almost to the point of over-slickness. Though ║ │
│║ the spoken-word piece at the beginning of And ║ │
│║ With Silence Comes the Fear is a slightly ║ │
│║ painful start, the melody is strong both on this ║ │
│║ one and its successor, Waiting For a Sign, ║ │
│║ especially on the chorus, and what makes it ║ │
│║ stand out the most is the deep and slightly ║ │
│║ hard-edged vocals of lead singer Jeanette ║ │
│║ Scherff. She's got some great guest vocalists to ║ │
│║ accompany, too -- both Mats LevΘn and Jon Oliva ║ │
│║ appear here -- but even by herself, her range is ║ │
│║ excellent and she can do a husky whisper and a ║ │
│║ high-powered shriek with equal talent. Innocence ║ │
│║ Killed and End This Nightmare have less powerful ║ │
│║ tunes than the previous tracks, but No Hope For ║ │
│║ the Healing, featuring Jon Oliva, makes for a ║ │
│║ good ballad, and Rising Angel, which gets back ║ │
│║ into power metal, brings a good deal of ║ │
│║ heaviness back after all the crooners. This is ║ │
│║ one of the few tracks that has harsh vocals at ║ │
│║ times, a difference from the past, where about ║ │
│║ 50% of the album was death metal duets. Sure, ║ │
│║ the band is still doing them, but they're ║ │
│║ clearly pushing in a clean-vocal direction, and ║ │
│║ that's a good thing in this case given what they ║ │
│║ have to work with. ║ │
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│║ Finally and Prayers are probably my favorite ║ │
│║ tracks on here, though I'm not sure other metal ║ │
│║ fans would say the same. They're major-key ║ │
│║ pieces and the content of both are basic love ║ │
│║ songs, but the melody is strong and uplifting ║ │
│║ enough to overcome objections, and the ║ │
│║ male/female harmonies on Finally, in which each ║ │
│║ sings half of each line, are delightful to hear. ║ │
│║ These, and the tracks following, appear to ║ │
│║ chronicle the happy ending to the initial ║ │
│║ gloominess of the first six songs (all the ║ │
│║ upbeat tracks are at the end except for the last ║ │
│║ track), but this is probably something a ║ │
│║ discerning listener might want to tune out, ║ │
│║ because for all the rock opera-like drama of the ║ │
│║ album, the actual storyline (at least, what I ║ │
│║ can get out of the lyrics) is pretty ordinary, ║ │
│║ which might not be so noticable if it wasn't for ║ │
│║ the fact that dozens of heavy metal bands have ║ │
│║ overwhelmed the concept album space with ║ │
│║ ridiculously bombastic storylines. I might be ║ │
│║ somewhat unfair here, but after all the space ║ │
│║ invasions, fantasy wars, demonic possessions and ║ │
│║ other staples of metal concept albums, the ║ │
│║ emotional pain and suffering of our heroine ║ │
│║ depicted throughout the album seems pretty tame, ║ │
│║ even though the annoying social-consciousness ║ │
│║ preaching of some of the past albums has been ║ │
│║ thankfully turned way down. That said, the ║ │
│║ subject matter is pretty easy to ignore given ║ │
│║ the awesome performance of the vocalists (the ║ │
│║ high notes hit on One Last Time are spine- ║ │
│║ chillingly good), and the overall songwriting ║ │
│║ never falls flat -- period. These are some of ║ │
│║ the best songs Dawn of Destiny has turned out in ║ │
│║ a while, and their focus on them more than makes ║ │
│║ up for some of the minor shortcomings one can ║ │
│║ nitpick about. ║ │
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│║ Last year I reviewed a rock/metal opera concept ║ │
│║ album with huge ambitions hampered by low ║ │
│║ production and some rather poor tracks, and ║ │
│║ F.E.A.R. is the exact opposite -- a beautifully ║ │
│║ produced power metal album with an all-star cast ║ │
│║ that just isn't particularly ambitious ║ │
│║ conceptually. But hey, who needs ambition when ║ │
│║ one has some good songs and a killer vocal ║ │
│║ lineup? Dawn of Destiny has put out a strong ║ │
│║ performance this year that puts to rest some of ║ │
│║ the past complaints about their offerings, and ║ │
│║ this one's worth picking up. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - And With Silence Comes The Fear (With Mas [05:37] │
│ 02 - Waiting For A Sign [03:22] │
│ 03 - My Memories [04:29] │
│ 04 - Innocence Killed [05:37] │
│ 05 - End This Nightmare [03:50] │
│ 06 - No Hope For The Healng (With Jon Oliva) [06:18] │
│ 07 - Rising Angel [04:33] │
│ 08 - Finally [04:34] │
│ 09 - Prayers [03:58] │
│ 10 - Then I Found You [04:14] │
│ 11 - One Last Time [09:58] │
│ 12 - Dying In Your Arms [03:40] │
│ 13 - To Live Is To Suffer [03:49] │
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│ Total Length : [63:59 minn │
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