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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-30-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2001 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.adagio-online.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Adagio Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Sanctus Ignis (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Progressive metal is a very interesting genre. ║ │
│║ When by it, it lets out all of the virtuosity of ║ │
│║ a musician or band as a whole, see Dream ║ │
│║ Theater, they have let their skill go out ║ │
│║ without a fail in every single opus they have ║ │
│║ released. When it is mixed with another genre, ║ │
│║ like in the case of Adagio, it conserves the ║ │
│║ progressive paraphernalia and mixes it with the ║ │
│║ base elements of the other genre, thus creating ║ │
│║ something that works up amusement easily. ║ │
│║ Generally the genres have already been tried ║ │
│║ out, which is basically the reason for Adagio ║ │
│║ being compared so much to the progressive power ║ │
│║ metal gods, Symphony X. However, I consider ║ │
│║ Adagio has done nothing but taken influence from ║ │
│║ them, as a band that follows a similar genre ║ │
│║ usually does, and follow their own path in this ║ │
│║ symphonic divergence of Symphony X's genre, and ║ │
│║ the clear proof of it is this album, Sanctus ║ │
│║ Ignφs.s ║ │
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│║ Looking for a new band to follow, I ran into ║ │
│║ Adagio's Underworld. While I think the band had ║ │
│║ a lot of talent, I felt it was too ornamented ║ │
│║ and needed less of it, so guided by experience I ║ │
│║ thought about looking for their debut album, ║ │
│║ since most debuts don't have so much ║ │
│║ ornamentation most of the time, and I found ║ │
│║ Sanctus Ignφs. Adagio here manages to show off ║ │
│║ full talent of all of their musicians, ║ │
│║ remarkably more of FortΘ (it's his band after ║ │
│║ all), Andersson and Readman. The rhythmic part ║ │
│║ of the guitar tends to follow a very steady way, ║ │
│║ and quite able to present the similarities with ║ │
│║ Symphony X in some moments, mainly when mixed ║ │
│║ with the keyboard's strings. Readman's voice is ║ │
│║ another similar point to Symphony X... wait, I ║ │
│║ don't want to compare them, so let me describe ║ │
│║ more. Readman's voice is usually not high ║ │
│║ pitched, but he has the ability to take it to ║ │
│║ some really sharp notes, this can be noticed ║ │
│║ ever since the opening track, Second Sight. ║ │
│║ Other qualities of his voice are the the ║ │
│║ persistent gritty tone and the amount of power ║ │
│║ he applies into his singing. He is quite perfect ║ │
│║ for the band, and I say this having only heard ║ │
│║ Gus Monstanto as other singer for them (he is ║ │
│║ great for them too, don't get me wrong). ║ │
│║ Andersson is an outstanding keyboardist. He ║ │
│║ intends most of the time to help with strings or ║ │
│║ pads, as he also uses an organ for a few unisons ║ │
│║ with FortΘ, for example in The Stringless ║ │
│║ Violin, on fills or small interludes. On other ║ │
│║ moments, when it's his turn for soloing, he goes ║ │
│║ out full range. He has fast piano solos, ║ │
│║ harpsichord solos and, of course, synth solos. ║ │
│║ All of them are equally amazing but not as ║ │
│║ common as each other, the latter being the most ║ │
│║ frequent. StΘphan has some fairly... bah, not ║ │
│║ fairly; his solos are out of this world. He is ║ │
│║ an extremely fast shredder and knows how to ║ │
│║ apply good rhythmics to the solos, as well as he ║ │
│║ adds feeling to them. More than anything, his ║ │
│║ playing was what got me into the band. ║ │
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│║ The progressive elements are very present in ║ │
│║ this album. It's easy to find in all songs ║ │
│║ sudden rhythmic separations, common in modern ║ │
│║ prog metal, done by the guitars, drums and the ║ │
│║ almost unlistenable bass. Fitting more in the ║ │
│║ symphonic side of Adagio there is the absurd ║ │
│║ amount of strings that make up the intros and ║ │
│║ most of the openings for instrumental sections ║ │
│║ on songs, as well as escorts for some solos, be ║ │
│║ it guitar solos or keyboard solos. The ║ │
│║ symphonies are more common on the band's second ║ │
│║ album, though, as well as ornamentations from ║ │
│║ these. The song on this album with the hugest ║ │
│║ presence of symphonies is by far Seven Lands of ║ │
│║ Sin. The mix of both genres, however, brings up ║ │
│║ the surpassing solos, similar and sometimes ║ │
│║ better than those of their resembled band, ║ │
│║ Symphony X. ║ │
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│║ This album's mix is remarkable as well. Most of ║ │
│║ the time, albums nowadays aim for an amazing ║ │
│║ music quality, but this is not this album's ║ │
│║ point. It looks forward much more into making ║ │
│║ the voice, guitars and keyboards to stand out. ║ │
│║ The voice's agent is evident because of how it ║ │
│║ comes out much more in the choruses or in parts ║ │
│║ where a choir is included. The guitars take over ║ │
│║ the sound to par with the keyboards when they ║ │
│║ shouldn't actually sound so loud, and the ║ │
│║ keyboards, of course, they need to stand out ║ │
│║ because of the genre. ║ │
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│║ I consider this album to be much better than ║ │
│║ their critically acclaimed Underworld because it ║ │
│║ is not over-ornamented and is therefore more ║ │
│║ easy to keep listening to, while it still ║ │
│║ conserves that darkness and mystery that is ║ │
│║ present in all Adagio's works (or at least until ║ │
│║ Dominate). I recommend it a lot for solo fans, ║ │
│║ you will find the most amazing solos in this ║ │
│║ album, in all songs. If you are a fan of ║ │
│║ Symphony X you might like them a lot because of ║ │
│║ the similarities or hate them because of being a ║ │
│║ wannabe version, as people tend to call them. ║ │
│║ It's among my favorite albums right now, and ║ │
│║ well, if you find it don't hesitate about buying ║ │
│║ it. ║ │
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│║ Highlights: "Second Sight", "In Nomine", "The ║ │
│║ Stringless Violin", "Seven Lands of Sin", ║ │
│║ "Sanctus Ignφs". ║ │
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│║ David Readman - Vocals ║ │
│║ Dirk Bruinenberg - Drums ║ │
│║ Richard Andersson - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Franck Hermanny - Bass ║ │
│║ StΘphan FortΘ - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Second Sight [06:08] │
│ 02 - The Inner Road [05:47] │
│ 03 - In Nomine... [05:05] │
│ 04 - The Stringless Violin [07:02] │
│ 05 - Seven Lands Of Sin [11:42] │
│ 06 - Order Of Enlil [04:21] │
│ 07 - Sanctus Ignis [04:09] │
│ 08 - Panem Et Circences [05:23] │
│ 09 - Immigrant Song [04:57] │
│ 10 - Nozama (2001 Demo Instr Version) (Bonus Tr [04:25] │
│ 11 - The Stringless Violin (1999 Demo Instr Ver [05:16] │
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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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