┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│■ ■│
│ .-/ .-. │
│ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │
│ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │
│ / || (:/:| \ │
│ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │
│ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │
│ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │
│ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │
│ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │
│ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │
│ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │
│ \:-~ ~-:/ │
│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ P R E S E N T S │
│ │
│ │
│ + Ring Of Fire - The Oracle (Jap. Ed.) + │
│ │
│ │
│╔═════════════════════╗ │
│║ Release Information ║ │
│╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Release Date.Apr-27-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2001 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
│║ ║ │
│╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│╔═════════════════════╗ │
│║ Release Notes ║ │
│╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Artist : Ring Of Fire Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Oracle (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Description : ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Ring of Fire is the brainchild of ex-Malmsteen ║ │
│║ vocalist Mark Boals, whom like many other ║ │
│║ singers who collaborated with the Viking of ║ │
│║ shred, has found his own musical identity and is ║ │
│║ now expanding the same genre that Yngwie ║ │
│║ pioneered. The phenomenon of Power/Prog is the ║ │
│║ consequence largely of YngwieÆs fascination with ║ │
│║ odd time meters, non-conventional song ║ │
│║ structures, and a complete lack of hindrance in ║ │
│║ the soloing department. In the same manner, ║ │
│║ BoalÆs solo release ôRing of Fireö saw the ║ │
│║ expansion of this sound with the addition of a ║ │
│║ more symphonic approach to arrangements through ║ │
│║ the use of keyboards (though not nearly as much ║ │
│║ as bands like Rhapsody and Dark Moor) and a more ║ │
│║ riff steeped and more non-conventional approach ║ │
│║ to song structure inspired by the likes of ║ │
│║ Symphony X and Ayreon. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ôThe Oracleö, like any album falling under the ║ │
│║ Power Metal umbrella (an umbrella that has ║ │
│║ expanded quite a bit since the late 90s), is ║ │
│║ loaded with plenty of melodic and epic sounding ║ │
│║ speed metal tracks like ôCircle of Timeö, ║ │
│║ ôShadow in the Darkö, ôCity of the Deadö, and ║ │
│║ the amazingly riveting album closer ôFace the ║ │
│║ Fireö. However, the presence of Vitalij KuprijÆs ║ │
│║ very unique approach to keyboard usage as well ║ │
│║ as Malmsteen-like shredder George Bellas is a ║ │
│║ far different beast from anything that youÆll ║ │
│║ find on a Gamma Ray or Blind Guardian release. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Various outside influences are always a staple ║ │
│║ of the Progressive sound, and on here we have ║ │
│║ plenty of them, ranging from Neo-Classical ║ │
│║ influences in the form of a Bach-like Organ solo ║ │
│║ titled ôPrelude for the Oracleö to the far ║ │
│║ eastern influenced down tempo metal track ║ │
│║ ôSamuraiö. ôLand of Illusionsö and the title ║ │
│║ track are probably the most non-conventional ║ │
│║ Power Metal songs IÆve heard, the former having ║ │
│║ some deceptive sectional changes that make you ║ │
│║ think the song ended and a new one began, while ║ │
│║ the latter is a towering Prog epic loaded with ║ │
│║ technical intrigue that it rivals the craziest ║ │
│║ stuff Michael Romeo has ever concocted. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Although musically this is only a slightly more ║ │
│║ Progressive evolution from the amazing solo ║ │
│║ album that bears the bandÆs name, this one also ║ │
│║ has the edge in production, particularly as far ║ │
│║ as the drums go. In addition, bassist Phillip ║ │
│║ Bynoe is much more technically proficient at the ║ │
│║ instrument than either Boals or Macalpine is, ║ │
│║ thus creating a much more varied instrumental ║ │
│║ texture that is a bit more befitting of the ║ │
│║ Power Prog format. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ If you are a fan of the Ring of Fire release by ║ │
│║ Mark Boals, or if youÆre a Prog metal fan who ║ │
│║ loves melodic and fast paced stuff such as ║ │
│║ Symphony X, but also can take some slower Ayreon ║ │
│║ interludes, then this album will not disappoint. ║ │
│║ I never thought IÆd say it but Mark Boals has ║ │
│║ actually surpassed his former mentor Yngwie ║ │
│║ here. I will always recognize Malmsteen as the ║ │
│║ one who first broke the mode, but like any proud ║ │
│║ father, I hope he will take the same pride in ║ │
│║ knowing that he had a hand in all that went on ║ │
│║ both here and in the Power Prog scene in general ║ │
│║ as I did when I first sampled my purchase. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Mark Boals - Vocals ║ │
│║ George Bellas - Guitars ║ │
│║ Vitalij Kuprij - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Philip Bynoe - Bass ║ │
│║ Virgil Donati - Drums ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│╔═════════════════════╗ │
│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
│╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │
│ │
│ 01 - Prelude For The Oracle [01:39] │
│ 02 - Circle Of Time [05:31] │
│ 03 - Shadow In The Dark [04:30] │
│ 04 - Vengeance For Blood [05:46] │
│ 05 - Samurai [06:51] │
│ 06 - City Of The Dead [05:49] │
│ 07 - Dreams Of Empire [05:26] │
│ 08 - The Oracle [08:15] │
│ 09 - Interlude [00:50] │
│ 10 - Land Of Illusion [06:31] │
│ 11 - Take Me Home [05:28] │
│ 12 - Face The Fire [04:55] │
│ 13 - Sakura Sakura (Bonus Track) [04:00] │
│ │
│ Total Length : [65:31 minn │
│ │
│ │
│ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ ╔═════════════════════╗ │
│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
│ ╚═════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│■ ■│
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘