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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Dark Forest - The Awakening + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-29-2014 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........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dark Forest Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Awakening Label : Cruz Del Sur ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Hailing from the Black Country of England, the ║ │
│║ birthplace of Heavy Metal itself, DARK FOREST ║ │
│║ have unleashed their new album ôThe Awakeningö, ║ │
│║ with a refined and epic sound. ║ │
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│║ Starting off with the title track ôThe ║ │
│║ Awakeningö, the band builds up atmosphere for ║ │
│║ the album with some cool sounds, before a ║ │
│║ dramatic sounding voice clip gives us a small ║ │
│║ speech before the song kicks into motion with ║ │
│║ epic lead guitars over a great sounding beat. ║ │
│║ The lead vocals are powerful and to the point, ║ │
│║ with a Power Metal style to them. The song gets ║ │
│║ things going rather well and lets you know what ║ │
│║ to expect from this album; some great heavy ║ │
│║ metal sounds! ║ │
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│║ ThereÆs plenty on offer from this release, from ║ │
│║ the fast Power Metal attack of ôSacred Signsö to ║ │
│║ the more NWOBHM-esque sound of ôThe Last ║ │
│║ Seasonö. The band really shows off its ability ║ │
│║ to play their instruments but also their skills ║ │
│║ in regards to songwriting, able to keep the ║ │
│║ songs focussed and hold great choruses together! ║ │
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│║ The band has a lot of melodic playing involved ║ │
│║ and blends this well with heavier sounds such as ║ │
│║ on songs like ôRise Like Lionsö with its heavy ║ │
│║ galloping sound combined with soaring vocals and ║ │
│║ guitar harmonies, and ôTurning Of The Tidesö ║ │
│║ which mixes double bass drumming seamlessly with ║ │
│║ more epic guitar sounds. ║ │
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│║ The production on the album is spot on, with ║ │
│║ plenty of loudness and chunky guitars, yet with ║ │
│║ a clarity not always heard of in metal. A big ║ │
│║ plus is that the bass is nice and audible on ║ │
│║ this release, and well worth it too because ║ │
│║ thereÆs some great playing involved, and itÆs ║ │
│║ becoming a rare thing to have bass guitar parts ║ │
│║ that the listener can hear and appreciate. ║ │
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│║ Overall this is a fantastic third album from a ║ │
│║ band that clearly knows exactly what itÆs doing ║ │
│║ and should do really well to solidify their ║ │
│║ reputation on the global scene as well as in the ║ │
│║ UK, where epic sounding Metal is seeing a ║ │
│║ resurgence at the moment. ║ │
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│║ LINE-UP ║ │
│║ Josh Winnard: vocals ║ │
│║ Christian Horton: guitar ║ │
│║ Pat Jenkins: guitar ║ │
│║ Paul Thompson: bass ║ │
│║ Adam Sidaway: drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Awakening [07:16] │
│ 02 - Sacred Signs [05:19] │
│ 03 - Penda's Fen [05:26] │
│ 04 - Turning Of The Tides [06:31] │
│ 05 - Rise Like Lions [04:41] │
│ 06 - Immortal Remains [06:17] │
│ 07 - Secret Commonwealth [05:48] │
│ 08 - The Last Season [04:35] │
│ 09 - Sons Of England [07:49] │
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│ Total Length : [53:42 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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