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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-03-2014 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........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.twilightforce.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Twilight Force Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Tales Of Ancient Prophecies Label : Black Lodge ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Something you see often with new bands in the ║ │
│║ genre of European power metal is that many of ║ │
│║ them sound a lot like already established bands. ║ │
│║ Sometimes this can be a blessing or a curse. If ║ │
│║ a band sounds like a cheap knockoff that doesn't ║ │
│║ offer much new then it doesn't really give you ║ │
│║ much of a reason to check them out. On the other ║ │
│║ hand if they resemble a certain era of a classic ║ │
│║ band that doesn't really currently convey that ║ │
│║ same sound then it may give all the more reason ║ │
│║ to give them a chance. Twilight Force seems to ║ │
│║ has all of the cards in their hand in getting ║ │
│║ attention among legions of power metal fans. ║ │
│║ They hail from the same town in Sweden as ║ │
│║ Sabaton, who is currently one of the most ║ │
│║ massive bands in the world right now, they are ║ │
│║ on the same label that produced several of ║ │
│║ Sabaton's first albums, Joakim Broden does guest ║ │
│║ vocals on one of the tracks, their drummer used ║ │
│║ to be in Sabaton, and their singer once ║ │
│║ auditioned for Dragonforce, who is pretty much ║ │
│║ the one band who got a whole new generation of ║ │
│║ people into power metal. With all of this being ║ │
│║ said it kind of builds up anticipation and ║ │
│║ excitement for listening to the album before ║ │
│║ even pushing play. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Tales of Ancient Prophecies kicks off with a ║ │
│║ track that sounds very reminiscent of early ║ │
│║ Rhapsody called Enchanted Dragon of Wisdom. This ║ │
│║ song literally has everything that makes the ║ │
│║ genre so exciting; fantasy lyrics, epic keyboard ║ │
│║ arrangements, extremely catchy choruses, ║ │
│║ memorable guitar passages, and a singer with a ║ │
│║ high note from hell. This is definitely the kind ║ │
│║ of song that will get stuck in your head on ║ │
│║ first listen. The guitar and keyboard solo ║ │
│║ interplay is phenomenal which is something that ║ │
│║ there definitely needs to be more of in power ║ │
│║ metal. ║ │
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│║ The Power of the Ancient Force invokes a lot of ║ │
│║ folk metal elements, especially with the ║ │
│║ keyboard intro. It then kicks into a galloping ║ │
│║ guitar riff over the top of singer Christian ║ │
│║ Hedgren's amazingly clean and high vocals. The ║ │
│║ chorus is particularly catchy as well with a lot ║ │
│║ of rhythmic gang vocals, which is also something ║ │
│║ typically lacking in the genre. Once again there ║ │
│║ is another really complex and extended sweeping ║ │
│║ yet melodic guitar solo about halfway through ║ │
│║ the song that gives you the feeling of being ║ │
│║ transported to a distant land with sword in ║ │
│║ hand. ║ │
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│║ Two amazing tracks down, they are going to start ║ │
│║ letting up right? Completely wrong. Twilight ║ │
│║ Horizon kicks in with the most intense keyboard ║ │
│║ intro so far and a bit faster pace and much ║ │
│║ faster drum parts than the previous tracks. The ║ │
│║ choruses are definitely not forgotten here ║ │
│║ either and are easily one of the best aspects of ║ │
│║ this entire album along with what I would rank ║ │
│║ as being one of the newest most powerful ║ │
│║ vocalists in the industry. ║ │
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│║ Fall of the Eternal Winter is more of the same ║ │
│║ but different. There is yet another intricate ║ │
│║ shredding keyboard intro that then gets into ║ │
│║ being a bit of a dance beat. The guitars take a ║ │
│║ little bit of a backseat in most of this track. ║ │
│║ Most of the riffs are basic chords. There are ║ │
│║ still very clean leads about half way through ║ │
│║ and a very emotional guitar solo followed by a ║ │
│║ bit of a galloping riff and back into the ║ │
│║ original dance keyboard groove from the intro. ║ │
│║ The real highlight is that this is probably the ║ │
│║ one song where the vocals go the highest. If you ║ │
│║ can imagine early Fabio Lione meets Daniel ║ │
│║ Heiman meets Keeper era Michael Kiske, you'd ║ │
│║ have this guy. This is probably my favorite song ║ │
│║ on the album and to me definitely the catchiest. ║ │
│║ For anyone wanting to check out a song I would ║ │
│║ definitely recommend this one. It has pretty ║ │
│║ much everything that makes this album great. ║ │
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│║ The intro to Forest of Destiny reminds me very ║ │
│║ much of Rhapsody's Holy Thunderforce. In fact ║ │
│║ their guitarist has a style very similar to Luca ║ │
│║ Turilli, which is quite impressive and something ║ │
│║ that you don't really see very often. They are ║ │
│║ definitely carrying on the torch that bands like ║ │
│║ Rhapsody and Skylark lit years ago. The chorus ║ │
│║ to this track to me isn't quite as catchy, but ║ │
│║ the rest of the song is just as epic as the ║ │
│║ others. The lyrical themes here have been done ║ │
│║ quite often but somehow Twilight Force still ║ │
│║ manages to keep it sounding fresh unlike many ║ │
│║ other newer bands of the genre. ║ │
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│║ Every power metal album seems to have a ballad ║ │
│║ thrown in somewhere. Some of them are great at ║ │
│║ it, some of them aren't so great and some bands ║ │
│║ seem to just do it because they feel like they ║ │
│║ have to. Honestly, Made of Steel is a pretty ║ │
│║ solid track, but isn't quite as memorable as ║ │
│║ some of the others. The chorus isn't as catchy, ║ │
│║ but the guitar solo makes up for it a little by ║ │
│║ being extremely emotional. This is probably my ║ │
│║ least favorite track on the album, which is ║ │
│║ saying something because I still love it. ║ │
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│║ The finale is a moment that everyone has ║ │
│║ probably been waiting for, guest vocals from ║ │
│║ Sabaton's very own Joakim Broden. Gates of Glory ║ │
│║ is an extremely happy sounding track. The vocals ║ │
│║ are traded off between both vocalists which adds ║ │
│║ a whole new dimension to the track. The song has ║ │
│║ a vibe to it that makes it seems like a natural ║ │
│║ climax to a phenomenal album. It sounds ║ │
│║ extremely uplifting all throughout. Once again ║ │
│║ the chorus is quite memorable, there are some ║ │
│║ palm muted guitar riffs, and excellent interplay ║ │
│║ between the guitars and keyboards. ║ │
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│║ This album took me by complete surprise, ║ │
│║ especially for a debut album. I'm not saying ║ │
│║ that it is not without its own faults. It is ║ │
│║ technically only 7 songs since 3 of them are ║ │
│║ spoken word tracks that last barely a minute or ║ │
│║ so, and the album clocks in at barely over half ║ │
│║ an hour. However, all the tracks are incredible, ║ │
│║ the vocalist has one of the most incredible ║ │
│║ ranges that I've heard in quite a while, and the ║ │
│║ entire album will be stuck in your head for ║ │
│║ days. Currently it is probably my favorite power ║ │
│║ metal album of the year and definitely my ║ │
│║ favorite debut. I am giving it a 90% only ║ │
│║ because it could have used maybe a couple more ║ │
│║ songs. If you are a fan of Rhapsody of Fire or ║ │
│║ Lost Horizon I would definitely pick this album ║ │
│║ up immediately, you will not be disappointed. ║ │
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│║ Twilight Force is: ║ │
│║ Christian Hedgren: Lead vocals ║ │
│║ Felipe: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Lute ║ │
│║ Borne: Bass ║ │
│║ Daniele: Keyboards, Piano, Violin, Cembalo ║ │
│║ Roberto: Drums, Percussion ║ │
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│║ The foundation for what is now Twilight Force ║ │
│║ was laid out in 2011, when Felipe and Daniele ║ │
│║ decided to bring back the golden age of Epic ║ │
│║ Symphonic Power Metal. By combining strong ║ │
│║ melodies with orchestral arrangements and fast ║ │
│║ tempos, they wanted to create an intense and ║ │
│║ memorable listening experience; immersing the ║ │
│║ audience in a magic universe filled with wonder, ║ │
│║ heroic tales and mesmerizing mythical worlds. ║ │
│║ Using their vast experience from previous ║ │
│║ musical endeavours, their classical training and ║ │
│║ technical proficiency, they started working ║ │
│║ intensely and meticulously from their studio in ║ │
│║ the heart of Sweden, the "Twilight Forge". The ║ │
│║ music took shape and grew from the depths of ║ │
│║ their hearts, and the fundaments of the songs ║ │
│║ swiftly came into existence. After searching for ║ │
│║ suitable companions to fill up the ranks of ║ │
│║ Twilight Force, they finally heard tales of ║ │
│║ Christian Hedgrens great mountain-shattering ║ │
│║ vocal range. Upon hearing the songs, he soon ║ │
│║ felt the urge to join the quest, and the musical ║ │
│║ vision of Daniele and Felipe could be realized. ║ │
│║ Brilliant drummer Roberto (Sabaton, Eclipse, ║ │
│║ ex-Jeff Scott Soto, Astral Doors(live)) and ║ │
│║ excelling bass player Borne soon also joined to ║ │
│║ complete the line-up of Twilight Force. ║ │
│║ The first ever Adventure Metal album, Tales of ║ │
│║ Ancient Prophecies, will be released on June 4th ║ │
│║ (Scandinavia) and June 6th (Worldwide & ║ │
│║ digital). ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Enchanted Dragon Of Wisdom [04:43] │
│ 02 - The Power Of The Ancient Force [05:06] │
│ 03 - Twilight Horizon [05:00] │
│ 04 - The Summoning [00:44] │
│ 05 - Whispering Wind [00:52] │
│ 06 - Fall Of The Eternal Winter [04:57] │
│ 07 - Forest Of Destiny [04:06] │
│ 08 - In The Mighty Hall Of The Fire King [00:56] │
│ 09 - Made Of Steel [04:47] │
│ 10 - Sword Of Magic Steel [01:05] │
│ 11 - Gates Of Glory [03:56] │
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