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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-17-2014 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........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.hellcircles.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Hellcircles Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Prelude To Decline Label : Valery Records ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Italian band HELLCIRCLES originally began in ║ │
│║ 2008, slowly carving their own sound through a ║ │
│║ self-financed demo ôStillnessö in 2009 that ║ │
│║ gained great press in all the relevant domestic ║ │
│║ metal magazines. After their first record deal ║ │
│║ with the UK label Rising Records fell apart due ║ │
│║ to financial troubles on the labelÆs part, the ║ │
│║ band ceased activities for a year while ║ │
│║ resolving their contract issues. Finally in late ║ │
│║ 2013, Valery Records came to the table and the ║ │
│║ quintet finally get to release their debut ║ │
│║ album, the 10 track ôPrelude to Declineö. ║ │
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│║ Stylistically the band has a lot in common with ║ │
│║ the harder edge power metal bands that beef ║ │
│║ things up with thicker triplets, cultural/ epic ║ │
│║ harmonies, and occasional bursts of speed/ ║ │
│║ thrash drumming. As a vocalist Marco Parisi has ║ │
│║ a multi-octave attack, occasionally hitting Ralf ║ │
│║ Scheepers/ Roberto Tiranti ûlike bird call ║ │
│║ screams, but often preferring to stay around a ║ │
│║ middle level more in common for people who love ║ │
│║ BLIND GUARDIAN or BRAINSTORM. His keyboard work ║ │
│║ dazzles as well in a neo-classical fashion a la ║ │
│║ STRATOVARIUS or like fellow domestic act VISION ║ │
│║ DIVINE û check out his solo flourish in ôTake or ║ │
│║ Give Upö for instance. ║ │
│║ The guitar and vocal harmonies elevate ║ │
│║ HELLCIRCLES to immediate professional status û ║ │
│║ as this band understands that you need to ║ │
│║ deliver hooks in any manner possible. Be it a ║ │
│║ slower, almost power ballad arrangement with ║ │
│║ ôLike a Heroö or the IRON MAIDEN-oriented ║ │
│║ mystical riffs throughout closer ôRelease Your ║ │
│║ Prideö û the series of thunderous dual ║ │
│║ synchronized parts or spot on vocal harmonies ║ │
│║ (along with the occasional death growls) give ║ │
│║ the listener plenty to latch on to, head bang, ║ │
│║ or air guitar in unison as the music pours from ║ │
│║ your speakers. ║ │
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│║ And speaking of special guests, it doesnÆt hurt ║ │
│║ to have PRIMAL FEAR singer Ralf Scheepers ║ │
│║ singing in a co-vocal capacity on ôOur Drawingö, ║ │
│║ bringing him back to his early GAMMA RAY years. ║ │
│║ Good things come to those who wait- and I feel ║ │
│║ ôPrelude to Declineö is a premiere release for ║ │
│║ those who love a lot of Italian traditional and ║ │
│║ power metal without a lot of the pre-fabricated ║ │
│║ æhappyÆ melodies or incessant high gear ║ │
│║ arrangements that make every track ║ │
│║ indistinguishable. ║ │
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│║ LINE-UP ║ │
│║ Marco Parisi: vocals, keyboards ║ │
│║ Roberto Fornaroli: guitars ║ │
│║ Francesco Ravara: guitars ║ │
│║ Danilo Arisi: bass ║ │
│║ Davide Ravara: drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Stillness [01:33] │
│ 02 - Let Us Unite [04:23] │
│ 03 - Take Or Give Up [06:11] │
│ 04 - Turn Back Time [04:50] │
│ 05 - Like A Hero [06:13] │
│ 06 - The Damage Done [05:45] │
│ 07 - Our Drawing [05:46] │
│ 08 - Rise Again [05:12] │
│ 09 - Prelude To Decline [01:50] │
│ 10 - Release Your Pride [06:55] │
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│ Total Length : [48:38 minn │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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