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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Morgana Lefay - Past Present Future + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-20-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1995 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.morganalefay.se ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Morgana Lefay Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Past Present Future Label : Black Mark ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This is something of a compilation disc, but not ║ │
│║ exactly. It features some old songs and some ║ │
│║ brand new ones (brand new in 1995 that is). ║ │
│║ Compilation disc or not, this is a true gem. The ║ │
│║ overall feeling to the album is again very dark, ║ │
│║ but this time, MG decided to write and compile ║ │
│║ only slow and depressing tracks. And I mean VERY ║ │
│║ slow songs! No song on here actually picks up ║ │
│║ before reaching around the 2 minute mark when ║ │
│║ the first signs of distortion or drums start to ║ │
│║ emerge. Nearly every song starts out with an ║ │
│║ acoustic piece and vocals. Then the slow and ║ │
│║ crushing riffs come down at you and the song ║ │
│║ generally takes new form. Going from extremely ║ │
│║ slow, to normal slow, or mid-tempo sometimes ║ │
│║ (yay! ;). Very dark and epic at the same time. ║ │
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│║ This is not exactly doom metal though. All the ║ │
│║ songs can be classified as power ballads ║ │
│║ actually. But they all have a very strong doomy ║ │
│║ feel to them as they get pretty damn heavy for ║ │
│║ ballads and very depressing for power metal. But ║ │
│║ the vocals are more in line with what you would ║ │
│║ expect from a prog/power metal band. Close ║ │
│║ comparisons to this sound would be bands such as ║ │
│║ Solstice or maybe even a bit of Memory Garden. ║ │
│║ But both these bands lack this level of sheer ║ │
│║ musical talent and vocal power present on this ║ │
│║ record. ║ │
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│║ If nothing at all, I urge all metalheads to at ║ │
│║ least try to download songs such as "Sculptures ║ │
│║ Of Pain" or the magnificent "Sorrow Calls". ║ │
│║ These two tracks are in my books, a ║ │
│║ demonstration of metal brilliance in its highest ║ │
│║ form. I wish every band out there could write a ║ │
│║ killer riff/solo combination such as the one on ║ │
│║ "Sorrow Calls"! Who says you can't headbang to ║ │
│║ slow music? ║ │
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│║ Now... The ABBA cover on here ("Voulez Vouz") is ║ │
│║ at the same time a demonstration of what too ║ │
│║ much drug use can do to your brains! What on ║ │
│║ Earth this abomination is doing on this album I ║ │
│║ still have not figured out. But since the rest ║ │
│║ of the album delivers well, plus two of my all- ║ │
│║ time favourite songs, I am willing to pretend it ║ │
│║ does not exist and look the other way on it. ║ │
│║ "Why?" is also just another decent track. Not ║ │
│║ great, but just okay. ║ │
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│║ Anyway... If you cannot tolerate ballads or ║ │
│║ really slow music, then stay away. Otherwise, ║ │
│║ this is highly recommended for metalheads who ║ │
│║ prefer the heavier end of power metal, ║ │
│║ progressive, or doom metal genres. ║ │
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│║ 03 & 05 from "Knowing Just As I" 1993 ║ │
│║ 04, 07, 08 from "The Secret Doctrine" 1993 ║ │
│║ 09 & 10 from "Sanctified" 1995 ║ │
│║ 11 from "Symphony Of The Damned" 1990 ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Sculptures Of Pain [06:33] │
│ 02 - Lost Reflection [05:05] │
│ 03 - Rumours Of Rain [07:26] │
│ 04 - Alley Of Oaks [05:29] │
│ 05 - Battle Of Evermore [04:55] │
│ 06 - Voulez Vous [04:28] │
│ 07 - The Mirror [05:46] │
│ 08 - Last Rites [06:26] │
│ 09 - Sorrow Calls [08:22] │
│ 10 - Why? [05:23] │
│ 11 - Symphony Of The Damned [09:42] │
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│ Total Length : [69:35 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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