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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Dawn Of Destiny - ...Begins + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-10-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2007 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dawnofdestiny.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dawn Of Destiny Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : ...Begins Label : Shark ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ My introduction to the German born Dawn Of ║ │
│║ Destiny was their 2nd album ôRebellion In ║ │
│║ Heavenö, and the picture it presented was a band ║ │
│║ that is very willing to keep things compact yet ║ │
│║ also mix up the influences a bit. In other ║ │
│║ words, I heard something that had a fair level ║ │
│║ of divergence from the mainline sound as ║ │
│║ presented by Epica and the now defunct After ║ │
│║ Forever. Since looking back to a year prior to ║ │
│║ said release, IÆve found a band that started out ║ │
│║ a good bit closer to the longer winded, clichΘ ║ │
│║ beauty and the beast oriented brand of symphonic ║ │
│║ power metal with maybe a slightly less overt ║ │
│║ gothic influence. But at the same time, the ║ │
│║ chorus approach and general tendency towards ║ │
│║ orthodox speed metal sounds is present, though ║ │
│║ in a less overt sense, and the leap from this ║ │
│║ album to their next one isnÆt quite as massive ║ │
│║ as might be guessed. ║ │
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│║ The principle way that IÆd separate this album ║ │
│║ from the various symphonic ones that it is ║ │
│║ likely to draw comparisons to is the guitar ║ │
│║ character, which is a bit less dark and ║ │
│║ melodeath influenced than that of Epica/early ║ │
│║ After Forever. In fact, the overall guitar ║ │
│║ character has that crunchy yet smooth tendency ║ │
│║ associated with mainline German acts such as ║ │
│║ Gamma Ray and Freedom Call, though the keyboard ║ │
│║ presence dilutes it a bit on some of the longer ║ │
│║ songs. Then again, the riff set does ║ │
│║ occasionally give a few nods to an eviler ║ │
│║ tendency that is more commonly associated with ║ │
│║ the groove/thrash sound of latter day Nevermore, ║ │
│║ as was the case on subsequent releases. Not to ║ │
│║ mention that this band is geared towards a more ║ │
│║ guitar solo happy style that Epica and the like ║ │
│║ tend not to bother with to any noticeable ║ │
│║ extent. ║ │
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│║ Song by song, there is a heavy tendency towards ║ │
│║ massive sounding arrangements via keyboard work ║ │
│║ and powerful vocals, underscored by the strong ║ │
│║ yet sweet voice of Tanja Maul. Of particular ║ │
│║ note are the catchier, shorter songs such as the ║ │
│║ riveting ôHealing Touchö (which gives a preview ║ │
│║ for the general tendencies of subsequent ║ │
│║ releases) and the galloping speed vs. slow ║ │
│║ balladry of ôAlone At Nightö, which generally ║ │
│║ tend more towards the rudimentary power metal ║ │
│║ paradigm but maintain that large sounding, film ║ │
│║ score commonly associated with Rhapsody Of Fire. ║ │
│║ By contrast, some fits of orthodox ôThe Phantom ║ │
│║ Agonyö styled longer songs in ôD.O.D.ö (Dawn Of ║ │
│║ Destiny) and ôCondemnationö mix in a fair amount ║ │
│║ of darker elements, including the harsh death ║ │
│║ vocals (which at times get a little ridiculous ║ │
│║ and resemble pig squeals) and heavier riffing ║ │
│║ character. ║ │
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│║ The target audience of this album is pretty ║ │
│║ obvious. Anyone who likes current female fronted ║ │
│║ metal trends and also likes speed and guitar ║ │
│║ solos will find just about everything there is ║ │
│║ to like on here. However, at times the music ║ │
│║ gets a little convoluted, particularly on a few ║ │
│║ of the longer songs where a few too many ideas ║ │
│║ are mashed in together. When listening to ║ │
│║ ôRebellion In Heavenö there is a clear ║ │
│║ cohesiveness that dominates the entire album, ║ │
│║ whereas this one has a few blind spots where the ║ │
│║ catchiness gets lost amid all of the differing ║ │
│║ musical themes. ItÆs not a deal breaking flaw, ║ │
│║ but it is definitely noticeable, and renders ║ │
│║ this of a slightly lower caliber than the ║ │
│║ standard offerings heard out of Mark Jansen. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Waiting (The Opening) [01:13] │
│ 02 - Healing Touch [04:18] │
│ 03 - Condemnation [06:38] │
│ 04 - All Those Lies [06:29] │
│ 05 - Break The Silence [04:10] │
│ 06 - Coldest Night [04:39] │
│ 07 - Another Fallen Angel [04:34] │
│ 08 - Flying Away [04:30] │
│ 09 - Torture Room [03:54] │
│ 10 - Alone At Night [05:12] │
│ 11 - D.O.D. [06:23] │
│ 12 - Place In Heaven [06:58] │
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│ Total Length : [58:58 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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