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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Threshold - For The Journey + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-21-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.thresh.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Threshold Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : For The Journey Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ At the very least, THRESHOLD may well be the ║ │
│║ UK's answer to DREAM THEATRE; progging on since ║ │
│║ 1988, 2014 sees a follow-up to 2012's "March of ║ │
│║ Progress", titled "For the Journey". Their brand ║ │
│║ of Prog Metal (let's face it, every band does it ║ │
│║ differently) involves less of a focus on ║ │
│║ instrumental technical showy-offy-ness, and ║ │
│║ emphasizes the heaviness of individual riffs, ║ │
│║ and the soaring atmospherics and ambience. ║ │
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│║ "Watchtower on the Moon" is teetering on the ║ │
│║ edge between classic prog motifs, and spacey, ║ │
│║ futuristic, sci-fi permutations. Upbeat, with a ║ │
│║ (largely) followable jive, a strong, groovy riff ║ │
│║ carries the first half of the track, slightly ║ │
│║ downplayed to best put the vocals out there, and ║ │
│║ what stellar vocals they are. The blend of ║ │
│║ delivery of catchy hooks, power and diction, ║ │
│║ that programs the 'Prog' name with unadulterated ║ │
│║ listenability. Interestingly enough, as the song ║ │
│║ evolves, instrumentals are brought to the ║ │
│║ forefront, and the fabrics of time signatures ║ │
│║ are toyed with, allowing melodic interplay ║ │
│║ between guitar and keyboard to flourish. "Turned ║ │
│║ to Dust" is quite the heavy piece, if not the ║ │
│║ heaviest on the album; the riffs punch through ║ │
│║ with a percussive power belied by the flamboyant ║ │
│║ melody arrangements, and also happens to contain ║ │
│║ my favorite chorus on the album. ║ │
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│║ "Autumn Red" is a smooth, liquid display Prog ║ │
│║ excellence, the chisel struck by the ║ │
│║ juxtaposingly heavy riffs; the "keyboards from ║ │
│║ the 70s' used to great effect, perhaps raking up ║ │
│║ nostalgia in the PINK FLOYD fans among us. Lyric ║ │
│║ enthusiasts among us will be drawn to this ║ │
│║ track; as I perhaps didn't emphasize enough, ║ │
│║ Damian is the man for the job, delivering poetry ║ │
│║ into a new artform; pure, melodic diction that ║ │
│║ embosses the expansive tapestry set by the band. ║ │
│║ "Siren Sky" is easily my favorite piece; perhaps ║ │
│║ one of the more "metal" track on the album. The ║ │
│║ first instance of riffage surged forth tall ║ │
│║ waves of pure 'epic'. Never a dull moment on ║ │
│║ this track, the riffs prepared on the piece are ║ │
│║ emotive like no other on the album; I'm ║ │
│║ legitimately without words. ║ │
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│║ Easily in my top 3 of this year's Progressive ║ │
│║ releases, it is no wonder that veterans of the ║ │
│║ genre are behind this mastery. ║ │
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│║ Damian Wilson - Vocals ║ │
│║ Karl Groom - Guitars (lead) ║ │
│║ Pete Morten - Guitars (rhythm) ║ │
│║ Johanne James - Drums ║ │
│║ Richard West - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Steve Anderson - Bass ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Watchtower On The Moon [05:32] │
│ 02 - Unforgiven [05:37] │
│ 03 - The Box [11:59] │
│ 04 - Turned To Dust [04:19] │
│ 05 - Lost In Your Memory [04:36] │
│ 06 - Autumn Red [05:41] │
│ 07 - The Mystery Show [05:37] │
│ 08 - Siren Sky [06:10] │
│ 09 - I Wish I Could (Bonus Track) [05:29] │
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│ Total Length : [55:00 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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