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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-25-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2000 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.stratovarius.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Stratovarius Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Infinite (Jap. Ed.) Label : Victor ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ First off let me just say that this is my second ║ │
│║ favorite Stratovarius album and I really think ║ │
│║ that it deserves that placing in what I consider ║ │
│║ to be a very well ordered list. ║ │
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│║ The first thing I noticed about this album is ║ │
│║ that it immediately dispensed with the previous ║ │
│║ 80s/90s metal sound and catapulted Stratovarius ║ │
│║ into the 21st century. This was a rather drastic ║ │
│║ change in their sound that a lot of people ║ │
│║ didn't like.Personally I think that this was a ║ │
│║ really good move for the band, Stratovarius has ║ │
│║ had their ups and downs; some really good albums ║ │
│║ and some really really bad ones. But this one I ║ │
│║ am happy to say that it definitely earns a place ║ │
│║ as a "good album". ║ │
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│║ The star pieces in this album are Hunting High ║ │
│║ and Low (of course), Mother Gaia, Phoenix, ║ │
│║ Freedom and Infinity. But to be honest, every ║ │
│║ song on this album deserves a mention just as ║ │
│║ much as the next one. The only weak link I can ║ │
│║ find is Glory of the World which isn't really ║ │
│║ bad as much as it is generic. Hunting High and ║ │
│║ Low is a really catchy tune that immediately ║ │
│║ became a Stratovarius hit and one of their most ║ │
│║ recognized pieces. The other hit in this album ║ │
│║ is Phoenix which is one of the heaviest ║ │
│║ Stratovarius songs ever produced. Many refer to ║ │
│║ this song as "kick ass" which I agree with ║ │
│║ wholeheartedly, It has everything that makes ║ │
│║ Stratovarius a great band and none of what makes ║ │
│║ them bad. Mother Gaia is an interesting song, ║ │
│║ this is the kind of song that really defines ║ │
│║ Stratovarius as a SYMPHONIC Power metal band. It ║ │
│║ has copious amounts of piano and slow guitar ║ │
│║ work that really make this a masterpiece of a ║ │
│║ song. My favorite from this album is Freedom ║ │
│║ which shows off the skills of keyboardist Jens ║ │
│║ Johansson with some blaring synthesizer parts ║ │
│║ and a really phenomenal guitar solo. ║ │
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│║ Infinity is another Stratovarius epic reaching ║ │
│║ over 9 minutes. I love Strat's approach to ║ │
│║ epics, every band does them differently and ║ │
│║ Strat has somewhat of a unique style; they start ║ │
│║ off somewhat slow, but very bombastic and epic, ║ │
│║ this style can often be found in Rhapsody of ║ │
│║ Fire's epic's as well. I enjoy this a little ║ │
│║ more than the standard starting off slow and ║ │
│║ soft (ballad like) and developing into something ║ │
│║ bigger and more epic. It's a good, if overused ║ │
│║ style and it just starts to feel a little bit ║ │
│║ stale formula wise. This song has one of my ║ │
│║ favorite openings from any song ever, the sheer ║ │
│║ epicness of the first few seconds of the song ║ │
│║ are incredible. The rest of the song is just a 9 ║ │
│║ minute roller coaster of changing tempos, ║ │
│║ dynamics and a few meter changes here and there. ║ │
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│║ Unfortunately this album is very similar to ║ │
│║ Destiny (though I would say this is better). ║ │
│║ This fact leads to a lot of people bashing this ║ │
│║ album for being too similar. I urge you to give ║ │
│║ this album a chance and really pay attention ║ │
│║ throughout the whole thing, I guarantee you'll ║ │
│║ find something to love in every song. ║ │
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│║ Without going into too much detail about every ║ │
│║ song the sound in general on this album is ║ │
│║ really different and really improves on their ║ │
│║ sound and modernizes it. This is definitely one ║ │
│║ of Stratovarius's best albums and if you want ║ │
│║ some good power metal or if you like ║ │
│║ Stratovarius definitely get this ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Hunting High And Low [04:09] │
│ 02 - Millenium [04:09] │
│ 03 - Mother Gaia [08:19] │
│ 04 - Phoenix [06:13] │
│ 05 - Glory Of The World [04:53] │
│ 06 - A Million Light Years Away [05:20] │
│ 07 - Freedom [05:04] │
│ 08 - Infinity [09:22] │
│ 09 - Celestial Dream [03:19] │
│ 10 - What Can I Say? (Bonus Track) [05:11] │
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│ Total Length : [55:59 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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