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│ + Ark Storm - Beginning Of The New Legend (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-17-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2003 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... http://home.att.ne.jp/kiwi ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Ark Storm Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Beginning Of The New Legend (JLabel : King ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ http://home.att.ne.jp/kiwi/arkstorm/ ║ │
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│║ Hey look! Yet another neo-classical metal band, ║ │
│║ featuring a lightning-fingered axe-slinger. ║ │
│║ Where have I heard that combination before? OK, ║ │
│║ OK, I know itÆs pointless to get angry at bands ║ │
│║ like this for their lack of originality. They ║ │
│║ simply do what the do because they love it. ItÆs ║ │
│║ hard to fault them for that. Besides, if the ║ │
│║ music is good, who gives a damn, right? ║ │
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│║ Too bad that isnÆt the case with Ark Storm, most ║ │
│║ of the time. Featuring members of Sabre Tiger ║ │
│║ and Concerto Moon, along with the resident ║ │
│║ guitar hero Katsu Ohta, the band are certainly ║ │
│║ capable enough to pull off their material ║ │
│║ flawlessly. No problems there at all (just ║ │
│║ listen to the solo section of ôMessage in DNAö ║ │
│║ for proof). However, there are two problems here ║ │
│║ for me: the vocals, and the song writing. ║ │
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│║ First of all, Sabre Tiger vocalist or not, I ║ │
│║ just donÆt like Yasuo SasaiÆs vocals. ThereÆs ║ │
│║ not much that can be done about that IÆm afraid. ║ │
│║ The man is technically competent, but for some ║ │
│║ bizarre reason his voice just doesnÆt click with ║ │
│║ me. When he goes for the Joacim Cans vocals ║ │
│║ though, man thatÆs bad. ║ │
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│║ The second problem is much more of a killer ║ │
│║ though. Power metal has evolved so much in the ║ │
│║ last ten years that simply playing standard ║ │
│║ stuff doesnÆt cut it anymore. It takes more than ║ │
│║ fretboard acrobatics and double bass to really ║ │
│║ interest me anymore. The songs and riffs have to ║ │
│║ really impress, and achieve that soaring quality ║ │
│║ to be of use. Unfortunately most of the songs on ║ │
│║ this disc fail to reach that zone. ôArk Stormö ║ │
│║ starts off the album in exceedingly promising ║ │
│║ fashion, but the rest of the album just canÆt ║ │
│║ keep up. The riffs are dull and lifeless, sort ║ │
│║ of just plodding along and existing, rather than ║ │
│║ reaching out and forcing me to headbang. ║ │
│║ Basically there are three songs on here that are ║ │
│║ good: ôArk Stormö, ôOnly Time Will Tellö, and ║ │
│║ ôVoyage of the New Legendö. ôThe Burning Flameö ║ │
│║ is close but the Joacim Cans vocals on the ║ │
│║ chorus kill it dead. ║ │
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│║ I really wanted to love this album, but it just ║ │
│║ didnÆt connect with me. Ah well. If you feel a ║ │
│║ burning need to have another neo-classical power ║ │
│║ metal album in your collection, this album will ║ │
│║ serve you well. If you donÆt, then stay far, far ║ │
│║ away. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Ark Storm [05:33] │
│ 02 - Message In DNA [04:49] │
│ 03 - Only Time Will Last [05:00] │
│ 04 - The Burning Flame [05:58] │
│ 05 - Brainless Traitor [06:07] │
│ 06 - Evolution [02:10] │
│ 07 - Sudden Madness [04:15] │
│ 08 - Soldier's Drift [05:31] │
│ 09 - Rood [05:00] │
│ 10 - War Game [04:27] │
│ 11 - Voyage Of The New Legend [05:23] │
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│ Total Length : [54:13 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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