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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-24-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2006 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Winterborn Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Cold Reality (Jap. Ed.) Label : King ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ So, this is the debut of Finnish power ║ │
│║ metallers, Winterborn. I picked this up in a ║ │
│║ local record shop among the cheap CDs, and hell ║ │
│║ was I in for a nice treat! Wait, I know what ║ │
│║ youÆre thinking. ôNot another cheesy Finnish ║ │
│║ power metal bandö. The fact is that there is ║ │
│║ nothing cheesy about this at all. Except the ║ │
│║ name of course. Pasi Vapola, the only guitarist ║ │
│║ here, sounds a bit like Doug Aldrich on the new ║ │
│║ Whitesnake album. His riffing flourishes with ║ │
│║ cool details such as overtones and short, ║ │
│║ thrilling fills. His leads are mostly pretty ║ │
│║ good and well-played, but his vibrato is not top ║ │
│║ notch and sounds pretty out of place on some ║ │
│║ parts. Take Last Train to Hell, which is one of ║ │
│║ the better songs on the record as an example. ║ │
│║ The solo is pretty damn good actually, but his ║ │
│║ vibrato sounds a little out of tune when it ║ │
│║ kicks in. Other than that, I have nothing to ║ │
│║ complain about. His playing keeps my attention ║ │
│║ through every spin, and that is not a bad thing, ║ │
│║ is it? ║ │
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│║ Teemu Koskela is not your typical wailing power ║ │
│║ metal vocalist. He also got this annoying ║ │
│║ vibrato thingy, and I donÆt know if he does on ║ │
│║ purpose or because he canÆt endure the high ║ │
│║ notes as his range is not very wide. He usually ║ │
│║ stays in the middle. That isnÆt necessarily bad. ║ │
│║ He actually fits the music pretty well. I just ║ │
│║ canÆt picture their sound with Tony Kakko ║ │
│║ (Sonata Arctica)or Joacim Cans (Hammerfall), as ║ │
│║ some of the songs, like Lovehunter is pure ║ │
│║ 80Æs-worship. Teemu fits it perfectly. When he ║ │
│║ does the lower notes, his voice gets a little ║ │
│║ thicker, and it adds some well-appreciated spice ║ │
│║ to the overall sound. ║ │
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│║ Well, enough characteristics, and on to the ║ │
│║ songs. Wildheart kicks it all off with cool ║ │
│║ riffing, catchy melodies, and a sing-along ║ │
│║ chorus. Previously mentioned Last Train to Hell ║ │
│║ continues in the same vein, and slips into the ║ │
│║ epic highlight of the album On the Edge of ║ │
│║ Eternity. A beautiful intro bursts into a ║ │
│║ guitar-driven riff accompanied by atmospheric ║ │
│║ keyboards. This song drifts into prog territory ║ │
│║ now and then without getting too ôweirdö with ║ │
│║ some tricky rhythmic patterns. VapolaÆs riffing ║ │
│║ is awesome; Rami HeikillΓ (drums) provides a ║ │
│║ rock solid backbone and creates hooks ║ │
│║ everywhere, and Jukka (keyboards) sets the mood. ║ │
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│║ After a weak moment (The Real Me), Lovehunter ║ │
│║ and New Dawn picks up where they left off. The ║ │
│║ latter has been stuck in my head forever, and I ║ │
│║ really donÆt mind. ItÆs a great song, and even ║ │
│║ though he shows some weak spots, Teemu does a ║ │
│║ pretty good job, and his melodies are damn ║ │
│║ catchy. The instrumental and rather dull In my ║ │
│║ Dreams follows. Paso Vapola shows off his ║ │
│║ skills, but the song itself is not much to write ║ │
│║ home about. ║ │
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│║ The King and the God and the slow Coming Home, ║ │
│║ finishes a rather enjoyable listen. This album ║ │
│║ has its moments, some of them very impressive, ║ │
│║ some of them pretty good, and some of them not ║ │
│║ that good. I hope their next album which is due ║ │
│║ later this year, is ôall killers, no fillersö. ║ │
│║ TheyÆve shown what theyÆre capable of at best, ║ │
│║ and IÆm looking forward to hearing their new ║ │
│║ material. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Wildheart [05:11] │
│ 02 - Last Train To Hell [05:05] │
│ 03 - On The Edge Of Eternity [10:20] │
│ 04 - The Real Me [05:26] │
│ 05 - Lovehunter [04:19] │
│ 06 - New Dawn [05:07] │
│ 07 - In My Dreams [04:09] │
│ 08 - The King And The God [07:09] │
│ 09 - Coming Home [07:03] │
│ 10 - Love Ain┤t No Stranger (Bonus Track) [04:43] │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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