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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-12-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2004 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........14 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.seraphim-metal.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Seraphim Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Ai (Jap. Ed.) Label : King ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Two years after the female fronted symphonic ║ │
│║ power metal milestone The Equal Spirit, Seraphim ║ │
│║ came around with another high class genre ║ │
│║ release that would mark singer Pay LeeÆs ║ │
│║ swansong. The band kept the strong elements of ║ │
│║ the predecessor, such as epic symphonic ║ │
│║ elements, emotionally driven guitar, and the ║ │
│║ mixture of heavenly female vocals, dark growls, ║ │
│║ and a few clean male vocals. In addition to ║ │
│║ this, the band added a few clever instrumental ║ │
│║ tracks to lighten things up, as in ôGoneô. ║ │
│║ Seraphim also finally honored its origins by ║ │
│║ including more Asian folk elements than before, ║ │
│║ as evidenced by the atmospheric and almost ║ │
│║ spiritual ôResurrectô. ║ │
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│║ Despite these positive elements, I give a ║ │
│║ slightly lower rating to this output than the ║ │
│║ previous. The reason is quite simple: because ║ │
│║ The Equal Spirit boasted an exclusive mixture of ║ │
│║ addicting and catchy tracks on one side, and ║ │
│║ intellectual epics on the other that directly ║ │
│║ touched my heart and soul. This third record ║ │
│║ still has four truly outstanding pieces that ║ │
│║ easily exceed the quality of many genre ║ │
│║ colleagues. The first highlight is without a ║ │
│║ doubt the aforementioned and quite original ║ │
│║ ôResurrectô. Then comes the epic, ║ │
│║ ôInstantaneousô, with its diversified changes, ║ │
│║ sacral arrangements, great keyboard leads, ║ │
│║ technically impressive guitar solos, and the ║ │
│║ brilliantly grounded and powerful vocals by the ║ │
│║ now-deceased Pay Lee. Another positive is the ║ │
│║ great power metal anthem ôCanÆt Takeö, with a ║ │
│║ sacral middle part that reminds me of the ║ │
│║ beautiful PachelbelÆs Canon (one of Baroque ║ │
│║ musicÆs very finest moments). Another track that ║ │
│║ caught me by surprise was the epic ôMyö, that ║ │
│║ stands out thanks to the best clean male vocal ║ │
│║ performance in the career of the band. The clean ║ │
│║ vocals perfectly harmonize with Peggy Lee and ║ │
│║ this dreamy power metal tune reminds me (in a ║ │
│║ very positive way) of Edenbridge. I would have ║ │
│║ liked to hear more tracks in this new vein. This ║ │
│║ song is probably my favorite track on the ║ │
│║ release. ║ │
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│║ The other songs simply donÆt really discover new ║ │
│║ ground, and have lost some of their heavenly ║ │
│║ light atmosphere. A good example would be the ║ │
│║ track ôImplementationö. It features growls and ║ │
│║ the soft female vocals, but these two elements ║ │
│║ harmonize less than usual, and add a rather ║ │
│║ confusing and hectic note to the song. This ║ │
│║ little imperfection isnÆt anything that would ║ │
│║ bother your overall listening experience, but ║ │
│║ are an example of the kind of thing that was ║ │
│║ completely absent on the almost unbeatable ║ │
│║ predecessor. The same formula works marginally ║ │
│║ better in the haunting ôDesperateö, but itÆs ║ │
│║ still not on the same level as similar songs on ║ │
│║ the last release. ║ │
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│║ Nevertheless, these criticisms are still made at ║ │
│║ a very high level and under the big impression ║ │
│║ of the groundbreaking predecessor. What we have ║ │
│║ here is, in the end, a record that might still ║ │
│║ easily make it on my list of the ten best ║ │
│║ records of the year in 2004. Any symphonic power ║ │
│║ metal fan should know this high quality record, ║ │
│║ despite its obscurity. ║ │
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│║ Pay Lee - Vocals ║ │
│║ Kessier Hsu - Guitars ║ │
│║ Simon "Machinegun" Lin - Drums ║ │
│║ Lucas Huang - Guitars ║ │
│║ Jax Yeh - Bass ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Intro [01:21] │
│ 02 - Tears [05:27] │
│ 03 - Resurrect [06:29] │
│ 04 - Implementation [05:31] │
│ 05 - Desperate [06:09] │
│ 06 - Can┤t Take [05:01] │
│ 07 - My [07:25] │
│ 08 - In The Air [05:43] │
│ 09 - Gone [03:44] │
│ 10 - Before [06:38] │
│ 11 - Is That? [05:15] │
│ 12 - Instantaneous [09:37] │
│ 13 - The End [01:27] │
│ 14 - Far Away (Bonus Track) [07:03] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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