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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.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.celesty.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Celesty Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Reign Of Elements (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Celesty is an interesting band. None of their ║ │
│║ albums quite sound like any of the others, and ║ │
│║ no other band in the crowded Finnish power metal ║ │
│║ scene manages to duplicate their sound. This ║ │
│║ first effort, Reign Of Elements, is a ║ │
│║ significant step up from their demo days, with ║ │
│║ an added keyboard presence and improved ║ │
│║ production. However, they would never repeat ║ │
│║ this performance of hyperspeed, enthusiastic ║ │
│║ power metal. Celesty's future albums got more ║ │
│║ progressive and "serious" after this one, and ║ │
│║ while they are all great, this one is the ║ │
│║ greatest. ║ │
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│║ After the throwaway intro track, the listener is ║ │
│║ thrown right into the fire with "Charge", which ║ │
│║ is one of the best tracks on the album. It ║ │
│║ exemplifies everything that this band wants to ║ │
│║ achieve, with epic "fanfare" keyboards, double- ║ │
│║ bass drumming, a catchy chorus, and a ║ │
│║ brainbusting keyboard/guitar solo interchange. ║ │
│║ There are very few bands who are willing to go ║ │
│║ balls out with this kind of power metal, ║ │
│║ probably due to some misguided fear of being ║ │
│║ labeled "flower metal", but Celesty says "Fuck ║ │
│║ you!" to that. ║ │
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│║ The guitar work on this album is perfectly ║ │
│║ suited for this type of music. That is to say, ║ │
│║ you're going to get a lot of power chords. In ║ │
│║ order to keep the focus of the listener on the ║ │
│║ vocal melodies, there is very little in the way ║ │
│║ of innovative riffing. These days most power ║ │
│║ metal bands feel the need to throw in some ║ │
│║ classic heavy metal riffs or even some thrash- ║ │
│║ inspired stuff to compensate for their chosen ║ │
│║ genre, but again, Celesty has a big "Fuck off!" ║ │
│║ to say to those bands. At some point in the ║ │
│║ songwriting process they may have reluctantly ║ │
│║ written some half-assed Pantera rip-off riffs, ║ │
│║ then said "Nah, we'll just put a keyboard melody ║ │
│║ there", and thrown those riffs in the trash ║ │
│║ where they belong. ║ │
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│║ Given the emphasis on vocal lines, I am a bit ║ │
│║ underwhelmed by the vocalist, Kimmo PerΣmΣki. ║ │
│║ He's accurate pitch-wise for the most part, but ║ │
│║ his voice is weak and his accent is very ║ │
│║ pronounced. He was replaced for the next album, ║ │
│║ which was a step forward for the band, as Antti ║ │
│║ Railio was a much more versatile vocalist than ║ │
│║ Kimmo. The lyrics are supposedly being "sung" by ║ │
│║ different "characters" in Celesty's B-level ║ │
│║ fantasy saga, but the only time we get an idea ║ │
│║ of this lyrical intricacy is when the vocals are ║ │
│║ replaced by pitch-shifted talking. In Celesty's ║ │
│║ followup disc, Legacy Of Hate, Antti chokes out ║ │
│║ some harsh vocals, but here we just have one guy ║ │
│║ singing all the "parts". ║ │
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│║ It goes without saying that the lyrics are ║ │
│║ typical of a young, non-English-speaking band; a ║ │
│║ grammarian's nightmare. But I doubt I could do ║ │
│║ any better writing lyrics in Finnish, and ║ │
│║ anyway, their proclamations of "We'll create you ║ │
│║ a sword from the stones!" are endearing. ║ │
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│║ The best part of this album is that there is ║ │
│║ only one ballad, and it is at the end of CD. I ║ │
│║ still don't understand why bands write this ║ │
│║ crap, but at least Celesty had the good sense to ║ │
│║ put their shitty romantic love song at a point ║ │
│║ in the album where you don't feel bad about ║ │
│║ skipping it. After a near-unheard-of SEVEN ║ │
│║ straight tracks of power metal majesty, I just ║ │
│║ can't sit through our goofy vocalist ("the ║ │
│║ king") talking about being held in the arms of ║ │
│║ his new queen while pansy-ass acoustic guitar ║ │
│║ twangs in the background. ║ │
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│║ Another excellent aspect of Reign of Elements is ║ │
│║ the solos. The keyboardist gets a lot of love on ║ │
│║ this album; between his constant use of piano, ║ │
│║ strings, and brass, and the solos he gets in ║ │
│║ seemingly every song, he pretty much never stops ║ │
│║ playing. The guitar solos shred wheat as well. ║ │
│║ Here's an excerpt from Celesty's imagined studio ║ │
│║ report: "What do we do between the second ║ │
│║ repetition of the chorus and the third? Hmm, how ║ │
│║ about ANOTHER SOLO??? Of course!" ║ │
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│║ Are you looking for an unbridled, unabashed ║ │
│║ display of fantasy power metal, but you've ║ │
│║ already listened to your Rhapsody discs? Or ║ │
│║ maybe you want some Finnish power metal that ║ │
│║ isn't a pop-oriented Sonata Arctica clone? ║ │
│║ Celesty is what you're looking for! Highly ║ │
│║ recommended. ║ │
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│║ Kimmo PerΣmΣki - Vocals ║ │
│║ Jere LuokkamΣki - Drums ║ │
│║ Ari KatajamΣki - Bass ║ │
│║ Juha MΣenpΣΣ - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Tapani Kangas - Guitars ║ │
│║ J.-P. Alanen - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - intro [00:37] │
│ 02 - the charge [05:07] │
│ 03 - revenge [04:51] │
│ 04 - sword of salvation [05:25] │
│ 05 - reign of elements [04:39] │
│ 06 - lost in deliverance [06:04] │
│ 07 - the sword and the shield [05:47] │
│ 08 - battle of oblivation [04:47] │
│ 09 - kingdom [05:24] │
│ 10 - journey (bounus track) [03:40] │
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│ Total Length : [46:21 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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