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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-20-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2005 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dark-moor.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Dark Moor Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Beyond The Sea (Jap. Ed.) Label : Victor ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ ItÆs just impossible to fancy what a great ║ │
│║ number of mutations and metamorphoses the Metal ║ │
│║ genre has been exposed to lately. There are such ║ │
│║ a lot of subspecies in stock today that ║ │
│║ sometimes you are merely not sure how to dub one ║ │
│║ or another case you have to deal with. Sometimes ║ │
│║ these mutations are nothing else but flagrant ║ │
│║ faults of the overfilled musical habitat, ║ │
│║ sometimes they are nothing new yet strong enough ║ │
│║ to be placed into the golden mean, and sometimes ║ │
│║ (sadly, a rare case) they just outshine the rest ║ │
│║ by their uniqueness. ║ │
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│║ DARK MOOR can be easily ascribed to the second ║ │
│║ category. Not being quite unparalleled on ║ │
│║ todayÆs metal stage, these Spaniards still make ║ │
│║ good Power Metal albums measurably spiced with ║ │
│║ some symphonic elements. Certainly they couldnÆt ║ │
│║ escape the common lot of imitating such ║ │
│║ pathfinders of the genre as RHAPSODY or ║ │
│║ STRATOVARIUS, yet they managed to develop its ║ │
│║ own sounding having borrowed the best features ║ │
│║ from their big brothers. ║ │
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│║ ôBeyond The Seaö is the bandÆs fifth album and ║ │
│║ the second featuring almost a new line-up except ║ │
│║ founder and main composer Enrik Garcia. With ║ │
│║ that involuntary change, a relatively young band ║ │
│║ went through its second birth. And I must admit ║ │
│║ that I like it better in this re-born capacity. ║ │
│║ I canÆt judge the first attempt of the new ║ │
│║ line-up as I still havenÆt had a chance of ║ │
│║ getting familiar with it, but the work under ║ │
│║ consideration is surely met with my approval. I ║ │
│║ donÆt feel like doing a track-by-track analysis ║ │
│║ here, so IÆll simply try to get across my ║ │
│║ overall conclusions and thoughts about this ║ │
│║ release. ║ │
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│║ First, this is not an epoch-making masterpiece ║ │
│║ that will be continuously referred to in the ║ │
│║ future by reviewers when making an appropriate ║ │
│║ comparison. On the other hand, this is a really ║ │
│║ strong and captivating album ample in rich ║ │
│║ musical structures and arrangements. Besides, ║ │
│║ for those preferring their metal with a lot of ║ │
│║ sugar there is a vast deal of sweet points to ║ │
│║ take a real pleasure in. Following mainly the ║ │
│║ general canons of Power Metal, it occasionally ║ │
│║ erases the distinction between metal styles and ║ │
│║ you can hear a lot of symphonic licks, piano ║ │
│║ splashes, unexpected interludes with the ║ │
│║ totality of classical instruments and kettle ║ │
│║ drums and even some growls in a couple of songs. ║ │
│║ The whole musical filling of the album is not ║ │
│║ far from that of KAMELOT: I compared ôBeyond The ║ │
│║ Seaö with KAMELOTÆS ôEpicaö and was pleasantly ║ │
│║ surprised how similar both of these works are. ║ │
│║ The songwriting is also good enough though if ║ │
│║ compared to KAMELOT on this point, DARK MOOR is ║ │
│║ somewhat inferior. ║ │
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│║ Second, the idea of superb production in music ║ │
│║ is not the last thing to reckon with. And here ║ │
│║ you face a fairly worthy example of impeccable ║ │
│║ efforts from those responsible for the bandÆs ║ │
│║ sounding. Although the main man in the face of ║ │
│║ senor Garcia is a guitarist, he doesnÆt dominate ║ │
│║ on this album at all, enabling the rest of the ║ │
│║ team to prove themselves as well. No part here ║ │
│║ is overshadowed by the others û each ║ │
│║ instrumental and vocal line is clearly heard and ║ │
│║ penetrates deep into your heart. Sonically this ║ │
│║ album is, no doubt, the best release under the ║ │
│║ bandÆs belt. ║ │
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│║ And finally, one can fall into a long discussion ║ │
│║ about the degradation of the genre claiming that ║ │
│║ all Power Metal bands in the world are just ║ │
│║ clones of each other, but this is a horse of a ║ │
│║ different color and I think the majority will ║ │
│║ agree with me that we are here to compliment, ║ │
│║ not to run down. So IÆll just take off my hat ║ │
│║ and say ôThank you very much for sharing your ║ │
│║ talent with usö. ║ │
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│║ Alfred Romero - Vocals ║ │
│║ Enrik Garcφa - Guitars, Orchestral Arrangements ║ │
│║ Daniel Fernßndez - Bass ║ │
│║ Andy C. - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Before The Duel [03:51] │
│ 02 - Miracles [06:12] │
│ 03 - Houdini┤s Great Escapade [04:59] │
│ 04 - Through The Gates Of The Silver Key [00:52] │
│ 05 - The Silver Key [06:16] │
│ 06 - Green Eyes [04:37] │
│ 07 - Going On [04:42] │
│ 08 - Beyond The Sea [03:57] │
│ 09 - Julius Caesar (Interlude) [02:24] │
│ 10 - Alea Jacta [05:01] │
│ 11 - Vivaldi┤s Winter [03:40] │
│ 12 - Innocence (Bonus Track) [08:10] │
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│ Total Length : [54:41 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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