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/:: Artist :: Kenn Nardi ::\
:: Album :: Dancing with the Past ::
:: Year :: 2015 ::
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:: . Genre :: Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Divebomb Records R.date :: 27.12.2014 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: n/a Size :: 304,7 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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Website :: https://www.facebook.com/kenn.nardi.official
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:: CD1 ::
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:: 01. Unnecessary Evil 06:03 ::
:: 02. Fragile 06:03 ::
:: 03. Made 04:39 ::
:: 04. Armies of One 05:38 ::
:: 05. Lament in Rust 07:17 ::
:: 06. Dead Letters 06:17 ::
:: 07. Submerged 03:56 ::
:: 08. Await the Setting Sun 05:37 ::
:: 09. This Killer in My House 04:18 ::
:: 10. Straining the Frayed 06:31 ::
:: 11. The Dark and the Light 04:33 ::
:: 12. The Telling Skies 04:28 ::
:: 13. Untouchable 06:11 ::
:: 14. The Scarlet Letter 06:31 ::
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:: CD2 ::
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:: 01. Blinding Lies 05:56 ::
:: 02. Spitting Bitter 06:27 ::
:: 03. Ordinary 05:12 ::
:: 04. Dancing with the Past 06:02 ::
:: 05. One World 05:33 ::
:: 06. Creve Coeur (A Place Called "Broken Heart") 05:37 ::
:: 07. A Little Light 05:20 ::
:: 08. Blood in the Water 06:19 ::
:: 09. Climbing 04:22 ::
:: 10. Stabbing Sorrow 04:45 ::
:: 11. Dead Men's Bones 04:31 ::
:: 12. Symbiotic 06:21 ::
:: 13. Beside Myself 06:51 ::
:: 14. The Runt 06:07 ::
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:: As the guitarist/vocalist/producer and chief writer, ::
:: arranger and lyricist of Anacrusis from 1986-1993, KENN ::
:: NARDIÆs vision was a lofty one. He wanted to marry ::
:: elements of classic metal, doom, speed/thrash, and early ::
:: power metal together to create a unique brand of ::
:: songwriting. Anacrusis delivered their material via brave ::
:: and and forward-thinking arrangements while always ::
:: maintaining a strong sense of melody throughout. ::
:: ::
:: After releasing four albums between 1988 and 1993; the ::
:: cult-favorite Suffering Hour, the quirky and experimental ::
:: Reason, and two highly respected prog-metal classics; ::
:: Manic Impressions and Screams and Whispers, Anacrusis ::
:: disbanded in late 1993. ::
:: ::
:: After lying dormant for over a decade, KENN NARDI ::
:: resurfaced in 2006 to write and record a collection of ::
:: acoustically-driven material under the Cruel April ::
:: moniker. The project gave the multi-instrumentalist the ::
:: chance to hone and tighten his lyrical and musical ::
:: songwriting style without the constraints or expectations ::
:: of any specific genre. ::
:: ::
:: On his new album, Dancing With The Past, KENN NARDI has ::
:: brought together all of the signature elements of ::
:: AnacrusisÆ soundàthe crushing, low-tuned guitar riffs, ::
:: prominent bass lines, sing/growl/scream vocals, ::
:: introspective lyrics, and evocative melodies while ::
:: adopting the more streamlined songwriting approach of ::
:: Cruel April. The result is a mammoth collection of 28 ::
:: brand new recordings filling two compact discs. ::
:: ::
:: Dancing With The Past is comprised of music written as far ::
:: back as 1994, shortly after the Anacrusis split-up, and ::
:: post-Cruel April. The collection also features material ::
:: borne from collaborations with his former Anacrusis band ::
:: mates during their 2009-2012 reunion run along with a re- ::
:: recorded Cruel April song in addition to the more recent ::
:: compositions. ::
:: ::
:: With styles ranging from classic metal, thrash/speed ::
:: metal, orchestral metal, progressive metal, moody ::
:: acoustic, goth, alternative, and new wave, Dancing With ::
:: The Past in truly unlike any heavy metal album before it. ::
:: Clocking in at over 2 1/2 hours, the double-disc set is ::
:: sure to offer something for both fans of Anacrusis and of ::
:: heavy music in general. Over two decades in the making, ::
:: Dancing With The Past bears the fruit of everything ::
:: musical that KENN NARDI has done up until now. ::
:: ::
:: Originally envisioned as a new reunion-era Anacrusis ::
:: release, Dancing With The Past features bassist John Emery ::
:: on four songs (two co-written), creative contributions, ::
:: and arrangements from original drummer Mike Owen, one song ::
:: co-written with fill-in reunion-era guitarist Mike ::
:: Henricks. With all of the other vocals, guitars, bass, ::
:: lyrics, drum and orchestral sequencing, production, and ::
:: mixing on Dancing With The Past done by KENN NARDI ::
:: himself, it remains a ôsoloö album in the truest sense ::
:: of the word. ::
:: ::
:: The recording sessions were all done with one eye on ::
:: Anacrusis and the other focused on creating something ::
:: completely different. In other words, Dancing With The ::
:: Past keeps true to the avant-garde spirit that made KENN ::
:: NARDIÆs former band so thrilling, while pushing the ::
:: songwriting and compositional boundaries even further. ::
:: Quite simply, Dancing With The Past promises to be the ::
:: album Anacrusis fans have been waiting for only full of ::
:: surprises they never expected. ::
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