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│ + Ari Koivunen - Fuel For The Fire (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-26-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2007 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........16 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Ari Koivunen Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Fuel For The Fire (Jap. Ed.) Label : Sony BMG ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Ari Koivunen is the young man who won the ║ │
│║ Finnish 'Idol' series for 2007. Before he made ║ │
│║ it to the show, he had also won the 'Finnish ║ │
│║ Karaoke' Finals for 2005 and placed 3rd in the ║ │
│║ 'World Karaoke' Championships in the same year. ║ │
│║ Ari sung his way to the Idol finish line by ║ │
│║ covering songs such as ôHunting High And Lowö ║ │
│║ (Stratovarius), ôFull Moonö (Sonata Arctica), ║ │
│║ ôHere I Go Againö (Whitesnake), ôStill Loving ║ │
│║ Youö (Scorpions) and ôThe Evil That Men Doö ║ │
│║ (Iron Maiden). So after winning 'Idol', this is ║ │
│║ his debut CD, entitled æFuel For The FireÆ. ║ │
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│║ Many Finnish metal band members have contributed ║ │
│║ material to AriÆs CD, including StratovariusÆ ║ │
│║ Timo Tolkki, Tomi Putaansuu from Lordi, Marco ║ │
│║ Hietala from Nightwish/Tarot, and Tony Kakko ║ │
│║ from Sonata Arctica. The CDÆs end result is a ║ │
│║ great mix of European melodic metal with ║ │
│║ Koivunen superb on vocals. The songwriting is ║ │
│║ also a stand out, as it should be, with many ║ │
│║ wonderful songwriters lending a hand to create ║ │
│║ this CD. ║ │
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│║ Musicians who recorded in the studio for the CD, ║ │
│║ and who plays live when Koivunen tours, comes ║ │
│║ from such metal bands as Kotipelto, Children Of ║ │
│║ Bodom, Thunderstone, Tunnelvision, Warmen and ║ │
│║ Olympos Mons. I must say these musicians did a ║ │
│║ fantastic job, having to come together for a ║ │
│║ project such as this. The guitar work, drumming ║ │
│║ and production are 2nd to none, and I've been ║ │
│║ left greatly impressed. ║ │
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│║ As far as the vocals go, Ari Koivunen is a very ║ │
│║ talented young man who will have a long career ║ │
│║ in the music industry. He has great range with ║ │
│║ loads of emotion, which flows out from every ║ │
│║ song on the CD. His voice ranges from the soft ║ │
│║ and mid-range, to the emotional high notes which ║ │
│║ he breaks out during the choruses. Most of the ║ │
│║ songs are very well done and quite catchy too, ║ │
│║ and I've been surprised that I enjoy this CD as ║ │
│║ much as I do. Koivunen covers everything in the ║ │
│║ release, from mid-paced tracks, to soulful ║ │
│║ ballads, and a couple of fast and heavy rockinÆ ║ │
│║ tracks. ║ │
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│║ There are quite a few tracks on this CD which ║ │
│║ really took me by surprise and got my foot ║ │
│║ tapping and my head banging. IMO, the best track ║ │
│║ on the CD has to be ôOur Beastö, which is ║ │
│║ musically the heaviest track on the CD. Still ║ │
│║ melodic metal, with a touch of power metal, this ║ │
│║ mid-paced killer absolutely kicks ass. The ║ │
│║ chorus is very catchy and powerful and is ║ │
│║ vocally for Koivunen, his strongest and most ║ │
│║ emotional effort. I believe the song was helped ║ │
│║ along by Marco Hietala, as there is a strong ║ │
│║ similarity with TarotÆs sound. Another fantastic ║ │
│║ track would be ôI Flyö. This track has ║ │
│║ Stratovarius written all over it and I wouldnÆt ║ │
│║ be surprised if Timo Tolkki contributed to it. ║ │
│║ ItÆs a soaring, emotional fast track, with ║ │
│║ Koivunen really showing off his vocal abilities. ║ │
│║ There is a great keyboard and guitar solo in the ║ │
│║ middle of the song, which really lifts this ║ │
│║ track and keeps you pressing the repeat button. ║ │
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│║ Other standout tracks on æFuel For The FireÆ ║ │
│║ include the title-track ôFuel For The Fireö ║ │
│║ which has a Thunderstone feel; the rocking ║ │
│║ ôDonÆt Try To Break Meö with its 80s rock feel; ║ │
│║ the catchy ôHear My Callö (which you can ║ │
│║ currently see the video of on YouTube) and ║ │
│║ ôHeartstealerö, another fast and catchy track ║ │
│║ with KoivunenÆs vocals the standout. ║ │
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│║ After many spins of this CD, I am still left ║ │
│║ very impressed and still surprised at the amount ║ │
│║ of talent this guy has. His debut CD is ║ │
│║ excellent and anyone who is a fan of melodic ║ │
│║ heavy metal or fans of any of the above- ║ │
│║ mentioned bands, whether similar/in comparison ║ │
│║ to, or whoÆs members helped out on this release, ║ │
│║ will certainly enjoy æFuel For The FireÆ. Great ║ │
│║ job, Ari Koivunen. IÆm sure we will be hearing a ║ │
│║ lot more of you in years to come. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - god of war [03:58] │
│ 02 - hear my call [04:24] │
│ 03 - fuel for the fire [03:54] │
│ 04 - don't try to break me [04:17] │
│ 05 - angels are calling [05:09] │
│ 06 - i fly [05:03] │
│ 07 - our beast [05:19] │
│ 08 - losing my insanity [03:47] │
│ 09 - stay true [04:27] │
│ 10 - stormwind [05:23] │
│ 11 - heartstealer [03:39] │
│ 12 - hetki lyo [03:27] │
│ 13 - piano man [04:42] │
│ 14 - on the top of the world (radio edit) [03:38] │
│ 15 - don't try to break me (live) (bonus track) [04:26] │
│ 16 - angels are calling (live) (bonus track) [05:43] │
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│ Total Length : [71:16 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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