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│ + Amberian Dawn - End Of Eden (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-23-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2010 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.amberiandawn.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Amberian Dawn Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : End Of Eden (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ With the once-mighty Nightwish now sitting ║ │
│║ pretty upon their golden throne of mediocrity, ║ │
│║ the stage is set for the next good symphonic ║ │
│║ femmetal group to come forth and dazzle. Now, ║ │
│║ granted, there have been a number of decent-to- ║ │
│║ great lady-fronted metal acts thatÆve come our ║ │
│║ way in the past number of years, some of whom ║ │
│║ also tackle the strings-and-brass sound very ║ │
│║ well, but for as well-meaning and skillful as ║ │
│║ they are, they didnÆt have the means necessary ║ │
│║ to get to the top of their particular food ║ │
│║ chain. And so, vacant it remains, and ║ │
│║ unfulfilled some of us continue to be, wondering ║ │
│║ if it will end up being conquered in the end. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ But with that said, another band comes at as ║ │
│║ from the very country that gave us a reason to ║ │
│║ wish for the night, which begs us to wonder; ║ │
│║ does Amberian Dawn have what it takes to be such ║ │
│║ a group? ║ │
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│║ From the get-go, you can tell these guys (and ║ │
│║ gal) donÆt fuck around; from the powerful ║ │
│║ opening choirs to the overall crushing appeal of ║ │
│║ the band itself, thereÆs plenty to take in and, ║ │
│║ thankfully, just as much to enjoy. What makes ║ │
│║ ôEnd of Edenö different from their other musical ║ │
│║ contemporaries, colleagues, and other ║ │
│║ descriptive, personable nouns beginning with ôCö ║ │
│║ is that its strength lays firmly within its ║ │
│║ songwriting, which takes the now-potent ║ │
│║ combination of melody and intensity into ║ │
│║ cognizant and capable hands and ears. Rather ║ │
│║ than a modern-like approach that leaves a ║ │
│║ slightly sour taste in oneÆs mouth, the ║ │
│║ synthetics, vocals, and guitar leads follow a ║ │
│║ more olden-timey, forest-dwelling feel thatÆs ║ │
│║ pretty hard to explain; itÆs in its very ║ │
│║ atmosphere, the ambience that flows from CD to ║ │
│║ headphones (or speakers depending on your ║ │
│║ persuasion) that lends itself into a fine ║ │
│║ example of escapist music meant to be taken very ║ │
│║ seriously. ║ │
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│║ A good sense of drama is in play with this ║ │
│║ particular disc; far from being merely heavy or ║ │
│║ symphonic, the feel of ôEnd of Edenö is a ║ │
│║ gripping affair, requiring more than one listen ║ │
│║ to take in properly. Taking many cues from the ║ │
│║ previously-good Nightwish, Amberian Dawn combine ║ │
│║ their raging metal riffs, speedy-yet-tasteful ║ │
│║ leads/solos, neoclassically-twinged synth lines ║ │
│║ and strong opera vocals into tightly packaged ║ │
│║ odes to ages-old fantasy that does its job, does ║ │
│║ it well, and leaves before their welcome is ║ │
│║ potentially worn out. But the way they do it ║ │
│║ drips with utmost professionalism, both in ║ │
│║ composition and performance, and coming at us at ║ │
│║ a time in which metal music as a whole needs ║ │
│║ such a thing the most, and all throughout their ║ │
│║ latest I was pretty spellbound, not giving ║ │
│║ attention to anything outside the album itself. ║ │
│║ Such is one of the best ways for an album to ║ │
│║ maintain staying power with me, as the potency ║ │
│║ of tracks like ôCome Now Followö, ôGhostly ║ │
│║ Echoesö and ôSampoö are able to do with the ║ │
│║ greatest of ease. ║ │
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│║ So at the end of the day, Amberian Dawn give us ║ │
│║ a great example of properly done Finnish ║ │
│║ sympho-femmetal (àösymphemmetalö?) that has the ║ │
│║ capacity to overtake the previously mentioned ║ │
│║ vacant throne that so many Euro-ladies are ║ │
│║ clambering over themselves to leap upon. As ║ │
│║ theyÆre still a relatively young band, they ║ │
│║ still have the time needed to evolve properly, ║ │
│║ if they are able to not stray from their current ║ │
│║ path. In short? Good for what ails ya musically. ║ │
│║ Get it, and enjoy. ║ │
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│║ Heidi Parviainen - Vocals ║ │
│║ Tuomas SeppΣlΣ - Keyboards, Guitars ║ │
│║ Joonas PykΣlΣ-aho - Drums ║ │
│║ Tommi Kuri - Bass ║ │
│║ Emppu - Guitars ║ │
│║ Kasperi Heikkinen - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - talisman [03:41] │
│ 02 - come now follow [03:47] │
│ 03 - arctica [04:59] │
│ 04 - ghostly echoes [05:44] │
│ 05 - sampo [03:12] │
│ 06 - blackbird [03:58] │
│ 07 - field of serpents [03:39] │
│ 08 - city of corruption [04:20] │
│ 09 - virvatulen laulu [03:46] │
│ 10 - war in heaven [07:30] │
│ 11 - sampo extended solo version (bonus track) [03:38] │
│ 12 - the clouds of northland thunder (bonus tra [02:33] │
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│ Total Length : [50:47 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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