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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-20-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2006 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.firewind.gr ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Firewind Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Allegiance (Jap. Ed.) Label : King ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I have no idea why the average rating for this ║ │
│║ album is 55% right now. Firewind is one of my ║ │
│║ absolute favorite bands, and this album and The ║ │
│║ Premonition are definitely their best albums. ║ │
│║ Apollo Papathanasio's voice is sort of a wail, ║ │
│║ like someone else mentioned, but I really like ║ │
│║ it. I haven't really heard any singers like him. ║ │
│║ I think his voice fits in with their style more, ║ │
│║ and I think that's the main reason why I like ║ │
│║ their last two albums so much more. Gus G. is an ║ │
│║ incredible guitarist. The riffs and solos that ║ │
│║ he writes are so awesome and probably very ║ │
│║ difficult to play. A few months ago, he became ║ │
│║ Ozzy Osbourne's new guitarist. Even though I ║ │
│║ think Ozzy Osbourne is really overrated, I'm ║ │
│║ glad that people will probably know of GusÆs ║ │
│║ greatness now. ║ │
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│║ Now, I don't want to keep going on about the ║ │
│║ skills of the band members, because that's ║ │
│║ honestly something I usually don't pay too much ║ │
│║ attention to when judging music. I love this ║ │
│║ album simply because the songs on it are all ║ │
│║ amazing songs, save for perhaps "Dreamchaser." ║ │
│║ The songs also sound really different from each ║ │
│║ other. Some punch you in the gut right away with ║ │
│║ their heaviness and catchiness, and others will ║ │
│║ have to grow on you. It's got an instrumental, a ║ │
│║ ballad, a song with a female guest singer, and a ║ │
│║ song that is so unique that it's just really ║ │
│║ hard to describe. As far as variety goes, what ║ │
│║ more could you want? ║ │
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│║ The four best songs on here are "Allegiance," ║ │
│║ "Insanity," "Falling to Pieces," and "Breaking ║ │
│║ the Silence." I think that "Allegiance" and ║ │
│║ "Insanity" are heavier songs, with really fast ║ │
│║ guitars and epic choruses. "Falling to Pieces" ║ │
│║ is probably the most popular song on the album, ║ │
│║ probably because of its stunningly awesome ║ │
│║ chorus and its awesome instrumentation, ║ │
│║ especially at the beginning. "Breaking the ║ │
│║ Silence" features a singer named Tara, not to be ║ │
│║ confused with Tarja from Nightwish. Her voice is ║ │
│║ pretty good, and I think this song sounds kind ║ │
│║ of gothic. It's different, but it's really ║ │
│║ catchy. The music video for this song is ║ │
│║ awesome. ║ │
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│║ "Deliverance" is another incredible song, ║ │
│║ partially because it is so unique. The guitar ║ │
│║ riffs at the beginning are so sick. They sound ║ │
│║ familiar, and yet they are unlike anything IÆve ║ │
│║ heard. The same goes for the rest of the song. ║ │
│║ Admittedly, the last minute and a half is kind ║ │
│║ of a drag, but who cares? IÆm not the kind of ║ │
│║ person who is going to dock off points for that. ║ │
│║ This sounds like something that could appear in ║ │
│║ a weird video game, I suppose. This song is hard ║ │
│║ to describe, and hard to really get into. You ║ │
│║ will hopefully realize how great it is, ║ │
│║ eventually. ║ │
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│║ ôReady to Strike,ö ôThe Essence,ö ôTill the End ║ │
│║ of Time,ö the instrumental ôBefore the Storm,ö ║ │
│║ and the closer ôWhere Do We Go from Here?ö are ║ │
│║ all amazing songs, too. A few of these songs ║ │
│║ might take more getting used to for some people. ║ │
│║ It took me a long time before I really ║ │
│║ appreciated "Ready to Strike" and "Till the End ║ │
│║ of Time," because they don't have those punch- ║ │
│║ you-in-the-gut choruses. "Where Do We Go from ║ │
│║ Here?" is a nice ballad, and a good way to close ║ │
│║ off the album. ║ │
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│║ ôDreamchaserö is sometimes okay, but ApolloÆs ║ │
│║ wail gets to be a little too much at times. The ║ │
│║ chorus is pretty dull. ItÆs got some good guitar ║ │
│║ work, though, and starts out with a nice drum ║ │
│║ solo. ║ │
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│║ Now, as far as the two Japanese bonus tracks go, ║ │
│║ they aren't necessary to have. "Healing Tool" is ║ │
│║ pretty good and "Demon Nights" is okay, but ║ │
│║ don't throw away a ton of money to get them. ║ │
│║ These songs are both b-sides on singles, and ║ │
│║ both singles are miraculously available on the ║ │
│║ US iTunes. That's where I bought those two ║ │
│║ songs, along with a live version of "Till the ║ │
│║ End of Time" and a cover song "Teenage Idol." ║ │
│║ None of these songs are anything too special, so ║ │
│║ I can definitely see why they were left off of ║ │
│║ most versions of the album. ║ │
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│║ Overall, I think anyone who is a fan of power ║ │
│║ metal should definitely buy this. Heck, all ║ │
│║ metal fans should buy this! ItÆs an awesome ║ │
│║ album, and youÆll never get tired of listening ║ │
│║ to it. I'm really excited to hear their new ║ │
│║ album, Days of Defiance, due some time this ║ │
│║ Autumn! ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Allegiance [04:42] │
│ 02 - Insanity [04:30] │
│ 03 - Falling to Pieces [04:03] │
│ 04 - Ready to Strike [04:36] │
│ 05 - Breaking the Silence [04:03] │
│ 06 - Deliverance [06:08] │
│ 07 - Till the End of Time [04:36] │
│ 08 - Dreamchaser [04:07] │
│ 09 - Before the Storm [03:43] │
│ 10 - Essence [04:19] │
│ 11 - Where Do We Go from Here? [03:58] │
│ 12 - Healing Tool (Bonus Track) [04:43] │
│ 13 - Demon Nights (Bonus Track) [04:24] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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