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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-22-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.stormwitch.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Stormwitch Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Dance With The Witches Label : Silverdust ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This album marks the first release in over 8 ║ │
│║ years for this cult metal band. They emerged on ║ │
│║ the scene in the mid 80's recording such metal ║ │
│║ classics as Walpurgis Night in 1984 and many ║ │
│║ others through the 80's and into the 90's. The ║ │
│║ release of Shogun in 1994 was the last album ║ │
│║ released by this band, until now. With some of ║ │
│║ the newcomers in the metal scene in the mid to ║ │
│║ late 90's recording some of their songs, White ║ │
│║ Skull doing Tears By The Firelight and ║ │
│║ Hammerfall recording Ravenlord for it's Glory To ║ │
│║ The Brave CD single, interest in this band kept ║ │
│║ growing. Lead vocalist, Andy Muck, was in the ║ │
│║ process of doing some other work with guitarist ║ │
│║ Martin Winkler (ex-Nightwolf) when the song ║ │
│║ Dance With The Witches was written for a very ║ │
│║ dedicated and die-hard fan of the band. With ║ │
│║ this song and a few others, the idea of doing ║ │
│║ another Stormwitch album was born. This band ║ │
│║ performed this summer at the Wacken Open Air ║ │
│║ Festival in Wacken, Germany. ║ │
│║ From what I've read so far, this album has been ║ │
│║ met with mixed reviews. One thing that they all ║ │
│║ missed was the fact that the first track, Man Of ║ │
│║ Miracles is actually a cover of an old Styx tune ║ │
│║ from the Man Of Miracles album (around 1973- ║ │
│║ 1974). It's a cool cover and is certainly beefed ║ │
│║ up with a more Heavy Metal style and lots of ║ │
│║ guitar. The overall beat and verse structure is ║ │
│║ a bit different as well but all in all, an ║ │
│║ interesting interpretation of the song that ║ │
│║ really works well. Dance With The Witches has a ║ │
│║ very Hammerfall type of feel and is a speedy ║ │
│║ Power Metal track. It features some great ║ │
│║ thematic riffing and is a good mix between an ║ │
│║ 80's metal sound and a more modern one. Jeanne ║ │
│║ D'Arc tells the classic Joan Of Arc tale with a ║ │
│║ great slow, pounding heavy and hypnotic riff ║ │
│║ style (a bit like Black Sabbath's Heaven And ║ │
│║ Hell). The track has a very epic feel and uses ║ │
│║ some nice female backing vocals. There's some ║ │
│║ narration that I could do without but otherwise, ║ │
│║ a very interesting and uniquely arranged song, ║ │
│║ certainly an album highlight. Another stand out ║ │
│║ track is The Devil's Bride, a tune with a ║ │
│║ celtic/gypsy/western flair to it reminding me of ║ │
│║ something Thin Lizzy or Gary Moore might have ║ │
│║ done. It's an epic storytelling type of song and ║ │
│║ even uses celtic instruments. I keep thinking ║ │
│║ about the song Ghost Riders In The Sky by The ║ │
│║ Outlaws!! ║ │
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│║ The rest of the tracks range from melodic Power ║ │
│║ Metal to a more Melodic Metal style and there's ║ │
│║ a couple of decent power ballads thrown in for ║ │
│║ good measure. Another atttempt at a storytelling ║ │
│║ type song is made with The House Of Usher, about ║ │
│║ the famous tale by Edgar Allan Poe. This time, ║ │
│║ the results are not up to par with the rest of ║ │
│║ the songs on this release. There's lots of ║ │
│║ variety on this album, something I like a lot, ║ │
│║ and most of the choruses are good and have a ║ │
│║ certain catchiness to them. Andy Muck has a ║ │
│║ great "natural" voice for this type of music and ║ │
│║ really compliments the musical style of the ║ │
│║ band. One major complaint is that some of the ║ │
│║ better songs are on the first half of the album. ║ │
│║ After that, there's a few less than spectacular ║ │
│║ tracks and the album settles into a more Melodic ║ │
│║ Metal feel for the second half. I've never heard ║ │
│║ this band before (although I've heard of them) ║ │
│║ and the best tracks are the ones where they ║ │
│║ stick to a more Power Metal sound. I think this ║ │
│║ album will please long-time fans of this band ║ │
│║ but may not make any new ones. It has a slightly ║ │
│║ "dated" sound (not surprisingly from a veteran ║ │
│║ band). I like this album and with each listen, ║ │
│║ other tracks are catching my ear. If you're into ║ │
│║ Melodic Power Metal or Melodic Metal in general ║ │
│║ and are interested in some of the bands that ║ │
│║ helped pioneer that type of sound, check this CD ║ │
│║ out. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Intro / The Man Of Miracles [04:55] │
│ 02 - Dance With The Witches [03:39] │
│ 03 - Jeanne d`Arc [04:14] │
│ 04 - The Knights Of Lights [03:32] │
│ 05 - The Devil`s Bride [03:00] │
│ 06 - Nothing More [05:35] │
│ 07 - The House Of Usher [05:28] │
│ 08 - The King Of Terrors [04:38] │
│ 09 - Proud And Honest [03:09] │
│ 10 - My World [05:27] │
│ 11 - The Altar Of Love [06:19] │
│ 12 - Together [04:24] │
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│ Total Length : [54:20 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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