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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-28-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.symphonyx.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Symphony X Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Underworld Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Introducing Symphony X should almost be ║ │
│║ unnecessary. Symphony X have been a mainstay in ║ │
│║ both the progressive and the power metal scene ║ │
│║ for many years now, each album reaping heaps of ║ │
│║ great reviews and praise from critics and ║ │
│║ listeners alike. Their reach is far and wide, ║ │
│║ spanning neo-classical, progressive and groovy ║ │
│║ compositions. Fronted as always by the immensely ║ │
│║ talented Russell Allen, Underworld is an album ║ │
│║ that needs only a few listens to convince. ║ │
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│║ Disregarding the quality or lack of the same of ║ │
│║ Russel Allen's many collaborations and ║ │
│║ appearances, including J°rn Lande, Ayreon and ║ │
│║ Adrenaline Mob, Symphony X will always feel like ║ │
│║ the vocalist's true home. His variation between ║ │
│║ gruff Anselmo-ish vocals and higher melodic ║ │
│║ vocals are in focus on almost each and every ║ │
│║ track, leaving no doubt that he is as essential ║ │
│║ a part of Symphony X's music as guitarist and ║ │
│║ main songwriter Michael Romeo. Where ║ │
│║ 'Iconoclast', the band's previous album, dealt ║ │
│║ primarily with mankind's promethean relationship ║ │
│║ with modern technology, Underworld has returned ║ │
│║ to the more mythological subjects as the albums ║ │
│║ from earlier in the band's career. ║ │
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│║ Though not among the initial singles, the track ║ │
│║ 'Charon' feels like one of the strongest tracks ║ │
│║ on their ninth album. There are several strong ║ │
│║ tracks that I for one will be listening to for ║ │
│║ years to come, including 'Nevermore' and 'Kiss ║ │
│║ of Fire'. Symphony X are masters of the power ║ │
│║ ballad, and of course there is one on Underworld ║ │
│║ as well. 'Without You' is as strong a ballad as ║ │
│║ ever, but Underworld lacks the lengthy prog ║ │
│║ display of power that most have come to ║ │
│║ associate closely with the group. Almost every ║ │
│║ album up until now has had one of these tracks, ║ │
│║ but 'To Hell and Back' is the best we've got ║ │
│║ this time around. A mighty track, but not quite ║ │
│║ akin to the masterpieces like the Divine Wings ║ │
│║ of Tragedy and the Odyssey title tracks. ║ │
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│║ In many ways Underworld feels like a mix of the ║ │
│║ band's three previous albums, combining the ║ │
│║ neo-classical progressiveness of The Odyssey, ║ │
│║ the lofty compositions of Paradise Lost, and the ║ │
│║ heaviness and powerful groove of Iconoclast. You ║ │
│║ always hear talk of "the difficult second or ║ │
│║ third album" when talking about a band's career. ║ │
│║ Never the impossible ninth album. Most bands ║ │
│║ have lost their flair long before reaching that ║ │
│║ point, and in that way it's refreshing to hear ║ │
│║ Symphony X release such a powerful and well ║ │
│║ carried-out album more than twenty years into ║ │
│║ their endeavour. Their output has been ║ │
│║ incredibly consistent quality-wise, and while ║ │
│║ Underworld may not be in their top 3, it comes ║ │
│║ incredibly close. Closer than many bands could ║ │
│║ ever hope to achieve this late in their career. ║ │
│║ This is unmistakably Symphony X as we know them. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Overture [02:13] │
│ 02 - Nevermore [05:30] │
│ 03 - Underworld [05:48] │
│ 04 - Without You [05:51] │
│ 05 - Kiss of Fire [05:10] │
│ 06 - Charon [06:07] │
│ 07 - To Hell and Back [09:24] │
│ 08 - In My Darkest Hour [04:22] │
│ 09 - Run with the Devil [05:38] │
│ 10 - Swan Song [07:29] │
│ 11 - Legend [06:30] │
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│ Total Length : [64:02 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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