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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-28-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.stormhammer.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Stormhammer Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Echoes Of A Lost Paradise Label : Massacre ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Absent from the studio for nearly six years, ║ │
│║ Germany's Stormhammer makes their return with a ║ │
│║ new line up and album, Echoes of a Lost ║ │
│║ Paradise. New band members include a new ║ │
│║ vocalist Jⁿrgen Dachl (ex-Diabolos Dust), ║ │
│║ guitarist Bernd Intveen (ex-van Langen, ex-The ║ │
│║ Roxx) and drummer Chris Widmann (ex-Emergency ║ │
│║ Gate).s ║ │
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│║ I'd like to say that the line up changes have ║ │
│║ brought some new musical inspiration, but I'm ║ │
│║ not sure that's the case. Stormhammer sticks ║ │
│║ with their tried and true Teutonic heavy power ║ │
│║ metal. Yet, there are some notable, possibly ║ │
│║ novel, elements. One is Dachl's vocals which ║ │
│║ range from raw to screamo to death vocals, ║ │
│║ giving the band's sound a more coarse edge. ║ │
│║ While I don't recall they using them in the ║ │
│║ past, the death vocals appear most notable ║ │
│║ within Leaving. And again, I think death vocals ║ │
│║ suck, so this addition is not all that ║ │
│║ interesting. Another element of interest is the ║ │
│║ inclusion of keyboard and programming. Mostly ║ │
│║ done in the studio, the keyboards ride ║ │
│║ underneath everything, yet obvious with close ║ │
│║ listening. But largely they're crushed by the ║ │
│║ riffage and such. Their best appearance comes in ║ │
│║ the opening instrumental intro. ║ │
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│║ Otherwise, with few exceptions, the songs are ║ │
│║ basically galloping power metal with lots of ║ │
│║ sharp and heavy riffage and more than a few ║ │
│║ burning guitar solos. In other words, the ║ │
│║ standard fare for Stormhammer. The exceptions ║ │
│║ come in the form of two very satisfying songs ║ │
│║ different from the rest. Both Into Darkest Void ║ │
│║ and The Ocean are heavy metal anthems that make ║ │
│║ use of acoustic and folk elements, even some ║ │
│║ piano in the latter song. You also get a better ║ │
│║ sounding Jurgen Dachl, with a more traditional ║ │
│║ melodic metal voice, with the slightest of ║ │
│║ strain and coarseness. In the end, Echoes of a ║ │
│║ Lost Paradise is essentially a return to form ║ │
│║ for Stormhammer, solid, but expected, power ║ │
│║ metal from these metal veterans. ║ │
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│║ Jⁿrgen Dachl - Vocals ║ │
│║ Horst Tessmann - Bass ║ │
│║ Manny "Maniac" Ewender - Guitars ║ │
│║ Chris Widmann - Drums ║ │
│║ Bernd Intveen - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Remembrance [02:02] │
│ 02 - Glory Halls Of Valhalla [05:41] │
│ 03 - Fast Life [04:10] │
│ 04 - Echoes Of A Lost Paradise [06:07] │
│ 05 - Leaving [06:04] │
│ 06 - Bloody Tears [05:27] │
│ 07 - Holy War [06:35] │
│ 08 - Black Clouds [05:22] │
│ 09 - Into Darkest Void [05:33] │
│ 10 - Promises [04:43] │
│ 11 - Stormrider [06:10] │
│ 12 - The Ocean [04:13] │
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│ Total Length : [62:07 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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