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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-04-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2007 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.blackmajesty.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Black Majesty Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Tomorrowland Label : LMP ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ A good sense of history is usually required in ║ │
│║ order to create a good power metal album, or any ║ │
│║ album under the general moniker of metal. It is ║ │
│║ not so much a matter of reliving the past, but ║ │
│║ actually understanding what is in the past so ║ │
│║ that you donÆt end up appearing to be living in ║ │
│║ it. Naturally, this entails having a versatile ║ │
│║ understanding of many bands that have ║ │
│║ contributed to the collective evolution of the ║ │
│║ style, thus avoiding the inevitable ôcloneö ║ │
│║ label that gets tossed around cavalierly at ║ │
│║ present. Probably one of the best examples of ║ │
│║ this nuanced approach to metal historicism is ║ │
│║ AustraliaÆs own Black Majesty, who in the age of ║ │
│║ mainstream darlings such as Dragonforce, have ║ │
│║ offered up a much more subtle and humble ║ │
│║ approach to a style that is not really known for ║ │
│║ either. ║ │
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│║ The third and most compact of this outfitÆs ║ │
│║ releases in ôTomorrowlandö stands not so much as ║ │
│║ their greatest album, but definitely the ║ │
│║ clearest example of how subtlety and compactness ║ │
│║ can win out over any combination of technical ║ │
│║ mastery and drawn out epic compositions. Like ║ │
│║ its predecessors, it draws heavily from the ║ │
│║ early glory days of Queensryche and Fates ║ │
│║ Warning, matching memorable vocal hooks with a ║ │
│║ tasteful keyboard presence, while taking a ║ │
│║ mostly speed metal approach in all other ║ │
│║ respects, particularly conjuring up images of ║ │
│║ late 80s Agent Steel and Helstar. But unlike ║ │
│║ before, there is a strongly scaled back approach ║ │
│║ to song structure and melodic contour that ║ │
│║ hearkens back more to Deep Purple, which is ║ │
│║ further drawn out by the inclusion of a cover by ║ │
│║ said band. ║ │
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│║ The application of these heavily compatible ║ │
│║ styles is fairly linear, resulting in 9 original ║ │
│║ songs that appear somewhat interchangeable, ║ │
│║ though each possessing some nuances that keep ║ │
│║ the album from being either a dry rehash of the ║ │
│║ past, or the same song over and over. Sometimes ║ │
│║ the vocal performance of Gio Cavaliere is where ║ │
│║ the distinction is most obvious, varying from a ║ │
│║ rather plain vocal delivery on ôForever Damnedö ║ │
│║ to a high end homage to Geoff Tate on ║ │
│║ ôTomorrowlandö. At other times rhythmic ║ │
│║ complexity and sectional contrast draws out a ║ │
│║ sort of mini-epic approach as heard on ôBleeding ║ │
│║ Worldö. And still at others, a change in mood ║ │
│║ from the somber blackness hinted in the bandÆs ║ │
│║ name to a more triumphant character as heard on ║ │
│║ the highly memorable chorus of ôWings To Flyö ║ │
│║ really draws a distinctive line in the sand. ║ │
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│║ It would be a mistake to call this the crowning ║ │
│║ achievement of the band, but when taken for what ║ │
│║ it is in itself, ôTomorrowlandö is a fine effort ║ │
│║ from a band that has managed to keep itself ║ │
│║ consistent in a time of constant and often ║ │
│║ aimless change. It is definitely intended for a ║ │
│║ deeper listening experience, particularly those ║ │
│║ who want to get a little bit of social awareness ║ │
│║ and emotional maturity mixed in with their ║ │
│║ knights and sorcerers. Some may simply dismiss ║ │
│║ it as a stylistic throwback to the mid 80s that ║ │
│║ lacks the chops of Dream Theater, the blinding ║ │
│║ speed of Dragonforce, or the pomp and ║ │
│║ circumstance of Helloween. But these songs were ║ │
│║ not heard in 1986, nor was the blending of high ║ │
│║ tempo and atmosphere that they put forth, and we ║ │
│║ are much better for having heard them when they ║ │
│║ were released than not at all. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - forever damned [05:10] │
│ 02 - into the black [05:08] │
│ 03 - evil in your eyes [05:15] │
│ 04 - tomorrowland [04:48] │
│ 05 - soldier of fortune [03:26] │
│ 06 - bleeding world [05:15] │
│ 07 - faces of war [05:35] │
│ 08 - wings to fly [05:02] │
│ 09 - another dawn [05:09] │
│ 10 - scars [04:57] │
│ 11 - kingdoms (bonus track) [04:16] │
│ 12 - memories (bonus track) [05:37] │
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│ Total Length : [59:38 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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