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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-27-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.artnationswe.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Art Nation Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Revolution Label : AOR Heaven ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ One thing about the Melodic Rock genre as a ║ │
│║ whole is that even though there is a large ║ │
│║ number of artists in the genre all pumping out ║ │
│║ amazing material, you may think that it all ║ │
│║ sounds the same. YouÆd be very wrong as actually ║ │
│║ itÆs a very diverse genre as there are always ║ │
│║ ways you can experiment with your tones, your ║ │
│║ melodies and your songs to give the music you ║ │
│║ create a very unique sound that is exclusive for ║ │
│║ your band and your band alone. An example of ║ │
│║ this is a brand new Melodic Rock band from ║ │
│║ Sweden who are the focus of this review and ║ │
│║ their name is ART NATION. ║ │
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│║ Despite only being on the scene for two years ║ │
│║ now, ART NATION are already starting to make a ║ │
│║ name for themselves in the industry as they were ║ │
│║ playing live shows and recording their new album ║ │
│║ at the same time in between gigs and that is ║ │
│║ what I call some serious determination as they ║ │
│║ clearly have a strong love for music. ║ │
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│║ Already having experience singing in the band ║ │
│║ DIAMOND DOWN, Swedish singer Alexander Strandell ║ │
│║ was already known in the genre for his amazing ║ │
│║ vocal range and energetic stage presence when ║ │
│║ playing shows and so after leaving his former ║ │
│║ band, his obvious love for music drove him to ║ │
│║ carry on and form a new band. That dream was ║ │
│║ soon made a reality as he was able to gain a ║ │
│║ bass player in the form of Simon Gudmundsson ║ │
│║ with guitarist Christoffer Borg and keyboardist ║ │
│║ Theodor Hedstr÷m joining soon after. ║ │
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│║ With a 4 piece band now formed, ART NATION ║ │
│║ released their first single in 2014 in the form ║ │
│║ of an acoustic track called ôMoving Onö with a ║ │
│║ second song ôOne Is Better Than No Oneö being ║ │
│║ released soon after with the latter not only ║ │
│║ being a power ballad but also the video for it ║ │
│║ being made in collaboration with the ║ │
│║ charity/humanitarian organisation Doctors ║ │
│║ Without Borders and this song was made Official ║ │
│║ Charity Song of 2014 with all proceeds from the ║ │
│║ song going towards the charity and that still is ║ │
│║ happening today. If thatÆs not an impressive ║ │
│║ achievement then I donÆt know what it is. ║ │
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│║ Following several live shows and TV appearances ║ │
│║ later and a second guitarist (Johan Gustavsson) ║ │
│║ and drummer (Carl TudΘn) was found for the band ║ │
│║ and soon they had everything they needed to ║ │
│║ record their debut album which is now complete ║ │
│║ and released and itÆs name is ôRevolutionö which ║ │
│║ I am going to review today. ║ │
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│║ Clocking it at around 48 minutes long, the debut ║ │
│║ from ART NATION is 12 original songs recorded in ║ │
│║ the style of Melodic Rock, and the best part is ║ │
│║ that they are of course a Swedish band, so ║ │
│║ naturally that means quality music, especially ║ │
│║ if itÆs in this genre and quality music does ║ │
│║ indeed result. ║ │
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│║ From start to end, the album is chock full of ║ │
│║ very like-able and very enjoyable Swedish ║ │
│║ Melodic Rock songs from the opening beats of ║ │
│║ ôNeed You To Understandö, the heavy energetic ║ │
│║ melodies of ôNumber Oneö, the frantic and fast ║ │
│║ paced ôAll the Wayö, their debut single ôMoving ║ │
│║ Onö which has been re-worked for this album, the ║ │
│║ powerful melodic ôHere I Amö, the hauntingly ║ │
│║ beautiful piano ballad ôLook to the Skyö, the ║ │
│║ peppy upbeat melodies of the closing number ôAll ║ │
│║ Inö and everything else in between. ║ │
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│║ All of the songs on this album are not just well ║ │
│║ written and well produced but they also have ║ │
│║ some amazing melodies to them and throughout ║ │
│║ these 12 tracks, you are always able to enjoy ║ │
│║ every little aspect of the work that went into ║ │
│║ this album including the two guitars, the bass ║ │
│║ lines and drum beats from the rhythm section, ║ │
│║ the powerful melodic keyboards and of course the ║ │
│║ vocal performance which in itself is amazing as ║ │
│║ the vocalist has a very powerful and very ║ │
│║ diverse vocal range and when you combine all of ║ │
│║ these amazing aspects, you get some fantastic ║ │
│║ songs which of course is to be expected from ║ │
│║ Sweden in the Melodic Rock genre. ║ │
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│║ Bottom line, the debut from ART NATION has ║ │
│║ gotten this new Swedish Melodic Rock bands ║ │
│║ career off to a very good start as there is not ║ │
│║ a single track on this you want to skip and it ║ │
│║ definitely has strong replay value as the moment ║ │
│║ it ends, youÆll want to hit that replay button ║ │
│║ over and over again. If youÆre a fan of Swedish ║ │
│║ music, Melodic Rock songs or just ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ Alexander Strandell - Vocals ║ │
│║ Christoffer Borg - Guitar ║ │
│║ Johan Gustavsson - Guitar ║ │
│║ Simon Gudmundsson - Bass ║ │
│║ Theodor Hedstr÷m - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Carl TudΘn - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Need You To Understand [03:51] │
│ 02 - 3000 Beats [03:59] │
│ 03 - I Want Out [03:12] │
│ 04 - Number One [04:40] │
│ 05 - Don┤t Wait For Salvation [04:16] │
│ 06 - All The Way [03:56] │
│ 07 - Start A Fire [04:03] │
│ 08 - Moving On [04:24] │
│ 09 - Here I Am [03:41] │
│ 10 - Look To The Sky [04:08] │
│ 11 - Wage War Against The World [03:34] │
│ 12 - All In [03:47] │
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│ Total Length : [47:31 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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