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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Amoral - Beneath + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-14-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.amoralweb.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Amoral Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Beneath Label : Fono ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ ThereÆs no quicker way to become persona non ║ │
│║ grata in the metal world than to make a shift ║ │
│║ from an extreme metal style to a lesser one, ║ │
│║ particularly if it is one more conducive to ║ │
│║ radio sensibilities. Pile on top of this an all ║ │
│║ out 180 change in vocalists from a one- ║ │
│║ dimensional death metal screamer to the winner ║ │
│║ of FinlandÆs equivalent of American Idol dubbed ║ │
│║ ôIdolsö and the wolves of metallic revulsion ║ │
│║ begin to howl. That is the story that most fans ║ │
│║ of Amoral told when Ari Koivunen took the helm ║ │
│║ and ôShow Your Colorsö was released featuring ║ │
│║ the band in what ║ │
│║ looked like emo attire. But buried under the ║ │
│║ endless sea of controversy was a somewhat catchy ║ │
│║ and overall decent heavy metal album with some ║ │
│║ occasional power metal leanings and a fair ║ │
│║ amount of modernity to it, and one that actually ║ │
│║ did a fair job of exploiting the bandÆs ║ │
│║ technical prowess without morphing into a Dream ║ │
│║ Theater clone. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ For all the groaning that still endures to this ║ │
│║ day, this band is sticking to their guns with ║ │
│║ their follow up to the bandÆs 2009 style revamp ║ │
│║ ôBeneathö. The same overall musical flavor ║ │
│║ endures here, albeit with a slight bit more ║ │
│║ adventurism into lengthy epic song composing, ║ │
│║ culminating in an opening and closing song that ║ │
│║ hold a slight candle to a progressive sound in ║ │
│║ the general sense, though still largely holding ║ │
│║ onto the bandÆs modern rock/metal tendencies. ║ │
│║ ôOf Silent Stares And Fires Lostö does a decent ║ │
│║ job of merging together melancholy balladry with ║ │
│║ a slight helping of a ║ │
│║ Fates Warning character to it, and the title ║ │
│║ song mixes a set of complex grooves and fancy ║ │
│║ guitar tricks with an airy atmosphere, painting ║ │
│║ a somewhat heavier backdrop than AriÆs largely ║ │
│║ Stratovarius geared solo material and giving him ║ │
│║ some occasions to experiment with his voice a ║ │
│║ bit. ║ │
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│║ Interestingly enough, despite all of the shit ║ │
│║ Ari gets for being some sort of mainstream ║ │
│║ sellout before he was actually anybody in the ║ │
│║ metal world; he does a decent job as a melodeath ║ │
│║ screamer. Most of what is heard on ô(WonÆt Go) ║ │
│║ Homeö is comparable to the material In Flames ║ │
│║ threw together for ôClaymanö, but the vocal work ║ │
│║ actual has more of a sharp and dangerous edge to ║ │
│║ it than Anders ║ │
│║ Frid?nÆs whiny semi-shrieks, almost passing ║ │
│║ itself off as a decent answer to Mikael Stanne. ║ │
│║ Even on the more traditionally oriented metallic ║ │
│║ anthems ôWrapped in Barbwireö and ôHours Of ║ │
│║ Simplicityö showcase Ari able to translate his ║ │
│║ boyish counter-tenor voice into something ║ │
│║ exuding a respectable level of attitude. Now if ║ │
│║ only the band would avoid putting together ║ │
│║ sappy, boring, lame as all hell modern rock ║ │
│║ ballads like ôClosureö and ôWastelandsö then ║ │
│║ they might have something approaching a ║ │
│║ consistent album. This approach works ║ │
│║ occasionally for Dream Theater because of their ║ │
│║ philosophical lyrics and LaBrieÆs fitting vocal ║ │
│║ style, but given that Ari often gets dangerously ║ │
│║ close to sounding like Sarah McLachlan at times ║ │
│║ and that the production sounds almost like a ║ │
│║ semi-grunge rock number when the clean guitars ║ │
│║ take over, the present incarnation of Amoral ║ │
│║ should steer clear of it. ║ │
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│║ This is probably an album that few older fans of ║ │
│║ Amoral will like, as was the case with the ║ │
│║ previous one. Speaking for myself, I prefer the ║ │
│║ earlier stuff, but I discovered the band after ║ │
│║ their changeover so it didnÆt really affect me ║ │
│║ the same way. This isnÆt the same band, and ║ │
│║ absent them writing a whole album of what is ║ │
│║ heard on ô(WonÆt Go) Homeö, which is definitely ║ │
│║ the best thing on here, they will not be the ║ │
│║ same band again with this line up. But for those ║ │
│║ who had a lasting infatuation with Heed or the ║ │
│║ last couple of Nocturnal Rites albums before ║ │
│║ ôThe 8th Sinö, this is roughly in the same ║ │
│║ neighborhood, though the songwriting is a bit ║ │
│║ looser and less rigidly structured. ║ │
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│║ Juhana Karlsson - Drums ║ │
│║ Masi Hukari - Guitars ║ │
│║ Ari Koivunen - Vocals ║ │
│║ Pekka Johansson - Bass ║ │
│║ Ben Varon - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Guest:s ║ │
│║ Janne Saksa - Vocals (backing) ║ │
│║ Mikko P. Mustonen - Programming (track 1) ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Beneath [08:48] │
│ 02 - Wrapped In Barbwire [03:02] │
│ 03 - Silhouette [03:59] │
│ 04 - Things Left Unsaid [05:00] │
│ 05 - (Won┤t Go) Home [04:21] │
│ 06 - Closure [05:38] │
│ 07 - Same Difference [04:39] │
│ 08 - Hours Of Simplicity [03:47] │
│ 09 - Wastelands [03:39] │
│ 10 - This Ever Ending Game [03:56] │
│ 11 - No Future [04:00] │
│ 12 - Of Silent Stares & Fire Lost [07:07] │
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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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