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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-01-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.blazebayley.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Blaze Bayley Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Infinite Entanglement Label : Blaze Bayley ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The seventh album under his own moniker, ║ │
│║ Infinite Entanglement is the new concept album ║ │
│║ by ôthe man who would not dieö. In short, itÆs a ║ │
│║ sci-fi story about the first man to live for a ║ │
│║ thousand years. Remarkable, not only on this ║ │
│║ album but also the entire being of Blaze Bayley, ║ │
│║ is the authenticity. Not a word is doubted here. ║ │
│║ Before I begin this review - and before I had ║ │
│║ even heard the album - IÆd read a number of ║ │
│║ reviews giving this album full scores and praise ║ │
│║ aplenty. It canÆt be that good, can it? ║ │
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│║ Like so many times before in BayleyÆs career, ║ │
│║ his music deals in somewhat existential ║ │
│║ questions, mainly coming down to, ôwhat makes a ║ │
│║ man?ö Single æHumanÆ from this effort is ║ │
│║ comparable to æRobotÆ from 2008Æs The Man Who ║ │
│║ Would Not Die. Not only thematically and in ║ │
│║ musical build, but in what it comprises and the ║ │
│║ concept it embodies. And in how it represents ║ │
│║ Bayley himself, ending the song with the words ║ │
│║ ôI am meö. ║ │
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│║ The sound on Infinite Entanglement isnÆt as ║ │
│║ massive and deeply dark as on the early solo ║ │
│║ albums so many praise, but a bit more like what ║ │
│║ could be heard on predecessor The King Of Metal ║ │
│║ (2012). This latest effort however, is inspired, ║ │
│║ dramatic and theatrical; started in full force ║ │
│║ with three (albeit standard in structure) heavy ║ │
│║ metal mashers. Though not taken by æHumanÆ at ║ │
│║ the very first listen, it takes only one or two ║ │
│║ now, to realise its greatness. However, the ║ │
│║ fourth track, æWhat Will ComeÆ makes a real ║ │
│║ difference. ║ │
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│║ An acoustic tale featuring Thomas Zwijsen (with ║ │
│║ whom Bayley oftentimes plays live acoustic ║ │
│║ sets), gradually building in intensity, and ║ │
│║ featuring BayleyÆs own trademark passionate ║ │
│║ vocals. The violin (Anne Bakker) added to the ║ │
│║ instrumental part gives a theatrically haunting ║ │
│║ feeling, as William Black - whom the story is ║ │
│║ about - realizes heÆs actually alone in space. ║ │
│║ The ballad itself is also remarkable in that it ║ │
│║ carries something positive all throughout, which ║ │
│║ perhaps is also true for the album in its ║ │
│║ entirety. Gone are the days of darkness heard on ║ │
│║ Promise And Terror (2010). This is the ballad ║ │
│║ weÆve been waiting for, when most every other ║ │
│║ ballad these days are bland and boring. ║ │
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│║ ItÆs unfair to demand Bayley to perform like he ║ │
│║ did on Iron MaidenÆs The X Factor (1995), ║ │
│║ released twenty years ago, and even for the ║ │
│║ album to feature song writing in the lines of ║ │
│║ Steve Harris epics. But Bayley has managed to ║ │
│║ maintain his voice through the years, and though ║ │
│║ not as powerful, still carries emotion and packs ║ │
│║ a lethal punch. HeÆs backed up by choral ║ │
│║ arrangements on this album, which is a good ║ │
│║ thing as it complements him well. His main ║ │
│║ backing band on this album is Absolva, from ║ │
│║ which guitarist Chris Appleton has added a ║ │
│║ flavor of his own song writing and some solid ║ │
│║ guitar riffage and memorable solos, as in the ║ │
│║ fast æDark Energy 256Æ, slightly reminiscent of ║ │
│║ MaidenÆs æFuturealÆ. Songs like æStars Are ║ │
│║ BurningÆ and æSolar WindÆ (awesomest song titles ║ │
│║ ever) take musical cues from The Tenth Dimension ║ │
│║ (2002), merging them with styles from The King ║ │
│║ Of Metal (2012) for a new and sleek approach, ║ │
│║ which works. ║ │
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│║ Infinite Entanglement is also a bit more melodic ║ │
│║ than I expected, considering the heavily riff ║ │
│║ approach on BayleyÆs earlier albums. Appleton ║ │
│║ has several melodic parts here which separates ║ │
│║ this album from those previous. While there may ║ │
│║ not be any instant hit songs on this album, no ║ │
│║ song stands out as bad, per se. ItÆs a tight and ║ │
│║ solid effort that has brought the best from ║ │
│║ Bayley and some awesome performances from the ║ │
│║ musicians heÆs worked with. The man doesnÆt ║ │
│║ really flow with the music like he used to, but ║ │
│║ his voice is perfect. IÆll be hugely ║ │
│║ flabbergasted if Infinite Entanglement doesnÆt ║ │
│║ take a place among BayleyÆs highest ranked ones ║ │
│║ in the years to come. It may not take MaidenÆs ║ │
│║ The X Factor (1995) or Silicon Messiah (2000) in ║ │
│║ a fight, but it will be at the top, I shit you ║ │
│║ not. It canÆt be that good, can it? Yeah, it ║ │
│║ can. ║ │
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│║ Standout tracks: A Thousand Years, What Will ║ │
│║ Come, A Work Of Anger ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Infinite Entanglement [04:27] │
│ 02 - A Thousand Years [03:27] │
│ 03 - Human [03:32] │
│ 04 - What Will Come [04:48] │
│ 05 - Stars Are Burning [03:49] │
│ 06 - Solar Wind [04:02] │
│ 07 - The Dreams of William Black [02:20] │
│ 08 - Calling You Home [05:22] │
│ 09 - Dark Energy 256 [04:01] │
│ 10 - Independence [05:12] │
│ 11 - A Work of Anger [05:33] │
│ 12 - Untitled / Epilogue [00:56] │
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│ Total Length : [47:29 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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