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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-20-2017 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.secretsphere.org ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Secret Sphere Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Nature Of Time (Jap. Ed.)-Label : King ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ When I was first pitched the latest and ninth ║ │
│║ Secret Sphere studio album, The Nature Of Time, ║ │
│║ my first thought was more of a question. Where ║ │
│║ has this band been? We haven't had a new studio ║ │
│║ album since 2012's Portrait Of A Dying Heart. ║ │
│║ But they have been busy in between. They re- ║ │
│║ recorded 2001's A Time Never Come, but I'm not ║ │
│║ sure why. Then, in 2016, Secret Sphere dropped a ║ │
│║ live DVD/CD package One Night In Tokyo. But on ║ │
│║ to the present. ║ │
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│║ The album's title, The Nature Of Time, is ║ │
│║ something of a misnomer. Like many previous ║ │
│║ albums, this one is also a concept album. ║ │
│║ According to guitarist Aldo Lonobile, it's has ║ │
│║ something to do with self-reflection and the ║ │
│║ pure expression of emotions. Song titles include ║ │
│║ Love, Courage, Kindness, Honesty, Faith, and so ║ │
│║ on. Ergo, the album could rightly be called The ║ │
│║ Nature of Emotions. (To be fair "the nature of ║ │
│║ time" is mentioned in the closing track, The New ║ │
│║ Beginning.) ║ │
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│║ The next curious question to ask is, how are ║ │
│║ these feelings to be expressed in a musical ║ │
│║ form? I'm glad you asked. We know Secret ║ │
│║ Sphere's sound turns upon a blend of ║ │
│║ traditional, symphonic, power, and progressive ║ │
│║ metal, yet always wrapped in melody, harmony, ║ │
│║ and groove. So how does this work for the song ║ │
│║ Love? It's more a metal anthem, a bit lighter ║ │
│║ with strong emotional vocal arrangements. Makes ║ │
│║ sense. For the feeling of Courage, a trait that ║ │
│║ involves some boldness and fortitude, Sphere ║ │
│║ goes with assertive power metal, with strong ║ │
│║ riffs, a brisk pace, soaring leads, and a ║ │
│║ determined catchy chorus. Curiously, for the ║ │
│║ song Honesty, the approach is somewhat similar. ║ │
│║ The riffs are heavy and sharp, the groove ║ │
│║ heavier, and the leads almost visceral. ║ │
│║ Sometimes honesty needs to be forthright and ║ │
│║ even blunt. Additionally, for the song Faith, ║ │
│║ something that requires both trust and strength, ║ │
│║ the music is also bold, especially in the ║ │
│║ drumming but also the crisp riffage once more ║ │
│║ and the pacing is swift. ║ │
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│║ Turning aside from the emotion specific songs, ║ │
│║ The Awakening, the longest cut here, turns on ║ │
│║ Secret Sphere's trademark progressive power ║ │
│║ metal having a galloping pace, energetic ║ │
│║ drumming, blistering riffage embellished by ║ │
│║ large synths, and Michele Luppi passionate ║ │
│║ vocals riding above it all. And that may be the ║ │
│║ single most persuasive element of these songs, ║ │
│║ Luppi's voice. He's always had a natural ║ │
│║ inherent passion to his delivery, and he applies ║ │
│║ that passion to the emotions expressed within ║ │
│║ this album. ║ │
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│║ All said, The Nature Of Time was definitely ║ │
│║ worth the wait. Secret Sphere delivers another ║ │
│║ solid and entertaining album of symphonic and ║ │
│║ progressive power metal, and may just be their ║ │
│║ best album to date. Easily recommended. ║ │
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│║ Michele Luppi - Vocals ║ │
│║ Marco Lazzarini - Drums ║ │
│║ Andrea Buratto - Bass ║ │
│║ Aldo Lonobile - Guitars ║ │
│║ Gabriele Ciaccia - Keyboards ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Intermission [01:40] │
│ 02 - The Calling [05:15] │
│ 03 - Love [04:13] │
│ 04 - Courage [05:39] │
│ 05 - Kindness [05:14] │
│ 06 - Honesty [05:12] │
│ 07 - Faith [04:49] │
│ 08 - Reliance [06:06] │
│ 09 - Commitment [03:33] │
│ 10 - The Awakening [08:58] │
│ 11 - The New Beginning [05:17] │
│ 12 - Kindness (Orchestral Version) (Bonus Track [04:26] │
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│ Total Length : [60:22 minn │
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