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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-25-2017 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........08 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.witherfall.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Witherfall Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Nocturnes And Requiems-(NOCREQ001)l : Independent ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Witherfall is a very interesting band, with a ║ │
│║ very specific and unified vision. Formed in the ║ │
│║ wake of White WizzardÆs most infamous break-up ║ │
│║ comes a new act featuring singer Joseph Michael ║ │
│║ and guitarist Jake Dreyer. Rounding out the ║ │
│║ rhythm section of the band is former Into ║ │
│║ Eternity drummer Adam Sagan, who unfortunately ║ │
│║ did not live to see the release of the debut ║ │
│║ album.s ║ │
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│║ WitherfallÆs debut album Nocturnes and Requiems ║ │
│║ is an absolute shred-fest. ItÆs highly technical ║ │
│║ and musically complex, while also being very ║ │
│║ tasteful in itÆs composition. JakeÆs guitar-work ║ │
│║ throughout the album has a very classical ║ │
│║ leaning. Clearly inspired by neoclassical ║ │
│║ artists such as Yingwie Malmsteen and Cacophony, ║ │
│║ while still maintaining modern sensibilities. ║ │
│║ Jake has clearly achieved a style of his own. ║ │
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│║ JosephÆs vocal prowess shines brightest on this ║ │
│║ album. Having an impressive resume of releases ║ │
│║ under his belt ranging from goth-industrial to ║ │
│║ power metal, Nocturnes and Requiems stands as ║ │
│║ his best work to date. JosephÆs range, both in ║ │
│║ the technical sense and stylistically is unreal. ║ │
│║ Sitting within a spectrum stretching from tender ║ │
│║ crooning, to sonic shrieks that only dogs can ║ │
│║ hear, Joseph proves beyond a shadow of a doubt ║ │
│║ that he sits with greats such as King Diamond ║ │
│║ and Rob Halford in the top tier. ║ │
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│║ The rhythm and low-end sections of this record ║ │
│║ are impeccable as well. Anthony Crawford, a ║ │
│║ bassist who I admittedly was not familiar with ║ │
│║ prior to his studio work with the band, provided ║ │
│║ the bass work for Nocturnes and Requiems. ║ │
│║ AnthonyÆs tone and technical ability add just ║ │
│║ the right oomph to the album to really bring it ║ │
│║ all together in an extremely dark and heavy way. ║ │
│║ Perhaps most importantly, or at the very least, ║ │
│║ most notably and tragically is the inclusion of ║ │
│║ drummer Adam Sagan. Not only was Adams ║ │
│║ performance on this record among the best of his ║ │
│║ career, but also it is perhaps the most ║ │
│║ impressive drumming I have ever heard within the ║ │
│║ framework of heavy music. A perfect bookend to ║ │
│║ an impressive career. Unfortunately Adam was not ║ │
│║ able to see the release of this album before ║ │
│║ passing away from cancer. Luckily, we can take ║ │
│║ solace in the fact that he will be immortalized ║ │
│║ by his work on this record forever. ║ │
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│║ To find fault in the record is a stretch. This ║ │
│║ is as close to perfection as I have ever heard. ║ │
│║ If I had to find something to critique it would ║ │
│║ simply be that there are sections of some songs ║ │
│║ that go on a bit too long, such as the end of ║ │
│║ Portrait or the slower section of Sacrifice ║ │
│║ before itÆs conclusion. But again, IÆm really ║ │
│║ just nit picking here. ║ │
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│║ Nocturnes and Requiems is a dark and brooding ║ │
│║ record. However, it is also a thoughtful and ║ │
│║ beautiful one. Instantly changing from heavy, ║ │
│║ shred-tastic, and monstrous- to soft, elegant ║ │
│║ and acoustic. If you have even a passing ║ │
│║ interest in bands like Symphony X or King ║ │
│║ Diamond then this is an album you need to hear. ║ │
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│║ Highlights: ║ │
│║ End of Time, Portrait, Nobody Sleeps Here ║ │
│║ Anymore ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Portrait [06:36] │
│ 02 - What We Are Dying For [06:54] │
│ 03 - Act II [00:54] │
│ 04 - Sacrifice [09:00] │
│ 05 - The Great Awakening [03:25] │
│ 06 - End Of Time [09:36] │
│ 07 - Finale [01:49] │
│ 08 - Nobody Sleeps Here... [08:49] │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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