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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Scardust - Sands Of Time + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov.-12-2017 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... scardust.bandcamp.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Scardust Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Sands Of Time Label : Self Produced ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Scardust are a symphonic metal band from Israel ║ │
│║ and this is their debut album. ║ │
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│║ Scardust play sumptuous symphonic metal with ║ │
│║ some progressive elements added in to enhance ║ │
│║ proceedings. ║ │
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│║ Usually I find a lot of this kind of thing very ║ │
│║ generic and I usually lose interest quickly, but ║ │
│║ bloody Hell Scardust are an exception to this. ║ │
│║ Sands of Time is a very professional, ║ │
│║ accomplished, and well-realised release, with ║ │
│║ both catchy appeal and memorable depth. ║ │
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│║ This is an ambitious and rich work, full of ║ │
│║ different textures and moods spread out lavishly ║ │
│║ across the 54 minute playing time. ║ │
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│║ The music features vibrant, lively metal thatÆs ║ │
│║ accompanied by strings, piano, and choirs. A ║ │
│║ couple of guest vocalists make appearances too. ║ │
│║ I like that the drums and guitars in particular ║ │
│║ donÆt slack in the presence department; Scardust ║ │
│║ have clearly remembered that despite the ║ │
│║ ornamentation of their music they are a metal ║ │
│║ band first and foremost. ║ │
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│║ The music is well-written and very well- ║ │
│║ performed. ThereÆs an exceptionally good balance ║ │
│║ between the orchestral elements, power metal ║ │
│║ vigour, dramatic theatrics, atmospheric depth, ║ │
│║ progressive complexity, and instant-appeal metal ║ │
│║ riffs. Normally one of these might dominate, but ║ │
│║ even though they all have their particular ║ │
│║ moments, overall theyÆre represented roughly ║ │
│║ equally. ║ │
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│║ The aforementioned complexity of the music is ║ │
│║ one of the aspects of ScardustÆs delivery that ║ │
│║ helps tip them over into interesting and ║ │
│║ worthwhile territories when compared to a lot of ║ │
│║ their peers. Some of the guitar solos in ║ │
│║ particular are extremely enjoyable, but this ║ │
│║ complexity and progressive musicality is not ║ │
│║ limited to just the guitars, and thereÆs a lot ║ │
│║ of involving, engaging playing by all of the ║ │
│║ instruments. This is especially true as the ║ │
│║ album progresses. ║ │
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│║ The lead vocals are performed by a singer with ║ │
│║ an impressive voice. Her clean vocals are the ║ │
│║ crowning centrepiece in the albumÆs rich, lavish ║ │
│║ production, bringing everything into focus and ║ │
│║ enhancing the music without eclipsing it. She ║ │
│║ has a tremendous range, and can move from ║ │
│║ operatic-styled singing, to power metal cleans, ║ │
│║ to harsh growls at the drop of a hat. ║ │
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│║ Sands of Time is a very strong release. It puts ║ │
│║ me in mind of the mid 00s era of symphonic ║ │
│║ metal, and fans of classics by the likes of ║ │
│║ Nightwish, Epica, and Within Temptation would be ║ │
│║ well-advised to check this out. How this band ║ │
│║ havenÆt been snapped up by one of the larger ║ │
│║ metal labels is beyond me. ║ │
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│║ If youÆre into this kind of thing, IÆd say that ║ │
│║ Sands of Time is a damn near essential listen. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Sands of Time- Overture [04:37] │
│ 02 - Sands of Time- Eyes of Agony [03:26] │
│ 03 - Sands of Time- Dials [08:08] │
│ 04 - Sands of Time- Hourglass [05:43] │
│ 05 - Sands of Time- Sands of Time [05:41] │
│ 06 - Arrowhead [05:07] │
│ 07 - Out of Strong Came Sweetness [05:32] │
│ 08 - Queen of Insanity [04:40] │
│ 09 - Blades [04:24] │
│ 10 - Gift Divine [06:27] │
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│ Total Length : [53:45 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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