┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│■ ■│
│ .-/ .-. │
│ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │
│ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │
│ / || (:/:| \ │
│ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │
│ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │
│ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │
│ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │
│ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │
│ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │
│ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │
│ \:-~ ~-:/ │
│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ P R E S E N T S │
│ │
│ │
│ + The Dark Element - The Dark Element-(KIZC-423/4) + │
│ │
│ │
│╔═════════════════════╗ │
│║ Release Information ║ │
│╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Release Date.Apr-08-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
│║ ║ │
│╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│╔═════════════════════╗ │
│║ Release Notes ║ │
│╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Artist : The Dark Element Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Dark Element-(KIZC-423/4) Label : King ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Description : ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ I've often wondered what happened to vocalist ║ │
│║ Anette Olzon, after she got the unpleasant boot ║ │
│║ in the arse from Nightwish. (Which was a shame, ║ │
│║ they recorded their two best albums with her at ║ │
│║ the microphone, Dark Passion Play and ║ │
│║ Imaginareum.) Playing catch up, she had her ║ │
│║ third child, Mio, in 2013, cut a solo album, ║ │
│║ Shine in 2014 and, if Wikipedia is accurate, ║ │
│║ she's currently studying for a nursing degree. ║ │
│║ Meanwhile, Ms Olzon has also found time to form ║ │
│║ a new band, The Dark Element, with Finnish ║ │
│║ guitarist and composer Jani Liimatainen, known ║ │
│║ for his career with Sonata Arctica and Cains ║ │
│║ Offering. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ With The Dark Element, Olzon and Liimatainen ║ │
│║ don't stray far from their musical roots. The ║ │
│║ Dark Element plays, essentially, traditional ║ │
│║ European female-fronted melodic and symphonic ║ │
│║ power metal. While that's obviously not a novel ║ │
│║ thing, it puts the band in the company of a huge ║ │
│║ cadre of similar bands. So what, if anything, is ║ │
│║ going to make The Dark Element rise above, say, ║ │
│║ Epica, Within Temptation or, yes, Nightwish? ║ │
│║ Well, for one, they do have Anette Olzon. Her ║ │
│║ voice is still as powerful and persuasive as it ║ │
│║ was during her stint with Nightwish. Also, ║ │
│║ Liimatainen is both an exceptional guitarist and ║ │
│║ composer. If anybody knows the genre, and its ║ │
│║ essential elements, it's this guy and he can ║ │
│║ write some strong songs. So you have an ║ │
│║ excellent vocalist and a premier songwriter. ║ │
│║ That should sell the band, but is it enough? ║ │
│║ Time will tell how fans will respond. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Suffice to say, for symphonic melodic power ║ │
│║ metal, across this album, Olzon, Liimatainen, ║ │
│║ and company have the genre nailed down tighter ║ │
│║ than tick on an Alabama hound dog. If this style ║ │
│║ of music is your thing, don't hesitate, buy the ║ │
│║ album. Perhaps a few song highlights will ║ │
│║ persuade you and the skeptics (such as myself). ║ │
│║ With all the bombastic propensity in the songs, ║ │
│║ the best are those that move with a rock groove ║ │
│║ and turn on AOR twists in vocal arrangement and ║ │
│║ refrains. Such songs are Last Good Day, I Cannot ║ │
│║ Raise The Dead, Only One Who Knows Me, and quite ║ │
│║ catchy My Sweet Mystery, heavy but groovy at the ║ │
│║ same time. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Additionally, the songs where Olzon's vocals are ║ │
│║ most prominent are also some of the most ║ │
│║ favorable. The aforementioned Only One Who Knows ║ │
│║ Me and My Sweet Mystery are fine examples, but ║ │
│║ better are the two ballads: Someone You Used to ║ │
│║ Know and Heaven Of Your Heart. The former has Ms ║ │
│║ Olzon doing gentle vocals accompanied by light ║ │
│║ piano and synth lines, with mild moments of ║ │
│║ crescendo woven in parts. The latter builds with ║ │
│║ Olzon's light vocals lilting over gentle piano. ║ │
│║ Eventually the riffage and orchestration rises ║ │
│║ in the latter half, leading to a short but sweet ║ │
│║ guitar solo. With little doubt, Olzon is one of ║ │
│║ the best rock/metal vocalists of this ║ │
│║ generation. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Whether The Dark Element is another contender to ║ │
│║ rise among the female-fronted symphonic metal ║ │
│║ bands is certainly a moot point. Yet, with ║ │
│║ Anette Olzon's voice and Jani Liimatainen's ║ │
│║ skillful song composition, The Dark Element's ║ │
│║ debut is an entertaining, satisfying, and ║ │
│║ formidable one. Recommended. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Review written by Craig Hartranft for ║ │
│║ www.dangerdog.com ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Anette Olzon - Vocals ║ │
│║ Jani Liimatainen - Guitars, Keyboards ║ │
│║ Jonas Kuhlberg - Bass ║ │
│║ Jani "Hurtsi" Hurula - Drums ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ║ │
│╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│╔═════════════════════╗ │
│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
│╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │
│ │
│ 01 - The Dark Element [04:27] │
│ 02 - My Sweet Mystery [05:00] │
│ 03 - Last Good Day [04:14] │
│ 04 - Here┤s To You [04:15] │
│ 05 - Someone You Used To Know [04:24] │
│ 06 - Dead To Me [05:29] │
│ 07 - Halo [04:26] │
│ 08 - I Cannot Raise The Dead [04:26] │
│ 09 - The Ghost And The Reaper [05:22] │
│ 10 - Heaven On Your Heart [04:47] │
│ 11 - Only One Who Knows Me [05:11] │
│ 12 - Dead To Me (Almost Acoustic Version) (Bonu [05:07] │
│ │
│ Total Length : [57:08 minn │
│ │
│ │
│ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ ╔═════════════════════╗ │
│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
│ ╚═════════════════════╝ │
│ │
│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│■ ■│
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘