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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-10-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.brhg.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Bloodred Hourglass Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Heal-(GQCS-90481) Label : Ward ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ One of the most anticipated releases of this ║ │
│║ year for me and, due to work, I forgot about it ║ │
│║ until a couple of days ago. When I realized that ║ │
│║ Heal (2017) by Bloodred Hourglass had already ║ │
│║ been realeased on 20th October, I rushed to ║ │
│║ listent to it. And, as I hoped, yes, theyÆve ║ │
│║ made it again! Where the Oceans Burn (2015) had ║ │
│║ left the bar high, but Heal have had no problem ║ │
│║ cathing up. And I can say is, again, one of the ║ │
│║ best works IÆve listened this year so far. These ║ │
│║ guys are monsters: theyÆre masters of melody, ║ │
│║ masters of rythm, masters of keyboards, masters ║ │
│║ of structure, masters of productionà And every ║ │
│║ single note of every single song bleeds passion. ║ │
│║ They have everything to go out there and eat ║ │
│║ alive most of todayÆs melodeath bands. But letÆs ║ │
│║ go to the album. ║ │
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│║ In Heal, the band has decided to go for a less ║ │
│║ epic approach, not only regarding the mood of ║ │
│║ the music, but also the length of songs. In ║ │
│║ Where the Oceans Burn, there were two songs that ║ │
│║ lasted more than ten minutes, the first one and ║ │
│║ the last, while in Heal, the songs lengths are ║ │
│║ around four minutes except the ending one. ║ │
│║ Anyway, this change is hardly noticed, since ║ │
│║ song structures and variations are interesting ║ │
│║ enough, like if they lasted more and there was ║ │
│║ more room to innovation. The epic mood present ║ │
│║ in their previous album has drifted towards ║ │
│║ darkness, and keyboards, one of the elements ║ │
│║ that shone the most in Where the Oceans Burn in ║ │
│║ order to create the atmosphere of the music, ║ │
│║ here are equally important and balanced. And ║ │
│║ this is one of the things that I like most about ║ │
│║ this band: they know exactly how to use and ║ │
│║ where to place certain elements that add a lot ║ │
│║ to the whole without even noticing, nor abusing ║ │
│║ of them. Also, vocals still drift between growl ║ │
│║ and scream, something that can be a little ║ │
│║ annoying at first, but they put such an effort ║ │
│║ in accentuating this contrast that it seems they ║ │
│║ want it to be part of their distinctive style, ║ │
│║ so no problem with that. As a final general ║ │
│║ comment, metalcore influences in Heal are ║ │
│║ clearer and, although metalcore is a genre that ║ │
│║ I donÆt like much, they have known how to use ║ │
│║ certain techniques to their own benefit. ║ │
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│║ The album opens with the single Quiet Complaint, ║ │
│║ a song that, honestly, I donÆt like and I find ║ │
│║ it uninteresting, although I recognize that ║ │
│║ melody is really good. I have something with ║ │
│║ singles, never like them. It seems to me like a ║ │
│║ song IÆve listened before a lot of times and ║ │
│║ somehow remind me of their single for When the ║ │
│║ Oceans Burn, Valkyrie. The Last of Us is way ║ │
│║ heavier song that breaks in with a slow rythm ║ │
│║ and darker atmosphere. Verses are not much ║ │
│║ melodic, but when melody finally breaks in ║ │
│║ during the pre and chorus, itÆs powerful, catchy ║ │
│║ and well constructed. Also, the house brand ║ │
│║ rythm changes keep things greatly interesting ║ │
│║ during the four minutes of song. The next track, ║ │
│║ Architects, is the first highlight that opens ║ │
│║ brutally, focusing in harsh rythm accompanied by ║ │
│║ a melody that always stands backwards until the ║ │
│║ chorus, where keyboards and melodic guitar takes ║ │
│║ the stage. After this point, the album has taken ║ │
│║ off and starts its unstoppable rise to reach ║ │
│║ perfection. ║ │
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│║ We Form the Broken is the absolute top song of ║ │
│║ the album for me. Mood turns epic as in the ║ │
│║ previous album, guitar and melody are insane, ║ │
│║ the best IÆve heard in a lot of time and donÆt ║ │
│║ give you a rest. There are a lot of variations ║ │
│║ of rythm and structure. Vocals shine with that ║ │
│║ final growl that turns into a scream and that ║ │
│║ closes the song giving you the chills. ║ │
│║ Definetely my favorite, a roller-coaster of ║ │
│║ expression masterly compressed into a four ║ │
│║ minutes track. After that, Renmants sticks to ║ │
│║ the standard melodeath style, starting with a ║ │
│║ common rythm pattern and keeping low and heavy ║ │
│║ most of the song. Metalcore influence is clear ║ │
│║ in some simple breakdowns, but the middle part ║ │
│║ and bridge are specially complex and well built, ║ │
│║ until the final part when the melodic component ║ │
│║ returns again. Six Feat Savior is far more ║ │
│║ melodic than its precessor with some brutal ║ │
│║ passages and I specially like the smooth ║ │
│║ transitions between the different parts of the ║ │
│║ song and the heartfelt guitar work. Times We Had ║ │
│║ is an unexpected highlight, in the first place ║ │
│║ because I wasnÆt expecting a love song with such ║ │
│║ a neat lyrics. And thatÆs something IÆd like to ║ │
│║ point out: lyrics have improved a lot in this ║ │
│║ album. Also, guitars for this one are really ║ │
│║ original, specially during the pre chorus and ║ │
│║ verses, and melody keeps as amazing as always. ║ │
│║ Divinia reminds me a bit of Renmants (those ║ │
│║ metalcore breakdownsà), but guitar work here is ║ │
│║ one of the best that can be listened to in the ║ │
│║ album for both lead and rythmic. The closing ║ │
│║ song, Requiem of Our Last Days, starts with a ║ │
│║ soft and beautiful keyboard intro that leads to ║ │
│║ a rapid rythm passage where things keep low and ║ │
│║ melody-less. From that point, the music evolves ║ │
│║ through many phases where transitions are so ║ │
│║ good that they are hardly noticed, so that the ║ │
│║ only thing you have to do is relax and let the ║ │
│║ music lead you smoothly to the emotional last ║ │
│║ bars of this perfect work of art. ║ │
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│║ As final comment, Heal definetely measures up to ║ │
│║ Bloodred Hourglass previous awesome album. ║ │
│║ Although their style hasnÆt changed much between ║ │
│║ these two works, I wasnÆt expecting it either, ║ │
│║ because theyÆre a still a young band that has ║ │
│║ just found their identity and still have a lot ║ │
│║ left to say about it. Music and performance is ║ │
│║ filled with passion, creativity and freshness, ║ │
│║ essential points that a lot of bands out there ║ │
│║ lack, and because of that, Bloodred Hourglass ║ │
│║ deserve all the credit they can get. So go, ║ │
│║ listen to this album and spread the word, ║ │
│║ because is 100% recommendable and youÆre gonna ║ │
│║ love it. ║ │
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│║ Review written by Jessica for ║ │
│║ www.rockingreviews.wordpress.com ║ │
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│║ Jarkko Koukonen - Vocals ║ │
│║ Jose Moilanen - Bass ║ │
│║ Jarkko Hyv÷nen - Drums ║ │
│║ Lauri Silvonen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Antti Nenonen - Guitars, Keyboards ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Quiet Complaint [03:44] │
│ 02 - The Last Of Us [04:14] │
│ 03 - Architects [03:23] │
│ 04 - We Form The Broken [04:27] │
│ 05 - Remnants [06:00] │
│ 06 - Six Feet Savior [03:51] │
│ 07 - Times We Had [04:47] │
│ 08 - Divinia [04:28] │
│ 09 - Requiem Of Our Last Days [11:29] │
│ 10 - In My World Now (Bonus Track) [04:08] │
│ 11 - Dead Reverie (Bonus Track) [04:28] │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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