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│ + Masters Of Ceremony - Signs Of Wings + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-01-25 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2019 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Masters Of Ceremony ║ │
│║ Album : Signs Of Wings ║ │
│║ Label : Frontiers ║ │
│║ Cat.No : FR CD 984 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Sascha Paeth is a guitarist but he is first and foremost ║ │
│║ known as a producer. Name any significant European power ║ │
│║ metal band and you will realize that he has produced at ║ │
│║ least one of their records: After Forever, Ayreon, ║ │
│║ Brainstorm, Epica, Freedom Call, Gamma Ray, Mob Rules, ║ │
│║ Rhapsody of Fire, Running Wild and Xandria are only a few ║ │
│║ of the bands he has worked with. He has developed ║ │
│║ particularly close ties with Tobias Sammet who is the ║ │
│║ mastermind behind Edguy and Avantasia. Inspired by the ║ │
│║ global success of the latter, Sascha Paeth has started ║ │
│║ writing his own songs and has now brought an international ║ │
│║ super group to life under the Masters of Ceremony banner. ║ │
│║ Album title Signs of Wings is an obvious allusion to ║ │
│║ Avantasia's famous hit single ''Dying for an Angel'' ║ │
│║ featuring Scorpions' Klaus Meine on lead vocals. A look at ║ │
│║ the line-up reveals that all musicians and singers involved ║ │
│║ except for keyboardist Corvin Bahn have already been ║ │
│║ involved with Avantasia as well. It's obvious that most ║ │
│║ people who are going to listen to this record, purchase it ║ │
│║ and even read this review are Avantasia fans. ║ │
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│║ If compared to the mighty Avantasia, there are a few ║ │
│║ differences and similarities to point out. A similarity is ║ │
│║ that Masters of Ceremony plays European power metal with a ║ │
│║ few minor gothic and symphonic metal influences. The ║ │
│║ musicianship is particularly skilled because everyone ║ │
│║ involved has lots of experience and talent. The production ║ │
│║ is also obviously the best you can get in the genre these ║ │
│║ days as it finds the right balance between being bombastic ║ │
│║ and being organic. ║ │
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│║ The most important difference is that Masters of Ceremony ║ │
│║ feels much more like a band than a project. It actually has ║ │
│║ a stable line-up and most importantly only one single lead ║ │
│║ singer. The song structures are short, focused and coherent ║ │
│║ with the longest track barely scratching the five-minute ║ │
│║ mark and each song being about four minutes long on ║ │
│║ average. The lyrics aren't intellectually challenging ║ │
│║ philosophical texts in a conceptual context but they rather ║ │
│║ stand on their own. ║ │
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│║ Despite a concise song writing, Sascha Paeth's doesn't have ║ │
│║ the same talent as Tobias Sammet when it comes to bombastic ║ │
│║ arrangements, catchy choruses and moving melodies. The ║ │
│║ songs on Signs of Wings are above average European power ║ │
│║ metal but they are lacking the spark that really makes them ║ │
│║ memorable or even unforgettable. There are some interesting ║ │
│║ ideas here and there such as epic, fast and melodic ''Where ║ │
│║ Would It Be'' that would make for a wonderful single ║ │
│║ candidate, melancholy piano ballad ''The Path'' that ║ │
│║ convinces with lots of feeling or modern, crunchy and ║ │
│║ aggressive ''Sick'' that might also appeal to metalcore and ║ │
│║ melodic death metal fans. If one lets the bigger picture ║ │
│║ sink in however, some tracks are rather unspectacular, ║ │
│║ repetitive and predictable. ║ │
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│║ There is one element however that really stands out. ║ │
│║ Adrienne Cowan is a phenomenal vocalist. If you have never ║ │
│║ heard of her before, keep her name on your mind. She will ║ │
│║ most certainly be featured as guest singer on numerous ║ │
│║ outputs in the future. If Nightwish ever needed a new ║ │
│║ singer again, she would be the best possible choice. I ║ │
│║ first heard of her as lead singer in international power ║ │
│║ metal group Light & Shade that released an outstanding ║ │
│║ debut record with The Essence of Everything three years ║ │
│║ ago. Since then, this energetic young woman seems to be ║ │
│║ everywhere at once and was particularly impressive on stage ║ │
│║ with Avantasia. If you have to compete with Bob Catley, ║ │
│║ Jorn Lande and Geoff Tate every single night but you end up ║ │
│║ being the most remarkable vocalist of the bunch, then you ║ │
│║ have a gift, a talent, a vocation only few people have. ║ │
│║ Adrienne Cowan has soulful clean vocals, powerful screams ║ │
│║ and gritty growls all at once. Her vocals are like a ║ │
│║ chameleon as they always adapt perfectly to the different ║ │
│║ atmospheres created by the instruments. Adrienne Cowan ║ │
│║ makes a slightly above average power metal album a very ║ │
│║ good release that is highly recommended to any power metal ║ │
│║ fan. ║ │
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│║ As you can see, Sascha Paeth's Masters of Ceremony is much ║ │
│║ more Adrienne Cowan's Masters of Ceremony to be honest. She ║ │
│║ might be the best female metal vocalist around as we speak. ║ │
│║ Listening to her alone is already worth purchasing this ║ │
│║ record. The musicianship is professional on here. The ║ │
│║ vocals however are extraordinary. Do yourself a favour and ║ │
│║ check out Light & Shade as well or any other record ║ │
│║ featuring Adrienne Cowan's vocals. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. The Time Has Come 4:14 │
│ 2. Die Just A Little 4:06 │
│ 3. Radar 3:37 │
│ 4. Where Would It Be 4:58 │
│ 5. My Anarchy 4:15 │
│ 6. Wide Awake 4:04 │
│ 7. The Path 4:23 │
│ 8. Sick 3:31 │
│ 9. Weight Of The World 4:15 │
│ 10. Bound In Vertigo 4:24 │
│ 11. Signs Of Wings 5:07 │
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│ Total Length : 00:46:54 │
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