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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-03-08 Encoder......LAME 64bits version ║ │
│║ Genre.....Symphonic Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2019 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper.... Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Source....LP Covers.......Yes ║ │
│║ Url..http://www.resist-temptation.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Within Temptation ║ │
│║ Album : The Heart Of Everything ║ │
│║ Label : Music On Vinyl ║ │
│║ Cat.No : MOVLP1927 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ After listening to "The Heart of Everything", I was ║ │
│║ extremely disappointed. I thought that they hit a new ║ │
│║ low..becoming more Evanescence than ever. While the latter ║ │
│║ point still stands, the album grew on me after a couple of ║ │
│║ listens. It strays away from metal, sure, but were they ║ │
│║ ever close to metal after "Enter"? "Mother Earth" was more ║ │
│║ ambient than metal, "The Silent Force" showed the band ║ │
│║ entering the pop-rock area...but at least "The Heart of ║ │
│║ Everything" is heavier (which is at least a step in the ║ │
│║ right direction). ║ │
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│║ The guitars are there, the drumming is heavier than ever, ║ │
│║ and the riffs are superb. The choruses are catchier and ║ │
│║ much more memorable than "The Silent Force". Within ║ │
│║ Temptation have established a "rock" sound, keeping all the ║ │
│║ choirs and orchestrations which were very frequent on their ║ │
│║ previous album and blending them in their now heavier music ║ │
│║ (two thumbs up for that). ║ │
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│║ One thing I didn't particularly like about "The Heart of ║ │
│║ Everything" is Sharon's vocals. Don't get me wrong, I love ║ │
│║ her voice. But I feel she could do more with it, like she ║ │
│║ did on "The Silent Force". Gone are those heavenly vocals ║ │
│║ on the previous album. Her voice is not more ║ │
│║ straight-forward, which, although very disappointing, fits ║ │
│║ perfectly with the new sound. ║ │
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│║ The albums kicks off with a killer track. "The Howling" ║ │
│║ starts with a typical Within Temptation intro, and is a ║ │
│║ very catchy track (commercial, yes, but by no means bad). ║ │
│║ The next track is the reason why I didn't give this album a ║ │
│║ 90. "What Have You Done" is a horrible, horrible track. ║ │
│║ It's as though Linkin Park exploded in those 5 minutes. The ║ │
│║ intro is promising (not the single version, that is), but ║ │
│║ as soon as the singing starts, it's horrid. "Frozen" falls ║ │
│║ in that same commercial trap, but it's bearable. ║ │
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│║ From "Our Solemn Hour" onwards, the album doesn't fail to ║ │
│║ disappoint once. The title track is more or less one of the ║ │
│║ best Within Temptation songs I've ever heard. It's five ║ │
│║ minutes of pure beauty (opening music and all). "The Cross" ║ │
│║ and "Final Destination" are also fantastic tracks, with the ║ │
│║ latter being one of my personal favourites. "The Truth ║ │
│║ Beneath The Rose" is also marvellous...easily one of the ║ │
│║ most beautiful songs on this album. ║ │
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│║ In conclusion, I don't regret purchasing this. It is easily ║ │
│║ one of the best albums by Within Temptation, and a step up ║ │
│║ from the previous two. It is also the last album to have ║ │
│║ ample symphonic elements. Worth purchasing (I'd stay away ║ │
│║ from any editions with bonus tracks, since the more of ║ │
│║ "What Have You Done" you listen to, the faster your ears ║ │
│║ will die) ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ Disc 1/2 │
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│ 1. Within Temptation - The Howling 5:33 │
│ 2. Within Temptation feat. Keith Caputo - What 5:15 │
│ Have You Done │
│ 3. Within Temptation - Frozen 4:29 │
│ 4. Within Temptation - Our Solemn Hour 4:19 │
│ 5. Within Temptation - The Heart Of Everything 5:36 │
│ 6. Within Temptation - Hand Of Sorrow 5:36 │
│ 7. Within Temptation - The Cross 4:52 │
│ 8. Within Temptation - Final Destination 4:45 │
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│ Disc 2/2 │
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│ 1. Within Temptation - All I Need 4:52 │
│ 2. Within Temptation - The Truth Beneath The 7:06 │
│ Rose │
│ 3. Within Temptation - Forgiven 4:52 │
│ 4. Within Temptation feat. Keith Caputo - What 3:53 │
│ Have You Done (Rock Mix) │
│ 5. Within Temptation - Ice Queen (Acoustic) 4:33 │
│ 6. Within Temptation - Stand My Ground 3:45 │
│ (Acoustic) │
│ 7. Within Temptation - What Have You Done 4:16 │
│ (Acoustic) │
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│ Total Length : 01:13:42 │
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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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