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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-04-06 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Instrumental Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2017 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........7 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
│║ Url..http://www.tonymacalpine.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Tony Macalpine ║ │
│║ Album : Death of Roses ║ │
│║ Label : SunDog Records ║ │
│║ Cat.No : SDR20171 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Shredder albums - yes or no? If you're a "no" person, ║ │
│║ you're better off leaving right now, because Tony MacAlpine ║ │
│║ made a proper shredder album right here, one that includes ║ │
│║ no vocals and doesn't hold back on the technicality. ║ │
│║ However, if you're in the "yes" camp, you'll be very happy ║ │
│║ about Death of Roses since this comes close to being the ║ │
│║ richest and most imaginative collection of instrumental ║ │
│║ guitar pieces that I've heard in the last few years. The ║ │
│║ Planet X guitar wizard has promised to deliver a second ║ │
│║ half of this collection in the near future, yet more than a ║ │
│║ year after the first half I haven't seen any sign of a ║ │
│║ completing chapter. Nevertheless, 30 minutes of excellent ║ │
│║ music is far superior to an hour of snooze-inducing ║ │
│║ noodling and self-indulgence. ║ │
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│║ Apart from the song titles, which are very cool, MacAlpine ║ │
│║ likes his guitar pedals, which - as with most solo ║ │
│║ guitarists - are also very cool. On Death of Roses, the ║ │
│║ arrangements are cool too though, and that's what I like ║ │
│║ best here. Even while upping the stakes with technicality, ║ │
│║ this guy seems able to relax, never taking the songs ║ │
│║ through too much heavy-duty fret-melting but oozing with ║ │
│║ cool and calm as his favourite pedal - a kind of nostalgic ║ │
│║ long delay effect - displays. It's something that has ║ │
│║ improved Marty Friedman's solo work of late, while another ║ │
│║ feature that the two six-stringers share is a tendency to ║ │
│║ use djent riffing styles and rhythms to back some of the ║ │
│║ heavier moments, even if MacAlpine is equally fond of jazz ║ │
│║ and Dream Theater's brand of keyboard-friendly progressive ║ │
│║ metal on 'Axiomatic Jewels'. (See what I said about the ║ │
│║ titles?) That means that his hired hands of ║ │
│║ once-upon-a-time 3 Inches of Blood bassist Pete Griffin ║ │
│║ (isn't that the dad from Family Guy?) and new face Gergo ║ │
│║ Borlai need to work hard to keep up, though both execute ║ │
│║ their parts with aplomb, Borlai particularly skittering ║ │
│║ around the racing keys in the aforementioned bejewelled ║ │
│║ number and dropping fills behind the mastermind's leads. ║ │
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│║ To some extent, each track seems to begin again when the ║ │
│║ previous one has drawn to a close, especially as 'Synthetic ║ │
│║ Serenity' plays around with piano and electronics and ║ │
│║ opener 'Chrome Castles' shows older, rockier influences ║ │
│║ that nudge shoulders with the sadly deceased Ecuadorian ║ │
│║ star Hittar Cuesta. That means that MacAlpine is not ║ │
│║ concerned with continuity, although the instrumental tones ║ │
│║ remain consistent throughout the seven songs, helping to ║ │
│║ make this seem like a focused effect rather than as being ║ │
│║ accepting of any and every idea, as some solo projects are. ║ │
│║ That said, the platforms that the guitarist uses for ║ │
│║ unleashing solos become gradually less effective as the ║ │
│║ experience wears on, meaning that 'Entropy' feels less ║ │
│║ enjoyable than 'Electric Illusionist', more as a result of ║ │
│║ the running order than any great discrepancy in ║ │
│║ quality.'Shundor Prithibi' is a sensible closer for Death ║ │
│║ of Roses, introducing itself quietly with soothing piano ║ │
│║ before veering off on tangents of askew keyboards and ║ │
│║ warmly aggressive riffing, as well as some playful lead ║ │
│║ work; however, given the intensity of concentration that ║ │
│║ the busier arrangements elsewhere require, I feel it might ║ │
│║ have been better placed in the midst of the album to allow ║ │
│║ its natural dynamics to refresh the listener before the ║ │
│║ lead guitar overwhelms. ║ │
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│║ As I mentioned at the beginning of the review, Death of ║ │
│║ Roses finds MacAlpine in extremely creative form and ║ │
│║ playing generally out of his skin without intimidating the ║ │
│║ listener. Even among the 30 minutes released here, there is ║ │
│║ already a wealth of material for fans to explore: choose a ║ │
│║ song a day and listen to it 10 times, then by the end of ║ │
│║ the week you'll see just how richly developed the ║ │
│║ compositions are. Granted, some of the music here feels ║ │
│║ like hard work to listen to over extended periods, but it's ║ │
│║ the same kind that rewards the listener who can stick to it ║ │
│║ beyond the first impression. Roses may have a limited ║ │
│║ lifespan, but Death of Roses proves itself potent and ║ │
│║ long-lasting. ║ │
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│║ https://www.metal-archives.com/ ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Chrome Castles 3:36 │
│ 2. Electric Illusionist 3:36 │
│ 3. Synthetic Serenity 4:57 │
│ 4. Death of Roses 4:07 │
│ 5. Axiomatic Jewels 4:16 │
│ 6. Entropy 4:09 │
│ 7. Shundor Prithiri 5:19 │
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│ Total Length : 00:30:00 │
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