┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Armory - Empyrean Realms + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Dec-21-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.armorymetal.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Armory Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Empyrean Realms Label : Metavania Musi ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Like its musical contrast in Death Metal, for ║ │ │║ me, Power Metal music has to have an interesting ║ │ │║ sound about it to really grab my attention; ║ │ │║ maybe include some symphonic tracks, incorporate ║ │ │║ growling, or show off a few progressive ║ │ │║ flourishes, and be full of catchy hooks. In the ║ │ │║ relatively unknown US band, ARMORY, who have ║ │ │║ been active since 2001, have only just finished ║ │ │║ their second album; "Empyrean Realms". This ║ │ │║ album is not strictly a cliche Power Metal ║ │ │║ piece, for it includes influences and sounds ║ │ │║ from all over the melodic metal spectrum. Much ║ │ │║ of the rhythmic arrangements reminds me strongly ║ │ │║ of the Matos and early Falaschi era of ANGRA, ║ │ │║ and in general reminds me of EDGUY, RHAPDOSY OF ║ │ │║ FIRE and HELLOWEEN, with strong melodic ║ │ │║ influences (especially in the excellent vocals) ║ │ │║ from IRON MAIDEN. This album is certainly worth ║ │ │║ a close, through-and-through listen. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album kicks off with the soaring and huge, ║ │ │║ "Eternal Mind", which begins with a melody ║ │ │║ passage strongly reminiscent of STRATOVARIUS, ║ │ │║ and explodes into a blistering double-kick ride, ║ │ │║ overlaid with classic Power Metal screams; one ║ │ │║ of the motifs that always draws me to the genre. ║ │ │║ Vocally, I am hearing a lot of Bruce Dickinson ║ │ │║ influences. Another thing that I instantly fall ║ │ │║ in love with are the playoffs between the dual ║ │ │║ harmonized axe attack from the two expert ║ │ │║ guitarists and their masterful keyboardist; ║ │ │║ quite a nice FIREWIND touch. The rest of this ║ │ │║ song is simply pure majesty. "Beyond the ║ │ │║ Horizon" begins on a much heavier note, and ║ │ │║ Adam's glorious vocal ability is audibly boosted ║ │ │║ by the synth effects which, by the first minute, ║ │ │║ are spine-chillingly catchy. In fact, every ║ │ │║ melody in this song is catchy, and I can't get ║ │ │║ enough of it; the track was on repeat until I ║ │ │║ finally manage to move on. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Horologium" is an epic instrumental track that ║ │ │║ does not even have a need for any vocals; it ║ │ │║ contains enough melo-rhythmic dynamics in its ║ │ │║ arrangement alone, and the instruments have ║ │ │║ their own voice. I particularly love the bass in ║ │ │║ this track it sounds identical to the sound used ║ │ │║ by ANGRA's Felipe Andreoli. "Inner Sanctum" ║ │ │║ marks a slight change in sound towards a more ║ │ │║ classic direction, at least in parts, similar to ║ │ │║ 80's Euro power Rock, but still contains modern ║ │ │║ metallic flourishes; Adam's vocals are just as ║ │ │║ powerful and wide-ranging as ever. Different ║ │ │║ again is "Fate Seeker", which contains ║ │ │║ noticeably more (enjoyably so) progressive ║ │ │║ flourishes in its rhythmic dynamics, but soon ║ │ │║ grows into an epic, grand state that explodes ║ │ │║ through the stratosphere in a ripping scream ║ │ │║ from the Viking-voiced Adam. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ARMORY is a band that proves it is always ║ │ │║ possible to breathe new life into an aging ║ │ │║ artform with new innovations and young(er) ║ │ │║ talent and, while not Scandinavian; they sure as ║ │ │║ hell could have fooled me, with their ║ │ │║ classically Swedish Power Metal sound that, in ║ │ │║ retrospect, still contains immortal American ║ │ │║ Power influences. My only complaint: I wanted a ║ │ │║ longer album. I like these 9 songs too much. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ LINE-UP ║ │ │║ Adam Kurland: vocals ║ │ │║ Joe Kurland: guitars, drums ║ │ │║ Chad Fisher: guitars ║ │ │║ Thomas Preziosi: bass ║ │ │║ Peter Rutcho: keyboards ║ │ │║ Tom Viera: live drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Eternal Mind [05:25] │ │ 02 - Dreamstate [05:21] │ │ 03 - Beyond The Horizon [06:53] │ │ 04 - Reflection Divine [05:29] │ │ 05 - Horologium [04:01] │ │ 06 - Elements Of Creation [04:56] │ │ 07 - Inner Sanctum [04:56] │ │ 08 - Fate Seeker [06:22] │ │ 09 - Quest For The Fleece [07:01] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [50:24 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘