┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Beyond The Labyrinth - Chapter III Stories + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jan-15-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.beyond-the-labyrinth.c ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Beyond The Labyrinth Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Chapter III Stories Label : Incommunicado ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ www.beyond-the-labyrinth.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Before receiving Beyond The Labyrinth's third ║ │ │║ and brand new release I knew it involved a hard ║ │ │║ rock vibe in general, but that was all. Truth be ║ │ │║ told, I didn't know the band before and I was ║ │ │║ prepared for some dirty tunes, on the contrary ║ │ │║ though, the album holds a varied aesthetic in ║ │ │║ terms of expression. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ So, Beyond The Labyrinth hail from Belgium and ║ │ │║ despite the fact they have been around since ║ │ │║ 1996, they appeared in official discography ║ │ │║ during 2005 with Signs. Their new attempt's name ║ │ │║ is Chapter III - Stories and clocks around an ║ │ │║ hour's time. It is consisted of 12 compositions ║ │ │║ and each one takes its time to expand, infusing ║ │ │║ a wide variety of references, influences, genres ║ │ │║ and sounds, making the sound of the band ║ │ │║ affected, but not over-abused in terms of ║ │ │║ technique. We're talking about melodic heavy ║ │ │║ metal/hard rock with the adjective "melodic" ║ │ │║ playing a really important role. Apart from the ║ │ │║ generic but main core of the aforementioned ║ │ │║ description you will witness generic power metal ║ │ │║ references that transform into light symphonic ║ │ │║ metal, progressive metal in the vein of Dream ║ │ │║ Theater's Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory ║ │ │║ aura, melodic ballads etc. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The good thing is that this album's vast sound ║ │ │║ territory can please different listeners of the ║ │ │║ same core, in combination with the gentle ║ │ │║ production that doesn't disarm the melodic ║ │ │║ dynamics of such an album. Along with the ║ │ │║ eloquent heaviness, the non-exaggerating, ║ │ │║ beautiful solos, the atmosphere-evoking ║ │ │║ keyboards and piano parts, the well-accompanying ║ │ │║ rhythm section and melodic, clean vocal lines ║ │ │║ that enrich the ambiance the way they should. ║ │ │║ Also, it's nice witnessing that the compositions ║ │ │║ work well together as a whole and at the same ║ │ │║ time they hold a personality of their own. You ║ │ │║ can see the album like a story book, as the ║ │ │║ title says, a whole series of stories, but the ║ │ │║ stories themselves can stand on their own. The ║ │ │║ bad thing now, 60 minutes may tire a bit, but ║ │ │║ this can always change according to one's ║ │ │║ musical tastes, so don't actually count it as ║ │ │║ something negative, but as a personal array. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Concluding, Chapter III- Stories is a well- ║ │ │║ performed album deflowering heaviness with ║ │ │║ melody and at the same time carving the edges of ║ │ │║ melody with heaviness. It's a balanced work with ║ │ │║ respect and affection on their influences and ║ │ │║ what they want to present. Had it been released ║ │ │║ a few years earlier it would definitely deserve ║ │ │║ more attention, as for now, if everything you ║ │ │║ read intrigued you enough and you feel nostalgic ║ │ │║ you should give Beyond The Labyrinth a shot. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Gerry Verstreken Bass ║ │ │║ Michel Lodder Drums ║ │ │║ Geert Fieuw Guitars, Keyboards ║ │ │║ Jo De Boeck Vocals ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Shine Single 1997 ║ │ │║ Demo 2004-2005 Demo 2004 ║ │ │║ In Flanders Fields (radio edit) Single 2005 ║ │ │║ Signs Full-length 2005 ║ │ │║ Tomorrow Is Gone (radio edit) Single 2006 ║ │ │║ Castles in the Sand Full-length 2008 ║ │ │║ Time to Fly (radio edit) Single 2008 ║ │ │║ Saturation Point Single 2009 ║ │ │║ Chapter III - Stories Full-length 2011 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - The Girl With The X-Ray Eyes [04:45] │ │ 02 - Where Kindred Spirits Meet [05:09] │ │ 03 - Hidden Agenda [03:34] │ │ 04 - Oceans Apart [04:47] │ │ 05 - Fear┤s The Killer [04:27] │ │ 06 - The Darkest Page [06:40] │ │ 07 - Saturation Point [03:32] │ │ 08 - Stories Waiting To Be Told [06:23] │ │ 09 - Raise The Horns [04:18] │ │ 10 - Hypersensitive [05:07] │ │ 11 - The Peter Principle [04:33] │ │ 12 - Strength [06:28] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [59:43 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘