┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Dragonsclaw - Prophecy + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-10-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Dragonsclaw Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Prophecy Label : Arkeyn Steel ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ A few days ago, I have ended the 2011 activities ║ │ │║ on Metal To Infinity webzine posting each co- ║ │ │║ editorÆs favourite album top 20 online. Watching ║ │ │║ for my own list youÆll notice a band called ║ │ │║ Dragonsclaw, originating from Sydney Australia. ║ │ │║ Guitarist Ben Thomas founded the band in 2007 û ║ │ │║ inspired by the forces of Progressive Metal, ║ │ │║ Adagio / Symphony X and Kamelot were some of ║ │ │║ those troops he was hooked on. Inside the local ║ │ │║ scene, Ben has been considered as a real guitar ║ │ │║ god! He could only shows his talents to the ║ │ │║ outside when he was asked to work along with ║ │ │║ bands like Australian thrashers Pandivision and ║ │ │║ as guest solo guitarist on both Empires Of Eden ║ │ │║ efforts ôReborn In Fireö and ôSongs Of War And ║ │ │║ Vengeanceö. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Natural born Aussie Giles Lavery joined ║ │ │║ Dragonsclaw as singer and to what IÆve heard on ║ │ │║ their debut album ôProphecyö, this individual is ║ │ │║ really awesome!! Each one within the ranks of ║ │ │║ Dragonsclaw has a good looking musical ║ │ │║ background history to announce. All of the guys ║ │ │║ played in other bands / projects before and ║ │ │║ thatÆs something became clear as soon as I ║ │ │║ started to hear the entire ôProphecyö album, I ║ │ │║ can tell right from the start û this CD is able ║ │ │║ to bring me in a state of euphoria. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Officially released on the last days of 2011 ║ │ │║ through Arkeyn Steel Records, this killer has a ║ │ │║ lot to offer. If youÆre into Traditional Power / ║ │ │║ Heavy Metal from the US including high pitched ║ │ │║ vocals û this one is a must have for sure! Also, ║ │ │║ if Progressive Power Metal music in the vein if ║ │ │║ Dream Theater or Symphony X can turn you on, ║ │ │║ ôProphecyö will set your living room on fire. ║ │ │║ Besides the original Dragonsclaw players, a ║ │ │║ couple guest musicians such as ex Iron Maiden ║ │ │║ singer Blaze Bayley and Allessandro Del Vechio ║ │ │║ (Edge Of Forever, Glenn Hughes, ian Paice, James ║ │ │║ Labrie, à) came on the collaborate as well and ║ │ │║ the end result is just fantastic! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I really donÆt know why Dragonsclaw took the ║ │ │║ decision adding both guys to their roster. I do ║ │ │║ have a huge respect for all the precious things ║ │ │║ Bayley and Del Vecchio have done so far for the ║ │ │║ world of Metal music but to me, it wasnÆt very ║ │ │║ necessary to ask for their collaboration. The ║ │ │║ original Dragonsclaw members are strong enough ║ │ │║ to stand their own ground û do you get the ║ │ │║ picture?! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Nothing but highlights to me on ôProphecyö, ║ │ │║ right from the start a song called æDarkness ║ │ │║ WithinÆ let hear why the name Dragonsclaw stands ║ │ │║ for. High vocal lines reminiscent to one of my ║ │ │║ all time favourite frontmen named Alan Techio ║ │ │║ (Hades, Power, Watchtower, Seven Witches, à), ║ │ │║ powerplay melodic guitar riffing with world ║ │ │║ class, shredding soloÆsà IÆm overwhelmed, yes I ║ │ │║ am. All the guys in Dragonsclaw are so damn good ║ │ │║ skilled, itÆs hard to find musical defectsà let ║ │ │║ that be clear people! Most of the tracks ║ │ │║ containing a few keyboard passages and actually ║ │ │║ IÆm not fully satisfied with that. IÆve never ║ │ │║ been a big fan of this instrument but thatÆs a ║ │ │║ pure personal meaning. I like Dragonsclaw most ║ │ │║ of all while the band plays their stuff in a ║ │ │║ full power shredding Metal mode soà ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For example a song called æRising PowerÆ is a ║ │ │║ superb one to me. It takes me back to the good ║ │ │║ old late 80s / early nineties US Power Metal ║ │ │║ period û no further explanation. Also next ║ │ │║ æRising PowerÆ is blistering track featuring (as ║ │ │║ usual) the magnificent guitar wizardry of Ben ║ │ │║ Thomas and superb æhigh pitchedÆ vocals of ║ │ │║ Giles. Due to my honest admiration for the ║ │ │║ entire Dragonsclaw line up, I wonÆt shut down ║ │ │║ this review without spreading nothing but good ║ │ │║ words about bassist Aaron Thomas (the brother of ║ │ │║ Ben) and keyboardist Ray Martens. These guys are ║ │ │║ skilled to the teeth and without them, ║ │ │║ Dragonsclaw wonÆt be the same great band ║ │ │║ anymore. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The future looks very good for these guys and ║ │ │║ hopefully the rest of the world will check out ║ │ │║ the band in a way I did û completely overwhelmed ║ │ │║ / astonished! Made for all people into Riot, ║ │ │║ Darkology, Dream Theater / Symphony X, ║ │ │║ Vauxdvihl, Damien Steele, Heimdall / Rhapsody / ║ │ │║ Labyrinth, Syris, Yngwie MalmsteenÆs Rising ║ │ │║ Force, Warlord, etc. Order at: ║ │ │║ www.arkeynsteel.com Make notice of the fact that ║ │ │║ DragonsclawÆs ôProphecyö is the first effort ║ │ │║ under the labelÆs new series called Rising ║ │ │║ Force. Bringing new outstanding, pure Metal ║ │ │║ bands to the masses seems like a wonderful ║ │ │║ initiative to me. Arkeyn Steel Records rules! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ LINE-UP ║ │ │║ Giles Lavery: vocals ║ │ │║ Ben Thomas: guitar ║ │ │║ Aaron Thomas: bass ║ │ │║ Ray Martens: keyboards ║ │ │║ "Seed": drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Prophecy Full-length 2011 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Darkness Within [03:23] │ │ 02 - Fight For Your Life [04:10] │ │ 03 - Angels In White [03:43] │ │ 04 - Defenders Of The Skies [04:20] │ │ 05 - Prophecy Is A Lie [04:20] │ │ 06 - Life Through Anubis Eyes [03:58] │ │ 07 - Rising Power [03:53] │ │ 08 - Devil┤s Fiery Dance [03:37] │ │ 09 - The Unknown Horizon [04:05] │ │ 10 - Revolutionary Suicide [08:53] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [44:22 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘