┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Dreamtale - World Changed Forever + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-02-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.dreamtale.org ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Dreamtale Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : World Changed Forever Label : OSK Secret Doo ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In their earlier days, Dreamtale stood as one of ║ │ │║ the most consistent bands to suffer from such ║ │ │║ massive lineup inconsistencies. Over the past 5 ║ │ │║ years, their stylistic and qualitative congruity ║ │ │║ has been matched by a constancy of all members ║ │ │║ associated that has allowed this project to be ║ │ │║ viewed as more than a revolving door of session ║ │ │║ musicians taking their marching orders from ║ │ │║ guitarist and songwriter Rami KerΣnen. If there ║ │ │║ is any divergene to be found in their sound, it ║ │ │║ has been a slight decrease in ambitiousness ║ │ │║ after peaking on their sophomore effort "Ocean's ║ │ │║ Heart", a brilliant concept album with a story ║ │ │║ that reflected a cold sense of fatalism very ║ │ │║ unique for the otherwise upbeat character of ║ │ │║ power metal. It is with the release of their 6th ║ │ │║ opus "World Changed Forever" that they've ║ │ │║ returned to the conceptual realm, with 12 songs ║ │ │║ tied together by a few brief narrative sections ║ │ │║ between characters, though this time told in a ║ │ │║ real world context rather than in the high ║ │ │║ fantasy realm. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In many respects, the song set found on here ║ │ │║ follows the same basic formula as the rest of ║ │ │║ this band's back catalog, accenting the ║ │ │║ keyboards to the same degree as the guitars and ║ │ │║ having a slightly progressive bent to the ║ │ │║ songwriting. There is a level of experimentation ║ │ │║ in tempo switches from time to time that are a ║ │ │║ bit more adventurous and abrupt than previously, ║ │ │║ particularly starting on "We Have No God" where ║ │ │║ the first semblance of the band's Helloween ║ │ │║ influences really come out. The melodic material ║ │ │║ follows the doubled keyboard and guitar approach ║ │ │║ often utilized by Stratovarius, but mixes up the ║ │ │║ format and doesn't just cook for its full ║ │ │║ duration. Similar twists and turns can be found ║ │ │║ on "The Signs Were True" and the album's closest ║ │ │║ thing to an extended epic "Dreamtime", both only ║ │ │║ coming off as moderately heavy given the equal ║ │ │║ standing of the keyboards and guitars, but both ║ │ │║ ultimately becoming triumphant celebrations once ║ │ │║ the tempo picks up and the chorus material ║ │ │║ ensues. The most guitar happy of the speedy ║ │ │║ songs proves to be "The Heart After Dark", which ║ │ │║ also has a couple of unexpected rhythmic quirks ║ │ │║ to it that are heavily reminiscent of Labyrinth ║ │ │║ and Vision Divine, but at the same time quite ║ │ │║ reminiscent of early work out of this band and ║ │ │║ the best of the pack. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ There are a few points on this album where ║ │ │║ things kind of cool off in a metallic sense, not ║ │ │║ to mention a couple of oddly placed elements ║ │ │║ that don't seem to fit. The most blatant of the ║ │ │║ latter is a jazz ballad interlude right square ║ │ │║ in the middle of the cruising power metal anthem ║ │ │║ "We Have No God" mentioned previously. It's ║ │ │║ mercifully short, but it's one of those "What ║ │ │║ the...?" moments that tended to haunt Kerion's ║ │ │║ earlier works. The spoken sections between the ║ │ │║ characters are also a bit cryptic at times, and ║ │ │║ definitely calls for a visit to the lyrics and ║ │ │║ album notes for clarification. With regard to ║ │ │║ the coolness alluded to in the former part of ║ │ │║ the album, much like with "Phoenix" and ║ │ │║ "Epsilon" the pacing is a bit uneven at times, ║ │ │║ as the album is front loaded with mid-paced ║ │ │║ fanfare that wouldn't do too bad on rock radio, ║ │ │║ but are fairly predictable and overtly ║ │ │║ derivative. "Tides Of War" and "Join The Rain" ║ │ │║ are definitely cut from this grain, and were ║ │ │║ obvious picks for lead off single releases ║ │ │║ before the LP hit circulation. However, the ║ │ │║ ballads on here actually prove to be another ║ │ │║ high point, as vocalist Erkki SeppΣnen breathes ║ │ │║ some serious passion and energy into two ║ │ │║ otherwise plain sounding slower works in ║ │ │║ "Destiny's Chance" and the title song "World ║ │ │║ Changed Forever". ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ultimately Dreamtale has proven yet again that ║ │ │║ they know what their audience is looking for, ║ │ │║ and while playing it relatively safe, have ║ │ │║ managed to introduce a gradual degree of ║ │ │║ evolution to their sound that might win over a ║ │ │║ few that weren't taken by the last 2 albums. It ║ │ │║ has an impressive level of flash and intrigue ║ │ │║ when lined up alongside some of their fellow ║ │ │║ Finns of late, at times becoming almost as ║ │ │║ flashy as Children Of Bodom where keyboard ║ │ │║ noodling it concerned, though everything is done ║ │ │║ tastefully and with an eye to keeping things ║ │ │║ song-oriented rather than overtly shred happy. ║ │ │║ However, the format here is definitely cut and ║ │ │║ dry European power metal, so would be listeners ║ │ │║ with any level of aversion to Stratovarius or ║ │ │║ old Sonata Arctica need not apply. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - The Shore [02:23] │ │ 02 - Island Of My Heart [05:38] │ │ 03 - Tides Of War [04:23] │ │ 04 - We Have No God [05:10] │ │ 05 - The Signs Were True [05:09] │ │ 06 - The Heart After Dark [04:26] │ │ 07 - Join The Rain [05:02] │ │ 08 - Back To The Stars [05:53] │ │ 09 - World Changed Forever [05:59] │ │ 10 - My Next Move [03:52] │ │ 11 - Dreamtime [06:34] │ │ 12 - Destiny┤s Chance [03:54] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [58:23 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘