┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Firewind - Apotheosis Live 2012 + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Aug-21-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........17 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.firewind.gr ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Firewind Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Apotheosis Live 2012 Label : Century Media ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ June 24th 2013 was a very important day for the ║ │ │║ Greek melodic power metal band Firewind as their ║ │ │║ earthshaking live album Apotheosis was released ║ │ │║ via Century Media Records. It contains 17 songs ║ │ │║ (19 on the digital format) taken from their 7 ║ │ │║ studio albums to celebrate their 10th ║ │ │║ anniversary. Apotheosis was recorded on their ║ │ │║ æFew Against ManyÆ European tour including 4 ║ │ │║ high profile concerts in their home country. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Apotheosis must be a bitter sweet release for ║ │ │║ Firewind fans as vocalist Apollo Papathanasio ║ │ │║ left the band at the end of 2012 and his current ║ │ │║ replacement is Kelly Sundown Carpenter so this ║ │ │║ will be his final release with them. Firewind ║ │ │║ are getting a bit more recognition due to their ║ │ │║ lead guitarist Gus G playing guitar for Ozzy ║ │ │║ Osbourne as well but the rest of Firewind are no ║ │ │║ slouches either and Apotheosis gives them their ║ │ │║ platform to shine, especially the keyboard runs ║ │ │║ of Bob Katsionis and his interplays with Gus G ║ │ │║ are breathtaking! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Apotheosis has a running time of 70 minutes and ║ │ │║ Gus GÆs guitar histrionics are the first thing ║ │ │║ we hear as his fretboard acrobatics introduce ║ │ │║ album opener Head Up High which hurtles along ║ │ │║ like Hungry For Heaven by Dio until it reaches a ║ │ │║ huge chorus. Crowd interraction is a very ║ │ │║ important part of the Firewind experience and ║ │ │║ Apotheosis has a very raw feel with the crowd ║ │ │║ high in the mix. 17 songs may seem an overly ║ │ │║ long listen but the 70 minutes rushes by and ║ │ │║ will have you pressing the play key straight ║ │ │║ away! Other standout tracks are Wall Of Sound,a ║ │ │║ mid paced rocker with stabbing guitar riffs,lush ║ │ │║ keyboards backed by some solid drumming from Jo ║ │ │║ Nunez.s ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Few Against Many,which is the title track of ║ │ │║ their current studio album is a chugging drum ║ │ │║ driven headbanger which leads into a brief piano ║ │ │║ solo intro to Heading For The Dawn,a ║ │ │║ guitar/keyboard drenched number. Losing My Mind ║ │ │║ is a 6 minute long epic,striding power ballad ║ │ │║ which is followed by World On Fire,its riff ║ │ │║ alone makes it my highlight of the album! Gus G ║ │ │║ gets his solo spot next which leads into SKG,a 5 ║ │ │║ minute instrumental which Firewind thrash out, ║ │ │║ firing on all cylinders. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Edge Of A Dream is the lightest song on the ║ │ │║ album but still packs a punch as a piano backed ║ │ │║ vocal is joined by some laid back guitar work ║ │ │║ from Gus G with the crowd singing the song word ║ │ │║ for word. Crowd interaction once again comes to ║ │ │║ the fore on Mercenary Man as they sing along to ║ │ │║ the Thin Lizzy style intro music. The final ║ │ │║ track Falling To Pieces closes the album in ║ │ │║ style with some keyboard heavy classic pomp ║ │ │║ rock. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Apollo Papathanasio - Vocals ║ │ │║ Gus G. - Guitars (lead), Vocals (backing) ║ │ │║ Petros Christo - Bass ║ │ │║ Bob Katsionis - Keyboards, Guitars (rhythm) ║ │ │║ Johan Nunez - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Head Up High [04:19] │ │ 02 - Wall Of Sound [04:05] │ │ 03 - Allegiance [04:36] │ │ 04 - Few Against Many [05:00] │ │ 05 - The Departure [00:41] │ │ 06 - Heading For The Dawn [04:05] │ │ 07 - Losing My Mind [06:16] │ │ 08 - World On Fire [04:46] │ │ 09 - Guitar Solo 2012 [02:18] │ │ 10 - SKG [05:27] │ │ 11 - Between Heaven And Hell [05:14] │ │ 12 - Piano Solo [00:54] │ │ 13 - Edge Of A Dream [04:24] │ │ 14 - Mercenary Man [03:48] │ │ 15 - Glorious [03:42] │ │ 16 - Maniac [04:32] │ │ 17 - Falling To Pieces [05:02] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [69:09 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘