┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Krossfire - Learning To Fly + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Mar-18-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.krossfirebg.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Krossfire Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Learning To Fly Label : Pure Steel ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Bulgaria is not known as a hot bed of metal, ║ │ │║ much less a hot bed for power/progressive metal. ║ │ │║ Notable acts include the traditional metal band ║ │ │║ Rampart and power metal band Project Arcadia. ║ │ │║ Krossfire is a pure power/progressive band which ║ │ │║ has been a cohesive unit since 2008. The debut ║ │ │║ LP ôLearning to Fly,ö having been self-released ║ │ │║ in May 2011, now sees a worldwide release ║ │ │║ through Pure Steel Records. Krossfire offers a ║ │ │║ technically proficient style reminiscent of ║ │ │║ latter Symphony X with a strong Dragonland feel ║ │ │║ throughout. The album delivers highly skilled ║ │ │║ guitar work of Gerogi Kushev, spectacular albeit ║ │ │║ overly demonstrative, keyboard work from Peter ║ │ │║ Boshnakov, and topped off with the soaring ║ │ │║ vocals of Dimo Petkov. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ôLearning to Flyö may be apropos for a normal ║ │ │║ debut, but from the very first listen Krossfire ║ │ │║ has clearly left the nest long ago. What we have ║ │ │║ here is a rarity: a debut release that shows as ║ │ │║ much maturity as from a band which has been at ║ │ │║ it for four or five releases. Take tracks like ║ │ │║ ôFalse Reality,ö ôCold Winds,ö ôLearning To ║ │ │║ Fly,ö and ôWarmachineö would fair very well ║ │ │║ against more established power/progressive acts. ║ │ │║ There is an overall epic feel, not in a ║ │ │║ cinematic Rhapsody style, but a neo-classical ║ │ │║ meets Dragonland style. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The only small drawback of the album lies with a ║ │ │║ portion of the sound. The album is crisp, clear, ║ │ │║ and clean, but at times the keyboards are way ║ │ │║ more demonstrative and tend to swallow up the ║ │ │║ song rather than give way to KushevÆs guitar ║ │ │║ work. Make no mistake, the keyboards drive the ║ │ │║ mood of this album and add a whole dimension to ║ │ │║ the sound, but there are times where they are ║ │ │║ way too up front in the mix rather than ║ │ │║ encircling behind and binding the rest of music ║ │ │║ together (examples: the beginning of ôAngels ║ │ │║ Cryö and just as the guitar work starts on ║ │ │║ ôLearning To Flyö). In addition, the snare drum ║ │ │║ sound is a bit ôcoffee canö like upon the first ║ │ │║ listen, but on each successive listen it becomes ║ │ │║ less and less impressionable. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Overall, Krossfire is highly impressive and ║ │ │║ looks to make a quick strike on the ║ │ │║ power/progressive scene. The band has all the ║ │ │║ tools necessary to do so and, with a slight ║ │ │║ tweak in the mix, is a hair away from hitting ║ │ │║ the upper echelon of the genre. It is a rare ║ │ │║ sight indeed for a band to be that close on its ║ │ │║ debut album! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Georgi Driev Bass ║ │ │║ Spas Markov Drums ║ │ │║ Georgi Kushev Guitars ║ │ │║ Dimo Petkov Vocals ║ │ │║ Peter Boshnakov Keyboards ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Touch Of Destiny Single 2008 ║ │ │║ 7 Years On Stage DVD 2008 ║ │ │║ Learning To Fly Full-length 2011 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Visions (Intro) [02:54] │ │ 02 - War Machine [06:03] │ │ 03 - How Can There Be...? [04:26] │ │ 04 - Icaria [02:05] │ │ 05 - Learning To Fly [05:42] │ │ 06 - Touch Of Destiny [06:06] │ │ 07 - False Reality [05:28] │ │ 08 - Angels Cry [05:31] │ │ 09 - Cold Winds [04:25] │ │ 10 - The One [05:12] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [47:52 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘