┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Lalu - Atomic Ark + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Oct-16-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Lalu Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Atomic Ark Label : Sensory ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ LALU is the brainchild of the French composer ║ │ │║ and keyboardist Viven Lalu, and although it ║ │ │║ might sound like a solo project at first, by ║ │ │║ looking at the lineup of the band you can easily ║ │ │║ realize it's a sort of supergroup consisting of ║ │ │║ familiar names from the Progressive Metal scene ║ │ │║ such as SYMPHONY X's Mike LePond, Martin LeMar ║ │ │║ from MEKONG DELTA and Simon Mularoni from DGM. ║ │ │║ "Atomic Ark" is the band's second release, ║ │ │║ coming after nearly 8 years to follow up its ║ │ │║ predecessor "Oniric Metal" and to showcase how ║ │ │║ Lalu's songwriting has matured and evolved after ║ │ │║ such a considerable amount of time. This was ║ │ │║ indeed an allusion to the prominent deviation in ║ │ │║ the music. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Other than the great diversity and the ║ │ │║ outstanding songwriting, the album has much more ║ │ │║ surprise elements to offer featuring awesome ║ │ │║ contributions by some more big names including ║ │ │║ Jordan Rudess (DREAM THEATER) and Jens Johansson ║ │ │║ (STRATOVARIUS) on keyboards, as well as Marco ║ │ │║ Sfogli on guitar. Alongside the great amount of ║ │ │║ talent displayed, the compelling variation is ║ │ │║ also something that LALU should be credited for. ║ │ │║ In other words, when playing this album, one ║ │ │║ shouldn't expect any form of repetition or a ║ │ │║ similar continuous mood. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Although the titles and the lyrical concepts ║ │ │║ have a fairly serious undertone, the music is ║ │ │║ generally lighthearted despite the heaviness. ║ │ │║ The songs range from the downright Prog sound of ║ │ │║ "Greed" and "War On Animals" of a four-minute ║ │ │║ runtime, to the epic and multilayered ║ │ │║ "Revelations" that is actually a few seconds shy ║ │ │║ from twenty minutes. Special and outstanding ║ │ │║ moments keep emerging throughout the album, ║ │ │║ flicking from the acoustic balladry mood of ║ │ │║ "Mirror Prison" and "Deep Blue" to the almost ║ │ │║ ethnic beat of "Tatonka". However, it's only ║ │ │║ when you reach ôBast" that you will start to ║ │ │║ unveil the hidden charms of the ôAtomic Arkö. ║ │ │║ LeMar delivers a top-notch vocal performance ║ │ │║ which shines exclusively in this song. The ║ │ │║ keyboard work is outstanding and the shift ║ │ │║ between the symphonic passages and the ║ │ │║ flamenco-like verse is just sublime. ║ │ │║ "Slaughtered" ventures into a more Serj ║ │ │║ Tankian-like territory yet a lot heavier, making ║ │ │║ it a very fun and enjoyable one, arguably the ║ │ │║ catchiest of all. However, "Revelations" is ║ │ │║ certainly the track that would speak of the ║ │ │║ whole release. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This is a highly recommended album for Prog- ║ │ │║ Metal fans, yet still anyone can potentially get ║ │ │║ into this stuff. It requires a little time to ║ │ │║ completely grasp it, though, as it is a bit ║ │ │║ complex. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Greed [04:05] │ │ 02 - War On Animals [03:26] │ │ 03 - Tatonka [04:01] │ │ 04 - Mirror Prison [02:26] │ │ 05 - Deep Blue [03:29] │ │ 06 - Bast [04:04] │ │ 07 - Momento [03:40] │ │ 08 - Follow The Line [03:51] │ │ 09 - Slaughtered [03:13] │ │ 10 - Revelations [19:29] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [51:44 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘