┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Opening Scenery - Mystic Alchemy + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.feb-19-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.openingscenery.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Opening Scenery Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Mystic Alchemy Label : UndergroundSy ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Begun in 2003, Turin-based power metal band ║ │ │║ Opening Scenery has been at their craft with a ║ │ │║ solid line-up since 2006. With the help of ║ │ │║ producer, Alessio Lucatti (keyboard player from ║ │ │║ Vision Divine and Etherna), the band unleashes ║ │ │║ their debut work, Mystic Alchemy. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Above, Opening Scenery: why does one dude always ║ │ │║ have to knell on the floor? ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Generally, this is well-rounded album of ║ │ │║ European power metal, with classic heavy metal ║ │ │║ influences, and the spark of progressive metal. ║ │ │║ More specifically, Mystic Alchemy is rather ║ │ │║ standard fare. Actually, the music is the best ║ │ │║ part of the album. Ante Bellum, Seaquakes of ║ │ │║ Soul, and The Final Destination, the first part ║ │ │║ of the Mystic Alchemy suite, are intriguing and ║ │ │║ entertaining songs. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ But a conundrum lies in the vocals. Andrea ║ │ │║ Racco's vocals are deep and raspy, and he ║ │ │║ spend's most of his time straining and ║ │ │║ screaming, with some control at least. From the ║ │ │║ start, he was a massive distraction, unless when ║ │ │║ he mellowed out or is tempered by the background ║ │ │║ harmony vocals, as in parts of Seaquakes of Soul ║ │ │║ or Black Rose Kiss. That latter song, like many ║ │ │║ others, finds often 'off the rails,' while ║ │ │║ offering moments of interest. Later within the ║ │ │║ first part of the Mystic Alchemy suite, The ║ │ │║ Final Destination, Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of ║ │ │║ Fire, Vision Divine) appears, and you get ║ │ │║ welcome respite (and better singing). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The combination of generally predictable power ║ │ │║ prog metal with lackluster, even intrusive, ║ │ │║ vocals, makes Opening Scenery's Mystic Alchemy ║ │ │║ only an average debut. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Ante Bellum [05:32] │ │ 02 - The Third Eye [03:48] │ │ 03 - Seaquake of Souls [04:39] │ │ 04 - Black Roses Kiss [05:59] │ │ 05 - The Light Beyond the Dream [05:41] │ │ 06 - The Seventh Gate [04:30] │ │ 07 - Mystic Alchemy I: The Final Destination [04:30] │ │ 08 - Mystic Alchemy II: Old Memories [01:40] │ │ 09 - Mystic Alchemy III: At Twilight [05:58] │ │ 10 - Silence After Storming [00:54] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [43:11 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘