┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Shaman - Ritual + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jan-22-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.shamanimmortal.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Shaman Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Ritual Label : Maldito ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The other half of Angra's original line-up is in ║ │ │║ this band together with bassist Luis's brother ║ │ │║ Hugo. When I first heard of him I was ║ │ │║ immediately very skeptical about Hugo as much as ║ │ │║ the new Angra members. Hugo's playing focuses ║ │ │║ more on being "emotional" rather than technical ║ │ │║ but I find he can walk on both sides of the ║ │ │║ street with equal aplomb. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The two years or so since Angra split suggests ║ │ │║ Shaman's members' skills have rusted; the magic ║ │ │║ gone. However such is not the case. Matos's ║ │ │║ voice still enchants but now with a raspier ║ │ │║ tinge. He is still the versatile vocalist as ║ │ │║ before, able to hit low notes and high notes ║ │ │║ with little respite in between. Listen to Fairy ║ │ │║ Tale to see what I mean. Ricardo's drumming is ║ │ │║ just as powerful, though now more "primal" than ║ │ │║ previous Angra albums. Bassist Luis Mariutti ║ │ │║ still pounds his listeners with his intense bass ║ │ │║ lines that gives a good groovy edge to the ║ │ │║ music. Overall I found the rythm refreshingly ║ │ │║ new to me and I loved it immediately. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As expected, the production by Sascha Paeth and ║ │ │║ Miro are extremely well done. I for one do not ║ │ │║ think medling classical and world music into ║ │ │║ metal/rock is a walk in the park but these guys ║ │ │║ did it perfectly. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Shaman mines a new vein in metal, "mystic" metal ║ │ │║ they call it. I don't know the name for it but ║ │ │║ it is magic. The atmosphere they create cannot ║ │ │║ be described; you have to hear it for yourself. ║ │ │║ This album is throughly unique and melodic. I ║ │ │║ swear, the first time I heard "Here I Am" my ║ │ │║ mouth was practically dropping to the floor. ║ │ │║ Never had I heard such beautiful piano playing ║ │ │║ and I doubt I will again. The choruses are the ║ │ │║ catchy climaxes of each song. As they say ║ │ │║ valleys are there to make the mountains seem ║ │ │║ higher, but in this album even the "valleys" ║ │ │║ were enchanting, making that analogy seem ║ │ │║ redundant. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ritual is often compared to Rebirth but I cannot ║ │ │║ say which album is better. I love both and I ║ │ │║ think each have their own good points. One thing ║ │ │║ I have to mention about Ritual though, it is not ║ │ │║ as accessible as Rebirth and you have to let it ║ │ │║ slowly grow on you. If you want a new experience ║ │ │║ then try Ritual. If you would rather stick to ║ │ │║ something you are familiar with that has been ║ │ │║ perfected, then get Rebirth. If you don't want ║ │ │║ to go wrong, get BOTH. Trust me, you won't ║ │ │║ regret it. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ AndrΘ Matos Vocals ║ │ │║ Hugo Mariutti Guitars ║ │ │║ Luφs Mariutti Bass ║ │ │║ Ricardo Confessori Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Guests musicians: ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Marcus Viana - Violin on Over You Head ║ │ │║ Sascha Paeth - guitars on Pride. ║ │ │║ Tobias Sammet - second vocal on Pride. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Demo Demo 2001 ║ │ │║ PrΘ-Ritual Tour - Live in Sπo Paulo DVD 2001 ║ │ │║ Fairy Tale Single 2002 ║ │ │║ Ritual Full-length 2002 ║ │ │║ Ritualive Live album 2003 ║ │ │║ For Tomorrow Single 2003 ║ │ │║ Ritualive DVD 2003 ║ │ │║ Innocence Single 2005 ║ │ │║ Reason Full-length 2005 ║ │ │║ Immortal Full-length 2007 ║ │ │║ Anime Alive 2008 DVD 2009 ║ │ │║ Shaman & Orchestra Live at Masters of Rock of ║ │ │║ Prague DVD 2010 ║ │ │║ Origins Full-length 2010 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Ancient Winds [03:17] │ │ 02 - Here I Am [05:57] │ │ 03 - Distant Thunder [06:23] │ │ 04 - For Tomorrow [06:47] │ │ 05 - Time Will Come [05:32] │ │ 06 - Over Your Head [06:38] │ │ 07 - Fairy Tale [06:57] │ │ 08 - Blind Spell [04:34] │ │ 09 - Ritual [06:37] │ │ 10 - Pride [04:12] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [56:54 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘