┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Universal Mind Project - The Jaguar Priest + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Sep-07-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Universal Mind Project Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : The Jaguar Priest Label : Inner Wound ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I was really stoked upon hearing that I was ║ │ │║ about to review this band. There has been such a ║ │ │║ buzz about them in the last few months and that ║ │ │║ made me so damn curious! I am also curious about ║ │ │║ new bands or super groups or even bands that ║ │ │║ have epic guest musicians. It always adds a lot ║ │ │║ of depth and surprises to albums and this album ║ │ │║ is another prime example or good guest musicians ║ │ │║ that add their special talent to otherwise good ║ │ │║ songs, making them even better! You have Diego ║ │ │║ Valdez from the very underrated band HELKER, you ║ │ │║ got Mark Jansen from EPICA doing some great ║ │ │║ harsh vocals on a few songs, you also have maybe ║ │ │║ the most underrated bass player in all of metal, ║ │ │║ Mike LePond from SYMPHONY X/THEM. Aside of that ║ │ │║ you also have the original singer of DREAM ║ │ │║ THEATER, Charlie Dominici that adds vocals on ║ │ │║ the title track of this album. LetÆs see, you ║ │ │║ also have Nils K. Rue from EIDOLON/PAGANÆS MIND ║ │ │║ that adds his incredible range on æÆThe Bargain ║ │ │║ of Lost SoulsÆÆ. You also have a number of other ║ │ │║ artists from bands like DGM, ANDROMEDA, ║ │ │║ LABYRINTH. ItÆs a very nice brochette of ║ │ │║ artists. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I was wondering why it didnÆt list any permanent ║ │ │║ bass player on the album information and I was ║ │ │║ quite surprised to see Mike LePond on the guest ║ │ │║ musicians. As for the rest, most of the bass is ║ │ │║ handled by the guitarists and a whole lot of ║ │ │║ work in the mixing process of the album.This ║ │ │║ band is the super group formed by lead ║ │ │║ guitarist, Michael Alexander. He wanted to ║ │ │║ create an international collaboration between ║ │ │║ exceptional vocalists and musicians. Well he ║ │ │║ outdid himself on this one! Well, my favorite ║ │ │║ songs are the ones featuring Mark Jansen from ║ │ │║ EPICA. I think he is just the heart and soul of ║ │ │║ that band (I like Simone Simmons but I think he ║ │ │║ is the mastermind of that group). His harsh ║ │ │║ vocals on a few songs on æÆThe Jaguar PriestÆÆ ║ │ │║ add a distinctive touch that was missing on some ║ │ │║ songs. He adds another third vocal style ║ │ │║ compared to the beautiful voice of Elina Laivera ║ │ │║ and the powerful yet emotional voice of Henrik ║ │ │║ Bath. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I really like they added Charlie Dominici to ║ │ │║ this album. A lot of people forget we was the ║ │ │║ first singer of DREAM THEATER on their debut ║ │ │║ release and most of the people only know James ║ │ │║ Labrie as the lead singer of the band. His voice ║ │ │║ never really meshed well with the Prog Metal ║ │ │║ stylings of DREAM THEATER but on here he really ║ │ │║ adds something quite special. He doesnÆt have ║ │ │║ the range from back in the day but he stills has ║ │ │║ a very powerful voice and itÆs in full effect on ║ │ │║ the title track. As for the rest, nothing really ║ │ │║ stands out in my mind for the time being. I mind ║ │ │║ I listened to the album a number of times and I ║ │ │║ was blown away at my first listening. I really ║ │ │║ loved the contrast between both singers, ║ │ │║ reminded me LACUNA COIL (yet Andrea Ferro does ║ │ │║ not have the power and emotion in his voice like ║ │ │║ Henrik Bath does) and Elina Laivera has a ║ │ │║ similar style as Cristina Scabbia. A lot of ║ │ │║ bands count on two vocalists (even three ║ │ │║ different types of singers like in AMARANTHE) ║ │ │║ and each singer brings something different to ║ │ │║ the table. Overall, just a highly enjoyable ║ │ │║ release and a name to look for in the not so ║ │ │║ distant future! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Lineup: ║ │ │║ Elina Laivera û Vocals ║ │ │║ Henrik Bath û Vocals ║ │ │║ Michael Alexander û Guitars ║ │ │║ Alex Landenburg û Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - anthem for freedom [04:13] │ │ 02 - truth [04:47] │ │ 03 - the bargain of lost souls [04:29] │ │ 04 - dreamstate [05:41] │ │ 05 - awakened by the light (universal mind) [08:00] │ │ 06 - a world that burns [04:40] │ │ 07 - seven [04:24] │ │ 08 - the jaguar priest [08:55] │ │ 09 - the force of our creation [08:36] │ │ 10 - xibalba [04:53] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [58:38 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘