┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Vindictiv - Cage Of Infinity + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jul-10-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.vindictiv.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Vindictiv Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Cage Of Infinity Label : Escape ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ After leaving RAVEN LORD's boat on the eve of ║ │ │║ the release of their first album, shred maestro ║ │ │║ / guitar wizard Stefan Lindholm (ex-FIRECRACKER) ║ │ │║ has resurrected his solo project and ║ │ │║ unexpectedly, he chose to walk the same musical ║ │ │║ path as his past band, indeed the updated music ║ │ │║ presented in ôCage of Infinityö, is an improved ║ │ │║ straight, right to the guts Power Metal and it ║ │ │║ sounds quite similar to Csaba ZvekanÆs RAVEN ║ │ │║ LORD sound style. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ItÆs a major transforming and a spectacular ║ │ │║ mutation that occurred overnight, the Prog ║ │ │║ influences are dramatically gone for good with ║ │ │║ the replacement of veteran vocalist Goran Edman ║ │ │║ (ex-MADISON / ex-RISING FORCE / ex-GLORY / ex- ║ │ │║ TIME REQUIEM), and now VINDICTIV sounds more ║ │ │║ like a dangerous ferocious war-machine than ║ │ │║ before and, I think itÆs an understatement ║ │ │║ indeed (ôThe Chosenö), instead of an cerebral ║ │ │║ maturated Progressive Metal as shown with ║ │ │║ ôGround Zeroö in 2009 on the contrary here, we ║ │ │║ have a savage Power Metal blowing speakers ║ │ │║ album, with as always a strong focus on his ║ │ │║ fantastic soloing abilities, displayed in many ║ │ │║ spots where he can deliver his acrobatic high ║ │ │║ tech licks full of Swedish patented Neo- ║ │ │║ Classical minor scales, extensively filled with ║ │ │║ loads of amazing shredding patterns and knitting ║ │ │║ parts: the whole embellished and complemented by ║ │ │║ virtuoso appoggiaturas (ôThe Encounterö) the ║ │ │║ more accurate comparison could have been PRIMAL ║ │ │║ FEAR / BRAINSTORM meets IMPELLITTERI / MIND ║ │ │║ ODYSSEY. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Third cut ôDown In a Black Holeö sounds more ║ │ │║ like US Metal spiced by some Germanic overtones. ║ │ │║ The songs ôHuman Emergencyö or ôAstronautö are ║ │ │║ nevertheless still in a more melodic side and it ║ │ │║ recall thatÆs Lindholm is not just a fast ║ │ │║ shredding engine but also a very gifted guy when ║ │ │║ it comes to compose songs and writing hooks and ║ │ │║ addictive themes (ôResistanceö), this particular ║ │ │║ approach in their style is something to ║ │ │║ cultivate in order to keep the combination of ║ │ │║ both furious and clever sounds as an real asset ║ │ │║ for this Swedish band under a wings of endless ║ │ │║ progression and improvements. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For a real, complete and successful ║ │ │║ metamorphosis, a new revamped casting is most of ║ │ │║ the time an obligation. The new singer is ║ │ │║ stunning Italian born Marco Sandron (ex- ║ │ │║ PATHOSPRAY / ex-EDENÆS CURSE) who proves his ║ │ │║ greatness, indeed he had to challenge the fame ║ │ │║ of the legendary Mr. Edman but he had also to ║ │ │║ step in, after Andi Kravljaca (AEON ZEN / ║ │ │║ NERGARD / ex-SEVENTH WONDER) and Tommy Karevik ║ │ │║ (KAMELOT / SEVENTH WONDER / ex-FIRECRAKER), but ║ │ │║ happily he has succeed: Maybe it was the best ║ │ │║ way to show to the world why his reputation was ║ │ │║ that big, and why, it wasnÆt stolen or a fluke. ║ │ │║ His singing performance is indeed world class ║ │ │║ and he showed that he can play in the same ║ │ │║ circle as his famous predecessors and his future ║ │ │║ seems quite bright for a stardom destiny. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The remaining members are highly skilled too, ║ │ │║ notably veteran bass player Nalley Pahlsson ║ │ │║ (L.A.D. / TREAT / THERION / ALFONZETTI) who with ║ │ │║ the help of his buddy Henrik Hedman (ex-LAST ║ │ │║ KINGDOM) is forming an unmoving rhythm brigade ║ │ │║ solid as a swedish mountain and of course the ║ │ │║ excellent ex-FIRECRAKER Keyboardist Pontus ║ │ │║ Larsson who shared some lead breaks with ║ │ │║ Lindholm in the great Malmsteen / Johansson ║ │ │║ manner. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Power Metal is a genre that is growing by leaps ║ │ │║ and bounds (dixit Steinmetal), but itÆs a Metal ║ │ │║ style in perpetual mutation and this band is one ║ │ │║ of the few able to lift up and break the ║ │ │║ frontiers between Prog and Power, to reach ║ │ │║ another new step in the fusion between those ║ │ │║ highly tagged alloy of glorious HM sub style. ║ │ │║ Buy or listen to Greek EurovisionÆs contestant ║ │ │║ instead. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Marco Sandron - Vocals ║ │ │║ Stefan Lindholm - Guitars ║ │ │║ Pontus Larsson - Keyboards ║ │ │║ Nalle Pσhlsson - Bass ║ │ │║ Henrik Hedman - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - The Chosen [03:58] │ │ 02 - Cage Of Infinity [04:36] │ │ 03 - Down In A Black Hole [03:55] │ │ 04 - Choices [03:23] │ │ 05 - Astronaut [03:28] │ │ 06 - Human Emergency [03:54] │ │ 07 - Resistance [04:41] │ │ 08 - Orphans [04:29] │ │ 09 - Son Of Fate [05:05] │ │ 10 - The Encounter [05:28] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [42:57 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘