┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Winterstorm - Cathyron + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Mar-25-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.winterstormarea.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Winterstorm Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Cathyron Label : Noiseart ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ You have to admit: Germany is well known for ║ │ │║ being a (please, excuse me) power metal ║ │ │║ powerhouse, what with the likes of HELLOWEEN and ║ │ │║ EDGUY. To add to the Germanic force of soaring ║ │ │║ melodies are power metal act WINTERSTORM. ║ │ │║ Releasing their 3rd full-length "Cathyron" early ║ │ │║ this year, as is often done in Power Metal, sees ║ │ │║ a focus on high-fantasy-like lyrical content, ║ │ │║ with effective tradeoffs between speed riffage ║ │ │║ of classic US Power Metal, but also soaring ║ │ │║ melodies and epic atmospherics. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ A towering paladin on a pure white steed clad in ║ │ │║ gilded white armor, carrying 3 flaming swords ║ │ │║ and 5 battle-axes; that's the mental image that ║ │ │║ immediately comes to mind upon hearing the title ║ │ │║ track, kicking the album off in the best ║ │ │║ possible fashion that a power metal album ║ │ │║ should; epic, rolling riffage and a driving yet ║ │ │║ soaring melody pattern. What caught me off guard ║ │ │║ at first were Alex's vocals; fair enough that ║ │ │║ one would expect sky-high screams, but he ║ │ │║ appears to sing more in the vein of Edu Falaschi ║ │ │║ and Andy Deris, with a deeper, yet boomingly- ║ │ │║ powerful voice with a chillingly-commanding ║ │ │║ presence. "Windkeepers" came close to being my ║ │ │║ favorite track on the record because of it's ║ │ │║ unusual, yet intricate and catchy melodic ║ │ │║ progressions; melded with classic power metal ║ │ │║ gallops and smatterings of progressive riffage ║ │ │║ and Alex's powerful story-telling voice. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Another standout track comes in the form of "The ║ │ │║ Maze" which begins with a hauntingly-beautiful, ║ │ │║ dual keyboard melody; alas, it turns out to be ║ │ │║ one of the most diverse tracks on the record in ║ │ │║ terms of overall arrangement. It effectively ║ │ │║ switches between heaviness, melodic emotion and ║ │ │║ folk-like rhythm sections. I also feel as if ║ │ │║ Alex put more effort into conveying different ║ │ │║ emotions in this song, as well. However, my ║ │ │║ overall favorite song has to be "Call of the ║ │ │║ Darkness". I'm able to grasp and experience the ║ │ │║ amount of sonic power contained within this ║ │ │║ track from the onset of the first chord; the ║ │ │║ chord and melodic patterns forthwith are ║ │ │║ creatively arranged and executed. Aside from the ║ │ │║ vocals, the majority of the track reminds me ║ │ │║ strongly of NIGHTWISH; mostly because of the ║ │ │║ prominent symphonic atmospherics; Alex once ║ │ │║ again utilizing his unique voice to convey a ║ │ │║ tone that is both foreboding and grandiose. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ If you're looking for an excellent Power Metal ║ │ │║ album, this is where you should look/listen; the ║ │ │║ real meat and potatoes, so to speak. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Lineup: ║ │ │║ Alex û Vocals ║ │ │║ Seb û Drums, Backing Vocals ║ │ │║ Armin û Guitars, Backinv Vocals ║ │ │║ Michi û Guitars, Backing Vocals ║ │ │║ Peter û Bass ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - A Hero Rises [01:56] │ │ 02 - Cathyron [05:36] │ │ 03 - Far away [04:22] │ │ 04 - Burning Gates [05:07] │ │ 05 - Windkeepers [05:18] │ │ 06 - Down in the Seas [06:14] │ │ 07 - The Maze [04:56] │ │ 08 - Elders of Wisdom [06:34] │ │ 09 - Metalavial [05:07] │ │ 10 - The Evocation [01:32] │ │ 11 - Call of Darkness [06:41] │ │ 12 - The Elements' Strife [03:00] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [56:23 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘