Akribi – Black Morning Sun (2011)
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Akribi are a new female fronted Progressive Metal band who combine excellent technical musicianship with some great melodies and excellent (but also unique) vocals. Black Morning Sun is their debut album. I was excited when I saw one of my RYM friends had rated it 5 stars, and thankfully it took no time for me to discover that he was right.
The overall sound here certainly reminds of Dream Theater, particularly their early work. The musicianship is extremely impressive, as is required if you want to match DT. The keyboards in particular are fantastic and vary quite a bit, from more traditional keyboard sounds, to more of piano style, and some really strange sounds on “Where the Water Meets the Sky” that really make that song special.
I usually don’t care too much for keyboards (even with DT I occasionally find them annoying), but on this album they are amazing. The guitarist also does a very impressive job, as does everyone else. And as you’d expect, there are tons of great solos and several extended instrumental sections (including an entire instrumental track in “Blue Clay”), and these sections manage to be extremely technical without ever becoming boring or feeling like they drag on, probably because the band is so good at what they do.
For all the technical prowess the band displays, they do have some very strong songwriting, though the first minute of “Puppies of War” could immediately turn people off, as the band goes into full Progressive mode right from the start, beginning the with a crazy stop and start sequence. But once things calm down the song is actually quite straightforward, which could be said for some of the others as well. Actually, in the middle of my second listen I discovered I already had parts of “Surface”, “Angel Kiss” and “The Plains of Nevermore” stuck in my head, so that’s a very good thing for this type of album.
Speaking of which, those last two I mentioned are the ballads, and they definitely sound like they would work well in a broadway musical. Yes, they are somewhat cheesy, but being a fan of cheesy ballads I think both of those songs are fantastic, and Jessica certainly does an excellent job with the softer vocals, as opposed to her usually more powerful style, which is also fantastic.
And that finally brings me to the highlight of the album. “The Sum of it All” has quite the dark tone to it, and this works very well. The instrumental sections are strong as always, but the chorus is where things really pick up: Jessica is particularly animated there, with her voice sounding even more powerful than usual, and it could possibly annoy some people, but she is most definitely hitting the right notes, and does a fantastic job as always. She even has to hold one note for around 2o seconds, and does that perfectly. Overall it’s my favorite song on the album, with “Angel Kiss” and the ultra epic “Carry the Rain” being close behind. The title track is a less cheesy ballad as compared to the other two, and while it’s my least favorite on the album, it’s still very good, and closes the album nicely.
Overall, this could best be described as a female fronted Dream Theater, and it gets everything right. Considering my thoughts on both that band and female vocals in general, it should come as no surprise that I loved every second of this. It’s up there with Wolverine’s “Communication Lost”, Flaming Row’s “Elinoire” and Fuseboxx’s “Animated” as one of my favorite Prog albums of the year.
1. Puppies of War
2. Where the Water Meets the Sky
3. Surface
4. Angel Kiss
5. Blue Clay
6. Carry the Rain
7. Wither and Die
8. The Plains of Nevermore
9. The Sum of It All
10. Black Morning Sun
Anger – Reach For The Sky (1987 )
Band Anger
Info: Reach For The Sky
Style: Heavy Metal
Years: 1987
Info: MP3 CBR 192 kbs
Info: 53,37 ?B
Info: Denmark
Tracklist:
1 – Nowhere To Run.
2 – The Hard Way.
3 – How To Rock.
4 – Feel The Fire Burning.
5 – Strike Back.
6 – Fatal Company.
7 – Leave It All Behind.
8 – Don’t Be Shy.
9 – Inconsistent.
Rip By: Rolf_63
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Ugly Kid Joe – The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe As Ugly as It Gets (1998)
Band Ugly Kid Joe
Info: The Very Best of Ugly Kid Joe As Ugly as It Gets
Style: Hard Rock
Years: 1998
Info: 192 kbps
Info: 91 ?b
Info: USA
Tracklist:
1. Madman
2. Neighbor
3. Cat’s in the Cradle
4. Everything About You
5. Tomorrow’s World
6. God
7. Busy Bee
8. C.U.S.T.
9. Milkman’s Son
10. N.I.B.
11. Goddamn Devil
12. Slower Than Nowhere
13. Funky Fresh Country Club
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The Turtles – Wooden Head (1969)
Band The Turtles
Info: Wooden Head
Style: Rock
Years: 1969
Info: 320 kbps
Info: 120 mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
1. I Can’t Stop
2. She’ll Come Back
3. Get Away
4. Wrong From The Start
5. I Get Out Of Breath
6. We’ll Meet Again
7. On A Summer’s Day
8. Come Back
9. Say Girl
10. Tie Me Down
11. Wanderin’ Kind
12. I Ain’t Gonna Party No More (Bonus Tracks)
13. Who Would Ever Think I Would Marry Margaret (Bonus Tracks)
14. Is It Any Wonder (Bonus Tracks)
15. There You Sit Lonely (Bonus Tracks)
16. Cat In The Window (Bonus Tracks)
17. Like It Or Not (Bonus Tracks)
18. You Want To Be A Woman (Bonus Tracks)
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De La Cruz – De La Cruz (2011) EP
BandDe La Cruz
Info: De La Cruz
Style: Glam
Years: 2011
Info: mp3 CBR 320
Info: 57 mb
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Info: :Australia
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Tracklist:
1.Good As It Gets
2.Lust Fame Money
3.Runaway
4.Back To The 80’s
5.Fire Inside
6.De La Cruz
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D-I-O-N – Intelligent Design (2011)
BandD-I-O-N
Info: Intelligent Design
Style: Melodic Prog Metal / Melodic Rock
Years: 2011
Info: mp3 VBR 200
Info: 70 mb
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Info: :UK / USA
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Tracklist:
01 – I Believe
02 – The Sign
03 – I Can Save You
04 – Broken
05 – Reborn
06 – Intelligent Design
07 – A New Star
08 – Killing Machine
09 – There’s Only Time
10 – Forever
11 – Someone
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Chandler Mogel (Outloud) – Vocals
Dion Smith – Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Synths, Programming
Charlie ‘Z’ Zeleny – Drums, Percussion
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Tony Carey – No Human (1982)
Band Tony Carey
Info: No Human
Style: Instrumental / Art Rock
Years: 1982
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 81,04 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 – Spy Music.
02 – Leave The Room Poodle.
03 – The Weight.
04 – Superman.
05 – Why Me.
06 – Power Tools.
07 – Belonging To Me.
08 – Modern Time.
09 – Pinball Express.
Rip By: Sledkom
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Bonnie Tyler – Heart Strings (2003)
Band Bonnie Tyler
Info: Heart Strings
Style: Pop Rock
Years: 2003
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 134,77 Mb
Info: UK
Tracklist:
01 – Human Touch.
02 – Everybody Hurts.
03 – Amazed.
04 – Against All Odds.
05 – And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going.
06 – Lean On Me.
07 – In My Life.
08 – Learning To Fly.
09 – Right Here Waiting.
10 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For.
11 – I Can Make YouLove Me.
12 – Need Your Love So Bad.
13 – It’s Over.
Rip By: Fox6666
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The Call – Scene Beyond Dreams (1984)
Band The Call
Info: Scene Beyond Dreams
Style: New Wave
Years: 1984
Info: CBR 320 kbs
Info: 75,49 Mb
Info: USA
Tracklist:
01 – Scene Beyond Dreams.
02 – The Burden.
03 – Tremble.
04 – Delivered.
05 – Heavy Hand.
06 – Promise And Threat.
07 – One Life Leads To Another.
08 – Apocalypse.
09 – Notified.
Rip By: Knownote
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MITCH MALLOY – MITCH MALLOY II (2011)
Info: Mitch Malloy II
Style: Melodic Rock
Years: 2011
Info: mp3 VBR 192
Info: 70 mb
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Info: :USA
Tracklist:
01 – I’m The One
02 – Falling To Pieces
03 – I’ll Love You Still
04 – Carry On
05 – Love Song
06 – On And On
07 – I Don’t Know How
08 – Take It All
09 – What I Miss
10 – As Long As I’m With You
11 – Let Love Win
12 – All My Friends
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Mitch Malloy: Lead Vocals, Guitars, Bass
Victor Broden: Drums
Keith Howland: Guitar
John Henry Trinko: B3 organ and Leslie
John Deaderick: Keyboards
Alessandro Del Vecchio: Keyboards, Background Vocals
Miles McPherson: Percussion
By SandFord
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