┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Arachnes - Primary Fear + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jan-20-2006 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2003 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......rainbow Songs........16 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.arachnes.it ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Arachnes Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Primary Fear Label : Scarlet ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ARACHNES' persistence is quite admirable, with ║ │ │║ the precision of a clockwork they release one ║ │ │║ album after the other and after last year's ║ │ │║ "Apocalypse" did not really convince, they put ║ │ │║ everything into "Primary Fear" to make up for ║ │ │║ that. With their by now fourth album I think ║ │ │║ that I can safely say that the quartet around ║ │ │║ the Caruso brothers have found their own style, ║ │ │║ which is Power Metal, but thankfully further and ║ │ │║ further away from the Italian uniformity that ║ │ │║ had been quite interesting in the beginning, but ║ │ │║ the because of the generic clones quickly grew ║ │ │║ stale.s ║ │ │║ The classical and symphonic elements have been ║ │ │║ furthered on "Primary Fear", but without ║ │ │║ sounding exaggerated or overblown, they are very ║ │ │║ nicely controlling everything and implement them ║ │ │║ into a very powerfully produced and a bit more ║ │ │║ down-to-earth sound. Who has RHAPSODY in the ║ │ │║ back of his head every now and then is not ║ │ │║ completely off, but especially when compared to ║ │ │║ their countrymen ARACHNES are a lot less extreme ║ │ │║ in their compositions. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ok, here, too, we get keyboard cascades, soaring ║ │ │║ vocals, driving double-bass and big melodies, ║ │ │║ but on a different label and even though I did ║ │ │║ not really like their last album, I cannot help ║ │ │║ it but being gripped by "Primary Fear", the ║ │ │║ first three songs "Battle To The Victory", ║ │ │║ "Primary Fear" and especially the very strong ║ │ │║ "The Warning" alone have a lot of power under ║ │ │║ their arse and with the very well implemented ║ │ │║ symphonic and classical parts everything is very ║ │ │║ nicely loosened up on top of that. The already ║ │ │║ mentioned fat production from the guys ║ │ │║ themselves here definitely adds a lot to the ║ │ │║ whole.s ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Another difference between ARACHNES and many of ║ │ │║ their colleagues is also the quit extensive use ║ │ │║ of instrumental tracks, among the 15 songs there ║ │ │║ are 7 instrumentals, but contrary what one would ║ │ │║ fear now, these are very well incorporated into ║ │ │║ the overall context of the album. Additionally ║ │ │║ the Italians very nicely vary speed and all, ║ │ │║ which is very well expressed in the mid-paced, ║ │ │║ but very gripping "To Escape Death", which comes ║ │ │║ over very intense. Also the excellent ballad "My ║ │ │║ Son And I" has to be mentioned here as one of ║ │ │║ the absolute highlights of this album, very ║ │ │║ strong! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Eruption" would be another song that I'd have ║ │ │║ to bring to your attention, a cover version of ║ │ │║ an absolute classic, a part of EMERSON, LAKE AND ║ │ │║ PALMER's "Tarkus", a lot more progressive, but ║ │ │║ with a class that shows what the guys are ║ │ │║ capable of. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ If you hate Power Metal, then you will be able ║ │ │║ to throw "Primary Fear" right into the same ║ │ │║ fire, but if you have a liking for this style, ║ │ │║ then ARACHNES' latest definitely is more than ║ │ │║ just worth checking out! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Osonzes [00:49] │ │ 02 - Battle To The Victory [03:00] │ │ 03 - Primary Fear [04:14] │ │ 04 - The Warning [04:10] │ │ 05 - Still Waters [03:34] │ │ 06 - Thriller [04:37] │ │ 07 - To Escape Death [03:58] │ │ 08 - Not Fair ( Prelude ) [02:08] │ │ 09 - Not Fair [03:12] │ │ 10 - Tota Pulchra [03:40] │ │ 11 - My Old Refuge [04:07] │ │ 12 - My Son And I [03:43] │ │ 13 - Running In The Labyrinth [05:04] │ │ 14 - Eruption [03:00] │ │ 15 - The Final Bang ( Bonus Track ) [02:57] │ │ 16 - Scherzo In E Minor [01:30] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [53:43 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘