┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Arthemis - Church Of The Holy Ghost + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-05-24 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......1999 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........8 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url..http://www.arthemisweb.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Arthemis ║ │ │║ Album : Church Of The Holy Ghost ║ │ │║ Label : Independent ║ │ │║ Cat.No : AS001 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST is the 1999 debut album of the ║ │ │║ Italian power metal combo ARTHEMIS, which has been doing ║ │ │║ mischief since 1994 (at that time under the name NEMHESIS). ║ │ │║ From this time there doesn't seem to be much left - ║ │ │║ especially since the band only became known and more ║ │ │║ successful when Alessio Garavello, who later became known ║ │ │║ as POWER QUEST front man, took over the position of lead ║ │ │║ singer. Interestingly, this only happened shortly after the ║ │ │║ present CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST - so that here you can get ║ │ │║ by far the most original and roughest ARTHEMIS material ║ │ │║ still available today. And that is exactly what you should ║ │ │║ be prepared for or not count on an overly sophisticated ║ │ │║ sounding musical outpouring. After all, the album was ║ │ │║ released as a purely independent production at the time, ║ │ │║ and the members apparently did not have the best options in ║ │ │║ terms of recording, mixing and production. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ If you can ignore this - and possibly still get used to the ║ │ │║ lead vocals of Alberto Caria - you can still discover a ║ │ │║ very interesting genre album. And that is perhaps even an ║ │ │║ understatement, because: the compositions offered here do ║ │ │║ not sound like typical power clichΘs of the Italian brand. ║ │ │║ Rather, CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST presents an astonishingly ║ │ │║ classic genre sound that, with its emphasized bass and ║ │ │║ enormously progressive structures, is a pleasant reminder ║ │ │║ of a bygone era of heavy metal. And it is precisely this ║ │ │║ surprisingly classic genre sound that, despite the clear ║ │ │║ weaknesses in terms of presentation, can easily carry the ║ │ │║ album. In other words: once you have found your way in the ║ │ │║ context of the album and got used to the sound, nothing ║ │ │║ stands in the way of classic metal pleasure. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This is also due to the overall excellent guitar work ║ │ │║ including numerous appealing instrumental tracks and solos, ║ │ │║ the lead singer Alberto Caria, who feels more and more ║ │ │║ certain during the course of the album; as well as the ║ │ │║ generally quite energetic to furious overall effect of ║ │ │║ crushers aÆla WAR or TYRANTS TIME. But the overall ║ │ │║ entertainment value is then even increased. Be it the ║ │ │║ shortest title on the album (TIME TO REACT) with its ║ │ │║ convincing changes in tempo, the relaxed but iconic ║ │ │║ TOMORROW'S WORLD, the slightly crazy CLAWS OF THE DEVIL - ║ │ │║ ARTHEMIS have delivered a lot here, with each individual ║ │ │║ instrument performing excellently and with the greatest ║ │ │║ possible flexibility acts. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In any case, everyone involved deserves respect: the ║ │ │║ extremely variable, lively drumming by Alessio Turrini ║ │ │║ inspires, the bass by Matteo Galbier never goes under, the ║ │ │║ staged spectacle by guitarists Andrea Martongelli and ║ │ │║ Matteo Ballottari is a highlight in itself - and lead ║ │ │║ singer Alberto Caria ultimately convinces, not least thanks ║ │ │║ to its safety in the high altitudes. It is a pity, of ║ │ │║ course, that the album can never fully develop its ║ │ │║ potentially extremely high-profile effect. In other words: ║ │ │║ the sound impression, which is more reminiscent of a clumsy ║ │ │║ garage production, hardly does justice to the actual size ║ │ │║ of CHURCH OF THE HOLY GHOST - and, in combination with the ║ │ │║ not always optimal lead vocals, prevents the album from ║ │ │║ rising to the absolute Olympic level. With a recommendation ║ │ │║ and one of the more interesting Italy releases, however, it ║ │ │║ remains. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. War 7:09 │ │ 2. Tyrants' Time 7:12 │ │ 3. Time To React 4:06 │ │ 4. Tomorrow's World 5:16 │ │ 5. Claws Of The Devil 5:46 │ │ 6. The Storm 8:46 │ │ 7. Twilight In The Dark 7:06 │ │ 8. Church Of The Holy Ghost 7:55 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:53:16 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘