┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Axenstar - The Final Requiem + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-21-2009 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2006 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.axenstar.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Axenstar Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : The Final Requiem Label : Massacre ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Axenstar's last release, The Inquisition, was a ║ │ │║ good album, but it wasn't their best, in my ║ │ │║ opinion. With the release of The Final Requiem, ║ │ │║ however, Axenstar's at their best. The vocals ║ │ │║ are powerful, the keyboards are noticeable and ║ │ │║ give the atmosphere as they always have, and the ║ │ │║ drums are again loud and fast, as are the ║ │ │║ guitars. Despite the somewhat consistent changes ║ │ │║ in the band's lineup, and Magnus 'Winterwild' ║ │ │║ Eriksson the only member from the first album ║ │ │║ left, the style thankfully hasn't changed much, ║ │ │║ mainly because Magnus does vocals, keyboards, ║ │ │║ and lyrics. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As soon as the album starts, you get a blast of ║ │ │║ power metal. The vocals start right away, and ║ │ │║ they sound just like you know them, if you've ║ │ │║ ever listened to Axenstar before. Magnus's voice ║ │ │║ is loud and clear, and while the production ║ │ │║ quality of his voice always seems odd in ║ │ │║ Axenstar's albums, it fits and works well. The ║ │ │║ lyrics are general power metal material, nothing ║ │ │║ new, but they're definitely not bad. Typical ║ │ │║ power metal lyrics. Every song is upbeat and ║ │ │║ strong. Several songs become instantly memorable ║ │ │║ (Final Requiem, Underworld, etc.), and the ║ │ │║ others may take a couple other listens to really ║ │ │║ get into or remember. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ However, if you're looking for mindblowing, ║ │ │║ revolutionary power metal, Axenstar won't do it ║ │ │║ for you. The lyrics are what you'd expect out of ║ │ │║ power metal - fantasy, the stars, life, all ║ │ │║ that. The Final Requiem, however, is harder, ║ │ │║ faster, and all in all better than the previous ║ │ │║ albums. Through all twelve songs, from Final ║ │ │║ Requiem to Beyond The Lies, you don't get bored, ║ │ │║ and you feel like joining in with the vocals. ║ │ │║ Though some tracks still haven't gripped me like ║ │ │║ past tracks have - King of Tragedy, Scars, ║ │ │║ Enchantment, Far From Heaven, etc. - they may ║ │ │║ grow on me in time as those songs have. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Had Magnus Eriksson left the band, The Final ║ │ │║ Requiem may not have happened, and Axenstar may ║ │ │║ have been done for - at least, their style. If ║ │ │║ you like Axenstar, get The Final Requiem. You ║ │ │║ won't be disappointed. If you've never listened ║ │ │║ to Axenstar, check out either this album or ║ │ │║ Perpetual Twilight. Despite two of the members ║ │ │║ leaving just after The Final Requiem was ║ │ │║ released (two more joined shortly after), ║ │ │║ Axenstar has a great sound and if they can keep ║ │ │║ their current members in, they'll do very well ║ │ │║ for themselves. If we're lucky, their next ║ │ │║ release will be live. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Line-up: ║ │ │║ Magnus Winterwild - Vocals, keyboards ║ │ │║ Joakim Jonsson - Guitar ║ │ │║ Magnus Ek - Bass ║ │ │║ Pontus Jansson - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Recorded and mixed at Studio Underground, ║ │ │║ VΣsterσs, Sweden in April and May ║ │ │║ 2006. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The Japanese edition has a bonus track (# 13) ║ │ │║ entitled "Storm". ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Final Requiem [03:53] │ │ 02 - Condemnation [04:03] │ │ 03 - The Divine [04:19] │ │ 04 - Edge Of The World [05:19] │ │ 05 - Thirteen [04:41] │ │ 06 - The Hide [04:59] │ │ 07 - Underworld [05:46] │ │ 08 - Spirit [04:07] │ │ 09 - Pagan Ritual [03:56] │ │ 10 - Seeds Of Evil [04:37] │ │ 11 - End Of The Line [03:59] │ │ 12 - Beyond The Lies [04:48] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [54:27 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘