┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Axxis - Doom Of Destiny + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-15-2009 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2007 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.axxis.de ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Axxis Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Doom Of Destiny Label : AFM ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ After discovering Axxis shortly after the ║ │ │║ release of their Time Machine album, I quickly ║ │ │║ became a fan and sought out all their other ║ │ │║ recordings, which entrenched them as a favorite ║ │ │║ of mine in the heavy/power metal genre. I could ║ │ │║ count on an average of 6 tracks per album being ║ │ │║ added to my ever-expanding favorites playlist, ║ │ │║ and Doom Of Destiny follows in that tradition ║ │ │║ with 5 tracks I'd consider worthy of repeated ║ │ │║ listens, but it's the other 5 tracks (not ║ │ │║ counting the Voices Of Destiny intro) that ║ │ │║ severely weaken this album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The reason for my poor rating is quite simply ║ │ │║ the overkill of female vocals taking some of the ║ │ │║ edge off what the band has created. Better Fate, ║ │ │║ Bloodangel, Revolutions, Devilish Belle, and ║ │ │║ Astoria manage to rise above the yelping ║ │ │║ contributions of the female singer, Lakonia, but ║ │ │║ she drags the remaining vocal tracks down in a ║ │ │║ quagmire of unnecessary poppiness. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Father Father begins with a sappy intro courtesy ║ │ │║ of Ms. Lakonia, and quickly goes downhill from ║ │ │║ there - the intro being about as sucky as intros ║ │ │║ can get. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The Fire Still Burns starts off with one of the ║ │ │║ cheesiest examples of saxophone, or synthed sax, ║ │ │║ and never ascends above cream puff quality. Note ║ │ │║ to metal bands - if the producer suggests ║ │ │║ saxophone to enhance the sound, consider a blunt ║ │ │║ object to the back of the skull. It will avoid ║ │ │║ listener frustration later on. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ She Got Nine Lives is just plain embarrassing ║ │ │║ for all invloved - including the listener, as I ║ │ │║ shudder to think what anyone would think if I ║ │ │║ pulled up beside them at a stoplight with this ║ │ │║ dreck emanating from my car stereo. The hokey ║ │ │║ slop of "Na na na na nine lives" is an exercise ║ │ │║ in poppy nonsense, which I hoped Axxis had left ║ │ │║ behind with their tepid cover of that stupid ║ │ │║ Steam A.M. hit from yesteryear, Na, Na, Hey, ║ │ │║ Hey, Kiss Him Goodbye on their Back To The ║ │ │║ Kingdom album. Maybe Bernhard Weiss still had a ║ │ │║ few "Na na's" left in his system from that ║ │ │║ session. Who knows? The bottom line is that, by ║ │ │║ and large, "Na na's" do little more than inject ║ │ │║ a large amount of suck into any song, and this ║ │ │║ song certainly rests in the category of suck. ║ │ │║ Very seldom does an album contain more than one ║ │ │║ lame intro, but this track gives Father Father a ║ │ │║ run for its money in the sappy intro department. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Doom Of Destiny (Arabia) has its moments, but ║ │ │║ the Eastern-sounding vocals at some points give ║ │ │║ off reminders of local ethnic programming on ║ │ │║ Saturday morning TV, in which some ║ │ │║ hip-only-in-India dude and dudette caterwaul in ║ │ │║ a language the vast majority of heavy metal fans ║ │ │║ can't comprehend. Again, the local immigrant ║ │ │║ population might consider it cool if I spun it ║ │ │║ on the car stereo, but to me, it just sounds ║ │ │║ damned silly in a metal setting. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Overall, the music is certainly heavy enough and ║ │ │║ Weiss' vocals are killer as usual, but the ║ │ │║ reliance on an overabundance of female vocals ║ │ │║ reeks of pure overkill and drags the album down ║ │ │║ to a sub-par rating. Here's hoping they lose the ║ │ │║ chick before entering the studio for the next ║ │ │║ album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ line up: ║ │ │║ Bernhard Weiss: vocals ║ │ │║ Marco Wriedt: guitar ║ │ │║ Rob Schomaker: bass ║ │ │║ AndrΦ Hilgers: drums ║ │ │║ Harry Oeller: keyboards & guitar ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Some versions of the album contain a bonus track ║ │ │║ entitled "Engel aus Hass." ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Voices Of Destiny [01:16] │ │ 02 - Doom Of Destiny [04:09] │ │ 03 - Better Fate [05:08] │ │ 04 - Blood Angel [04:42] │ │ 05 - I Hear You Cry [04:57] │ │ 06 - The Fire Still Burns [03:49] │ │ 07 - Father, Father [04:13] │ │ 08 - Revolutions [03:49] │ │ 09 - She Got Nine Lifes [03:38] │ │ 10 - Devilish Belle [05:27] │ │ 11 - Astoria [05:08] │ │ 12 - Engel Aus Hass (Bonus Track) [05:17] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [51:33 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘