┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Blaze Bayley - The Redemption Of William Black (Infinite Ent + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Apr-16-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.blazebayley.net ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Blaze Bayley Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : The Redemption Of William BlacLabel : Blaze Bayley R ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The journey has been interesting, to say the ║ │ │║ least, as we have followed Blaze Bayley and his ║ │ │║ William Black on their journey through the solar ║ │ │║ winds and into legend. The Redemption Of William ║ │ │║ Black is the third and final installment in the ║ │ │║ Infinite Entanglement trilogy, begun with ║ │ │║ Infinite Entanglement (2016) and continued with ║ │ │║ Endure And Survive (2017). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The middle part was darker, a little slower and ║ │ │║ more ominous, going out on a note of impending ║ │ │║ betrayal and murder. Conversely, this concluding ║ │ │║ part is light and airy, to showcase BlackÆs ║ │ │║ final realization that he can stand, strike back ║ │ │║ and survive - allegorical of course to Bayley ║ │ │║ himself, who has always been open with the many ║ │ │║ hardships and his depressions through his ║ │ │║ previous music. The trilogy has been made with ║ │ │║ heavy metal outfit Absolva as his backing band, ║ │ │║ with guitarist Chris Appleton helping greatly in ║ │ │║ both direction and songwriting. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album holds some very short tracks, with two ║ │ │║ not reaching three minutes, and another two just ║ │ │║ above. These short melodic tracks feel longer ║ │ │║ than they are, to the credit of the stellar ║ │ │║ songwriting; simple and efficient, no part ║ │ │║ overstaying its due and utterly devoid of filler ║ │ │║ material (of which there was some on the second ║ │ │║ album). ItÆs Maiden-esque, obviously with lots ║ │ │║ of Absolva and their modern take on traditional ║ │ │║ metal in it; airy, approachable and confident in ║ │ │║ equal measure. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ AppletonÆs beautiful guitars litter the album to ║ │ │║ great effect, as he strews simple and catchy ║ │ │║ melodies and glowing, stylistic riffs to bridge ║ │ │║ the journey from darkness and back into light. ║ │ │║ And if the album starts out on a high note with ║ │ │║ some truly remarkable tracks, thatÆs still ║ │ │║ nothing compared to the albumÆs second half. ║ │ │║ Starting with the soaring 'Prayers Of Light' ║ │ │║ that hearkens back to the most uplifting tracks ║ │ │║ of the first two parts, the album takes a ║ │ │║ massive turn upwards, with great melodic antics ║ │ │║ and a Blaze Bayley as high on life and ║ │ │║ independence as ever. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The Redemption Of William Black hosts no ║ │ │║ outright ballad, but several songs that start ║ │ │║ out slow and easy, growing into melodically ║ │ │║ rhythmic punchers. 'Human Eyes', 'Life Goes On' ║ │ │║ and obviously closing track 'Eagle Spirit', ║ │ │║ trilling the soft and growing into heavy, ║ │ │║ melodics soaring in the solar wind. Both of the ║ │ │║ previous parts had acoustic ballads featuring ║ │ │║ BayleyÆs friend and former band-mate Thomas ║ │ │║ Zwijsen and his distinct flamenco style ('What ║ │ │║ Will Come' will stand as the trilogyÆs outright ║ │ │║ masterpiece), and though he is absent, the album ║ │ │║ fares well without a ballad; the flow is superb, ║ │ │║ and with every song neatly growing into the next ║ │ │║ to continue the story the album feels shorter ║ │ │║ than it is (clocking in at exactly 47 minutes), ║ │ │║ yet no moment of it needs be drawn out; perhaps ║ │ │║ not perfect, but everything on here is exactly ║ │ │║ as it should be. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ It cannot be overstated how this album is ║ │ │║ infused with hope and optimism, thanks to the ║ │ │║ perfect melodic touch delivered by AppletonÆs ║ │ │║ leads. Even with the song title 'The Dark Side ║ │ │║ Of Black' you think youÆre going to be treated ║ │ │║ to something dark and moody near the finale, but ║ │ │║ nope; another stellar track that brings about ║ │ │║ hints of the first in the trilogy, while still ║ │ │║ feeling fresh and new, as with the rest of the ║ │ │║ material on here. Bayley himself delivers with ║ │ │║ confidence in himself and his voice, not ║ │ │║ faltering for a moment as he brings the thunder ║ │ │║ in opening track 'Redeemer', emotive depth in ║ │ │║ 'Human Eyes' and the ultimate defiance in epic ║ │ │║ closer 'Eagle Spirit'. Stronger than ever, he ║ │ │║ has come a long way from the darkness of ║ │ │║ MaidenÆs The X Factor (1995); here is the place ║ │ │║ he belongs. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Now, the first album in the trilogy remains ║ │ │║ unbeaten, but The Redemption Of William Black is ║ │ │║ not far behind. A feel good album to say the ║ │ │║ least, and a perfect closing of the trilogy, ║ │ │║ which in its entirety will likely be remembered ║ │ │║ as BayleyÆs defining moment, his magnum opus. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Standout tracks: Prayers Of Light, 18 Days, The ║ │ │║ Dark Side Of Black, Eagle Spirit ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Redeemer [04:12] │ │ 02 - Are You Here [02:32] │ │ 03 - Immortal One [02:56] │ │ 04 - The First True Sign [04:05] │ │ 05 - Human Eyes [05:36] │ │ 06 - Prayers of Light [03:25] │ │ 07 - 18 Days [04:04] │ │ 08 - Already Won [02:58] │ │ 09 - Life Goes On [05:00] │ │ 10 - The Dark Side of Black [03:25] │ │ 11 - Eagle Spirit [08:51] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [47:04 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘