┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Bloodred Hourglass - Heal-(GQCS-90481) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.May-10-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.brhg.net ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Bloodred Hourglass Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Heal-(GQCS-90481) Label : Ward ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ One of the most anticipated releases of this ║ │ │║ year for me and, due to work, I forgot about it ║ │ │║ until a couple of days ago. When I realized that ║ │ │║ Heal (2017) by Bloodred Hourglass had already ║ │ │║ been realeased on 20th October, I rushed to ║ │ │║ listent to it. And, as I hoped, yes, theyÆve ║ │ │║ made it again! Where the Oceans Burn (2015) had ║ │ │║ left the bar high, but Heal have had no problem ║ │ │║ cathing up. And I can say is, again, one of the ║ │ │║ best works IÆve listened this year so far. These ║ │ │║ guys are monsters: theyÆre masters of melody, ║ │ │║ masters of rythm, masters of keyboards, masters ║ │ │║ of structure, masters of productionà And every ║ │ │║ single note of every single song bleeds passion. ║ │ │║ They have everything to go out there and eat ║ │ │║ alive most of todayÆs melodeath bands. But letÆs ║ │ │║ go to the album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In Heal, the band has decided to go for a less ║ │ │║ epic approach, not only regarding the mood of ║ │ │║ the music, but also the length of songs. In ║ │ │║ Where the Oceans Burn, there were two songs that ║ │ │║ lasted more than ten minutes, the first one and ║ │ │║ the last, while in Heal, the songs lengths are ║ │ │║ around four minutes except the ending one. ║ │ │║ Anyway, this change is hardly noticed, since ║ │ │║ song structures and variations are interesting ║ │ │║ enough, like if they lasted more and there was ║ │ │║ more room to innovation. The epic mood present ║ │ │║ in their previous album has drifted towards ║ │ │║ darkness, and keyboards, one of the elements ║ │ │║ that shone the most in Where the Oceans Burn in ║ │ │║ order to create the atmosphere of the music, ║ │ │║ here are equally important and balanced. And ║ │ │║ this is one of the things that I like most about ║ │ │║ this band: they know exactly how to use and ║ │ │║ where to place certain elements that add a lot ║ │ │║ to the whole without even noticing, nor abusing ║ │ │║ of them. Also, vocals still drift between growl ║ │ │║ and scream, something that can be a little ║ │ │║ annoying at first, but they put such an effort ║ │ │║ in accentuating this contrast that it seems they ║ │ │║ want it to be part of their distinctive style, ║ │ │║ so no problem with that. As a final general ║ │ │║ comment, metalcore influences in Heal are ║ │ │║ clearer and, although metalcore is a genre that ║ │ │║ I donÆt like much, they have known how to use ║ │ │║ certain techniques to their own benefit. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album opens with the single Quiet Complaint, ║ │ │║ a song that, honestly, I donÆt like and I find ║ │ │║ it uninteresting, although I recognize that ║ │ │║ melody is really good. I have something with ║ │ │║ singles, never like them. It seems to me like a ║ │ │║ song IÆve listened before a lot of times and ║ │ │║ somehow remind me of their single for When the ║ │ │║ Oceans Burn, Valkyrie. The Last of Us is way ║ │ │║ heavier song that breaks in with a slow rythm ║ │ │║ and darker atmosphere. Verses are not much ║ │ │║ melodic, but when melody finally breaks in ║ │ │║ during the pre and chorus, itÆs powerful, catchy ║ │ │║ and well constructed. Also, the house brand ║ │ │║ rythm changes keep things greatly interesting ║ │ │║ during the four minutes of song. The next track, ║ │ │║ Architects, is the first highlight that opens ║ │ │║ brutally, focusing in harsh rythm accompanied by ║ │ │║ a melody that always stands backwards until the ║ │ │║ chorus, where keyboards and melodic guitar takes ║ │ │║ the stage. After this point, the album has taken ║ │ │║ off and starts its unstoppable rise to reach ║ │ │║ perfection. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ We Form the Broken is the absolute top song of ║ │ │║ the album for me. Mood turns epic as in the ║ │ │║ previous album, guitar and melody are insane, ║ │ │║ the best IÆve heard in a lot of time and donÆt ║ │ │║ give you a rest. There are a lot of variations ║ │ │║ of rythm and structure. Vocals shine with that ║ │ │║ final growl that turns into a scream and that ║ │ │║ closes the song giving you the chills. ║ │ │║ Definetely my favorite, a roller-coaster of ║ │ │║ expression masterly compressed into a four ║ │ │║ minutes track. After that, Renmants sticks to ║ │ │║ the standard melodeath style, starting with a ║ │ │║ common rythm pattern and keeping low and heavy ║ │ │║ most of the song. Metalcore influence is clear ║ │ │║ in some simple breakdowns, but the middle part ║ │ │║ and bridge are specially complex and well built, ║ │ │║ until the final part when the melodic component ║ │ │║ returns again. Six Feat Savior is far more ║ │ │║ melodic than its precessor with some brutal ║ │ │║ passages and I specially like the smooth ║ │ │║ transitions between the different parts of the ║ │ │║ song and the heartfelt guitar work. Times We Had ║ │ │║ is an unexpected highlight, in the first place ║ │ │║ because I wasnÆt expecting a love song with such ║ │ │║ a neat lyrics. And thatÆs something IÆd like to ║ │ │║ point out: lyrics have improved a lot in this ║ │ │║ album. Also, guitars for this one are really ║ │ │║ original, specially during the pre chorus and ║ │ │║ verses, and melody keeps as amazing as always. ║ │ │║ Divinia reminds me a bit of Renmants (those ║ │ │║ metalcore breakdownsà), but guitar work here is ║ │ │║ one of the best that can be listened to in the ║ │ │║ album for both lead and rythmic. The closing ║ │ │║ song, Requiem of Our Last Days, starts with a ║ │ │║ soft and beautiful keyboard intro that leads to ║ │ │║ a rapid rythm passage where things keep low and ║ │ │║ melody-less. From that point, the music evolves ║ │ │║ through many phases where transitions are so ║ │ │║ good that they are hardly noticed, so that the ║ │ │║ only thing you have to do is relax and let the ║ │ │║ music lead you smoothly to the emotional last ║ │ │║ bars of this perfect work of art. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As final comment, Heal definetely measures up to ║ │ │║ Bloodred Hourglass previous awesome album. ║ │ │║ Although their style hasnÆt changed much between ║ │ │║ these two works, I wasnÆt expecting it either, ║ │ │║ because theyÆre a still a young band that has ║ │ │║ just found their identity and still have a lot ║ │ │║ left to say about it. Music and performance is ║ │ │║ filled with passion, creativity and freshness, ║ │ │║ essential points that a lot of bands out there ║ │ │║ lack, and because of that, Bloodred Hourglass ║ │ │║ deserve all the credit they can get. So go, ║ │ │║ listen to this album and spread the word, ║ │ │║ because is 100% recommendable and youÆre gonna ║ │ │║ love it. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by Jessica for ║ │ │║ www.rockingreviews.wordpress.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Jarkko Koukonen - Vocals ║ │ │║ Jose Moilanen - Bass ║ │ │║ Jarkko Hyv÷nen - Drums ║ │ │║ Lauri Silvonen - Guitars ║ │ │║ Antti Nenonen - Guitars, Keyboards ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Quiet Complaint [03:44] │ │ 02 - The Last Of Us [04:14] │ │ 03 - Architects [03:23] │ │ 04 - We Form The Broken [04:27] │ │ 05 - Remnants [06:00] │ │ 06 - Six Feet Savior [03:51] │ │ 07 - Times We Had [04:47] │ │ 08 - Divinia [04:28] │ │ 09 - Requiem Of Our Last Days [11:29] │ │ 10 - In My World Now (Bonus Track) [04:08] │ │ 11 - Dead Reverie (Bonus Track) [04:28] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [54:59 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘