┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Kilmara - Don┤t Fear The Wolf + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-05-16 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2010 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url.. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Kilmara ║ │ │║ Album : Don┤t Fear The Wolf ║ │ │║ Label : Rising Records ║ │ │║ Cat.No : CD083 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Spanish melodic/traditional heavy metal band Kilmara are ║ │ │║ relatively unknown at this current time, but are stopping ║ │ │║ at nothing to try to leave their unique footprint in the ║ │ │║ metal world. They were formed out of Barcelona in 2003, ║ │ │║ originally under the name Jadde and after releasing their ║ │ │║ very first demo, the band recruited vocalist Christian ║ │ │║ "Wolf" Kohl and soon with the help of his vision of ║ │ │║ direction, changed their name to Kilmara and released a ║ │ │║ second demo in 2004. With the remainder of the band all ║ │ │║ native Spaniards, the German born Christian had to ║ │ │║ initially sing Kilmara's songs in Spanish until they ║ │ │║ decided to expand their chances of success and popularity ║ │ │║ by switching from Spanish lyrics to English. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ While the third demo has songs in both Spanish and English, ║ │ │║ their debut album 'Hunting Dreams' was entirely written and ║ │ │║ sung in English to help establish an international market ║ │ │║ and improve their chances of being signed by a record ║ │ │║ label. Despite being self-produced, 'Hunting Dreams' was a ║ │ │║ decent and consistent melodic metal debut. With influences ║ │ │║ ranging from the DiAnno-era Iron Maiden to Savatage, ║ │ │║ Kilmara's debut effort was a strong performance despite ║ │ │║ having a few obvious flaws like any new metal band would. ║ │ │║ However, overall it was a strong, respectable and honest ║ │ │║ effort that was enough to leave some anticipation and ║ │ │║ curiosity for the next release. Kilmara received a welcomed ║ │ │║ boost, when Spanish label Maldito Records signed the band ║ │ │║ and their latest release 'Don't Fear the Wolf' was locally ║ │ │║ released in May 2010. The initial reviews of the CD were ║ │ │║ positive and it also reached #20 in the Spanish metal/rock ║ │ │║ charts. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In November of 2010, Kilmara signed with U.K. label Rising ║ │ │║ Records who then re-released 'Don't Fear the Wolf' ║ │ │║ worldwide in early 2011. There have been a few line-up ║ │ │║ changes between releases, with bassist Salvador Perez ║ │ │║ leaving the band in 2010. He was replaced by Jose ║ │ │║ Sebasstian, however he left just after a short period of ║ │ │║ time and was replaced by current bassist Jose "Johanson" ║ │ │║ Castillo. The remainder of Kilmara includes drummer Javier ║ │ │║ Morillo and guitarists John Portillo and Kike Torres. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For the recording and producing process for 'Don't Fear the ║ │ │║ Wolf', Kilmara left Spain for Slovakia, to Grapow Studios ║ │ │║ to work with Roland Grapow (of Masterplan and Helloween ║ │ │║ fame) to put together a more powerful album than its ║ │ │║ predecessor. In many ways, it excels over the previous; ║ │ │║ obviously the production is one of the main improvements, ║ │ │║ but overall the heaviness, catchiness and song-writing has ║ │ │║ improved quite a lot. Even vocalist Christian Kohl has ║ │ │║ improved in his techniques and delivery; which at times ║ │ │║ sounded inconsistent on the debut. The guitar riffs ║ │ │║ throughout the CD are far crisper, deeper and harder-edged ║ │ │║ than before (compliments to John and Kike), while the ║ │ │║ melodies are rather intricate and memorable; thus the songs ║ │ │║ which appear on the CD have also improved and are of a ║ │ │║ higher calibre and quality. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The first song highlights on 'Don't Fear the Wolf' I would ║ │ │║ want to mention is the excellent "The Dark Inside" trilogy: ║ │ │║ "Don't Fear the Wolf" (impressive and groove riff laden), ║ │ │║ "You Better Run" (soulful and powerful mid-paced grinder) ║ │ │║ and "Show Me the Way" (speedy and bombastic riff-fest); all ║ │ │║ of which are stand out tracks. "Rock the Night" is a pretty ║ │ │║ standard and straightforward track, reminiscent of 80s ║ │ │║ metal/rock that does get the head moving in approval; while ║ │ │║ "Blindfold" is a passionate and soaring semi-ballad (one of ║ │ │║ Christian's best performance on the album), that could ║ │ │║ easily be mistaken for Circle II Circle. The remainder of ║ │ │║ the CD has some great songs, such as the epic sounding "Let ║ │ │║ Sadness Be Destiny", the rockin' "You Won't Live Forever" ║ │ │║ and the melodic and splendid "The Deceit". ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In the end, Kilmara's 'Don't Fear the Wolf' is an excellent ║ │ │║ album and the changes between this and their debut are ║ │ │║ immense; there has been a dramatic improvement across the ║ │ │║ board. Obviously having the CD professionally produced ║ │ │║ makes a world of difference, and with the master Roland ║ │ │║ Grapow holding the controls, Kilmara were always going to ║ │ │║ be in safe hands. The guitar driven style of the tracks ║ │ │║ really pack a punch and the sizable solos thrown into every ║ │ │║ song will satisfy even the biggest of air guitar ║ │ │║ aficionados... and I'm sure Grapow had a lot to do with ║ │ │║ that, being a guitarist himself. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Hopefully with this release, Kilmara will be able to make a ║ │ │║ name for themselves in the saturated metal market, ║ │ │║ especially in Europe and in their homeland of Spain. The ║ │ │║ consistency and hard work the band has put into this album ║ │ │║ has definitely paid dividends and I was very surprised of ║ │ │║ the size of the jump in terms of quality when comparing the ║ │ │║ two CDs. Fans of melodic heavy/power metal should give this ║ │ │║ band a chance by tracking this one down as you should not ║ │ │║ be disappointed. This is a band on the rise and I shall ║ │ │║ follow them with much anticipation. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Originally written for www.metalcdratings.com and ║ │ │║ www.themetalforge.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. Inside The Darkness 0:52 │ │ 2. The Dark Inside - Don┤t Fear The Wolf 5:18 │ │ 3. Rock The Night 5:31 │ │ 4. All You Need Is Pray 3:02 │ │ 5. Blindfold 4:39 │ │ 6. The Dark Inside - You Better Run 7:51 │ │ 7. Vampire Of Love 4:00 │ │ 8. Let Sadness Be Destiny 6:23 │ │ 9. You Left Without A Reason 5:53 │ │ 10. You Won┤t Live Forever 5:11 │ │ 11. The Deceit 6:30 │ │ 12. The dark Inside - Show Me The Way 5:17 │ │ 13. Dakujem Castle 3:17 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 01:03:44 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘