┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Last Union - Twelve-(MICP-11465) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-25-2019 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2019 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........14 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Last Union Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Twelve-(MICP-11465) Label : Avalon ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Sharp before Christmas a new impressive metal ║ │ │║ album from Italy hits the shelves. The name of ║ │ │║ the band is Last Union, a powerhouse being the ║ │ │║ brainchild of singer Elisa Scarpeccio and ║ │ │║ guitarist Cristiano Tiberi. With a lot of ║ │ │║ ambition and passion, the duo started into the ║ │ │║ endeavor of a new band and what was a need ║ │ │║ though was a rhythm section. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ What began as a need became a rock solid rhythm ║ │ │║ group, comprising of no less than former ║ │ │║ Helloween drummer Uli Kusch and bass icon Mike ║ │ │║ LePond. These guys provide Last Union with a ║ │ │║ strong heartbeat that acts as a foundation for ║ │ │║ each of the twelve songs. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ And if this would not be enough, one of the most ║ │ │║ respected singers in progressive metal, Dream ║ │ │║ TheaterÆs James LaBrie, has a guest appearance ║ │ │║ on some of the songs too. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The fact that these musicians joined Last Union ║ │ │║ is already a first sign that the music must be ║ │ │║ good. And indeed, what the band delivers on ║ │ │║ æTwelveÆ is good stuff. Although the label info ║ │ │║ sheet talks about progressive metal I think Last ║ │ │║ Union is more into melodic power metal. Melodic ║ │ │║ vocals lines and a good sense for hooks make ║ │ │║ songs like æThe Best of MagicÆ to little treats ║ │ │║ for your ears. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Things get never too heavy, although the album ║ │ │║ has some edges. It might not be the sharpest ║ │ │║ ones, but itÆs by far enough to escape from the ║ │ │║ triviality. The progressive aspect of æTwelveÆ ║ │ │║ proves this a lot. Sme complexity comes to the ║ │ │║ forefront with tunes like æTakenÆ, one of the ║ │ │║ tracks with James LaBrie sharing vocal duties ║ │ │║ with Scarpecchio. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Last but not least æTwelveÆ is build on a rather ║ │ │║ modern sound thatÆs powerful and dynamic. The ║ │ │║ sum of all the mentioned makes this album to a ║ │ │║ little highlight, closing of an exciting year in ║ │ │║ metal. I have to say that I havenÆt had Last ║ │ │║ Union on my radar and this for sure changed with ║ │ │║ æTwelveÆ. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by Markus for ║ │ │║ www.markusheavymusicblog.org ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Elisa Scarpeccio û Vocals ║ │ │║ Cristiano Tiberi û Guitars ║ │ │║ Mike LePond û Bass ║ │ │║ Uli Kusch û Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ James LaBrie û Guest Vocals (2, 6, 8 , 12, 13) ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Most Beautiful Day [04:15] │ │ 02 - President Evil (Feat. James LaBrie) [04:11] │ │ 03 - Hardest Way [03:43] │ │ 04 - Purple Angels [03:41] │ │ 05 - The Best Of Magic [03:46] │ │ 06 - Taken (Feat. James LaBrie) (Radio Edit) [03:42] │ │ 07 - 18 Euphoria [03:12] │ │ 08 - A Place In Heaven (Feat. James LaBrie) [05:22] │ │ 09 - Ghostwriter [02:39] │ │ 10 - Limousine [02:43] │ │ 11 - Back In The Shadow [05:23] │ │ 12 - Taken (Feat. James LaBrie) [08:12] │ │ 13 - President Evil (Feat. James LaBrie) (Video [04:18] │ │ 14 - 18 Euphoria (Acoustic Version) (Bonus Trac [03:40] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [58:47 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘