┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Nozomu Wakai's Destinia - Metal Souls-(GQCS-90582/3) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jun-08-2018 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.guitarofzorro.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Nozomu Wakai's Destinia Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Metal Souls-(GQCS-90582/3) Label : Ward ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Nozomu Wakai has already made a name for himself ║ │ │║ as a young guitar wizard here in Japan. Perhaps ║ │ │║ the biggest hope in Japanese heavy metal since ║ │ │║ Akira Takasaki of Loudness emerged on the scene ║ │ │║ nearly four decades ago. Wakai has released a ║ │ │║ couple of albums and has also performed with ║ │ │║ Mari HamadaÆs band and Paul Shortino Band (led ║ │ │║ by the legendary Quiet Riot and Rough Cutt ║ │ │║ vocalist Paul Shortino) and has guested Lords of ║ │ │║ Black during their Japan tour last year. Now ║ │ │║ heÆs ready to take on the world with Destinia ║ │ │║ and heÆs doing it together with Lords of BlackÆs ║ │ │║ vocalist Ronnie Romero, who is also the current ║ │ │║ frontman of Ritchie BlackmoreÆs Rainbow. The ║ │ │║ rhythm section on this album consists of drummer ║ │ │║ Tommy Aldridge (Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary ║ │ │║ Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen, Black Oak Arkansas, Pat ║ │ │║ Travers Band, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy) and ║ │ │║ bassist Marco Mendoza (The Dead Daisies, ║ │ │║ Whitesnake, Ted Nugent, Thin Lizzy, Black Star ║ │ │║ Riders, Blue Murder). Not a bad little line-up ║ │ │║ of international rockers. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The title song kicks off the album and sets the ║ │ │║ tone. ôMetal Soulsö is an album that lives ║ │ │║ somewhere between European power metal and ║ │ │║ American AOR. Most of all it has loud echoes of ║ │ │║ 80s power metal and is dominated by WakaiÆs ║ │ │║ guitar playing and RomeroÆs powerful voice. ║ │ │║ Destinia plays very melodic metal, but û in a ║ │ │║ power metal kind of way û it is often performed ║ │ │║ at speed, with plenty of keyboard soundscapes ║ │ │║ and fiery guitar solos. The international ║ │ │║ version of the album is being released by the ║ │ │║ Italian label Frontiers Music. That is no ║ │ │║ coincidence as Frontiers has almost monopolised ║ │ │║ the AOR/melodic metal genre in Europe. Destinia ║ │ │║ fits in well musically with Frontiers other ║ │ │║ artists. ôRaise Your Fistö is AOR of the kind ║ │ │║ popular in the 1980s: melodic rock, singalong ║ │ │║ chorus, keyboards, big hair and a fiery guitar ║ │ │║ solo. ôRainö is a fab song and my other ║ │ │║ favourites on this album are ôPromised Landö and ║ │ │║ ôBe a Heroö. If you like melodic metal, fine ║ │ │║ guitar work and a powerful voice, Destinia is ║ │ │║ for you. The members of the band line-up ║ │ │║ performing on this album are very busy with ║ │ │║ other bands and projects and, thus, I wonder if ║ │ │║ Wakai will put together a new line-up of the ║ │ │║ band for touring. I am hoping that he will take ║ │ │║ this music on the road, or at least do some ║ │ │║ special shows with Ronnie Romero. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by Stefan Nilsson for ║ │ │║ www.roppongirocks.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ronnie Romero - Vocals ║ │ │║ Nozomu Wakai - Guitars ║ │ │║ Marco Mendoza - Bass ║ │ │║ Tommy Aldridge - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Metal Souls [05:12] │ │ 02 - Rain [04:53] │ │ 03 - The End Of Love [04:33] │ │ 04 - Promised Land [04:53] │ │ 05 - Take Me Home [05:50] │ │ 06 - Raise Your Fist [05:24] │ │ 07 - Be A Hero [05:02] │ │ 08 - Metamorphosis [04:30] │ │ 09 - Cross The Line [04:31] │ │ 10 - Judgement Day [04:26] │ │ 11 - Ready For Rock (Bonus Track) [05:14] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [54:28 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘