┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Vanden Plas - The Seraphic Clockwork-(HMCX-1097) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Feb-02-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2010 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.vandenplas.net ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Vanden Plas Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : The Seraphic Clockwork-(HMCX-1097)l : Happinet Corpo ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For the longest time, the majority of ║ │ │║ progressive metal bands played music in the vein ║ │ │║ of DREAM THEATER, with somewhat heavy guitars, ║ │ │║ lots of solos and weird time signatures, and a ║ │ │║ base in 80Æs metal. Somewhere over the past ten ║ │ │║ years, prog-metal (or what critics call prog- ║ │ │║ metal) has shifted to where bands like MASTODON, ║ │ │║ BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME, and even (ugh) THE ║ │ │║ DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN are marketed as the ║ │ │║ front-runners of the genre. Some may disagree, ║ │ │║ but I believe that in a fair world, bands like ║ │ │║ SHADOW GALLERY and VANDEN PLAS should be much ║ │ │║ bigger than they are (maybe if they toured more ║ │ │║ often, they would be) and would serve as direct ║ │ │║ contrasts to the typical stereotypes of the ║ │ │║ genre.s ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ VANDEN PLAS is a band that has been around since ║ │ │║ 1986, and has been releasing albums every 3-4 ║ │ │║ years since their debut, ôColour Templeö in ║ │ │║ 1994. ôThe Seraphic Clockworkö is their sixth ║ │ │║ album, recorded with the same lineup that ║ │ │║ recorded the debut. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The slightly heavier direction that VANDEN PLAS ║ │ │║ has been moving on since their previous album ║ │ │║ ôChrist 0ö continues here. DonÆt worry, this is ║ │ │║ nothing like ôTrain of Thoughtö (although I ║ │ │║ loved that album), but the guitars are slightly ║ │ │║ heavier and more in the forefront of the sound, ║ │ │║ and there is a greater focus on the riffs. The ║ │ │║ chemistry and interaction between the guitar and ║ │ │║ keyboards is fantastic. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ There are only 8 songs on the album (9 if you ║ │ │║ count the bonus track), but half of the songs ║ │ │║ are about 9 minutes or longer. I never found the ║ │ │║ length of any of these songs to be bothersome, ║ │ │║ in fact, I love how well that they worked so ║ │ │║ many ideas together, rather than just taking one ║ │ │║ riff or melody and driving it to the ground. The ║ │ │║ great thing about VANDEN PLAS, especially ║ │ │║ recently, is that they can write technically ║ │ │║ proficient songs without sacrificing good ║ │ │║ songwriting. The melodies, both from singer Andy ║ │ │║ Kuntz, and from the actual instruments, are so ║ │ │║ powerful. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For lovers of guitar and keyboard solos, thereÆs ║ │ │║ plenty to enjoy here, but those who eschew ║ │ │║ progressive genres because of the over-abundance ║ │ │║ of solos and ôwankingö will still find the ║ │ │║ performances tasteful. My favorite song on here ║ │ │║ is probably ôHoles in the Sky,ö with its grand ║ │ │║ hook. ôScar of an Angelö is technically a ║ │ │║ ballad, although it has some superior heavier ║ │ │║ parts. The use of a female vocalist is so ║ │ │║ effective in this beautiful song. Closing epic ║ │ │║ ôOn My Way to Jerusalemö goes from soft to heavy ║ │ │║ and back again, along with some nice progressive ║ │ │║ sections as well. Bonus track ôEleysonö was ║ │ │║ recorded live and sung entirely in Latin; itÆs a ║ │ │║ decent song, but itÆs a good thing that they ║ │ │║ left it off of the regular album, because it is ║ │ │║ the weakest song on the album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ôThe Seraphic Clockworkö is an album that can be ║ │ │║ divided into two halves, with the longest songs ║ │ │║ on the second half and the comparatively shorter ║ │ │║ songs in the first. However, regardless of their ║ │ │║ length or placement on the album, VANDEN PLAS ║ │ │║ succeeds mightily. The only thing keeping this ║ │ │║ from a perfect score is that I thought ║ │ │║ ôQuicksilverö was slightly weaker than the rest ║ │ │║ of the songs. I cannot stop listening to this ║ │ │║ album and chances are you wonÆt be able to ║ │ │║ either. Just like ôChrist 0,ö The Seraphic ║ │ │║ Clockworkö is an album that you will see on my ║ │ │║ end of the year ôbest-ofö list. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Review written by Mike Novak for www.metal- ║ │ │║ temple.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Andy Kuntz - Vocals ║ │ │║ Torsten Reichert - Bass ║ │ │║ Gunter Werno - Keyboards ║ │ │║ Stephan Lill - Guitars ║ │ │║ Andreas Lill - Drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Frequency [06:17] │ │ 02 - Holes In The Sky [05:26] │ │ 03 - Scar Of An Angel [07:27] │ │ 04 - Sound Of Blood [06:47] │ │ 05 - The Final Murder [09:54] │ │ 06 - Quicksilver [08:54] │ │ 07 - Rush Of Silence [09:23] │ │ 08 - On My Way To Jerusalem [12:53] │ │ 09 - Healing Tree (Bonus Track) [06:10] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [73:11 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘