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Genre :: Metal Source :: CDDA . :: :: Label :: Ferocity Records R.date :: 2020.01.07 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: N/A Size :: 86,34 MB __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 268kbps : . . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint Stereo . . . Website :: http://www.wearethecatalystofficial.com/ __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 01. Over Pale Waters 03:37 :: :: 02. Alone Against the World 03:33 :: :: 03. Predators 05:07 :: :: 04. Where the Mountain Stands 03:44 :: :: 05. Coming Home 03:48 :: :: 06. The Code 03:12 :: :: 07. Innan Allt Faller 03:18 :: :: 08. Breathing Black 03:49 :: :: 09. In Shadows 03:32 :: :: 10. Without You 03:46 :: :: 11. The Broken 03:31 :: :: 12. Dust 03:50 :: :: ------- :: .. >> 44:47 .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: Glowing beacon WE ARE THE CATALYST sparked in 2012 and :: :: continues to illuminate paths for the lost and weary several :: :: years later. Standing as a patron saint for those who wander :: :: in the dark, Cat Fey sings (at times serious and terrifying, :: :: at others patient and comforting); her voice ringing with :: :: the crystal clarity of a guiding soul that has no doubt gone :: :: through the same dark paths at one point or another in their :: :: life. Their third full-length release "Ephemeral" sounds :: :: like a return to form from their debut album "Monuments" :: :: after experimenting with harsher vocals on their sophomore :: :: "Elevation". :: :: :: :: WE ARE THE CATALYST seeks to enlighten and uplift spirits :: :: from their opener, "Over Pale Waters". The band builds an :: :: atmosphere that insulates from the slings and arrows of the :: :: rest of the world for a while. There is this sense of :: :: invulnerability; of new-found pride. Cat Fey is right at :: :: home in her element. Channeling I CINTILLA's explosive :: :: "Optics" or EVANESCENCE's classic "Fallen" album, WE ARE THE :: :: CATALYST's "Ephemeral" is rife with those classic, Alt-'00 :: :: anthem elements of crisp, clean vocals and harmonies of :: :: guitar and synth chords that are easy to let get under your :: :: skin. You know, the kind of songs that you lost yourselves :: :: in, perhaps during your earlier metalhead days? Plus, I dare :: :: anyone not to feel invigorated in spirit for the entire :: :: duration of "Where the Mountain Stands" or "The Code". :: :: "Innan Allt Faller" is hefted down with miles of razor wire :: :: bass lines and angrily yelled in the band's native Swedish :: :: tongue. :: :: :: :: Final track "Dust" is a subdued and introspective end to :: :: such a fierce album. WE ARE THE CATALYST has fulfilled their :: :: purpose to be a guiding light in the dark and then some with :: :: this release. "Ephemeral" showcases the beautiful sides of :: :: the shadows and to never be afraid of them. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2020 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :