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Airged L'amh - Ode To Salvation

Year: 2008
Genre: Heavy/Power/Folk Metal
Country: Greece
Format: mp3@CBR256kbps
Size: 99MB
Tracklist:
1.Midlothian 03:23
2.Hunter�s Path 06:02
3.Ode To Salvation 04:49
4.Eternal Eyes 07:22
5.Dine In Hades 07:58
6.Pages Of Essence 06:47
7.The Ritual Lair 04:50
8.Mo Coushle 05;47
9.Glide On The Wings 06:47
Total playing time: 53:47
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Dream Master - Waiting for the End

Year: 2008
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Tracklist:
1. Children Of Tomorrow 4:42
2. False Leaders 4:51
3. Speed Lovers 4:04
4. Inner Suffering 4:09
5. Looking For An Angel 5:44
6. At The Edge 4:59
7. Lost Boys 3:50
8. The Circle Of Life 3:50
9. Prelude To Wrath 0:32
10.Power Of Hate 4:38
11.Chained Whishes 3:34
12.School Of Dark Arts 5:50
13.Reino Del Terror 4:14
14.Enjoy The Silence (DM Cover) 4:43
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Enchanter - Defenders Of The Realm

Style: Epic Traditional/Power Metal
Year: 2008
Country: USA
Quality: MP3, CBR 320 kb/s
Total Size: 121 MB
Tracklist:
1. Thor 04:46
2. Beckoned with the Call 05:26
3. Defenders of the Realm 03:20
4. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 06:45
5. Time Gone Past Nevermore 06:12
6. Beckoned with the Call 05:19
7. Keepers of the Dawn 05:23
8. Imaginary Throne 07:30
9. Intro 01:25
10. Ethereal Quarter 06:51
Total Play Time: 52:57
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Enchanter out of Jackson, Michigan issued two demos, Defenders of the Realm in 1988 and Time Gone Past Nevermore in 1989. They also recorded a one song demo (with an intro) never released in 1990. This very limited edition (1000) press by Arkeyn Steel records gathers all those tracks with lyrics and a band history.

Enchanter were at the progressive end on the 80's metal continuum, think somewhere between early Fates Warning and Queensryche circa the ep and first LP. The vocals are high pitched and clear, but well balanced by a meaner, nastier, burlier guitar tone than normal for this type of music. It’s all very solid stuff and it’s a pretty sure bet they would have been signed had they ignited a few years earlier. For a demo only band this is good quality stuff. Metal to the bone with good musicianship and better than decent song writing.

Defenders of the Realm starts it off and to my ears these four tracks are the best on offer, though that differs from the band and labels opinion (they both feel they got better as they went along). Maybe it’s just that I have that demo and was already familiar with and fond of it, but the songs just seem to be a tad heavier and rocking and more immediate. “Thor”, “Beckoned with a Call”, “Defenders of the Realm” and “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” can stand up easily to a whole lot of the signed bands in this style from back then.

Time Gone Past Nevermore takes a small step in a more progressive direction. It’s still solidly metal and the guitar continues to exceed the usual heaviness factor for progressive metal bands. It reprises “ Beckoned with a Call”, but to my ears not a drastically different version from the first demo’s. Following the four tunes from TGPN is the unreleased Intro/Ethereal Quarter demo. Kicking in the progressive tendencies now heavily, the musicianship and arrangements are definitely impressive, it’s high time this got heard.

I’m not sure how long this will be around (it’s already been stated there will be no repress) so if you are a fan of this kind of 80's metal, get on it quickly. Nice to see the band finally get a well packaged release they deserved it decades ago.

Cage - Unveiled

Year: 1998
Genre: Power Metal
Tracklist:
01. Shoot To Kill
02. Modern Darkness
03. I Live
04. Buried In The Box
05. Devil Inside
06. Dancing Around The Fire
07. Release Me
08. Unveiled
09. The Iron Priest
10. Nomad
11. Influence
12. E.B.S.
13. Disaster
14. Sudden Death
15. Asta La Vista
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"Unveiled" is the re-release of the CAGE-debut, which before had only been available through the band itself. The five Americans around exceptional vocalist Sean Pack already shone out on the RockHard's "Unerhört"-series of unsigned bands, which now deservedly lead to a contract with Munich-based label Omega Records.

Stylistically the San Diego-troup covers nearly all areas of Power Metal, be it fast and melodious ("Shoot To Kill"), in strong mid-tempo ("Devil Inside") or the nearly groovy (also for purists in the most positive sense possible; "Buried In A Box"), everything can be found in great quality for a newcomer-group. What attracts your attention furthermore is the track "Release Me", which could have stood on an album of Power Doom-gods SOLITUDE AETURNUS without any problems!

Who likes US-(Power) Metal like old SAVATAGE or WARRIOR, has to get this CD!

Cage - Astrology

Year: 2000
Genre: Power Metal
Tracklist:
01. Astrology
02. Final Solution
03. Psychotically Deranged
04. The Edge
05. Echelon
06. Root Of All Evil
07. The Trigger Effect
08. Souls And Flesh
09. Fountain Of Youth
10. Broken Dreams
11. Vandalize
12. Victim Of Society
13. The Astrologicon
14. Invitro
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Out of the gates this album starts like a raging pit bull. Sean Peck's vocals are over the top and the dual guitar attack will grab your attention in a hurry. 'The final solution' is solid in every way. Consistency is one of this albums best attributes. Heavy, heavy, and more heavy. Influences and sound reminiscent of Judas Priest and Iron Maiden with the bands own personality evident as well. Other favorite tracks include 'Echelon', 'Root of all evil', 'The trigger effect' which shows Peck's range off a bit, the atmospheric 'Souls and Flesh', my personal favorite 'Broken Dreams' with it's great metallic sound, and 'Vandalize' which covers a lot of ground. This is one of those albums that the die hard true Metal fan has been longing for. This band has been called 'America's best kept secret' and it's no wonder why. The band is really making some noise and is ready to shake your foundations!

Overall
I can attest to the fact that this band is very solid live as well as studio. There is a lot of energy pouring over with these guys that has been missing for some time. The album is hard driving, not just in tempo but in substance. Definitely check it out!

Sencirow-The Nightmare Within

Year: 2008
Genre: Power Metal
Tracklist:
01.The Phenomenon of Frugality 01:58
02.Demon Inside 04:49
03.Palace of Bones
04:17 04.Curse of Lying 04:03
05.The Beggar's Estate 05:28
06.World Collapse 05:17
07.Feeding the Rage 03:40
08.Deliver Me from Pain 04:41
09.Bullet to the Head 03:25
10.Gods Creation Failed 04:55
11.The Nightmare Within 05:52
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Sencirow is a German based band that had released two demos, Dreamspace (1999) and Crown Of Creation (2001) before finally releasing their first full-length debut album The Perception Of Fear in 2006. Lead by lead vocalist/guitarist David "Kensington" Seifert, Sencirow offers up a killer mix of German style heavy metal that incorporates elements of thrash metal and U.S. styled power metal that's big on meaty, chunky riffs and a general "old school" feel.

After the short, chugging and de-tuned riff-filled opener The Phenomenon Of Frugality, the album quickly kicks into high gear with Demon Inside. With a power/thrash metal and definitively older Iced Earth feel, Kensington's gruff vocal style adds an element of aggression to a track that relives the Ride The Lightning era of Metallica. The Iced Earth similarities crop up every now and again, not only with the dramatic and heavy riffing, but Kensington's voice takes on Matt Barlow like qualities on many occasions throughout the album. Curse Of Lying, complete with its galloping main riff and speedy double bass work along with the more epic The Beggar's Estate are yet more examples of the Iced Earth influence with The Beggar's Estate using the classic harmony thirds that Jon Schaffer uses quite often in his riffs. Harmony third based riffs are also prominent with Palace Of Bones; a more mid tempo and melodic track that has a great "old school" feel. World Collapse sees a bit of a Maiden influence with guitar harmonies over chunky main riffs with Kensington's voice taking on more raspy Blackie Lawless qualities. Feeding The Rage amps up the speed a few notches with a great thrash metal feel with Bullet To The Head continuing the trend. More dramatic arrangements are found with Deliver Me From Pain and the title track The Nightmare Within. Deliver Me From Pain mixes clean guitar based with big heavy sections with Kensington's voice taking on the "desperate" tone of Blind Guardian's Hansi Kursch. Suddenly speeding up for the lead guitar work and vocal refrains, Kensington's vocals fall a bit short in what would otherwise be a metal masterpiece. The title track uses more abstract and intricate arrangements with richer Rush-like chording and a more melodic and progressive feel.

If you like big monster guitar riffs and a killer aggressive heavy metal sound, Sencirow definitely fits the bill. Amazing and catchy riffs are all combined with a flair for the dramatic to create a heavy metal sound that fans of older Iced Earth, Falconer and fellow German based bands Symphorce, Brainstorm, Paragon and Mystic Prophecy will surely enjoy. The sometimes raspy and gruff vocals of David "Kensington" Seifert may be perceived as a weak point on some tracks but their very nature adds a more of a rough-around-the-edges sound to this band that is a welcomed change and besides....great heavy metal is supposed to be a little rough-around-the-edges anyway isn't it?

Dream Steel - You

Year: 2008
Genre: Power Metal
Country: Italy (Bologna)
Format: mp3@VBR226kbps
Size: 81MB
Tracklist:
1. Frantic (Intro) 01:06
2. The Flight Of A Butterfly 07:16
3. Behind... 00:40
4. You 04:28
5. Lost 04:54
6. Thin Line 05:11
7. Dancing In The Fate 05:01
8. Black Gift 05:51
9. Nevrstar 07:20
10. The Flight Of A Butterfly 04:42
Total playing time: 46:29
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Kraze - Devil In Disguise

Year: 2002
Genre: Power Metal
Tracklist:
01 Devil in disguise
02 M.A.D.D.
03 Death row
04 Solar strike
05 Onward to war
06 On the run
07 Nuclear nightmare
08 Metally insane
09 Liar
10 Self infliction
11 Land of sorcery
12 Stand, be tall
13 Watch you burn
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After the strong IRON CROSS and the good TYRUS-re-release Iron Glory raise their hands for the next sweeping blow. I talk about KRAZE, which is not a sickness, but the name of a US-band.
This one made its rounds through fanzines many years back, but you never heard more about KRAZE as they would not get a chance to record an album. The 13 tracks of this CD all are from their 87-89-demo-phase. And the album is very enjoyable at least for fans of straight Power Metal without frills. Songs like these had been available in hundreds in the glorious Eighties, but only today we are able to evaluate how good the material is compared to today's stuff.
The songs are mostly up-tempo and convince with their roar-along choruses. Highlights are the opener and title-track with its speed-attacks and the superb "Solar Strike", a speed-cracker par excellence.
Musically somewhere between ABATTOIR and VICIOUS RUMORS the album can enthuse me. Just the sound is very mediocre.

English Dogs - All The World's A Rage

Year: 1995
Genre: Punk/Crossover/Power Metal
Tracklist:
01.Shoot Your Own Head Off
02.I've Got A Gun (Bodyguard)
03.Last One Standing
04.This Is Not A War
05. Musica Faltando *
06.Out In The Cold
07.Wrecking Spree
08.Die Waiting
09.Under A Private Attack
10.Fortress Europe
11.A Cog In Their Machine
12.Poor Air Quality
13.Be What You Are
14.Grass
15.Reduction Line
16.Body On The Line
17.Disarm
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English Dogs - Forward Into Battle

Genre: Punk/Crossover/Power Metal
Tracklist:
01 - Foward Into Line
02 - The Final Conquest
03 - Ultimate Sacrifice
04 - Ordeal By Fire
05 - False Prophet
06 - Wall of Steel
07 - Nosferatu
08 - He That Is Bound Shall Be Freed
09 - Five Days To Death
10 - Brainstorm
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English Dogs - Where Legend Began

Year: 1987
Genre: Punk/Crossover/Power Metal
Tracklist:
01-Trauma
02-The eye of the Shamahn
03-Enter the domain
04-Premonition
05-Calm before the storm
06-Flashback
07-A tomb of traveller s past
08-Middle earth
09-Epilogue
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Omen - Nightmares [ep]

Year: 1987
Genre: Heavy Metal/Power Metal
Country: USA
Format: mp3@CBR320kbps
Size: 57MB
Tracklist:
1. Termination (Live) 03:54
2. Nightmares 02:51
3. Shock Treatment 02:41
4. Dragon's Breath 03:01
5. Termination 03:33
6. Bounty Hunter 04:25
7. Whole Lotta Rosie (live) (AC/DC cover) 03:53
Total playing time: 24:18
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Communic - Payment of existence

Year: 2008
Genre: Progressive Heavy/Power Metal
Tracklist:
01. On ancient ground
02. The abandoned one
03. Becoming of man
04. Payment of existence
05. Through the labyrinth of years
06. Raven's cry
07. Unpredictables of life
08. Stone carved eyes
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COMMUNIC was formed in 2003 as a side project by Oddleif Stensland and Tor Atle Andersen who were bandmates in SCARIOT. They started making fuss around their name with their debut that was produced by Jacob Hansen and their second release " Waves Of Visual Decay".

The album kicks in with a surprise; "On Ancient Ground" is based on a SLAYER-esque guitar riff delivering a solid rhythm section that definitely brings to mind the late works of BRAINSTORM. I think the term Progressive was added to point out the band’s "rich" sound that needs time to grow in you. On thing that blew me from the very beginning was Stensland’s impressive vocals; this gentleman has a powerful mid pitch voice and shares the same singing attitude with Matt Barlow, Andy B. Franck or even Coburn Pharr. Just listen to the vocal catchy melodic lines in "The Abandoned One" and you will get my saying. The flawless production delivers an excellent and atmospheric clean guitar intro in "Becoming Of Man" that slowly builds the tension. Here the keyboards spice things up while the guitar solo comes to the spotlight to reveal the band’s musicianship. One interesting and along the way exciting fact is I did not notice that every song lasted 8 minutes in average. This means that in this album is more that interesting and offers and wide music territory to explore. Among the highlights I should mention the guitar driven "Raven’s Cry" with the excellent bass guitar sound, the melodic vocal harmonies and the tempo changes that brought to my mind the early ICED EARTH. The album closes with the heavy Thrashy in moments "Stone Carved Eyes" that lasts 9 minutes and will make you press the replay button many times!

The bottom line is that I was impressed by this band that made wonder for one more time why all the Northern European countries keep producing such great bands.

Salem Spade - Witch Hunt (Best of/Compilation)

Year: 2008
Country: United States of America
Genre: Thrash Metal/Power Metal
Length: 53:54 Min
Filesize: 63 MB
Tracklist:
- Witch Hunt
- Word to the Wise
- Castle Walls
- Council of the Elders
- Children of the Wasteland
- Stage Kill
- Pocketbook Beast
- Dusk till Dawn
- Legacy of Hate
- Stage Kill
- Sleepless
- Twisted Mind
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Another well kept U.S. power metal secret! Hailing from Colorado, Salem Spade recorded three demos of high quality American power metal in 1988 and 1989. The band played live along with bands such as Jag Panzer and Fates Warning!

Wizards' Hymn - Transience

Year: 2008
Genre: Power Metal
Country: Japan
Format: mp3@CBR320kbps
Size: 107MB
Tracklist:
1. Remains 04:47
2. King And Servant 04:57
3. Wake In Dreamland 06:19
4. Zero 03:34
5. Red Petal 05:02
6. The Trace 04:15
7. Hindsight 04:20
8. Anytime 03:54
9. Whisper Of Snow 09:13
Total playing time: 46:21
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X-World/5 - New Universal Order

Year: 2008
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Country: Sweden
Tracklist:
01. CyberChrist 4:12
02. Man Machine 5:08
03. Charge To War 4:02
04. Stand Up 4:34
05. A Cryptic Message 4:14
06. Crooked Cross 5:14
07. Lunar Voyage 5:35
08. Argonaut 4:08
09. New Eden 4:37
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Members:
Nils K.Rue - Vocals (Dimension Infinite, Eidolon , Pagan's Mind)
Reeves Gabrelsâ - Guitar
Andy La Rocque - Guitar (ex-Death, ex-E.F. Band, Illwill , King Diamond)
Magnus Rosén - Bass (ex-Jørn, Keegan, Planet Alliance , ex- Hammerfall)
Big Swede - Drums

A ’supergroup’ of essentially power metal musicians would ordinarily be expected to produce a power metal, or at a push a progressive metal album, you would think. But X-World/5, put together by former Hammerfall bassist Magnus Rósen, haven’t gone down the obvious route.

Indeed many of the tracks, particularly Cyberchrist, Charge of War and Stand Up, have an industrial style groove to them, with very heavy guitars and far more sinister vocals than fans of singer Nils K. Rue (Pagans Mind) will be used to. The band are completed by guitar heroes Reeves Gabrels (Razor Ball) and Andy LaRocque (ex-King Diamond) and drummer/programmer Stefan “Big Swede” Svensson.

On most of the songs some of Rue’s vocals are twisted by effects and samples, only for him to wail in his distinctive tone straight afterwards. The contrast adds an ominous feeling to an already dark sound that, for the most part, is massively heavy. For most of Charge of War’s verses, for example, Rue is completely unrecognisable as his voice is distorted into that of a sci-fi movie robotic villain over Ministry-ish guitars, which give way to shred solos later on.

Power metal fans expecting something along the lines of Pagan’s Mind meets Hammerfall, tread carefully. This is a very different sound for everyone involved, and it is incredibly good, but perhaps not what fans would expect. The concept came primarily from Rósen and Svensson, which would account for the predominance of bass-heaviness and programming/effects respectively. This is the soundtrack to a horror movie in space; dark, pulsing and loud. You’ve been warned.

Mystic Force - A Step Beyond

Year: 1995
Genre: Progressive/Power metal
Сountry: USA
Size: mp3@192 kbps
Info: 78.6 Mb
Tracklist:
1. The Conquest 06:01
2. Closer To The Truth 04:36
3. Second Chance 02:58
4. A Step Beyond 06:15
5. Feature Film 03:44
6. Far Way 05:29
7. Among Infinity 05:12
8. Love Hates Love Desire 04:09
9. The Innerchild 05:04
10. Deadly Hunger 03:33
11. Nothing Is Forever 03:40
Total playing time: 59:50
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Adrian - One Step Into The Uncertain

Year: 1987
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Country: Germany
Format: mp3@CBR192kbps
Size: 50MB
Tracklist:
1. Reach the Sun 06:11
2. The King Is Born Again 04:27
3. Love Dies in a Painful Way 04:46
4. The White Death 03:30
5. Prelude 01:16
6. Never Again 05:26
7. South Africa 06:48
8. Dreamer 04:52
Total playing time: 37:16
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Pontius Prophet - Rites of Hatred

Genre: Power/Speed Metal
Year: 1988
Tracklist:
1. Black Sacristy
2. Rites of Hatred
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Los Angeles Metal outfit PONTIUS PROPHET was the band formulated following the demise of AGENT STEEL. Following a successful run of albums, closing with 'Unstoppable Force' in March 1987, the band fragmented. Singer John Cyriis (a.ka. John Campos) forged PONTIUS PROPHET alongside AGENT STEEL colleagues guitarists Juan Garcia and Michael Hill with Chuck Profus on drums. A solitary demo was recorded under the PONTIUS PROPHET brand, the two track 'Rites Of Hatred' during 1988.
Prior to their term with AGENT STEEL, both Cyriis and Garcia had worked with ABATTOIR. The vocalist's earlier outfits included SCEPTRE. When PONTIUS PROPHET folded, Garcia journeyed through EVIL DEAD and TERROR before resurrecting AGENT STEEL for the comeback album 'The Omega Conspiracy'.

Shadow Warriors - Power Of The Ninja Sword

Genre: Punk Rock/Power Metal
Year: 2001
Tracklist:

1.	Feel The Fire	03:03
2.	Power Of The Ninja Sword	03:15
3.	Die For Honour	03:28
4.	Fight For Be Free (Live)	04:38
Total playing time		14:24

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Shadow Warriors is the secret side project/joke band of the more famous DragonForce.
The drummer and bass player listed on the band's site aren't real people. A drum machine was used and all bass parts were also recorded by Sam Totman.