Year : 2013
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country: Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 117 mb
Bio:
ColdSpell, based in the north of Sweden, was formed in 2005 by guitarist and songwriter Michael Larsson. Since their first release, ColdSpell has been one of the bands you like to mention when talking high class Scandi hard rock. ColdSpell blasted onto the scene in 2009 with their own brand of hard rock/metal. They first took the world by storm with their "Infinite Stargaze" release, an album that created a stir in rock circles receiving stunning reviews all over the world. Two years later, a brand-new release "Out From The Cold" was put out to an eager audience, once again mixed by Tommy Hansen in Denmark, Tommy who had previously worked with the likes of Helloween, TNT, Pretty Maids, Jorn and Pagan's Mind. In 2013 ColdSpell put out a new recording, entitled "Frozen Paradise", once again with Tommy Hansen at the mixing desk. This was an unbelievable recording and the band has extended its expertise with razor sharp riffs, solid rhythms and great choruses.With three albums released so far, the wait is over. ColdSpell are ready to strike again with the brand-new album, titled “A New World Arise”. This stunning recording features 12 new songs of epic proportions and it’s going to put ColdSpell firmly on the map. This is Scandinavian melodic rock of the highest order and will be a strong contender for the hard rock album of 2017.
Album:
This is the third album release of the melodic Heavy Metal band from Sweden named COLDSPELL. But let me stop you there, for a quick notification. I wish to probe with you about melodic Heavy Metal. Heavy Metal being melodic, so can’t I call it Euro Heavy Metal? After my short babbling, I found COLDSPELL to be that Heavy Metal, very popular in Europe. On the other hand, probably the biggest act nowadays following this genre is USA based, what I would like to call a twist of faith, you probably know them as AVENGED SEVENFOLD, therefore COLDSPELL are roaming the streets with some bad ass bands.“Frozen Paradise”, COLDSPELL’s newest fling, consists of eleven fresh tracks, so how about a dive? “Paradise” starts with a nice riff right before the Keyboards strikes with full scale assault, very SONATA ARCTICA oriented. Matti Eklund, on Keyboards performs immensely great. “Paradise” took me by surprise as a very catchy, a term which I will use quite a lot throughout this review as it has a massive impact especially on the choruses. It even gets catchier when only the vocals are on display, meaning no other instruments playing, letting the vocalist have its way. “Life Has Just Begun” commences with nice acoustic passage that materializes into a massive main riff alongside profound keyboards, overall a great song, again very SONATA ARCTICA style.Some kind of twist appeared on “Goin' All The Way”, taking the Hard Rock course and turned out to be a classic. However it didn’t stop there as “Alive” kept up the vibe as a strongly influenced from European Hard Rock, all in all a nice song. Even with the classics mentioned, “On The Run”, is the major badass, conveying a FIREWIND tamed guitars and a hint of EUROPE, heavy infliction spiked by a memorable chorus. Also don’t miss “Dark Reflections”, a very melodic, catchy as hell with a Southern Rock kind of twist that I didn’t expect.It seems that COLDSPELL like to diversify their music yet with preserving the melodic edge as a prime directive. Much without being a fan of this musical formula, this new album was a pleasant ride with a great production, catchy riffs and keyboards however like many albums even if still lacking the punch for greatness.
Line Up:
Anders "Kebbe" Lindmark - Bass
Perra Johanson - Drums
Michael Larsson - Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Matti Eklund - Keyboards, Vocals
Niklas Swedentorp - Vocals (lead)
Tracklist:
01. Paradise 5:20
02. Angel of the World 4:09
03. Life Has Just Begun 5:05
04. Goin All the Way 4:04
05. Alive 4:28
06. Life 2 Live 5:28
07. On the Run 4:39
08. Soldiers 5:55
09. Fallin 4:05
10. Dark Reflections 4:42
11. Legacy 5:08
12. Rise And Fall 4:20 (Bonus Track)
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