Frozen Land (FINLAND)

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Frozen Land - Frozen Land (2018)











Year : 2018
Style : Symphonic Power Metal
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 113 mb

Bio:

Finnish power metal quintet Frozen Land has signed with Massacre Records and will release its self-titled debut album on November 23. The band was originally formed as a solo project by Tuomas Hirvonen (guitar), but quickly became a fully fledged band with the addition of Aki Kuokkanen (drums), Lauri Muttilainen (keys), Juhana Heinonen (bass) and Tony Meloni (vocals). The upcoming debut album was mixed by Matias Kupiainen (Stratovarius) and mastered by Mika Jussila (Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Children Of Bodom). Andrey Vasilchenko has created the album artwork.Fans of Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius should definitely keep an eye on Frozen Land!

Album:

FROZEN LAND hails from one of the planet’s stronghold of symphonic metal, Finland. What’s originally supposed to be guitarist Tuomas Hirvonen’s solo project turned completely into a band including their Italian singer Tony Meloni whom they discovered in YouTube. The goal of the album is to bring back the 90’s golden age of Finnish power metal with huge emphasis on melodies and big epic sounds. That sound is exactly what you get with the first and foremost song “Loser’s Game”. The melodies are huge right from the intro into the riffs. The sound is simply ruthless in opening the album and the song itself. It has an epic chorus with the usual ultra-high notes of power metal. It also has a short but very eventful solo full of cold and speedy melodies – all of that compressed in four and a half minutes making the song a sure face buster.Big melodies and id-paced tempo is the game in the song “The Fall”. The main guitar and keyboard’s main riff makes the overall beauty of the song. The singing also is delivered with ease and calmness making this one a song for fans to sing along with. Frozen Land adds a bit of shade of darkness in the song “Underworld” which has very notable DIO influences in it. It has clear traces of DIO's “Holy Diver” with its mid – paced attack, catchy tunes and as I said, its dark shades musically and lyrically. The solo utilizes a classic sound of chuggy riffs and melodic high-pitch notes. “Orgy of Enlightenment” is catchy for its somewhat weird title. However, the content of this song is just as catchy as its title, which is another track which is slower than the other tracks like the in-your-face delivery of “The Rising”. The delays in between verses make up the thrill in the song.Just before the conclusion of the album comes the power ballad “I Would”. The song is full of emotions which is given more emphasis with the power of the keyboards. In this song, Tony Meloni’s overall singing prowess is showcased, proving that he is not limited to aggressive power metal hymns but can also go mellow with such great character and emotion. This song made it so clear why they chose him to sing for the band when they discovered him on Youtube. The short guitar solo only added to the powerful emotions present in the song, which made it extra epic and a sure favorite. Such excellent performance from this band is no surprise at all, given their fertile ground of metal in Finland. I can say that the expectation on them being a Finnish symphonic metal act is very high, and they successfully backed it up with this masterful performance on their debut effort. I must say, they are another must-check band from Finland.

Line-Up:

Tony Meloni - Vocals
Tuomas Hirvonen - Guitars - See also: Hatred, ex-Elfoer
Lauri Muttilainen - Keyboards
Juhana Heinonen - Bass (2017-present) - See also: Enragement, Re-Armed, Stobe, ex-Assemble the Chariots, ex-Sortokausi
Aki Kuokkanen - Drums - See also: Astralion, Humangod, The Addication, TorneD

Tracklist:

01. Loser's Game 04:26
02. Delusions of Grandeur 03:20
03. The Fall 05:02
04. Underworld (Manala) 05:16
05. The Rising 04:36
06. Unsung Heros 04:30
07. Orgy of Enlightenment 04:27
08. Mask of the Youth 04:42
09. I Would 04:42
10. Angels Crying (E-Type cover) 03:50




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Frozen Land - Frozen Land (2018) (Japan Edition 2019)











Year : 2018 (Japan Edition 2019)
Style : Symphonic Power Metal
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 120 mb

Bio:

Finnish power metal quintet Frozen Land has signed with Massacre Records and will release its self-titled debut album on November 23. The band was originally formed as a solo project by Tuomas Hirvonen (guitar), but quickly became a fully fledged band with the addition of Aki Kuokkanen (drums), Lauri Muttilainen (keys), Juhana Heinonen (bass) and Tony Meloni (vocals). The upcoming debut album was mixed by Matias Kupiainen (Stratovarius) and mastered by Mika Jussila (Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Children Of Bodom). Andrey Vasilchenko has created the album artwork.Fans of Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius should definitely keep an eye on Frozen Land!

Album:

FROZEN LAND hails from one of the planet’s stronghold of symphonic metal, Finland. What’s originally supposed to be guitarist Tuomas Hirvonen’s solo project turned completely into a band including their Italian singer Tony Meloni whom they discovered in YouTube. The goal of the album is to bring back the 90’s golden age of Finnish power metal with huge emphasis on melodies and big epic sounds. That sound is exactly what you get with the first and foremost song “Loser’s Game”. The melodies are huge right from the intro into the riffs. The sound is simply ruthless in opening the album and the song itself. It has an epic chorus with the usual ultra-high notes of power metal. It also has a short but very eventful solo full of cold and speedy melodies – all of that compressed in four and a half minutes making the song a sure face buster.Big melodies and id-paced tempo is the game in the song “The Fall”. The main guitar and keyboard’s main riff makes the overall beauty of the song. The singing also is delivered with ease and calmness making this one a song for fans to sing along with. Frozen Land adds a bit of shade of darkness in the song “Underworld” which has very notable DIO influences in it. It has clear traces of DIO's “Holy Diver” with its mid – paced attack, catchy tunes and as I said, its dark shades musically and lyrically. The solo utilizes a classic sound of chuggy riffs and melodic high-pitch notes. “Orgy of Enlightenment” is catchy for its somewhat weird title. However, the content of this song is just as catchy as its title, which is another track which is slower than the other tracks like the in-your-face delivery of “The Rising”. The delays in between verses make up the thrill in the song.Just before the conclusion of the album comes the power ballad “I Would”. The song is full of emotions which is given more emphasis with the power of the keyboards. In this song, Tony Meloni’s overall singing prowess is showcased, proving that he is not limited to aggressive power metal hymns but can also go mellow with such great character and emotion. This song made it so clear why they chose him to sing for the band when they discovered him on Youtube. The short guitar solo only added to the powerful emotions present in the song, which made it extra epic and a sure favorite. Such excellent performance from this band is no surprise at all, given their fertile ground of metal in Finland. I can say that the expectation on them being a Finnish symphonic metal act is very high, and they successfully backed it up with this masterful performance on their debut effort. I must say, they are another must-check band from Finland.

Line-Up:

Tony Meloni - Vocals
Tuomas Hirvonen - Guitars - See also: Hatred, ex-Elfoer
Lauri Muttilainen - Keyboards
Juhana Heinonen - Bass (2017-present) - See also: Enragement, Re-Armed, Stobe, ex-Assemble the Chariots, ex-Sortokausi
Aki Kuokkanen - Drums - See also: Astralion, Humangod, The Addication, TorneD

Tracklist:

01. Loser's Game 04:26
02. Delusions of Grandeur 03:20
03. The Fall 05:02
04. Underworld (Manala) 05:16
05. The Rising 04:36
06. Unsung Heros 04:30
07. Orgy of Enlightenment 04:27
08. Mask of the Youth 04:42
09. I Would 04:42
10. Angels Crying (E-Type cover) 03:50
11. Loser's Game (Demo) (Japan Bonus Track)




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Frozen Land - Out Of The Dark (2023)













Year : 2023
Style : Symphonic Power Metal
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 95 mb

Bio:

Finnish power metal quintet Frozen Land has signed with Massacre Records and will release its self-titled debut album on November 23. The band was originally formed as a solo project by Tuomas Hirvonen (guitar), but quickly became a fully fledged band with the addition of Aki Kuokkanen (drums), Lauri Muttilainen (keys), Juhana Heinonen (bass) and Tony Meloni (vocals). The upcoming debut album was mixed by Matias Kupiainen (Stratovarius) and mastered by Mika Jussila (Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Children Of Bodom). Andrey Vasilchenko has created the album artwork.Fans of Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius should definitely keep an eye on Frozen Land!

Album:

Right then, here goes Stratovarius 2.0 with album 2.0. To be fair to Frozen Land, they do actually possess their own sound; and it’s very difficult to not sound like Stratovarius if you play melodic power metal and you come from Finland. Thankfully, Frozen Land at least have the chops to pull off such athletic fretwork and energetic tempos with confidence. Their self-titled debut from 2018 (man, that feels like a different era!) is still on semi-frequent rotation for me, and manages to deliver the goods five years later, so I’ve been rubbing my hands together eagerly awaiting more and more news about their sophomore effort Out Of The Dark. It’s safe to say the Finns have just about overcome the ‘tricky second album’ hurdle. Not by pulling any big switcheroo, but by leaning into the tropes of the genre and expanding them to a satisfying level. This LP won’t indoctrinate any new power metal fans, but it won’t alienate any fans of the style either. This is solid stuff indeed, with much potential for exciting developments.I don’t think it would be controversial to mention that the build-up to this album’s release hasn’t exactly been drenched in positivity. First single “King’s A Bitch” garnered criticism for being a Helloween clone, sounding very similar indeed to “Eagle Fly Free”. Whilst I do agree that the lyrics are pretty dire (‘Cause king’s a little bitch/He sure must have a cyst’ – oh dear), since when was being reminiscent of Helloween a bad thing?! I’m pretty sure the band themselves even said at some point that it’s supposed to be a tribute to the German pioneers. Anyway, it’s a kickass track with a memorable chorus…because that’s what “Eagle Fly Free” is. The second – and much maligned – single “Senorita” I will also defend. This dance-infused joke number sent fans and would-be fans into a fucking frenzy of negativity. I can’t believe many of them thought this was the direction the band was genuinely going to take. It’s obviously a light-hearted bonus number tagged on the end of the record to make you grin a little. If you’re into 90s Euro-beat stuff like Sash! or Eiffel 65 then you’ll have a great time with it. Hell, the guys covered E-Type on the first album, you should’ve known something like this was coming!Anyway, onto the meat and potatoes of Out Of The Dark. Frozen Land are clearly evolving in the right direction as the mix here is tighter, the performances more flamboyant (some fantastic solos from Tuomas Hirvonen on the faster numbers), and the songwriting a tad more progressive in the heart of the album. This is most notable on the centrepiece cut “The Northern Star”. This track displays a variety of moods, tempos and grooves of which drummer Aki Kuokkanen should be massively proud, including a chunky bit of chugging halfway through. If they continue to push this facet, they could be penning engrossing 10+ minute epics on the next full-length. That being said, I was most gratified to learn that the majority of this album is of the speedy, galloping, traditional Euro-power sort. Alongside “King’s A Bitch”, the rapid “White Lightning” keeps the listener’s necks aching with some great guitar/keyboard interplay; and “Dying Of The Light” is an absolute rocket that brings to mind the best of Tolkki-era Stratovarius. On the other end of the spectrum, the ballad “Don’t You Ever Leave Me” tiptoes on the brink of being too sappy. I’m incredibly forgiving in general, and would happily belt out this song whilst crying against a rainy window.The mid-tempo fist-pumpers are also here in force in the shape of “The Prophecy” (perfect for that awkward ‘second track’ spot), and “The Slayer” – one of the more innovative numbers in the Finns’ catalogue. The grinding riffs mixed with the blaring synth and quirky vocal patterns make this a super entertaining song to pick the energy up in the album’s dying moments (bang your motherfuckin’ head at 2:37!). Basically, nothing on the menu ‘drops the ball’ so to speak. Frozen Land are deftly displaying their penchant for writing high-quality European power metal, but they’re also proving that they aren’t afraid to piss about a bit, because they ooze swagger, charisma and charm. If you were one of the naysayers dissuaded by the quintet… y’know, having fun… then you are who I recommend this album to the most. Out Of The Dark is just a really really really good power metal record, and I only hope it doesn’t take them 5 years to make another.

Line-Up:

Tony Meloni - Vocals
Tuomas Hirvonen - Guitars - See also: Hatred, ex-Elfoer
Aleksi Salomaa - Bass
Aki Kuokkanen - Drums - See also: Astralion, Humangod, The Addication, TorneD
Antti Sorsa - Keyboards - See also: Worldburn

Tracklist:

01. King's A Bitch
02. The Prophecy
03. Dying Of The Light
04. Don't You Ever Leave Me
05. The Northern Star
06. White Lightning
07. Out Of The Dark
08. The Slayer
09. Senorita




Download links for all albums only on our blog here: http://goodmetalandhar.do.am/