Soul Of Steel (ITALY)

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Soul Of Steel - Destiny (Digipak Edition) (2011)













Year : 2011
Style : Melodic Power Metal , Melodic Progressive Metal
Country : Italy
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 108 mb

Bio:

Soul Of Steel was born in early 2007. The initial training consisted of 4 elements. The proposed genre is power metal.In mid-2007 they immediately set to work on their first demo. In fact at the end of 2007 they released their first demo entitled "Reborn", self-produced, which found a good result at local level, but also on various magazines found excellent reviews (Metal Hammer vote 7, Rock Hard vote 6.5). They begin to go around the clubs, squares and events; until in 2008 there was a total change of line up.With this line-up, of which only drummer Lorenzo Chiafele remained, Soul Of Steel took over the live situation for a whole year, with several changes on the bass. Finally in early 2009, with Nicola Logrillo on bass, Soul Of Steel decided to start the composition of their first album. In September 2009, with the composition of the finished album, they decided to enter the Bee-X Studios in Brescia and start recording the first full-lenght. All this under the watchful eye of guitarist Olaf Thorsen (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) producer of their record. After finishing all the recording sessions at the beginning of October 2009, on January 8th 2010, Soul Of Steel will immediately present themselves at the Target Club of Bari (BA), opening the concert at Secret Sphere, a well-known symphonic power metal band of fame national and international. Between February and March 2010 the album was mixed and mastered at Ithil World Studio (IM) by Olaf Thorsen and by Sound Engineer Giovanni "Meniak" Nebbia."Destiny" contains 9 tracks of powerful melodic metal, played on various changes of fast but at the same time cadenced parts, like Stratovarius, Labyrinth ect.There will be Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) on the record.The album will be released by the Italian label Underground Symphony in December 2010.

Album:

This is their debut album Destiny (2011) released throuh Bakerteam Records.Soul Of Steel is a power metal band from Italy, formed in 2007 and featuring guitarist Valerio De Rosa, who later played in Edward De Rosa with Giacomo Voli (Rhapsody Of Fire).A must-listen for fans of Italian melo-power who like DGM, Vision Divine, Labÿrinth etc.!

Line Up:

Gianni Valente - Vocals (2008-present)
Dario Di Francesco - Bass
Nicola Caroli - Guitars
Valerio De Rosa - Guitars
Lorenzo Chiafele - Drums (2007-present) - See also: ex-Elegy of Madness
Daniele Simeone - Keyboards, Piano

Tracklist:

01. Intro 01:24 instrumental
02. Swordcross 04:38
03. Running in the Fire 05:16
04. Reborn 05:40
05. Wild Cherry Trees 03:48
06. Till the End of Time 03:21
07. Endless Night 06:56
08. Wings of Fire 05:55
09. Destiny 05:05




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Soul Of Steel - Journey To Infinity (2013)













Year : 2013
Style : Melodic Power Metal , Melodic Progressive Metal
Country : Italy
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 173 mb

Bio:

Soul Of Steel was born in early 2007. The initial training consisted of 4 elements. The proposed genre is power metal.In mid-2007 they immediately set to work on their first demo. In fact at the end of 2007 they released their first demo entitled "Reborn", self-produced, which found a good result at local level, but also on various magazines found excellent reviews (Metal Hammer vote 7, Rock Hard vote 6.5). They begin to go around the clubs, squares and events; until in 2008 there was a total change of line up.With this line-up, of which only drummer Lorenzo Chiafele remained, Soul Of Steel took over the live situation for a whole year, with several changes on the bass. Finally in early 2009, with Nicola Logrillo on bass, Soul Of Steel decided to start the composition of their first album. In September 2009, with the composition of the finished album, they decided to enter the Bee-X Studios in Brescia and start recording the first full-lenght. All this under the watchful eye of guitarist Olaf Thorsen (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) producer of their record. After finishing all the recording sessions at the beginning of October 2009, on January 8th 2010, Soul Of Steel will immediately present themselves at the Target Club of Bari (BA), opening the concert at Secret Sphere, a well-known symphonic power metal band of fame national and international. Between February and March 2010 the album was mixed and mastered at Ithil World Studio (IM) by Olaf Thorsen and by Sound Engineer Giovanni "Meniak" Nebbia."Destiny" contains 9 tracks of powerful melodic metal, played on various changes of fast but at the same time cadenced parts, like Stratovarius, Labyrinth ect.There will be Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) on the record.The album will be released by the Italian label Underground Symphony in December 2010.

Album:

Italy seems to have provided a near constant stream of power metal bands for at least the last fifteen years. Up for inspection today is Soul Of Steel who follow in the footsteps of the likes of Labyrinth, Vision Divine, and Secret Sphere in blending progressive metal elements into the tried and true Italian power metal sound. One thing which surprised me about Journey To Infinity is that it isn’t anywhere near as flowery as I was expecting. Sure these guys are light, as with a majority of their brethren, but they add a degree of crunch which is something I can certainly appreciate.The choice in name of course, is rather unfortunate. Soul Of Steel makes me think along the lines of Majesty, or any other unashamedly metal act. You won’t find much in the way of classic riffs or metal worshipping lyrics here, nah; this is your garden variety progressive power metal, with all the elements you’d expect from Dream Theater to Labyrinth. Plenty of bombastic, celestial keyboards, introspective pianos, Italian style speed picked guitars, riffs which spring to mind the likes of Pagan’s Mind or Symphony X, and of course a healthy amount of double kicked drums.As a result I will say that Soul Of Steel come across fairly generic, and have a habit of extending songs well after their welcome is worn out. It’s unfortunate, as I feel there are parts to certain songs which are really cool and enticing, “Neverland” standing as a good example with a catchy main riff I feel is wasted with uninspiring verses. They could have carved out an ace up-tempo tune with this one. This is something I can say about many tracks on the album, and as such stands as the main factor which hurts the band, and my scoring of this album.I wouldn’t say this is a bad album by any stretch, though. At worst it’s unspectacular, but for the most part is an enjoyable enough romp with some moments of delight sprinkled throughout. Soul Of Steel still has a ways ahead of them if they want to compete with their countries masters, but as a debut album you could do worse. Appeal won’t stretch any further than the progressive power metal crowds, but if you have a love for the style then this is at least worth a listen or two.Very good album !!

Line Up:

Gianni Valente - Vocals (2008-present)
Dario Di Francesco - Bass
Nicola Caroli - Guitars
Valerio De Rosa - Guitars
Lorenzo Chiafele - Drums (2007-present) - See also: ex-Elegy of Madness
Daniele Simeone - Keyboards, Piano

Tracklist:

01. Aeternum Tormentum 02:10 instrumental
02. Through the Gates of Heaven 07:21
03. Shadows of the Past 05:54
04. Neverland 06:04
05. Waiting For 05:58
06. The Fallen Angel 03:14
07. Journey to Infinity 05:13
08. Like a Memory 06:01
09. Secret Words 04:48
10. Portrait of My Last Dream 05:28
11. Last Desire 06:46
12. Eternal Life 07:38
13. Last Desire (acoustic version) 05:13




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Soul Of Steel - Rebirth (2019)













Year : 2019
Style : Power Metal , Progressive Metal
Country : Italy
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 119 mb

Bio:

Soul Of Steel was born in early 2007. The initial training consisted of 4 elements. The proposed genre is power metal.In mid-2007 they immediately set to work on their first demo. In fact at the end of 2007 they released their first demo entitled "Reborn", self-produced, which found a good result at local level, but also on various magazines found excellent reviews (Metal Hammer vote 7, Rock Hard vote 6.5). They begin to go around the clubs, squares and events; until in 2008 there was a total change of line up.With this line-up, of which only drummer Lorenzo Chiafele remained, Soul Of Steel took over the live situation for a whole year, with several changes on the bass. Finally in early 2009, with Nicola Logrillo on bass, Soul Of Steel decided to start the composition of their first album. In September 2009, with the composition of the finished album, they decided to enter the Bee-X Studios in Brescia and start recording the first full-lenght. All this under the watchful eye of guitarist Olaf Thorsen (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) producer of their record. After finishing all the recording sessions at the beginning of October 2009, on January 8th 2010, Soul Of Steel will immediately present themselves at the Target Club of Bari (BA), opening the concert at Secret Sphere, a well-known symphonic power metal band of fame national and international. Between February and March 2010 the album was mixed and mastered at Ithil World Studio (IM) by Olaf Thorsen and by Sound Engineer Giovanni "Meniak" Nebbia."Destiny" contains 9 tracks of powerful melodic metal, played on various changes of fast but at the same time cadenced parts, like Stratovarius, Labyrinth ect.There will be Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) on the record.The album will be released by the Italian label Underground Symphony in December 2010.

Album:

The power prog metal band Soul of Steel reveals the tracklist and the cover of the new album "Rebirth" created by Eddy Talpo's Art.The band is currently at Simone Mularoni's Domination Studio to finalize the recordings of the album that will be released at the beginning of the fall season via Revalve Records.Long have Italy presented the world with accessible, radio-friendly, Prog-sprayed Power Metal. Carrying the torch lit and nurtured by bands like LABYRINTH, VISION DIVINE and DGM, the Italians in SOUL OF STEEL show an exciting record with fun moments and good melodies. Although the name of the band might suggest a more traditional style of Heavy Metal, this is definitely a contemporary Italian Power/Prog Metal piece, filled with keyboards and mid-range singing. With some known names involved in production and arrangements and a couple of veteran guests, "Rebirth" is 51 minutes of homage to a style that's strongly consolidated in their country.The journey starts with "Dracarys", a typical orchestral piece filled with digital percussion and synth strings that will most definitely serve as a show intro for the band to walk into the stage. Next up is "Oblivion", a song that presents a groovy competent band with a nice modern mix and loaded on keyboard textures and leads. When the singer Gianni Valente comes in, we know Italy is in the house! His pleasant tone and controlled performance give the album a joyful atmosphere. The strong accent combined with the heavily-processed mix and master makes the lyrics pretty hard to understand throughout the record, but somehow grant a nice degree of authenticity regarding the band's heritage. Over-the-top virtuoso singing might be expected, due to a long lineage of powerhouse Italians, but this is not the case. The singing is contained, respectful and very song-oriented."Brothers In Arms" is the strongest song on the record and also one of the heaviest. Here the band plays a fairly dangerous game. Bringing two guest singers, LABYRINTH's Roberto Tiranti and DGM's Mark Basile, might sound as a great PR strategy and a big accomplishment in a band's bio but showing up so early in the track list and with such prolific singers, the group's lineup end up to be outshined. On top of that, the song features two guest solos from guitarist Simone Mularoni and keyboardist Andrea Di Paoli. Although the party of guests makes it a great tune, the contrast adds a tad of boredom to the rest of the listening experience and the next track "Sailing To My Fate" loses some of it's brightness."Blessing In Disguise", "The Devil's Bride" and "A Margin Of Life" play nicely to reinforce the band's strengths: good performers, catchy choruses and song-driven playing. There are no moments of excess and the balance between the musicians' abilities sound pretty stable. The heavier segment on the last one of the three followed by the great solo sequence is one of the album's highlights. "It's My Turn" is a welcomed change of pace in the album's landscape. With a haunting keyboard intro, melodic guitar leads and a waltz-like 3/4 time signature, it breathes some life into the rest of the track list and allows the singer to shine a little more. It is also the one with the most unconventional chord progressions, at times reminiscent of bands like ANGRA and SEVENTH WONDER.It leads well into "Trail Of Death", the lengthiest and more varied track on this record. Its catchy chorus, alternate solos and cadenced verses could do a great job of ending the experience on a high satisfactory note. But some inexplicable decision made the band finish the record with a cover version of LADY GAGA's "Perfect Illusion". It does nothing for the record and exposes the band's greatest weaknesses in a clearly uncomfortable Metal rendition of a great Pop song. Whether it was something they did for fun or in an attempt to gain momentum by taking advantage of GAGA's popularity, the only good thing about this version is that it is shorter than the original.Despite some minor odd decisions and a couple of bumps on the road, "Rebirth" is an album worth listening. Especially if you're familiar with previously-released Italian Power Metal. The musicianship is commanding and controlled in a very mature manner, the melodies are catchy and the production is well-handled. It's not an easy task to reform a band lineup as SOUL OF STEEL had to do recently and it sure is a good start to their new chapter.

Line Up:

Gianni Valente - Vocals (2008-present)
Alessandro Saracino - Bass (2019-present)
Nicolas Coppola - Guitars (2019-present)
Salvo Destratis - Guitars (2019-present)
Lorenzo Chiafele - Drums (2007-present) - See also: ex-Elegy of Madness

Tracklist:

01. Dracarys
02. Oblivion
03. Brothers in Arms
04. Sailing to My Fate
05. Blessing in Disguise
06. The Devil’s Bride
07. A Margin of Life
08. It's My Turn
09. Trail of Death
10. Perfect Illusion (Lady Gaga cover)




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