Year : 2017 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Power Metal
Country : Italy
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 153 mb
Bio:
For those who listen to heavy metal and love one of the most successful sub-genres of this music known as power metal, Labÿrinth is surely a band who needs no introduction. Founded in 1991 in Massa (Tuscany), this Italian band became one of the prime-movers of a genre which in the late 90's - early 2000's became hugely popular amongst the heavy metal faithful, especially in Europe.After the success of their first demo, first EP, and debut album, in 1998 the band released their signature album, “Return to Heaven Denied”. With singer Rob Tyrant (Roberto Tiranti) taking the place of Joe Terry (Fabio Lione, who would then move on to join Rhapsody), “Return To Heaven Denied” was embraced by fans and metal scribes alike and gave a strong push not only to the band’s career, but also to the Italian metal scene as a whole. It is still regarded as a classic piece of work in the genre to this day. The follow up album, “Sons of Thunder” was released in August 2000, breaking onto the official album charts in Japan and Italy.More albums followed, but several lineup changes (with singer Tiranti and guitarist/composer Olaf Thorsen going in and out of the band) brought the band – after the release of “Return to Heaven Denied, Pt. 2 - A Midnight Autumn Dream” in 2010 - to an indefinite hiatus.In the spring of 2016, the band members received a call from Frontiers, asking the founding members Cantarelli and Thorsen to discuss with Roberto Tiranti the real possibilities of a return to form comeback from the band. After much tribulation, the guys agreed to make an album and also make a special appearance at the the first annual Frontiers Metal Festival, where they performed the album “Return to Heaven Denied” in it’s entirety for a future home video release.With a new line-up rounded up by drummer extraordinaire John Macaluso (TNT, Riot, Ark etc.), Oleg Smirnoff (Vision Divine, Edritch) on keyboards, and Nik Mazzucconi on bass, Labÿrinth are truly stronger than ever and are back with a superb self-produced album, “Architecture of a God” (mixed by DGM’s Simone Mularoni) which encompasses all the elements the band is known for. Fast power metal songs with unforgettable hooks, epic prog infused metal songs, and some great melodic numbers that compose a record which is easily going to be another milestone for the Italian Metal Masters!
Album:
In the spring of 2016, Labÿrinth's founding members Andrea Cantarelli and Olaf Thorsen received a call from Frontiers, asking them to discuss with vocalist Roberto Tiranti the possibilities of a reunion with a return to their classic sound to mount a comeback for the band. After much discussion, the guys agreed to make an album and also to make a very special appearance at the the first annual Frontiers Metal Festival, where they performed their signature album, “Return To Heaven Denied”, in its entirety. BTW, said performance is being prepared for a future home video release. Olaf says: “This has been easily the most difficult and challenging album I ever worked on. To be honest, when Frontiers contacted me, insisting to make this reunion happen, I was sceptical and worried. We couldn't simply make a new album, it wouldn't have been honest to the fans and to ourselves. Of course, this is as easy to say as also unbelievably tough to make real: we have so many good albums out there, looking at us from their past and which people still keep in their minds and hearts. That's why we decided to strengthen our line-up, joining with nobody else but the best musicians we believed they would have fitted perfectly into our perspective of the music we were about to write.” Andrea adds: “The making of this album has been a fantastic journey. We brought back a lot of classic elements of our music, mixing it with something new and I'm so enthusiastic about the final result.” Roberto Tiranti makes it short: “Just when you thought you already gave everything you could, expressing every possible musical aspect of your way of intending music for a band like Labÿrinth, then comes 'Architecture Of A God', to remind you that nothing is impossible!” With a new line-up rounded ooff by drummer extraordinaire John Macaluso (TNT, Riot, Ark), Oleg Smirnoff (Vision Divine, Edritch) on keyboards, and Nik Mazzucconi on bass, Labÿrinth are truly coming back stronger than ever and have offered up a superb self-produced album. “Architecture Of A God” (mixed by DGM’s Simone Mularoni) is a record that encompasses all the elements the band is known for: fast power metal songs with unforgettable hooks, epic prog infused metal songs, and some great melodic numbers that compose a record which is easily going to be another milestone for the Italian metal masters! “What we have in our hands, now, it's 'Architecture Of A God': by far, the most mature and complete album we ever wrote”, concludes Thorsen. “There's no will to challenge our glorious past, but I'm really confident that, once released, this album will set a new standard for our music!”
Line-Up:
Andrea Cantarelli Guitars (1994-present) - See also: A Perfect Day, ex-Amazing Maze
Olaf Thörsen Guitars (1994-2002, 2009-present) - See also: Vision Divine, ex-Symmetry
Roberto Tiranti Vocals (1997-1998, 1999-2014, 2016-present), Bass (2006-2010) - See also: 5th Element, Odyssea, Verde Lauro, Wild Steel, ex-Amazing Maze, 999, Batti Becchi, Headrush, Live Fire, Mangala Vallis, Roberto Tiranti, Wonderworld, ex-A Perfect Day, ex-Vanexa, ex-New Trolls
Nik Mazzucconi Bass (2016-present) - See also: Edge of Forever, ex-Aleph
John Macaluso Drums (2016-present) - See also: Chris Caffery, John Macaluso & Union Radio, Masterlast, Stygia, Unwritten Pages, ex-Ark, ex-MCM, ex-Artlantica, ex-Alex Masi, ex-HolyHell, ex-Jorn, ex-Magni Animi Viri, ex-Mastercastle, ex-Powermad, ex-Riot V, ex-TNT, ex-Vitalij Kuprij, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Symphony X (live), ex-Fool's Game, ex-Holy Mother, ex-Mullmuzzler, ex-George Lynch, ex-Indigo Dying, ex-Starbreaker
Oleg Smirnoff Keyboards (2016-present) - See also: ex-Anger, ex-Death SS, ex-Eldritch, ex-L'Impero delle Ombre, ex-Shining Fury, ex-Vision Divine
Tracklist:
01. Bullets
02. Still Alive
03. Take On My Legacy
04. A New Dream
05. Someone Says
06. Random Logic
07. Architecture Of A God
08. Children
09. Those Days
10. We Belong To Yesterday
11. Stardust And Ashes
12. Diamond
13. Those Days (Acoustic Version) (Japan Bonus Track)
+ Video "Bullets" (Official Video)
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