Year : 2018 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Progressive Metal , Female & Male Vocals
Country : Italy , Germany , United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 196 mb
Bio:
Dream Theater singer James LaBrie guests on three sings on the debut album from new Italian prog metal out fit Last Union, who also feature Symphony X bassist Mike LePond and former Helloween/Gamma Ray drummer Uli Kusch. The album is finally getting an official release now that Last Union recently signing a multi-album deal with Rock Of Angels Records.Last Union were formed by vocalist Elisa Scarpeccio and guitarist Cristiano Tiberi who hooked up with LePond and Kusch after they'd heard the music the pair had been working on.The band's debut album has been mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren, known for his work with Opeth, Symphony X and Devin Townsend, and will be released shortly.
Album:
Debut Full-Length Studio Album From Melodic/Prog Metal Super-Star Band ! Features Guest Play By James LaBrie (Dream Theater) ! Also Features Members Mike Lepond (Symphony X) And Uli Kush (Helloween, Masterplan).Elisa Scarpeccio and Cristiano Tiberi are very bold musicians who chose to take very forward steps. They began by inviting drummer Uli Kusch (ex-Helloween, ex-Masterplan) to be their touring drummer. Much to their surprise, he expressed interest in joining the band as a full member after hearing their music. Similarly, they asked SYMPHONY X bassist Mike Lepond to tour with them and he gave them the same answer after hearing their music – he wanted to join as a full member. Thus, LAST UNION was born. While none of this is a small feat by any means, their greatest achievement has to be getting DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie to sing on their album and not just on one song, but three songs!LAST UNION’s debut album, Twelve, releases December 21, 2018. It took them two and a half years to write and piece this album together. This album was not created as a concept album, however, the songs are linked with a common thread of diving into parts of the human soul, effectively creating a story. The band commented on the songs saying, “Behind the song lyrics hides a series of scourges affecting our society such as power, money, war, cartomancy, gambling, but giving in the end emphasis to the beauty of the human soul, with its good and deepest desires and the uniqueness of every human being overcoming and defeating evil.”The album starts with “Most Beautiful Day” which comes in with a very interesting structured melodic arrangement that twists and turns. The vocals of Elisa Scarpeccio are on point throughout the song and they fit with the song arrangement perfectly. “President Evil” is a slower, heavier song with a bass line intro. This song features James LaBrie (DREAM THEATER). LaBrie’s powerful vocals continue the tone of the first song. Energy and power flow out of the next song, “Hardest Way”, which has growls that add to the song perfectly. Full of intensity, the song also moves to the gentle side, especially in the chorus with ethereal vocals accompanied by acoustic guitar.“Euphoria” sounds as though it could come from a modern-day version of SYMPHONY X, showing a revival of emotion through its speed and precision. “Ghostwriter” is an extravagant song with aggression in all the right places. Another burst of energy is found in “Limousine”. The album closes with “Back in the Shadow” which showcases another intriguing melodic arrangement that brings together all of the fascinating elements of the previous songs.Twelve is built on a powerful, dynamic modern progressive sound. LAST UNION is an impressive metal band from Italy that is a great find just before Christmas.
Line-Up:
Elisa Scarpeccio - Vocals
Cristiano Tiberi - Guitars - See also: Firestorm, Last Union, Eternal Breath
Mike LePond - Bass - See also: Affector, Arkenstone, Burnt City, DeadRisen, Death Dealer, Everdawn, Eynomia, Mike LePond's Silent Assassins, Rivera/Bomma, Symphony X, Two Hundred Feet, Waken Eyes, Wings of Destiny, Distant Thunder, Heathen's Rage, Stygia, ex-Brute Force, ex-Holy Force, ex-Fatal Array, ex-Ureas, Ango Tasso's Air Force, Dead on Arrival, Mike Bino Project, ex-Eternity's End, ex-MindMaze, ex-Ross the Boss, ex-Seven Witches, ex-Sleepy Hollow, ex-Them, ex-Helstar (live), ex-Incognito Theory (live), ex-Midnight Eternal, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Ashenveil, ex-Elegacy, ex-Operatika Element (live), ex-Malakis Reign, ex-Friends of Jason, ex-Last Union, ex-Rattlebone
Uli Kusch - Drums - See also: Axe la Chapelle, ex-Beautiful Sin, ex-Ride the Sky, ex-Shock Machine, ex-Gamma Ray, ex-Helloween, ex-Masterplan, ex-Mekong Delta, ex-Roland Grapow, ex-Holy Moses, ex-Joker, ex-Symfonia, ex-Catch the Rainbow, ex-Issa, ex-Last Union, ex-Mumble-Bäh
+ guest:
James LaBrie - See also: Dream Theater, James LaBrie, ex-Mullmuzzler, Symphony North, True Symphonic Rockestra, ex-Frameshift, ex-Coney Hatch, ex-Nightmare Cinema, ex-Trance, ex-Winter Rose
Tracklist:
01. Most Beautiful Day
02. President Evil (Feat. James LaBrie)
03. Hardest Way
04. Purple Angels
05. The Best Of Magic
06. Taken (Feat. James LaBrie) - Radio Edit
07. 18 Euphoria
08. A Place In Heaven (Feat. James LaBrie)
09. Ghostwriter
10. Limousine
11. Back In The Shadow
12. Taken (Feat. James LaBrie)
13. President Evil (Feat. James LaBrie) (Video Version) (Japan Bonus Track)
14. 18 Euphoria (Accoustic version) (Japan Bonus Track)
+ Video "President Evil (Feat. James LaBrie)" (Official Video)
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