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1 | My Spirit Will Go On 07:54
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| 2 | Fury Of The Storm 06:46
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| 3 | Fields Of Despair 05:25
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| 4 | Dawn Over A New World 05:13
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| 5 | Above The Winter Moonlight 07:31
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| 6 | Soldiers Of The Wasteland 09:45
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| 7 | Prepare For War 06:15
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| 8 | Once In A Lifetime 07:46
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| | Total playing time 56:35 |
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ZP Theart - vocals
Herman Li - guitars
Sam Totman - guitars
Vadim Pruzhanov - keyboards, acoustic guitars
Adrian Lambert - bass
Dave Mackintosh - drums
Guest musicians:
Clive Nolan - backing vocals, keyboards |
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Cry of the Brave (5:45) - Bonus track on Japanese edition only.
Recorded and mixed at Thin Ice Studios in Surrey UK, from 6th October to 10th December 2003. All guitars recorded at Herman Li’s LamerLuser Studios in London, UK.
Engineered by Karl Groom, all vocals recorded by Richard West
Mixed by Karl Groom, Richard West and DragonForce
Mastered by Eberhard Köhler
Produced by Karl Groom and DragonForce |
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| 1. My Spirit Will Go On
[Music: Sam Totman, Lyrics: ZP Theart, Sam Totman]
Life is a misery, don't know how it's come to be
Death, the epitome of all of our days
In the past we had no choice to hear or to be the voice
Close your eyes and visualize the demon to arise
You know that sanity |
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А дракончик-то всё растёт! Он ещё не может покорить весь мир, но сила и мощь в нём чувствуется. Второй альбом английских экстрим пауэр металеров Dragonforce «Sonic Firestorm» как бы продолжает линию начатую на дебютном диске «Valley Of The Damned», но уже более качественно и грамотно подавая музыкальный материал. Ещё более усовершенствовался до идеального качества звук. Вокалист перестал пищать как кот, и теперь он выглядит достаточно сёрьезно. Музыка? О да! Музыка стала ещё быстрее, плюс... Я думал что это невозможно, но это правда. На альбоме можно встретить вдоволь самых настоящих бластбитов! Причём ничем не отличающихся от блек метала. Я думаю теперь у нас действительно появился настоящий пример white metal`a! Вряд ли эту музыку можно сейчас назвать хеппи пауэром – уж слишком она самобытна и оригинальна. Конечно, мелодии чертовски позитивные, а в некоторых местах просто откровенно сахарные. НО, это не мешает быть некоторым песням настоящими хитами! Среди них выделяется открывающая песня «My Spirit Will Go On», отличающаяся заводной и энергичной мелодикой, присутствием запоминающегося и сильного припева, и конечно же супер скоростей. Ещё один реальный хит «Fields Of Despair» сразу начинается с рубилова! А вот баллада «Dawn Over A New World» не приносит радости – в этом плане музыкантам ещё нужно поупражняться, чтобы дорасти хотя бы до уровня медляков Dragonland`a. В интересной композиции «Above The Winter Moonlight» как раз нашлось самое яркое применение таланта гостевого клавишника Клайва Нолана (Arena, Pendragon, Shadowland). И завершает пластинку ещё одна крепкая песенка «Once In A Lifetime». Из минусов – слишком длинные композиции и молотильная однообразность римт секции. В целом, альбом удался. Средний уровень он группе обеспечил стабильно! |
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Многих слушателей этого альбома весёлой дробильно-молотильной команды DragonForce (с гитаристом-китайцем, победившим в некоем конкурсе молодых дарований по истязанию струн) смущает то, что ни одна композиция альбома не запоминается. Всё однообразно, создаётся впечатление, что альбом есть одна песня с медленной вставкой - "Dawn Over a New World".
Не знаю. Нормальный, драйвовый, скоростной power, даже не скажу в чьём духе: это побыстрее Grave Digger, но очень слащаво и попсовенько. Тем не менее, после первого раза прослушивания запомнились отличные супер-боевички "My Spirit Will Go On" и "Fields of Despair". А песенка "Soldiers of the Wasteland" очень даже заряжает и облажает запоминающимся припевом. Рекомендовано всем любителям melodic power. Альбом смело можно приобретать в коллекцию, не затеряется! |
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Никогда бы не подумал, что в Великобритании так могут играть пауэр, да и пауэр вообще. Страна, славная своими хэви-металическими традициями, которые дали начало сонму групп и даже направлений, вдохновили очень многих на многое, заимела перспективную пауэрную группу. Пауэр данных сэров очень красив, очень позитивен, очень, не побоюсь сказать, виртуозен, ну очень быстр и очень, очень… От меня много лестных эпитетов. Состав можно назвать интернациональным. Единственное, что можно сказать по первому впечатлению – «обалдеть!». Ну не могут данные ребята со всех краёв света играть скучную музыку. Просто не могут! Так и оказывается на деле. Быстрый, невероятно быстрый пауэр, со множеством соляков, с ураганной ритм-секцией, с неплохим вокалом (хорошим или плохим его назвать невозможно, он нормальный, подходящий), очень много драйва и позитива. Вернусь к солякам: они с калейдоскопической быстротой меняют друг друга, все одинаково хороши, а что гитаристы вытворяют со своими музыкальными инструментами! Клавиши тут однозначно второстепенны, но их можно слышать, ну а про ритм-секцию я уже говорил. Такой механизм сбоев не даёт. Уже при первом прослушивании начинаешь невольно дёргать рукой или ногой в ритм, а не от нервов! В середине альбома медляк «Dawn of the New World» очень органично и гармонично делит альбом на две части, а сам медляк чудовищно хорош, хотя в нём нет ничего нового, просто лирика, душа и немного эпичности. Лично я в восторге. |
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And now that misery has taken a new stand
In the land of a thousand souls we will carry on through the rain
In the sun we will move along with the memories of the slain
When I see this humanity and the evil that they have come to be
We've come to the point of no return and you beg for just...
One more time to escape from all this madness
One more time to be set free from all this sadness
And one last time to be the one who understands
My soul and my spirit will go on, for all of eternity
Foreign the currency, your payment in blood to be
Death is the destiny for all of our ways
In the dark you hide away for who or what you can't say
When I see the power of the demon come alive
You know that sanity is not as it was meant to be
And now that misery has taken a new stand
On the wings of eagles flying staring on to the sun
Reaching for the gold horizon when the war shall be won
Can you see the debauchery and the blade of death that has come for thee
In winds of torment forever more you will cry for just...
One more time to escape from all this madness...
[Solos - Sam / Herman / Sam / Herman / Twin Blast / Sam / Twin Blast / Sam]
2. Fury Of The Storm
[Music / Lyrics: Sam Totman]
We are riding for the battle field in force tonight
Fury of the darkest evil cry for way
Far beyond the boundaries of hell and starlight
On the road to lands unknown forever more
Through the caverns far below our quest will lead us
Onwards through the ice and snow forever more
Standing fighting full of hate the time has come now
Stand and sound the guns of glory cry for war
On wings of glory we will carry on
Far across the forgotten lands toward the distant sun
And in the darkness shining far beyond the starlight
Lightning is striking from the dark dawning shadows
And in the kingdom of the everlasting sun
When the glory of the master's time has come
Into the fires of forever we will fly through the heavens
With the power of the universe we stand strong together
Through the force of power, it will soon reach the hour
For victory we ride, Fury of the Storm!
We are the chosen ones we cannot fail now
Spilling all the blood on the fires below
Smashing through the boundaries with the fire and fury
Killing all the mortals down the winding road
Hell fires are raging the storm growing strong
On the path to victory towards the distant sun
And in the darkness shining far beyond the starlight
Lightning is striking from the dark dawning shadows
And in the kingdom of the everlasting sun
When the glory of the master's time has come
Into the fires of forever we will fly through the heavens
With the power of the universe we stand strong together
Trough the forced of power, it will soon reach the hour
For victory we ride, Fury of the Storm!
[Solos - Sam / Sam & Herman / Herman / Sam / Sam & Herman / Sam / Herman / Sam / Herman & Sam / Herman / Herman]
3. Fields Of Despair
[Music: Herman Li, Sam Totman, Lyrics: Herman Li, Sam Totman]
Can you feel the pain inside sometimes in my mind?
In the land of loneliness the seas of blood run cold
Is the feeling lost inside within the sins of all mankind?
Time after time we stood united on we go
Fly far away don't let the world pass you by
Live for the day when we must stand and survive
Now we face the judgment day our souls will feel the pain
Hear the screams of my world through the rain
Silent fields of despair my tears in the rain
Pain in my heart bleeding through
One day we'll be back for one moment in time
Endlessly searching for you...
Who can cure my emptiness inside for this time?
Suffering from loneliness my dreams and hopes will die
No more feelings left inside my blackened heart I cannot hide
Time after time our souls divided on we cry
Fly far away don't leave your own past behind
Live for the day another year passes by
Now we turn to face our fear there's nothing more to say
Still your dreams and my nightmares remain
Silent fields of despair my tears in the rain...
[Solos - Vadim / Sam / Vadim / Sam & Herman / Herman]
4. Dawn Over A New World
[Music / Lyrics: Sam Totman]
In the darkness of the night in the shadows of the dawn
It's turning black no looking back the sands of time are sown
When the day will slowly end and the sun has turned to grey
Will we feel the power of freedom with the dawn of a new day?
Over mountains paved with gold and through the valleys of the slain
Our quest will lead us onwards to the journey of the brave
When the time has come to stand for the power we believe
We will ring the sound of victory for one and all to see
Sometimes in your darkest dreams you will feel the haunting pain
Silent tears of your hidden fears come to haunt you once again
Fight on for the memories of the everlasting dream
Their in the silent lands on wings of glory free
We can go on forever with the darkness so far away
And the warriors who live forever fight on to the end
Across the highest mountains and through the endless seas
Our journey ever onwards fight until we all be free
Through the darkness shining the never ending light
On through the days of glory rise towards the fight
And one day we will find a way toward this distant golden age
The cries of war will sound the day
We stand before the dawn of a new world
On through the raging thunder across the seven seas
Cold winter skies are falling on the battles we have seen
[Solos - Herman / Sam]
We can go on forever with the darkness so far away
And the warriors who live forever fight on to the end
Across the highest mountains and through the endless seas...
5. Above The Winter Moonlight
[Music: Vadim Pruzhanov, Lyrics: Vadim Pruzhanov, Sam Totman, Herman Li, ZP Theart]
On wings of burning fire across the oceans far
The legends of the seven seas and mystic fallen star
Their laden ships are sailing on towards the sun
To the island of the everlasting chosen one
Face our fear along the way our freedom will prevail
The crown and the shining light
Punishment and anger in the fire of your soul
Prepare the eternal fight
Lost in a dream in a boundless sea
Rivers of pain are guiding me
Defending this land from the sins of man
Never surrender our dreams again
Ride forever onwards stare into the sun
Where hopes and dreams are everlasting marching on and on
Rise another day across the distant skies
Where the dawn above the winter moonlight shines upon the fall of our lives
Insanity sublime shall make by bleeding heart
Feel cold and fearless anger rising far beyond the dark
In search of might and wisdom sacrifice our souls
In the name of truth and justice never to be told
Face our fear along the way our freedom will prevail
The crown and the shining light
Punishment and anger in the fire of your soul
Prepare the eternal fight
Can you not feel the eternal pain
Flows through your heart and every vein
The torture begins and it breaks you down
Nothing to save when the soul is gone
Ride forever onwards stare into the sun...
[Solos - Herman / Sam / Herman / Sam]
6. Soldiers Of The Wasteland
[Music: Sam Totman, Lyrics: ZP Theart, Sam Totaman]
Crossing battles savage seas towards the mountains high
Forest plains of wilderness we're striking out tonight
On towards our destiny we travel far and wide
Journey through the darkenss as your hearts refuse to die
In the flames of hell we fire at will the fires of doom has come
With the forces of the blackest knights they're staring at the sun
Far across the distant plains of ice we're searching for the sword
When the time has come for the battle now we follow with the horde
We will ride with fire burning hot towards the night sky
In the land of long ago forever in our souls
Fly on wings of shining steel are burning so bright
In ancient lands of warriors we're riding on again
Burning fires burning lives on the long distant roads
Through the lost mountains endless so far away from home
Warrior soldiers forever we fought long ago
We're all lost in the darkness so far away from home
Fallen soldiers taste the steel of death the daylight dawning
Sun will shine upon the lives of burning hearts of ice
As you break through the boundaries of life this feeling of despair
And they die in their sleep for the world that will not care
You feel lost in this labyrinth of pain this sickening dismay
There's a voice inside that's calling another wasted day
Can't you see the history the suffocating madness
In the land of fallen souls there's nowhere left no place to go
I have traveled far and wide across the wasteland
Still searching for the answers for the right to understand
Burning fires burning lives on the long distant roads...
Riding through the starlight and smashing the boundaries as hellfire falls from the sky
A shadow of pain will arise from the ashes of those fallen ones who have died
Our only master with fire and fury of hell will see his bidding done
Blasting from high as the battle unfolds to the gates of the city we come
[Solos - Twin Blast / Sam / Herman / Herman / Herman / Vadim / Sam / Herman / Sam / Vadim / Herman / Herman / Herman, Sam & Vadim]
7. Prepare For War
[Music: Herman Li, Lyrics: Herman Li, ZP Thearth]
I hear a distant thunder
They say bow down surrender
Witnessing our demise and the sins of our land
Why can't we see from under?
Dark reign of our defenders
Endlessly torturing the souls without stand
Fight now let's break the chains
So strong we must feel the pain
Forever torn apart from the haunting hears of my heart
Rage and fear from skies above the fire fuels my veins
Destruction of humanity the everlasting flame
Cast away no turning back from long forgotten shores
We'll show no mercy as they fall
The fire burns inside now prepare for war!
You fear the pain no longer
Daylight your heart be stronger
Don't even sense the burning hunger inside
Ride out with force and valor
In memory forever
Towards the battering and rise of the tide
Stand now and break the chains
In unity we feel no pain
Forever torn apart from the haunting fears of my heart
Rage and fear from skies above the fire fuels my veins...
[Solo - Herman, Solos - Sam / Herman]
Looking around there's no fear in your heart
For I know you will never surrender
Everyone here raise their eyes to the sky
Now with strength and honor we fight
PREPARE FOR WAR!
[Solos - Sam / Herman / Sam]
Rage and fear from skies above the fire fuels my veins...
8. Once In A Lifetime
[Music: Sam Totman, Lyrics: ZP Theart, Sam Totman]
Dark clouds and thunderstorms in the fires and flames were born
Through darkness traveling on the night
Hellfires and rain will fall time is coming for us all
Our journey for the guiding light
Firelight it is burning so bright in the dark of the night
As we fight for the glory tonight there's nowhere to hide
On the wings of your destiny brings all the power you crave
Careful now if not you then who else will we save
Lost in this world total stranger
Death by the sword a common danger
You know that everything is not what it seems
March on all night forever searching
Daylight ahead coming again
Break through the walls and use the power of your dreams
Once in a lifetime take a chance at the right time the glory to see
Rise up for the time of your life
Now the time has come for you to be free
In the minds of society we all live in harmony
Truth is that we all die in vain
You stand for what you believe
I kill for what I conceive
Is there then a title for this game?
Lost in this world total stranger
Death by the sword a common danger
You know that everything is not what it seems
March on all night forever searching
Daylight ahead coming again
Break through the walls and use the power of your dreams
Once in a lifetime take a chance at the right time the glory to see
Rise up for the time of your life
Now the time has come for you to be free
[Solos - Herman / Sam / Herman / Sam / Herman]
9. Cry Of The Brave
[Music: Vadim Pruzhanov, Lyrics: Vadim Pruzhanov, Herman Li, Sam Totman, ZP Theart]
Since the darkness took our minds
They burned our courage many died
Had to leave it all behind rebuild our lives
Passing memories remained
It made my soul a burning flame
Haunted dreams of my desire
Reveal my name
Raise our swords we fight for life
Shields and armor shining bright
Strike like dragons we have no fear
Our swords are made of steel
Fly across the high seas and mountains
Rise above the golden horizon
Far away beyond the gates of space and time
Through the wastelands forever and on
Still we fight on for our freedom
The cry of the fallen souls bleeding
Forever journey through the lands of ice and snow
Will we face all the fears of the world?
The cry of the brave
Since the time we saw the sign
Destruction of your feeble mind
Centuries have come and gone but nothing's changed
Hopes and dreams have disappeared
Destruction of your kind is near
Trapped inside your suffering eternal flame
Search the darkness search the light
Fierce resistance what a fight
Glory for unholy seal
Lies all cast in steel
Fly across the high seas and mountains...
[Solos - Herman / Sam / Herman / Sam]
In the depths of your desire
So secretly you feed the fire
Burning through the memories of all our lives
Watch the day turn into night
You reach out for that guiding light
First to be the one to hear their blinding lies
Fear of darkness fear of light
Sucked in by their ancient might
Ruthless in what you may feel
When your mind they steal
Fly across the high seas and mountains...