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Bloodbound
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1 | Sign Of The Devil
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| 2 | The Tempter
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| 3 | Book Of The Dead
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| 4 | Bless The Unholy
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| 5 | Lord Of Battle
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| 6 | Flames Of Purgatory
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| 7 | Into Eternity
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| 8 | Black Heart
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| 9 | Black Shadows
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| 10 | Turn To Stone
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| 11 | Seven Angels
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| | Bonus track for Japan:
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| 12 | Rivers of Pain |
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Michael Bormann - Vocals
Tomas Olsson - Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Henrik Olsson - Rhythm Guitar
Fredrik Bergh - Bass, Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Pelle Еkerlind - Drums |
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Label: Mystic Empire |
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| 1. Sign Of The Devil
The last of immortals
The last of his kind
No roses upon his grave
The spell has been broken
Has come to an end
There's nobody left to say
Should I live or should I die
End the circle black the sky
Sign of the devil
He's been calling out your name
Sign of the |
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Записав практически эталонный дебютный альбом, в шведском коллективе Bloodbound произошли серьезные перестановки. Коснулись они не только музыкантов, но и вокалиста — на смену Урбану Бриду пришел Майкл Борманн, проверенный шведский боец на хард-рок-фронте, в чей послужной список входит порядка десяти команд от Bonfire до Biss. Со сменой вокалиста изменения не закончились — изменилось и звучание команды, став более прямолинейным и менее похожим на Iron Maiden, больше напоминающим о творчестве Evidence One и Jadded Heart. Слушать Bloodbound по-прежнему приятно, однако того очарования, что было у дебютного альбома на "Book Of The Dead" нет, если тогда заимствования от Iron Maiden были удачно вплетены в классический шведский хард-рок, то сейчас их, как это ни покажется странным, немного не хватает (единственный откровенно мейденовский трек — это семиминутный эпик в концовки "Seven Angels"). Немного снизился и процент хитовости — безусловно, такие забойные вещи, как "Book Of The Dead" с отличным припевом или обладающая бодрым скаковым мотивом "Flames Of Purgatory" цепляют сразу, но выделить еще что-то вызывает большие затруднения. Тем, кто ищет добротный хард-н-хэви, этот альбом явно придется по душе, однако те, кто ждут такого же феерического продолжения “Nosferatu”, рискуют обмануться в своих ожиданиях и столкнуться с суровой правдой жизни. “Book Of The Dead” — не отличен, он просто хорош, что уже само по себе не так мало, а вот насколько команда окажется живучей — будет ясно уже к следующему "блину", благо интрига сохраняется — вместо Борманна в Bloodbound вновь будет петь Брид. (Диск предоставлен компанией Mystic Empire) |
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Смена состава значительна: прежними остались только "отцы-основатели" - Олссон и Берг. В этом альбоме поет Михаэль Борманн, бывший руководителем и вокалистом Jaded Heart, когда-то сотрудничавший, в частности, с Bonfire (хоть он там и не пел), имеющий опыт сольной работы, и еще где-то там его носило. Вокал - что-то вроде простуженного Джо Линн Тернера, довольно сильный, но не чистый. Вообще, по ходу прослушивания альбома не отпускает чувство, что слушаешь "Bent Out Of Shape" (Raindow) или "Slaves And Masters" (Deep Purple) на 45-й скорости. Практически каждая композиция снабжена неплохим соло, вполне запоминающимися, хотя и не идеальными по этому параметру; гитарные партии здесь напоминают более всего соляки из "Painkiller" (Judas Priest) и Helloween времен первого и второго Keeper`ов. Вообще, альбом очень неплохо сбалансирован; под этим я понимаю такой момент: после троекратного прослушивания не возникает желания какой-либо трек "промотать". Ну и, как обычно, хочу отметить пару-тройки треков, хотя для этого альбома, в силу вышесказанного, сделать это не так просто.
Первая - "Bless the Unholy" запомнилась интересным прилетанием голоса издалека; обычно такой крик/вопль наоборот медленно стихает. Вторая - "Into Eternity"; это самая скоростная композиция на альбоме, и соло здесь построено по "мальмстиновской" схеме: в 2 части, со "вступлением". Третья - это баллада "Black Heart": альбом разбавляет, но, к сожалению, имеет весьма незапоминающийся мотив, и раскрашена не особо - соло какое-то невнятное. И последнее: создание скоростных гимнов типа "Emerald Sword" (Rhapsody of Fire) довольно часто встречалось мне в альбомах 2007-го года, и здесь это - "Turn to Stone", в которой фразу "Fly away or you turn to stone" по направлению и тону легко заменить на "I will search for the Emerald Sword", да и вообще размерность припева та же. Хор здесь работает похуже, а вот соло в ней определенно поинтереснее, чем у Рапсодии, хоть и не столь инструментально разнообразное, а также ритмика пожестче. Кстати, обратите внимание, эти две вещи даже начинаются примерно в одном ключе. В общем, альбом определенно хороший, но немного напрягает однообразность построения куплета в половине песен, а также не понравилось, как записана партия баса, уж совсем в каком-то далеке. |
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The deliever of pain
Sign of the devil
He will make you go insane
Sign of the devil
Say your prayers and I'll see you in hell
The angels of heaven
The monsters of hell
You're taking this life I gave
Depraved in denial
The ending is near
With held from the blood you crave
Should I live or should I die
End the circle black the sky
Sign of the devil
He's been calling out your name
Sign of the devil
The deliever of pain
Sign of the devil
He will make you go insane
Sign of the devil
Say your prayers and I'll see you in hell
2. The Tempter
Into the shadows of the night
You're alone, no sign of light
The moon is creeping in the sky
The eyes of darkness are watching you
Something evil's coming through
You can't run, there's no escape
The demon of Babylon
Awaits in the dark...
Fear of the devil, the master of pain
From the shadows he's calling your name
There's no escaping the powers of hell
He's the tempter, he'll steal your soul away...
Don't look into his evil eyes
He'll entice you with his lies
He'll find a way into your mind
You feel the presence of the beast
And your blood begin to freeze
Say your prayers to stay alive...
The demon of Babylon
Awaits in the dark...
Fear of the devil, the master of pain
From the shadows he's calling your name
There's no escaping the powers of hell
He's the tempter, he'll steal your soul away...
Fear of the devil, the master of pain
From the shadows he's calling your name
There's no escaping the powers of hell
He's the tempter, he'll steal your soul away...
3. Book Of The Dead
No sound on the burial ground
There's a stone with your name on the side
It's done the awake has begun
You can run but there's nowhere to hide
Satan, keeper of souls
Calling from your grave
Take my hand and I'll guide you to hell
Show you evil you're under my spell
Make your choice between heaven and hell
That's what the devil said in the book of the dead
In the book of the dead
Deep down there's a beast with a crown
And he'll rise if the right words are read
You'll pray at the end of the day
Take my life cause I'm better of dead
Satan, keeper of souls
Calling from your grave
Take my hand and I'll guide you to hell
Show you evil you're under my spell
Make your choice between heaven and hell
That's what the devil said in the book of the dead
In the book of the dead
Deep down there's a beast with a crown
And he'll rise if the right words are read
It's done the awake has begun
You can run but there's nowhere to hide
4. Bless The Unholy
The devils hellhound scenting
You he's on his way
He's gonna hunt you like a prey
You better run before the light will turn to dark
Cause soon you'll hear his evil dark
Before the lightning strikes you
The silence will fall
Bless the unholy
You can feel life is slipping away
Bless the unholy
Close your eyes at the end of the day
Time to pray
The heaven sent can not protect you from the beast
He's not an exorcist or priest
Condemned in darkness with the sentence on it's way
The day of reckoning now pray
Before the lightning strikes you
The silence will fall
Bless the unholy
You can feel life is slipping away
Bless the unholy
Close your eyes at the end of the day
Bless the unholy
You can feel life is slipping away
Bless the unholy
Close your eyes at the end of the day
Time to pray
5. Lord Of Battle
You fought your way through a world made of stone
Like a renegade, you stood on your own
Through fire, wind and rain
Destined for eternal glory
You learned to fly like an eagle so high
You rode the sky so brave and so wild
Through flames of eternity
Freedom for your holy land
Forever bold and mighty, immortal hero
You're the chosen one
On your way on wings of glory
Over hills and lands so holy
Ride across the plains forevermore
Born to stand and fight for freedom
Sworn to kill, defend the kingdom
Lord of battle, set the people free...
Stronger than evil, protector of kings
You're the keeper of their crowns and their rings
So brave, not afraid to die
Armed with a heart made of steel
Forever bold and mighty, immortal hero
You're the chosen one
On your way on wings of glory
Over hills and lands so holy
Ride across the plains forevermore
Born to stand and fight for freedom
Sworn to kill, defend the kingdom
Lord of battle, set the people free...
6. Flames Of Purgatory
You're halfway to nowhere
The memories are deep inside you mind
You're in purgatory
You're looking for danger
The ashes of doom is what you'll find
You're in purgatory
Sacrifice the sacred hearts of stone
And send them into satan's jaws of fire
In the flames of purgatory
On the way to hell
There's a tale only dead men tell
In the flames of purgatory
Burn inside the spell
There's a tale only dead men tale
You're heading for fire
The heat of the flames upon your face
You're in purgatory
You're meeting the maker
The moment has come to leave this place
You're in purgatory
Sacrifice the sacred hearts of stone
And send them into satan's jaws of fire
In the flames of purgatory
On the way to hell
There's a tale only dead men tell
In the flames of purgatory
Burn inside the spell
There's a tale only dead men tale
7. Into Eternity
No one knows the way I'm feeling
Torn inside, my heart is weak
Hiding in my own world, feeling incomplete
Down and out, my soul is burning
Stranded in this no man's land
Left in the dark now life is slipping through my hands
Somewhere deep inside my mind
Momemries locked away...
All my live I've been searching my soul
Lost in the darkness and out of control
Nowhere to go, slowly fading away into eternity...
How can I rise from the sorrow
Will I ever feel alive
Will I find a way to kill the pain inside
Falling deeper into madness
Like a never ending flow
So lost and desperate with no place to call my home
In the corner of my mind
Memories locked away...
All my live I've been searching my soul
Lost in the darkness and out of control
Nowhere to go, slowly fading away into eternity...
8. Black Heart
Forever lost inside memories of the past
Together you and I a dream that never last
Black angels by my side whispering my name
Please follow us to hell and take you from the pain
You'll never be sad again goodbuy my friend
Reach your hands up to the sky
Hold your spirit high
Black heart ot the grave
Now it's time to die
Black heart fade away
So dark and cold I feel destiny prevail
Into the shadow land my soul has set it's sail
Black angels by my side whispering my name
Please follow us to hell before you go insane
You'll never be sad again goodbuy my friend
Reach your hands up to the sky
Hold your spirit high
Black heart ot the grave
Now it's time to die
Black heart fade away
Hold your spirit high
Black heart ot the grave
Now it's time to die
Black heart fade away
9. Black Shadows
To hell and back they came with stories of a time
When blood of man was running wild
The nght was dark the moon was gazing in the sky
Now I can tell you what went by
Forever trapped inside the gates of hell
Where the sin is sacred
Black shadows crawl in the night
Inside your mind they will haunt you
Just a walk in the park or a life in the dark
Black shadows crawl in the night
To live forever in a coffin full of hate
And never see the light of day
You walk the centuries and still remain the same
To be a part of satan's game
Forever trapped inside the gates of hell
Where the sin is sacred
Black shadows crawl in the night
Inside your mind they will haunt you
Just a walk in the park or a life in the dark
Black shadows crawl in the night
Black shadows crawl in the night
Inside your mind they will haunt you
Just a walk in the park or a life in the dark
Black shadows crawl in the night
10. Turn To Stone
Standing in the shadows hiding from the light of day
Paranoid and wasted, life begins to fade
Lost in desolation, demons playing in your mind
Stuck inside a world where the angels cry
Somewhere down the line you gave your soul away
Worn and jaded, feeling so astray...
How can you learn how to live once again
Spread your wings, you can fly like an eagle so high
Time to let go, leave the demons behind
Fly away or you'll turn to stone...
Say goodbye to all your sorrows, leave the pain behind
Chase away the monsters, fight to stay alive
Keep away from satan's fire, don't burn your wings again
Watch out for the flames, there's another way...
Somewhere down the line you gave your soul away
It's time to break out, face a brand new day...
How can you learn how to live once again
Spread your wings, you can fly like an eagle so high
Time to let go, leave the demons behind
Fly away or you'll turn to stone...
11. Seven Angels
Sacred hearts on fire
Gave in to desire
Damned by satan's hand
From this holy land
Endless fileds of fire
Red flames burning higher
Trapped in satan's hand
In his unholy land
You're lost in darkness, all the light has fade away
In the dark the eyes are watching you
Forever silence in a land of ice and snow
You can feel the presence of him grow
If their wings are lost
They're never to return
In the winter frost
Their statues burn
Seven angels fallen in the shadows crawling
Broken wings of fate
Seven turned to evil balance in upheaval
Broken wings of fate
The unforgiven will be waitng for your call
Find the wings and you will save us all
The face of evil has been call so many names
But the one he lives among the flames
If their wings are lost
They're never to return
In the winter frost
Their statues burn
Seven angels fallen in the shadows crawling
Broken wings of fate
Seven turned to evil balance in upheaval
Broken wings of fate