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Первая часть космической трилогии - "King of the Nordic Twilight" была воспринята слушателями на ура. Но хитовости и заряда тому альбому всё-таки не хватало. Все свои предыдущие ошибки маэстро Турилли исправил на "Prophet of the Last Eclipse". Но перед этим всё же решил немного подзаработать и выпустил сингл "Demonheart".
И что же в итоге получилось? Отменное качество записи, хор, много синтезатора, заметно больше, чем на первом альбоме. Основной упор сделан на клавишные, присутствующие в каждой песне. На вокале, как и на предыдущем альбоме, Олаф Хайер, тогда ещё певший в "Дионисисе". Заглавная "Demonheart" - стопроцентный хит, мощная и напористая (замечу, что на самом "Пророке последнего затмения" можно ещё два раза послушать её: второй раз с Андре Матосом).
Дальше идёт "Prohpet of the Last Eclipse", только в отличие от альбомной эпической одиннадцатиминутной версии, тут она сокращена до четырёх, и что интересно, довольно удачно. Нудные хоровые вступления зачастую портят подобные мощные пауэрные вещи.
Инструментальной (клавесинной) "Rondeau in C Minor", видимо, не нашлось места ни на одном полноформатном альбоме Турилли, и он решил запихнуть её в середину EP.
Потом этот инструментал плавно переходит в очередной боевик "Black Realms' Majesty" - быстрый и мощный спид-пауэр, в стиле "Симфонии зачарованных земель" "Рапсодии".
Также добавлена песня "King of the Nordic Twilight" с предыдущего альбома. Единственное отличие - версия урезана до четырёх минут.
Ну и в конце нас ждёт то, ради чего, может быть, вообще стоило слушать этот EP-шник, а именно, кавер на песню легендарных "Тыкв" "I'm Alive". Кавер получился замечательный, один из лучших. Олаф вытягивает практически все ноты. Лучше, наверное, спел бы только сам автор этой песни - Михаэль Киске. |
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seeming to be frightened sparing her life Shocked again she opened the
gates of her tragic past and bloody images came back to her mind
She remembered the old mission the dark comet's goal beyond the suns
...the flight through that black hole...
CONFUTATIS MALEDICTIS TRAGEDY STORMS HIM WHEN DEMONS SPARE HER LIFE AND
ALL DISCOVER SHE HAS A DEMONHEART... DEMONHEART!
She lived again in some frames of sorrow that evil journey planned by
the Arias' exploring section to find new worlds But all that they found
beyond their system was the black portal depths of oblivion came back to
their world once opened it Arkan and the other warriors who observed the
scene could not feel the same way now about that girl
He moved to her taking her hand running fast away from his old friends
...all for her... he loved her...
CONFUTATIS MALEDICTIS TRAGEDY STORMS HIM WHEN DEMONS SPARE HER LIFE AND
ALL DISCOVER SHE HAS A DEMONHEART... DEMONHEART!
2. Prophet Of The Last Eclipse
She's ready to turn off her life's flame to free all his people from
hell but no... he doesn't want to accept this solution preferring to
think of how he can escape Hundreds of them are now coming "friend" is
now an ancient word there's no place left to hide in this white icy
dungeon no way to survive of the close shadows' fall... shadows' fall...
And so she made her choice seeing Arkan fooling himself with lost hopes
She left her lover's arms and crying, she started to run away... to
them!
She looked at him praying... 'forgive me!' but he could not answer at
all she was gonna be killed by the mass of those riled now screaming and
trying to stop all their pain 'cause she would have been surely tortured
by all of those religion's fools he was then obliged to shoot his
princess to avoid the brutality of his now... dead old friends
She was now lying there dying in a lake of ice and blood while he,
embracing her, was killing them with his red eyes...
WHEN HER BLOOD RAN THROUGH THE DARK ICE THE SURFACE BEGAN TO TREMBLE
QUAKES AND THUNDERS CRASHING EVERYWHERE THIS IS ZAEPHYR'S TRAGIC
DOOMSDAY WHAT WAS UNREVEALED SO EVEN TO THE PROPHET OF THE LAST
ECLIPSE... LAST ECLIPSE
No trace of life around What happened to his ancient town? He hopes it's
not a dream but the sun is now lighting him...
WHEN HER BLOOD RAN THROUGH THE DARK ICE THE SURFACE BEGAN TO TREMBLE
QUAKES AND THUNDERS CRASHING EVERYWHERE THIS IS ZAEPHYR'S TRAGIC
DOOMSDAY WHAT WAS UNREVEALED SO EVEN TO THE PROPHET OF THE LAST
ECLIPSE... LAST ECLIPSE
3. Rondeau In C Minor
[instrumental]
4. Black Realms' Majesty
Arkan's friends were now convinced they knew the real truth just her
sacrifice would have been real hope for the Zaephyr's salvation The old
Vaikaris so spoke these were his own words from her sad arrival he was
sure that she was hiding something
She is the portal of cosmic evil all demons live in her alien breath She
keeps the seed of the far oblivion and for all this she's condemned to
death
BLACK REALMS' MAJESTY LIGHT MY SAD DESTINY MY DEATH MAY FREE HIS WORLD
CHAOS WILL NOT USE ME ANYMORE
Arkan stopped her bitter words with a kiss so warm when she asked him to
let her die there in the embrace of that frost She could not accept the
truth She was the cause of all and knew evil now was using her as
passage for its coming
The eclipse is the sun of its newborn kingdom the demons the soldiers of
this dark war It wants to conquer the holy planet it wants to rape the
spirit of love
BLACK REALMS' MAJESTY LIGHT MY SAD DESTINY MY DEATH MAY FREE HIS WORLD
CHAOS WILL NOT USE ME ANYMORE
I will die in his name to close the portal to free my pain
5. King Of The Nordic Twilight
Warriors, battles, swords of steel and magic, tragic destinies Glory,
pride and honor for my will for justice everywhere I can't believe what
I have seen there in that fantasy world of mystery Many warriors and
kings, golden swords of steel all united for victory I speak to you for
the last time before we ride to the sun I could survive in your proud
heart 'cause you are now one of us!
Warriors, battles, swords of steel and magic, tragic destinies Glory,
pride and honor for my will for justice everywhere I can't believe what
I have seen there in that fantasy world of mystery Many warriors and
kings, golden swords of steel all united for victory And at last also I
know truly what love can do So try to live at your best and ride from
the sun to the moon
WE ARE THE KINGS OF THE NORDIC TWILIGHT WE ARE THE LORDS OF ICE AND SNOW
FOR THE GLORY WE WILL FIGHT FOR THE PEACE WE?LL RIDE FOR THE SKIES WE?LL
REIGN TOGETHER
I speak to you for the last time before we ride to the sun I could
survive in your proud heart 'cause you are now one of us! And at last
also I know truly what love can do So try to live at your best and ride
from the sun to the moon
WE ARE THE KINGS OF THE NORDIC TWILIGHT WE ARE THE LORDS OF ICE AND SNOW
FOR THE GLORY WE WILL FIGHT FOR THE PEACE WE?LL RIDE FOR THE SKIES WE?LL
REIGN TOGETHER
6. I'm Alive
[Helloween cover version]