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На своем третьем альбоме этот шведский коллектив пользуется не очень оригинальным, но хорошо работающим рецептом – смешивают тру-пауэр в духе Hammerfall c брутальным гитарным звуком а-ля Primal Fear/Brainstorm. Правда, чудеса селекции на “In Thy Power” этим не ограничиваются. Шведы мешают в одну кучу и вокальные манеры Ханси Кюрша и Пита Зилька, и хоровые распевки а-ля Gamma Ray, и заимствования у Running Wild и Manowar. Порой доходит до откровенных клише – в припеве “A Soldier’s Tale” рифмуются ‘together’ и ‘forever’, а в соло “In Thy Power” цитируется «В пещере горного короля», что, на мой взгляд, уже совсем чересчур. И тем не менее, альбом в целом слушается очень неплохо – Cryonic Temple умеют сочинять отличные мелодии и запоминающиеся вокальные партии, а концентрация оптимизма на минуту звучания альбома достойна восхищения. Что самое удивительное, музыканты при этом избегают как слащавости, так и мега-пафоса, которого вполне можно было бы ожидать от треков вроде “Eternal Flames Of Metal”. Альбом отлично подходит для поднятия настроения, но ни на что большее, увы, не претендует. (Диск предоставлен компанией Soyuz Music) |
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Хм, потешное название… типа «хранилище отмороженных». Не какой-нибудь двухкамерный холодильник, а целый «тэмпл»! Кто надоумил представителей горячего павер-метал-цеха забраться в такие температурные глубины, лично мне неведомо. Итак, пареньков оттуда изъяли, напоили кофием с булочками, дали в руки соответствующие инструменты – играйте, плиз! И вот уже звучит невразумительная интродукция и уши дрожат в ожидании чего-то эдакого. Вместо чуда до слуха доносится средненькая по скорости и качеству композиция «When hell freezes over», явно не годящаяся в качестве открывашки. Ну не согрелись ребята ещё, что поделать… Далее на очереди одноимённая с названием альбома «In thy power», во время прослушивания которой напрашиваются два вывода: первый - группу заморозили примерно в конце 80-х годов по наущению Кая Хансена, дабы не путались под ногами и второй - у соло-гитариста в камере была самая низкая температура (пародийная цитата из Грига чего стоит!). Остальная часть альбома начинена тем же тру-павером в виде шустрых боевичков и среднетемповых ниочёмчиков при полном отсутствии баллад. Вообще, альбом этот – сплошное дежа-вю, всё время ловишь себя на мысли, что где-то это уже было. Вокал в целом неплохой, но тоже кого-то разительно напоминающий. Например, в припеве «Rapid fire» - вылитый Клаус-Маус из Scorpions. Материал в принципе слушать можно, хотя и без открытого рта и капающей на коврик слюны. Вторичность содержимого вкупе с невыразительной соло-гитарой туманят картину восприятия. Ну да ладно, простим товарищей финнов, им нужен свой доморощенный Хаммерфолл, чтобы не платить лишних денег зарубежным шведским производителям. |
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If this is what is left
Then walk away
The King has returned, Never lose your faith
Break the chains, rise above the lies
The King has returned, Never lose your faith
We have to break the chains, Fight for freedom
They only change
When Hell Freezes Over
Media provokate: Racist! Zionist! Fascist! Pacifist! Corrupted post-modern idiotism!
The Perceiver: Blinded by the common fear of knowledge? (Truth is) based on faith or science!
Media provokate: Communist! Islamist! Born again! Terrorist! Lost in a Mystic evangelism!
The Perceiver: How come you (journalists) fear your mind? Why don_t you (the media) just choose
your destiny?
If this is what is left
Then walk away
The King has returned, never lose your faith
Break the chains, rise above the lies
The King has returned, never lose your faith
We have to break the chains, fight for freedom
They only change
When Hell Freezes Over
If this is what is left
Then walk away
The King has returned, never lose your faith
Break the chains, rise above the lies
The King has returned, never lose your faith
We have to break the chains, When Hell Freezes Over
When Hell Freezes Over
In Thy Power
In a world of confusion and pain
We will need a leader again
He will come and bring us home
And will see that all evil is gone
Even though our kingdom can die
We must try to hold our heads high
Now the time will come for us
Make a stand and fight for our king
There will be another time for us
Our kingdom will grow strong
In the power of our king (power of our king)
We will fight and never die
He?s the keeper of our ring (keeper of our ring)
For us he is divine
In the power of our king (power of our king)
We will fight and never die
He's the keeper of the ring
For us he is divine
In these times when tyranny rules
Killing heroes, saints and fools
They are slain by the reign of blood
Sacrifice for the unholy god
From the masses a man will rise
He will point his sword at the skies
All the evil will tremble with fear
Because they know that the end is near
There will be another time for us
Our kingdom will grow strong
In the power of our king (power of our king)
We will fight and never die
He's the keeper of our ring (keeper of our ring)
For us he is divine
In the power of our king (power of our king)
We will fight and never die
He's the keeper of the ring
For us he is divine
In the power of our king (power of our king)
We will fight and never die
He's the keeper of our ring (keeper of our ring)
For us he is divine
In the power of our king (power of our king)
We will fight and never die
He's the keeper of the ring
For us he is divine
Travellers In Time
We all started one morning
Scientists with a mission
A journey to the unknown
Looked so good, felt so right
I remember it so clearly
Technology will save us
But the machines started shaking
Began to dissolve, We fall apart
It's all in the Eye of the Beholder
As we dissolve in dimensions of life
We are the Travellers in Time
Man made machines now machines make men
See the Empires Rise
Visions of Fate and Future ahead
Remember all the Promises
the Power and the Glory
Of our Quest of humanity
Looked so good, felt so right
I remember it so clearly
We were the best of the best
but we could not prevent it
Living as ghosts not really dead
It?s all in the Eye of the Beholder
As we dissolve in dimensions of life
We are the Travellers in Time
Man made machines now machines make men
see the Empires Rise
New visions of Fate and Future ahead
We are the Travellers in Time
Man made machines now machines make men
see the Empire Fall
vanishing fragments in Sea of Lies
Am I a man or am I a Machine?
Am I the Redeemer or was I the Saviour?
I am the new Alpha & Omega
But who Created Me?
Lord help me now
Lord hear me scream
Fading apart
I'm losing my mind
We are the Travellers in Time
Man made machines now machines make men
see the Empires Rise
New visions of Fate and Future ahead
We are the Travellers in Time
Man made machines now machines make men
see the Empire Fall
vanishing fragments in Sea of Lies
Beast Slayer
Screams in the night, the beast has risen again
Screams of fear, the beast has no mercy to men
Live or just Die, by the Code of Conduct
Divine Justice, is my Holy Revenge, Beware!
I do not fear, the Beast's bloodstained path
He knows I'm near, in wrath he attacks from the dark
All my guns are blazing in the dark night
another beast has been condemned to Hell
I'm alone in this dark world.
It's me, my guns and my trusted wolf
I am the Slayer,
the Chaser of unholy prey
I'm alone in this dark world.
It's me, my guns and my trusted wolf
I can not die yet
until my quest is fulfilled
Beast slayer
Beast slayer
The blood red moon, witness my holy search
And then I stand, Eye to Eye with the Beast
The Fight was Brutal, but I burned him alive
All their victims can now rest in peace
All my guns are blazing in the dark night
another beast has been condemned to Hell
I'm alone in this dark world.
It's me, my guns and my trusted wolf
I am the Slayer,
the Chaser of unholy prey
I'm alone in this dark world.
It's me, my guns and my trusted wolf
I can not die yet
until my quest is fulfilled
Beast slayer
Beast slayer
All my guns are blazing in the dark night
another beast has been condemned to Hell
Hell, Hell, Hell
I'm alone in this dark world.
It's me, my guns and my trusted wolf
I am the Slayer,
the Chaser of unholy prey
I'm alone in this dark world.
It's me, my guns and my trusted wolf
I can not die yet
until my quest is fulfilled
Beast slayer
Beast slayer
Beast slayer
Beast slayer
Wolfcry
He'bs vigil in the wonderland of broken holy mirrors
Never ending nightmares, Echoes of the past
He escapes his reality, with Prozac n novocaine
And refuses to remember his search for peace
Fading pictures on his bedroom wall
memories from the hidden past
Remaining dreams in an endless Fall
He will never ever rise
Wolfcry, now he's coming after you
Wolfcry, I am fearing the night
Wolfcry, and there is nothing I can do
Wolfcry, I am fearing the night
He used to live alone, hiding in the ruins
in wars without a cause, deadly sniping enemies
Hailed as a Warrior but then the war was over
Haunted by the hollow eyes of those that he killed
Fading pictures on his bedroom wall
memories from the hidden past
Remaining dreams in an endless Fall
He will never ever rise&
Wolfcry, now he's coming after you
Wolfcry, I am fearing the night
Wolfcry, and there is nothing I can do
Wolfcry, I am fearing the night
Fading pictures on his bedroom wall
memories from the hidden past
Remaining dreams in an endless Fall
He will never ever rise&
Wolfcry, now he's coming after you
Wolfcry, I am fearing the night
Wolfcry, and there is nothing I can do
Wolfcry, I am fearing the night
Mr. Gold
All your life you've been walking the road
The road of the poor
You will do whatever it takes
To make it all shine
Wanna be rich and famous?
Wanna be Mr Gold?
Doesn't matter what it costs
Your life is on loan
Searching, searching you are never pleased
Going, going and you're never going back
Gone for gold – search across the land
Gone for gold – treasure's in your hand
Mr Gold – future lay ahead
Mr Gold – so you find it or be dead
Yes it seems that you can do
Whatever it takes
To make your own world good
Never ashamed
But when you reach your final goal
And all is fine
You will stand there all alone
Alone in the world
Searching, searching, you are never pleased
Going, going and you're never going back
Gone for gold – search across the land
Gone for gold – treasure's in your hand
Mr Gold – future lay ahead
Mr Gold – so you find it or be dead
I am Mr. Gold
Searching, searching you are never pleased
Going, going and you're never going back
Gone for gold – search across the land
Gone for gold – treasure's in your hand
Mr Gold – future lay ahead
Mr Gold – so you find it or be dead
A Soldiers Tale
Tell me the promise of Fortune and Fame
Tell me how come it ends all the same
Tell me the story of young and the old
while we bleed, to death, this morning so cold
Cowards that hide in the Shadows of Greed
Attack in the night our brethren in need
we will strike back in the final frontier
The taste of Revenge is so sweet and so clear
If battle is for Glory
Tell me how, tell me when will this pain ever end?
If battle is for Glory
Tell me how, tell me when will this pain ever end?
We fight together, in this battlefield of Hell
We live forever, we are the Brothers in arms
We fight together, and to bitter end we will fight
We will never, surrender to unholy light
Tell me the reasons why you can't stop lying
Tell me how come that we all have just die
Tell me the truth or has it been sold
While we bleed, to death, in this morning so cold
Vultures will feast on all those who will die
Pile of corpses beneath the red Sky
In rage we attack 'cause glory is near
The taste of Revenge is so sweet and so clear
If battle is for Glory
Tell me how, tell me when will this pain ever end?
If battle is for Glory
Tell me how, tell me when will this pain ever end?
We fight together, in this battlefield of Hell
We live forever, we are the Brothers in arms
We fight together, and to bitter end we will fight
We will never, surrender to unholy light
We fight together, in this battlefield of Hell
We live forever, we are the Brothers in arms
We fight together, to bitter end we will fight
We will never, surrender to unholy light
Shark Attack
Out in the night the wind blows so cold
The moon lights my way I wanna go home
I scan the horizon the Shore is so far
The body is weakening I stare at the stars
There is lightning and there's pain
You feel fire in your brain
There is nothing you can do
For the beast will come for you
Shark attack – swimming alone in the waters of Hell
Shark attack – the blood on my hands is the proof of the tale
Something is moving beneath my cold feet
I'm trying to move but I'm all too scared
A terrible burst of pain in my leg
The beast took a bite soon I am dead
There is lightning and there's pain
You feel fire in your brain
There is nothing you can do
For the beast will come for you
Shark attack – swimming alone in the waters of Hell
Shark attack – the blood on my hands is the proof of the tale
Shark attack – swimming alone in the waters of Hell
Shark attack – the blood on my hands is the proof of the tale
Rapid Fire
In the deepest woods I run, I am frightened and alone (I am so frightened and alone)
I am here defending my land, a million miles from home (I am a million miles from home)
How can it be, it must be wrong, that the enemies of mine (How can it be it must be wrong)
is a threat to us and the world, when they can?t feed their children (or are the enemies of me?)
Lies
We are betrayed
Can this be wrong?
Is this the End?
Rapid Fire – waking you up in the night
Rapid Fire – terror of death rules the fight
Rapid Fire – it wakes you up and you cry
Rapid Fire – I hear the screams of those who die
Politicians make their way for the money and the fame (their way of greed makes us die)
Sending people to their graves for a reason that's unknown (they're sending people to the grave)
All day long I think of this and it makes me wanna scream (No, it makes me wanna scream)
And to leave it all behind, for them to fight their war (for them to fight their wars)
Lies
We are betrayed
Can this be wrong?
It must the End?
Rapid fire – waking up in the night
Rapid fire – terror of death rules the fight
Rapid fire – it wakes you up and you cry
Rapid fire – I hear the screams of those who die
Rapid fire, fire, Fire, Rapid Fire
Rapid fire – waking up in the night
Rapid fire – terror of death rules the fight
Rapid fire – it wakes you up and you cry
Rapid fire – I hear the screams of those who die
Rapid fire – waking up in the night
Rapid fire – terror of death rules the fight
Rapid fire – it wakes you up and you cry
Rapid fire – I hear the screams of those who die
Eternal Flames Of Metal
Never afraid, alone we stand strong
Our Brothers in Arms make us go on
Keepers of Faith will never let go
Stronger and stronger we grow, we will explode
We follow the road in an unbroken line
we go where nobody dares
a legacy strong was born to this world
By us the Brothers of Steel
We make our own way, they can?t put us down (oh no)
_Cause we are aligned all over the world
The fire within will always burn bright
We will never give up, let?s carry on
We follow the road in an unbroken line
we go where nobody dares
a legacy strong was born to this world
By us, the Brothers of Steel
The eternal flames of metal
Living in our hearts
It never dies
The flames will live forever
The eternal flames of metal
Burning in our hearts
It never dies
The flames will live forever
Together we march, to live or to die
A Legacy strong we can?t leave behind
We will never surrender! They don?t understand
That we are unique we_re one of a kind
We follow the road in an unbroken line
we go where nobody dares
a legacy strong was born to this world
By us, the Brothers of Steel
The eternal flames of metal
Living in our hearts
It never dies
The flames will live forever
The eternal flames of metal
Burning in our hearts
It never dies
The flames will live forever