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Axxis
« Kingdom of the Night »
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| 1 | Living In A World
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| | 2 | Kingdom Of The Night
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| | 3 | Never Say Never
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| | 4 | Fire And Ice
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| | 5 | Young Souls
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| | 6 | For A Song
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| | 7 | Love Is Like An Ocean
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| | 8 | The Moon
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| | 9 | Tears Of The Trees
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| | 10 | Just One Night
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| | 11 | Kings Made Of Steel
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| | 12 | Living In A World (Extended Version) |
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Vocals : Bernhard Weiss
Guitars : Bernhard Weiss
Guitars : Walter Pietsch
Bass : Werner Kleinhaus
Drums : Richard Michalski |
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| 1. Living In A World
Fever is growing in their veins
Flashlights cold eyes
Back to the start
Take a coin for your game
The game sucks your luck
Press all buttons down to play
Like a drug - like a derailing train
Falling in the trap of these games
[Chorus:]
Living in a world of shame  |
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Дебютный альбом немецкой группы Axxis из Дортмунда. Исполняют ребята классический хард-рок с лёгкими, но драйвовыми гитарными пассажами, плотными ударными, и высоким, чистым и оригинальным вокалом Бернарда Вейса. Сейчас команда остаётся одной из самых влиятельных в хард-н-хэви. Музыка обладает своим узнаваемым и оригинальным стилем, что проявляется и в фирменных мелодиях, и в интересном, индивидуальном вокале. Альбом качественно записан, чётко, профессионально и выверено. Тексты песен типично хардового характера, с некоторыми мрачными и мистическими повествованиями, как заглавная скоростная «Kingdom of the Night», тяжелая баллада «Tears of the Trees». Есть поистине гениальные вещи — открывающая среднетемповая «Living in a World» с прекрасными акустическими проигрышами, к тому же, ставшая гимном этой группы, замечательный энергичный боевик «Never Say Never», мистичная «The Moon», традиционная «Just One Night». Остальной материал, конечно, выглядит куда попроще, но негатива не вызывает. Спустя годы альбом «Kingdom of the Night» остаётся одним из лучших у Axxis хард-рокового периода. |
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В конце 80-х Axxis умудрились заработать неплохую популярность благодаря этому альбому. Здесь представлена любопытная смесь пауэр-метала с хард-роком, что-то подобное я слышал у другой немецкой группы Pink Cream 69. Возможно, это в немалой степени способствовало успеху группы, но и сам альбом получился отличным. Мелодик-метал Аксиса несколько отличается от мелодик-метала Bonfire или Victory за счет вышеназванных пауэровских элементов и, конечно же, высокого помпезного вокала Бернарда Вайса, который опять-таки идеально подошел бы к европейскому мелодик-пауэру а-ля Helloween или Gamma Ray. Порадовали прекрасное качество звука и отличное владение инструментами музыкантов. И мелодически «Kingdom of the Night» получился сильным, цельным творением, хотя и не лишенным мелких огрехов (как правильно отметил предыдущий рецензент), в виде простоватости некоторых песен, которые на фоне настоящих хитов, сделавших группу звездами, смотрятся бледно. Лучшая песня здесь - тяжелая баллада «Tears of the Trees», впечатляющими получились и среднетемповые номера: гимн «Living in the World», «Never Say Never» с пауэр-металической зажигательной мелодикой и плотными ритмами, и динамичный хард-н-хэви номер «Just One Night», гитарными риффами и темпом напоминающий об английских классиках рока Judas Priest и, отчасти, своих же соотечественниках Bonfire. Запомнились и скоростные пауэровские боевики «Kingdom of the Night» и «The Moon», а также развеселая «Love is Like an Ocean». Остальные песни держат уровень, но большее, чем на «затыкателей дыр» в альбомном времени, они не тянут. Однако и впечатления в целом не портят. Несомненно, это классическая работа, один из последних успехов в немецком хард-н-хэви в 80-е годы. 9 баллов ставлю из-за личных симпатий к самому жанру и этой пластинке, хотя объективно было бы вернее выставить «восьмерку». Тем не менее, «Kingdom of the Night» - очень сильный, хоть и не идеальный альбом. |
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Living in a world of shame and lies
Living in a world of shame and glory
It's a flight into other lies it's a lie
The coin is your key in a nightmare world
Machines and dreams
Luck for a minute you're a loser in life
Once more high score
All our misery
Illusions of reality
Don't let them take possession of you
[Chorus:]
Living in a world of shame and glory
Living in a world of shame and lies
Living in a world of shame and glory
It's a flight into other lies it's a lie
2. Kingdom Of The Night
Dreaming - dreaming in the cold night
I wish I were a big and famous star
Then I'm the king of a thousand queens
With golden rings and dirty jeans
Pots of money and I'm feeling free
Move your legs- Stamp your feet
Hear my voice you're gonna rock with me
The rhythm leads
The rhythm beats
Feel the beat and find another world
[Chorus:]
Allright - allright
I've got the kingdom of the night
Screaming -screaming in the wild crowd
Let me see you all raise your hands
I wanna dream - dream forever
Never waking up - No, never
Oh, bring back this dream
And let us scream again
Move your legs- Stamp your feet
Hear my voice you're gonna rock with me
The rhythm leads
The rhythm beats
Feel the beat and find another world
[Chorus:]
Allright - allright
I've got the kingdom of the night
3. Never Say Never
Head over heels in love with you
Feeling like an eagle in the storm
All I do is dream of you
I feel like a new born
Falling in love , falling in love
Forever I will sell my soul
[Chorus:]
Never say never Forever in love
I'll be forever in love
The way you move, the way you talk
Takes my breath away
I wanna resist but this love exists
Deep in my heart you'll stay
Falling in love falling in love
Forever -I will sell my soul
[Chorus:]
Never say never Forever in love
I'll be forever in love
4. Fire And Ice
Stay where you are
And hear the natural sounds
Blowin' in your ears
And if you try to understand
Be captured by unknown fears
Cause our world has changed its face
Day by day
See the signs all around
The nature strikes back
Fire and ice
Cold and heat
Hunger and war
Like a drop on a burnin' stone
We'll vanish in the universe
Are we the owner of our own?
No, that's not mankind's earth
Forgotten are all these promises
On which we've build our lives
Forgotten are all the preachers
With all their lies
Fire and ice
Cold and heat
Hunger and war
5. Young Souls
His old hand is searching slowly
The wrinkled face is filled with pleasure
Worn-out fingers take a record
Out of the cover of the past
Then he looked up to heaven
His eyes are shining and smiling clearly
With this old music he remembers
He feels his youth - without fear
The whole street hears the music
And everybody knows
Young souls rocking again
With rock 'n' roll the speakers burning
Young souls rocking again
The amplifier is glowing hot
His feet are stepping with the rhythm
His hands are clapping till they burn
Where is the old age? How could this be?
In his mind he's young and free
The whole street hears the music
And everybody knows
Young souls rocking again
With rock 'n' roll the speakers burning
Young souls rocking again
The amplifier is glowing hot
6. For A Song
More, more - I hear your voices crying
My sweat is running
My heartbeat is loud
The spots are burning like fire
High above
Restless - you can't get enough
Voices - I hear your voices and obey
Voices - an' our voices singin' every day
Now we're singin' for a song
For a song we play
Now we're singin' for a song
This time - and every day
The crazy crowd is screamin' for more
It takes no end
You want more and more
Your hands are moving
Like waves in the sea
I'm exhausted - but I'm feeling free
Voices - I hear your voices and obey
Voices - an' our voices singin' every day
Now we're singin' for a song
For a song we play
Now we're singin' for a song
This time - and every day
7. Love Is Like An Ocean
Hey, darling - you're so far away
This wall can't divine our love - I pray
I need you - I wanna see you
No frontier can change my love
Cause every drop of love could be
A mighty stream of sympathy
And every stone is flowing away
Love is like an ocean
Love is where I'm diving in
Love is like an ocean
Love is a weapon which could win
A few footsteps - but world apart
And a thousand lonely fates
If they hold together with love
The stones come tumbling down
And every part of history
Builds up the wall and you will see
That every stone is flowing away
Love is like an ocean
Love is where I'm diving in
Love is like an ocean
Love is a weapon which could win
8. The Moon
Full moon - I'm watching you
Your light touches my face
You seem to be so great tonight
I wonder if you change your light
When the moon falls down to earth
Danger in the universe
When the moon falls down to earth
Fire in the universe
Darkness around our light
I feel a danger in this night
Tonight the moon has got a face
Laughing into our space
It's grinning - it's laughing
Deriding our helpless lifes
We'll explode in a fireball
When the moon starts to fall
When the moon falls down to earth
Danger in the universe
When the moon falls down to earth
Fire in the universe
Days after the collision
Silence in the universe
An empty place - a dark space
Where our planet lived before
When the moon falls down to earth
Danger in the universe
When the moon falls down to earth
Fire in the universe
9. Tears Of The Trees
Through the dark forest
Between the green trees
Stay and listen what they say
Dejection in their voices
No hope in their cries
Hear their song with a tear in your eye
Leaves are falling
One by one
Soon we'll know what we have done
And the time will come
Not far away
When we're on the run
Don't dare to stay
But there's no chance to escape
When the tears of the trees
Falling down on earth
Now it's time to return
[Chorus:]
The tears of the trees
Rolling round the world
The last cry - the last hope
Hear the deadly silence
Deep in their song - the cry of life
Stay and listen what they say
And the time will come
When the children say to their mom:
"I've never seen the colour green !"
[Chorus:]
When the tears of the trees
Falling down on earth
Now it's time to return
The tears of the trees
Rolling round the world
The last cry - the last hope
10. Just One Night
The snow is falling down on the streets
It dressed the town in white colours
I wait for your call
Or for your knock at my door
But I know that I'll be waiting in vain
Minutes and hours
And hours and days
Time is running
Like sand through my hand
Is it love? What I feel?
Come back again
Just one night
To take this chance to prove my love
Just one night
I'll take you to the edge of heaven
Just one night
Deep in the night my thoughts far away
It's raining - I hear the wind say:
"It's love, what you feel!
she will come back again!"
The voice of the wind
The call of my heart
I'll try a new start
So I'm calling your number:
"Come back again!"
Just one night
To take this chance to prove my love
Just one night
I'll take you to the edge of heaven
Just one night
11. Kings Made Of Steel
We were forced to work
Forced to obey
We were dependent in every way
Oh yes, we've produced
And they've cashed in
So they've improved us
They always win
And our might grows day by day
Yes, forever we'll stay
Kings made of steel
Hold the world in their hands
Something that we couldn't foresee
Kings made of steel
Have taken their chance
Humans are praying for mercy
They've built us to kill
We kill them all
Built us to rule
Rule over all
Now we're the masters
They are the slaves
They've dug their own
Their own graves
And our might grows day by day
Yes, forever we'll stay
Kings made of steel
Hold the world in their hands
Something that we couldn't foresee
Kings made of steel
Have taken their chance
Humans are praying for mercy
Kings made of steel
Drag humans to their graves
Kings made of steel
Change masters into slaves
Kings made of steel
Take the world with fear and fright
We pay for our way into hell
Kings made of steel
Hold the world in their hands
Something that we couldn't foresee
Kings made of steel
Have taken their chance
Humans are praying for mercy
12. Living In A World (Extended Version)
Fever is growing in their veins
Flashlights - cold eyes
Back to the start
Take a coin for your game
The game sucks - your luck
Press all buttons down to play
Like a drug - like a derailing train
Falling in the trap of these games
Living in a world of shame and glory
Living in a world of shame and lies
Living in a world of shame and glory
It's a flight into other lies - it's a lie
The coin is your key in a nightmare world
Machines and dreams
Luck for a minute - you're a loser in life
Once more - high score
All our misery
Illusions of reality
Don't let them take possession of you
Living in a world of shame and glory
Living in a world of shame and lies
Living in a world of shame and glory
It's a flight into other lies - it's a lie