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Artist : Highlord
Country : Italy
Release : Breath Of Eternity
Year : 2002
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320
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After a tranquil intro, Italy's Highlord burst into a sharp, crystalline thrust of melodic Power Metal on their coveted third album, the highly listenable Breath Of Eternity. Their last for Northwind Records and the first to feature new vocalist Andrea Marchisio, the album takes the sound of When The Aurora Falls and gives it a more palatable, easy to digest formula that makes it all the more immediate. With a production at New Sin Studios, it sounds very Italian, but there is also a notable Finnish influence, mostly in the effects and voices used by synth-wizard Alessandro Muscio, which draws comparisons to Twilight Guardians and Dreamtale. Best thing about Breath Of Eternity is the songwriting; every track here is a coherently structured treat of Power Metal invention, with well-written riffs, sweeping but not overly pretentious solos, and vocal lines that soar and stick in the mind.