Tales from Sadness

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艺人: Raintime
语种: 意大利语
厂牌: Arise
发行时间: 2005年05月09日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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自从美国的Into Eternity以将死亡金属和前卫金属结合的风格名声大噪，并放出了“我们可以参加前卫金属音乐节，在当中我们是最重的一队；在死亡金属音乐节中则数我们最轻，但我们也有参加的资格。”的豪言之后，前卫死金作为死亡金属和前卫金属的混血儿就走进了我们的视野。然而数年来，除了Into Eternity这一鼻祖级的乐队，前卫死金却没听说有什么新的优秀乐队涌现。直到去年，Raintime携处子专辑《Tales From Sadness》在意大利横空出世，立马被认为是前卫死金的新的希望。

和Into Eternity以Death为主Progressive为辅的乐风和Metalcore演唱的美式风格不同，Raintime自出世那一刻开始，来自南欧的浪漫气息就浸透在他们的骨子中，使他们的音乐不像Into Eternity那么激烈，却多了一份柔和。事实上，在他们的音乐中可以发现很多大牌的影子，有Eternal Tears of Sorrow的华美，也有Dark Moor的大气，当然更少不了标志性的和Into Eternity如出一辙的充满金属味道的和声。

Raintime的故事要追溯到1999年夏天.在意大利小城Pordenone,Claudio Coassin,Matteo Di Bon和Matteo Barzan有了成立乐队的想法,于是他们一起排练并创作属于自己的曲目.最初Raintime的音乐理念与现在完全不同.Dream Theater是最重要的灵感源泉,因而他们开始尝试前卫金属.当时的乐队成员有Claudio Coassin(键盘), Matteo Di Bon(吉他),Matteo Barza(鼓),Francesco Rossi(吉他)和Michele Colussi(贝司).几个月后Raintime具有了各种形式的现场演出经历.在那段时间他们也完成了一些新曲目的创作.于是乐队决定迈出重要的一步--录制一张demo cd "Jump In The Past"(纯乐器演奏).但问题很快就来了.事实上鼓手Matteo打算离开乐队,接替他的是Enrico Fabris.多亏有他,Raintime的风格朝着更富侵略性和攻击性的重金属转变.另一个重要新闻是Claudio决定拿起麦克风担任乐队主唱,这给Raintime注入了新的活力.2002年秋天的时候Francesco离开了乐队专注于另一种风格的音乐.Giovanni Buora接替他乾了一年.在此之后Raintime预定了New Sin Audio Design工作室来录制他们的第一张完整专辑.在录制的最后一段时间里Carlo Nadalin帮了大忙.他参与了2004年夏天里新专辑"Tales from Sadness"的录制和一些现场演出.接下来Raintime收到了关于专辑发行的不少好offer,最后他们决定与Arise Records & Intromental Management签约,Mattias Noren负责专辑的装帧设计.经过长时间的寻觅,Raintime找到了他们的新吉他手Luca Michael Martina.(介绍转自清风音乐论坛和metal-666)

Claudio Coassin - Vocals & keyboards

Michele Colussi - Bass

Matteo Di Bon - Guitar

Enrico Fabris - Drums

Luca Michael Martina - Guitar

The day I decided to listen and make comments about the debut album of Raintime was one of those difficult days where I actually hate anything (including me � lol). So I prepare my stainless steel shovel and pushed play on the CD player. Hmm... the first song is good. And the second one is not bad at all, wait the third one is really cool. Damn! How can you bury such a cool album? I hate moments like these!!!

Raintime is an Italian act existing since 1999 and so far has already released one demo. "Tales From Sadness" is their debut effort under the guidance of Arise Records. The first thing that came in mind after listening couple of songs was the name of another great disbanded act: Eternal Tears Of Sorrow! Yeap, if you happen to know the style of Eternal Tears Of Sorrow then you know exactly the game of Raintime!

In case you are not aware of Eternal Tears Of Sorrow (shame on you!) try to imagine a fusion of outstanding technical power metal / epic / atmospheric music and for a final twist death metal! All these are very hard to combine but if you posses the touch of Midas the outcome is at least dazzling. I�ll take two songs for example. The opener "Moot-lie" is a fast, row and quite modern trendy tune bringing forward the extreme side of the band. Just before the end the tune "Using The Light Forever" is a strictly epical song with great breaks before the refrain. OK let�s mention one more, the last song "Daily Execution / Paradox Defeat" sounds like a synopsis of all the bands elements. Fast, groovy with melodic refrain.

Being a debut album its hard to believe the bands technical skill and mature compositions. The album has a sharp / clean production helping a lot the sonic outcome. It�s been a while since the last time a debut effort has surprised me that much! Friends of beautiful and colorful music must check it out.

Tales from Sadness

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