Year : 2015
Style : Melodic Power Metal
Country : Greece
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 152 mb
Bio:
Emerald Sun is a power metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece. It was formed in 1998.Thessaloniki, in the north-east of Greece, is the second biggest city of this country in which the enthusiasm for Heavy Metal is boundless. According to this, there are countless fans, clubs, magazines, and of course bands competing for local dominance. Rising from this concrete jungle in 1998, EMERALD SUN. The band had fought its way to the top of the local scene after performing numerous sweaty and impressive shows. In all those years a line-up sharing more than the mutual fondness for music had been consolidated. Singer Jimmy Santrazami, the two guitar players Teo Savage and Johnny Athanasiadi, bass player Fotis "Sheriff" Toumanides, keyboardist Jim Tsakirides and drummer B-Wicked proudly call each other real friends with the ambition to conquer the stages of this world.In 2003 and 2004 EMERALD SUN released two great demos: "Sword Of Light" and"High In The Sky", which received extremely euphoric reviews in Metal magazines all over the world. Even when hearing them for the first time, the powerful, melodic Speed Metal songs remind you of the Germans Helloween at their best time. This certainly is mostly due to the fantastic voice of Jimmy Santrazami which sounds like Michael s almost down to every detail.Kiske After shows with bands like Manowar, Rhapsody of Fire, Edguy, Grim Reaper, Omen, Cynic the band performed on many festivals, among others on the Rockemon, March Metal Day, Metal Up Your Ass and the Maximum Rock Fest. Supported by massive radio and TV promotion, EMERALD SUN becomes one of the most famous local bands.In January 2005 EMERALD SUN enter the Nemesis Recording Studios in Kavala to record their debut album under the direction of producer Tasos Karapapazoglou (Nemesis, Elwing). His skillful guidance illuminates the new songs which had been diligently composed over years, and the remix and the mastering of R.D. Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Jack Starr, David Chastain...) makes them sound powerful and brilliant. "Escape From Twilight" (the title of the album) sounds so convincing that Limb Music Products agrees to a long-term cooperation with the band. At the Greek Mainhill Awards, they are elected best newcomer band. Plus, in the online edition of the third Heavy Metal Eurovisions Song Contest with participants from over 40 countries, EMERALD SUN finish second with the song "Scream Out Loud".And now the time has come: "Escape From Twilight" is released by LMP. Pieces like the award-winning "Scream Out Loud", the title tracks of the demos "High In The Sky" and "Sword Of Light" and the phenomenal "The Story Begins" will enthuse every fan of old Helloween, Stratovarius and Rhapsody totally. But EMERALD SUN are much more than a band with song-writing talent and musical skills which equal those of the old heroes. With their very own instinct for enthralling passages, toughened in the fire of countless, sweaty live shows, EMERALD SUN send the listener on a trip from one climax to another. It is difficult to elude the fascination of their music. So it gets obvious quite quickly why EMERALD SUN could establish themselves as the best of many excellent bands in their home country. And that is just the beginning of the story.
Album:
Emerald Sun hail from Thessaloniki in Greece and I can’t help but think that if the Greek economy was as healthy as their metal scene then the Eurozone might be getting handouts from Athens!Melodic power metal is the currency offered up by Emerald Sun and it has a very Germanic feel to it which is no bad thing in my book. This is the band’s third album and the band have also supported Saxon, Edguy and Sabaton to name but a few. Another name that springs to mind is the band’s fellow countrymen Firewind, there are a lot of comparisons which can be drawn between the two, especially in the quality of the musicianship on show.Things kick off at breakneck speed with ‘Screamers In The Night’ which is top quality power metal and gives a good indication of the quality of the tracks on offer. The title track ‘Metal Dome’ follows, a slower paced number with a chugging riff which wouldn’t be out of place on a Manowar album.The pace is upped once more with ‘Black Pearl’ which is one of the best tracks on the album with a soaring chorus and excellent harmonies, power metal at its best. Over the course of the 12 tracks on offer it is the faster paced tracks which pack the most punch, slower tracks do tend to slip into AOR territory on occasion.Another highlight is ‘Dust and Bones’ which again rocks along like a runaway train and features great guitar work from Johnnie and Pavlos. The vocals of frontman Stelios are also strong throughout and he puts in a top performance on the track ‘Legacy Of The Night’ which again has a huge chorus.The album is rounded off by ‘Call Of Nature’ which features a duet between Stelios and Liv Kristine of Leaves’ Eyes fame. The track also has a flute refrain running through it which gives it an almost medieval feel, something a bit different to close proceedings.
Line-Up:
Stelios "Theo" Tsakirides - Vocals (ex-Burning Heat, ex-Winter's Dawn)
Fotis "Sheriff" Toumanides - Bass (Kosta Vreto, ex-Elsewhen)
Paul Georgiadis - Guitars
Johnnie Athanasiadi - Guitars
Sefis Gioldasis - Keyboards
George Baltas - Drums (ex-Incest in Heaven (live))
Guests:
Liv Kristine - vocals
Vagelis Maranis - Backing vocals, clean guitars, percussions
George Xanthopoulos, Michael Piperkos - Flute
Vasilis Saitis - Cello
Greta Pappa - Violin/viola
Stelios Sioulas, Thomas Galanis, Elias Misirlis, Johnny Andrew, Kris Gkailas - choir on Metal Dome
Tracklist:
01. Screamers in the Storm
02. Metal Dome
03. Black Pearl
04. Freedom Call
05. Racing with Destiny
06. No More Fear
07. Mere Reflection
08. Dust and Bones
09. Blood on Your Name
10. Legacy of Night
11. You Won't Break Me Down
12. Call of Nature
+ Video "Screamers in the Storm" (Official Video)
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