Year : 2017 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Power Metal , Male & Female Vocals
Country : Finland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 147 mb
Bio:
Cardiant was formed early 2000’s and has been working with the current lineup since 2008. Cardiants style has been described as power metal or heavy rock (someone even calling it AOR!). Cardiant recorded its debut album Midday Moon in 2005. At that time band didn’t have a permanent singer and was forced to have Janne Saksa as a session singer on the album. Unfortunately Underground Symphony had problems with the European release and the album was released only in Japan by Marquee/Avalon.In years 2007 and 2008 Cardiant had some line-up changes when Mikko, Marko and Erik joined the band. In 2009 Cardiant recorded its second, self-financed album Tomorrow’s Daylight.In 2010 Cardiant was selected to the semi-finals of Finnish national selection for Eurovision 2011 from amongst a group of 277 participants. Cardiant was voted to the finals along with nine other performers. The same year Cardiant also composed and recorded the theme and entrance song for Finnish ice-hockey team Tappara.The third album “Verge” will be released in May 2013 by Marquee Avalon (Japan) and Inverse Records (Europe). Outi Jokinen joined the band in 2012 as a backing vocalist and along with the backing vocals, she also has lead parts on the new album.
Album:
The album features several guest singers, Pasi Rantanen (Thunderstone, King Company), Nitte Valo (Burning Point, Seraphiel) & Janne Saksa who performed session vocals to Cardiant’s debut album ‘Midday Moon’.With hair flowing in the wind & a fist in the air, Cardiant get the power metal party started with the power metal grooviness of Mirrors and Me. A track that has all the elements that make the album such a fun & catchy listen.Riot Rising, Soul & A Quiet One quickly confirm the excellence that is Mirrors. With Soul in particular being something of an epic thanks to the addition of Pasi Rantanen’s excellent vocals.The rolling drum beat, harmonic vocals, bass heavy beat & symphonic elements of Blank Star are the highlight of an album that has few low points. Cardiant have a shocking amount of imagination delivering what is a traditional power metal sound but with far more enigmatic elements.The many guests add so much to the tracks that they work on. Nitte Valo’s addition results in a beautiful piano/vocal driven epic (Shooting Star) that will get hairs standing up on necks. That the final track; Another Time, Another Place has all of them combined means Mirrors finishes off in upbeat power metal style!It may not be the most popular of metal sub-genres but 2017 has seen some seriously heavyweight releases within power metal. Cardiant’s Mirrors is up there as one of the most impressive.
Line Up:
Erik Karhatsu – vocals
Outi Jokinen – vocals
Antti Hänninen – guitar
Mikko Mänttäri – bass
Marko Lindroos – keyboards
Lauri Hänninen – drums
GUEST MUSICIANS:
Janne Saksa – vocals
Nitte Valo – vocals (Burning Point, Seraphiel)
Pasi Rantanen – vocals (Thunderstone, King Company)
Tracklist:
01. Mirrors And Me
02. Riot Rising
03. Soul (feat. Pasi Rantanen)
04. A Quiet One
05. Blank Star
06. His Supremacy (feat. Janne Saksa)
07. Shooting Star (feat. Nitte Valo)
08. Absolute Power
09. My Delusion
10. Life Has Just Begun
11. Another Time, Another Place (feat. Rantanen, Valo, Saksa)
12. Inside Of My Heart (Bonus Track)
+ Video "Life Has Just Begun" (Official Video)
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