Athlantis - M.W.N.D. (2012)

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Athlantis - M.W.N.D. (2012)

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Athlantis - M.W.N.D. (2012)

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Year : 2012
Style : Power Metal , Heavy Metal
Country : Italy
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 129 mb


Bio:

Athlantis is a band formed in 2003 by bass player Steve Vawamas (Mastercastle, Ruxt, Bellathrix, ex Shadows of steel).Athlantis focuses into power metal sound, and first album self-titled was released by Underground Symphony, with Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth), Pier Gonella (Matercastle, Necrodeth, Vanexa) in the line-up.After a short period Tommy Talamanca and Trevor from Sadist, plus Alessandro Bissa (Labyrinth, Vision Divine) joined the band. Then Athlantis recorded in 2008 second album titled “Metalmorphosis”, an album that unfortuntely, it’s not been released yet…In 2012 Steve recruited Pier Gonella and Giorgia Gueglio from Mastercastle, Francesco Ciapica, Enrico Sidoti, Alessio Calandriello (Lucid Dream), to release the album “M.W.N.D.”. An album with more hard rock parts. “M.W.N.D.” has been released by german label Ice Warrior Records.In 2016 Steve entered Musicart Studios of Pier Gonella in Rapallo, Italy, to record the fourth album, titled “Chapter IV”. So, this is the new album for Athlantis, out for Diamonds Prod.Current Athlantis line-up consists of Steve Vawamas (bass and keyboards), Francesco La Rosa (drums - Extrema), Gianfranco Puggioni and Pier Gonella (guitars), Alessio Calandriello (Lucid Dream, La Coscienza di Zeno – vocals). Special guests for this release are Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) , Dave (Drakkar), Francesco Ciapica...Next album will be realaize by Diamonds prod in march 2017....

Album:

Second full-length album.Athlantis is something of an oddball band, not just because they have an unusual spelling of a famed mythical sunken city, but also because they don’t quite listen like the typical Italian power metal band. Most of the time there is a tendency towards the symphonic side of the coin ala the ubiquitous influence of Luca Turilli and Rhapsody Of Fire, and even when a band decides to go towards a somewhat less overtly symphonic direction, there is a strong familiarity with the same Helloween influences that went into albums like “Legendary Tales” and “King Of The Nordic Twilight”. What is heard on “M.W.N.D.” is much closer to a traditional metal sound, one that recalls the style pre-1995, yet retains a fair amount of present day trappings.The first band that immediately came to mind when first hearing some of the speed infused, sing-along fanfare such as “Getaway”, “Lightning” and “Holy Call” was Firewind, more specifically the first two albums with Stephen Fredrick at the helm. Part of it has to do with lead vocalist Jack Spider having a similarly husky and gravely baritone character to his voice, but truth be told, the extremely formulaic and symmetrical nature of the songwriting definitely runs along similar lines and gives the band that sort of vanilla sound that is often derided by detractors of Gus G’s songwriting. The only place where the band doesn’t really resemble Firewind much is in the lead guitar department, which is very clearly nowhere near the technical level of what Ozzy’s latest axe man is capable of, but still manages to be reasonably proficient by the old school, 80s metal standard.There are also a few points of surprising and bewilderment that are introduced into this otherwise predictable equation via guest vocal slots. Giorgia Gueglio, who looks like a more slender version of Elise Martin but sounds more like Amanda Somerville, provides an unusually soft, angelic quality to what is otherwise a pretty meaty sound, particularly on the token ballad “Faraway” which already gets dangerously close to easy-listening territory. The other guest vocalist Alessio Calandriello has a proto-typically light Italian tenor sound that would probably have put him in the running for Luca Turilli’s latest project, and his presence turns an otherwise strong Firewind sounding speeder in “The Final Judgment” into something closer to the latest Secret Sphere sound. He also does a quirky little old school rock sounding duet with Jack Spider on “Dry Gin” that is sure to be eaten up by the average Motley Crue fan, but is a bit out of place alongside most of this album’s contents.There’s not really much to complain about with an album like this, but at the same time it doesn’t do a heck of a lot to merit extreme praise. This is power metal for people who eat it by the ton and have all but made themselves of obese on it, and will probably fly under the radar of most people who already get their kicks from Hammerfall and Dream Evil. It’s definitely competent, and at times it definitely manages to entertain and even enthrall, but it loses its power over time and doesn’t really go the whole distance in making itself distinct from the pack. If it’s on sale, it might be worth the dough, but it’s not something that would merit a grand expedition in search for its namesake beneath the sea.

Line-Up:

Jack Spider - Vocals
Steve Vawamas - Bass, Keyboards - (See also: Bellathrix, Mastercastle, ex-Angels in Black, ex-Shadows of Steel, ex-The Dogma, ex-Tragedian)
Pier Gonella - Guitars - (See also: Mastercastle, Necrodeath, Odyssea, Perseo Miranda, Vanexa, Verde Lauro, Wild Steel, ex-Amazing Maze, ex-Labyrinth, ex-Synthphonia Suprema)
Enry Sydoz - Drums

+ Guests:

Backing Vocals – Alessio Calandriello, Giorgia Gueglio

Production:

Artwork [Booklet Editor], Layout, Art Direction – Oscar Petersson
Artwork [Front Cover] – Roberto Toderico
Lyrics By – Alessio Calandriello (tracks: 3), Giorgia Gueglio (tracks: 9), Jack Spider (2) (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), John William Tudor (tracks: 6)
Music By – Steve Vawamas
Photography By, Photography By [Editing] – Cristina Carbone
Producer – IceWarrior Records, Steve Vawamas
Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By – Pier Gonella, Steve Vawamas

Tracklist:

01. Madness Is Rising 04:50
02. Getaway 04:58
03. The Final Judgment 04:47
04. Strong as Your Love 03:52
05. Faraway 04:37
06. Dry Gin 05:35
07. Lightning 05:15
08. One Man, One Look, One Desire 06:25
09. Again You 05:54
10. Holy Call 05:12
11. Faraway (acoustic version) 03:53


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