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FAR BEYOND
An Angel's Requiem
Source Of Deluge Records
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Albums such as “An Angel’s Requiem” by Far Beyond leave me in a
quandary. On one hand you have a finely crafted power metal
release with hints of Pink Floyd throughout the disc. On the
other hand, the CD is hurt by the use of growling vocals
throughout most of the disc as opposed to clean vocals. The
prime example of this being the title cut “An Angel’s Requiem”.
Musically, it has elements of power metal and Pink Floyd and a
clean vocal that practically recalls Roger Waters softer vocals.
Then, when the music becomes heavier in the song, the growls
appear. Once again, this occurs on “Dream In Beautiful Slumber”.
Far Beyond musically has the chops in terms of instrumentation,
talent and songwriting ability (it appears to be done all by one
man named Guardian). Unfortunately, the majority of the vocals
hurt the disc. The music is dark and sinister enough to paint a
bleak scene without resorting to gruff vocals. Hopefully, the
Guardian will go for a cleaner vocal approach on the next Far
Beyond release.
Track Listing:
The Gate
A Kingdom's Lost Beauty
The Ancient Realms
An Angel's Requiem
Bleeding Rose
Dream In Beautiful Slumber
Mournful Abyss
Tribute To Resurrection
Prophecy Of Salvation
Forgotten Past
Homepage:
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