Firewind - Premonition
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Artist: FirewindEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-03-25
Music Label: Century Media
Soundtracks:
- Into The Fire
- Head Up High
- Mercenary Man
- Angels Forgive Me
- Remembered
- My Loneliness
- Circle Of Life
- The Silent Code
- Maniac
- Life Foreclosed
Music reviews of Premonition
Music Review: Firewind's best, and a power metal must-have
Rating: 5 Stars
2008's The Premonition is the fourth album from Greek power metal band Firewind. Firewind, of course, is a side project of Dream Evil, Nightrage, Mystic Prophecy and now Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Gus G. The Premonition is the first Firewind album recorded by a relatively stable lineup, and the result is the band's best effort yet.
Firewind started to move beyond the power metal formula with 2006's Allegiance, and with this album the band became a leader in the genre, not a follower. The Premonition is what you get when you have a seasoned group of musicians with real chemistry and an insane amount of talent. It's completely heavy, completely powerful and full of great melodies, amazing musicianship, dynamite vocals (Apollo Papathanasio has never sounded better), pristine production and some extremely well-written songs. Everything seems to gel here. I think it helps that Gus G's solos seem more like part of the songs and not just an exercise in technicality.
I'd rank The Premonition alongside the best albums by Brainstorm, Tad Morose, Mob Rules and Symphorce as the best the melodic power metal genre has to offer. Listen to "Into the Fire," "Angels Forgive Me" and "Life Foreclosed" and you'll see what I mean. Hell, even the band's version of the Flashdance theme song "Maniac" is pretty epic, and that's saying something!
As much as I loved Allegiance, The Premonition is easily the best Firewind album, and one of the best power metal albums I've heard in a long time. If you only buy one Firewind album, this is the one to get. Hopefully Ozzy won't keep Gus so busy that he can't get the guys together for a follow-up album.
PS - I caught Firewind live in 2008 at the ProgPower USA IX festival and they were amazing.
Description of Premonition
Limited Edition two disc (CD + PAL/Region 0 DVD) pressing of the Greek Metal band's 2008 release featuring a bonus DVD entitled Live Premonition which includes four songs recorded live in Thessaloniki, Greece, on January 12th, 2008 as well as interviews with all of the band members. There is an unstoppable force exploding out of Greece that is sure to satisfy all of the needs and desires of any fan of heavy music with its powerful, epic Metal assault, melodic hooks and bombastic guitar work. This phenomenon is better known as Firewind, led by the young guitar sensation Gus G. (ex-Dream Evil, Nightrage, Mystic Prophecy, Arch Enemy), who recently turned heads with his stunning "Betcha Can't Play This" feature in Guitar World, and whose signature ESP guitar , already a best-seller in Japan, where he's revered as a guitar hero. Century Media.Hard Rock & Metal CDs
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