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В мире музыки часто попадаются альбомы, в которых все просто ужасно, но какие то приятные моменты проклевываются. И обратно - бывают и просто замечательные произведения, подпорченные досадными промахами. Но вот таких дисков, как третий студийник шведских пауэрщиков Axenstar "The Inquisition", я не слышал давно! Здесь ВСЕ на одном уровне - каждая деталь, каждая нота, каждая строчка настолько четко держат марку "паверус металикус сортикус номер три", что честное слово - начинаешь думать, что музыканты делали это специально! Куда не глянь - с микроскопом не найти ни особых недостатков, ни значимых успехов. Штиль, ветер молчит, в общем. Итак, попробуем все-таки разобрать на детали потерянный в море корабль Axenstar. На корме у нас вальяжно загорает стиль группы - самый обычный и ни на йоту не выделяющийся пауэр метал. Переворачиваться со спины на живот ему лень, поэтому стиль нежится на боку - симфонизма и клавишных в музыкальной палитре группы мало, а тяжести и энергетике гитарных риффов могли бы позавидовать разве что ребята из No Doubt. На капитанском мостике гордо стоит лидер Axenstar Магнус Винтервайлд (заценили фамилию?), за ним удобно расположилась остальная команда матросов. Впрочем, особых поводов выпячивать подбородок у Магнуса нет - голос у него абсолютно непримечательный, да и вообще, практически все его песни неплохи по сути, но за живое не задевают. Гораздо более достоин быть капитаном корабля мускулистый гитарист Томас Эрикссон - три композиции его авторства (мрачноватая "Under Black Wings", заглавно-инквизиционная "The Burning", и мелодичный пауэр хит "Daydreamer") как раз больше всего и выделяются. Ну а пока Томас достает из-за пазухи острый ятаган и готовится применить его по назначению, мы можем спустится в трюм и оглядеть остов корабля. Который, конечно же, соответствует всем нормам - запись, сведение и оформление альбома находятся на одинаково стандартном, хорошем уровне. В целом, отправится в плавание на новом судне Axenstar "The Inquistion" рекомендуется только оголтелым поклонникам пауэра. Будем надеяться, что в последний миг волна поднимется и раздастся крик смещенного с руля Магнуса. Ну а где Вы видели перемены без крови? (Диск предоставлен компанией CD Maximum) |
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Третье творение шведов-металлистов (после "Perpetual Twilight" (2002) и "Far From Heaven" (2003)). Axenstar - это настолько ортодоксальные пауэрщики, что невозможно к чему-то в стилевом отношении придраться. Зато шедевров на пластинке тоже замечено не было (по крайней мере, мною). Наиболее достойными, на мой взгляд, являются "Inside Your Mind", "Under Black Wings" и "Daydreamer". Выделяется из остальных также медленно-ностальгическая "Drifting". Поскольку альбом - типичный пример музыки стиля power metal, он отлично подходит для ознакомления со стилем. А так - ничего особенного. |
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He?s been waiting so many years, now the end is near
Watch as the sun is going down
Darkness will enter this world
Is someone in the shadows?
Hiding from the light
Will you be ready to obey?
To the fallen one
Don?t close your eyes
Face the rage of his tormented soul
He will not sleep
Until the final battle is won
Watch as the sun is going down
Darkness will enter this world
Is someone in the shadows?
Hiding from the light
Will you be ready to obey?
To the fallen one
Under Black Wings
Born into fire, rise up in hell
Hunting the storm always something to tell
Innocent child who?s damned from the start
Searching a dream away from his past
But his memory was all he could see
His life so far was a slowly fading star
Wiped out his future with anger and rage
Blamed his gods through the early years
Always a prisioner, never let free
Under black wings he will always be
Born into fire, rise up with hate
Everything is known of his future fate
Punishing days and sleepless nights
To hold his nightmares off the day
But his memory was all he could see
His life so far was a slowly fading star
Wiped out his future with anger and rage
Blamed his gods through the early years
Always a prisioner, never let free
Under black wings he will always be
Beyond reality of how human life could be
The beast inside him grew much stronger
Forced him to grow up with rage right from the start
Would he find his dreamland deep in heart?
But his memory was all he could see
His life so far was a slowly fading star
Wiped out his future with anger and rage
Blamed his gods through the early years
Always a prisioner, never let free
Under black wings he will always be
Salvation
From the dawn of time, the strong have always ruled the weak
Like a knife in the back the promises they made
Never fullfilled you?re always betrayed
But now the time has come
For you to rise once more
To take back what?s yours
And be forever free
Salvation is now close at hand
In union we stand
We?ll spread the word across the land
In union we stand
Since the day they arrived
We all have known what will come
Too many times beaten down to the ground, never again
But now the time has come
For you to rise once more
To take back what?s yours
And be forever free
Salvation is now close at hand
In union we stand
We?ll spread the word across the land
In union we stand
The days of freedom are long since gone
For you and I the fight goes on
To bring back some sunshine into our lives
Salvation is now close at hand
In union we stand
We?ll spread the word across the land
In union we stand
Inside Your Mind
A broken soul on the edge to insanity
Not knowing right from wrong or what is true or false
Making up your own rules of how to live your life
Don?t you ever ever think about anyone else?
Inside your mind there?s a never ending battle
Between the lies and the words that speaks the truth
Take what you can before is it all over
Your evil deeds will in the end bring you down
Go back in time to when you were much younger
The scars in your soul forced you to be strong
Aggression, disbelief, controlling your life
Confrontation seems like the only way
Inside your mind there?s a never ending battle
Between the lies and the words that speaks the truth
Take what you can before is it all over
Your evil deeds will in the end bring you down
Searching for answers
In the emptiness between dream and reality
The secrets of life hidden deep in your mind
Carefully kept away from the outside world
Inside your mind there?s a never ending battle
Between the lies and the words that speaks the truth
Take what you can before is it all over
Your evil deeds will in the end bring you down
Daydreamer
Have you ever seen a sun shine at night?
Have you ever seen a star in sunlight?
Do you sleep when the wolves are free?
Or do you lie awake thinking how will it be?
I?m not the kind of person with all the answers
I?m just a simple man who?s searching the truth
Since you marked my soul with your touch
I see you in my dreams, I want you so much
Now I?ve scaped from my reality
Unleashed my soul just to feel your touch
I?m a daydreamer in the moonlight
A passion out of sight
I?m a daydreamer in the shadows
I?m your dream tonight
You?re my reverie in the dead of night
Maybe one day my dreams can come true
Catch the day and leave life behind
Am I brave enough to follow my heart?
Now I?ve scaped from my reality
Unleashed my soul just to feel your touch
I?m a daydreamer in the moonlight
A passion out of sight
I?m a daydreamer in the shadows
I?m your dream tonight
I wish this dream would last forever
I wish it all would come true
I?m the only one who could change it all
But I?m just a daydreamer
Daydreamer
I?m a daydreamer in the moonlight
A passion out of sight
I?m a daydreamer in the shadows
I?m your dream tonight
Drifting
Drifting away, to the place where I belong
I see the night transforming into dawn
Tonight I sleep beside you for the last time
Make sure that you won?t hear me leave
Slipping away, into the endless sleep
Silent tears running down my cheeks
No matter where the winds of life may lead you
I?ll always be there by your side
The Burning
In the darkest of all ages, there was a wondrous child
Growing up she found herself been blessed with a second sight
Skillful in the art of healing, curing sick and blind
But how could she know that one day luck just turned around?
All the people?s blind, it?s all in their minds
The rumors start, then spread around
Whispers in the night,?bout tales that wasn?t right
Destiny made a deal, her fate is sealed
They thought they saw things cleary, but all?s not black or white
Fools who are self-proclaimed true bringers of the light
Accused of these heretical crimes she left it all behind
But it was just a matter of time before the escape was found
They hunt her down and charge her for her crimes
They will decide: "She can?t survive"
Put her to the test, before she?s laid to rest
Light up the stake, this cannot wait
Tonight?s the night when the flames embrace the sky
The hope for man will now perish and die
Illusive minds see before their very eyes
The innocence of the one that?s burned alive
Blinded by their fear, they never saw it clear
To quench their thirst for blood, she?s the first to die
Helpless and afraid, being called for by the dead
No answer to her cries, just echoes in the night
Brought before the judge and jury, like a lamb before the slaughter
Eyes that pierce right through this so called sorceress
Guilty until proven innocent, is the twisted truth they preach
Ruler of the congregation lets the hatred speak:
"So you claim you?re innocent and free from sin
Let?s just see what truth there lies within
We sentenced you to be judged by the highest power
- a trial by fire"
Tonight?s the night when the flames embrace the sky
The hope for man will now perish and die
Illusive minds see before their very eyes
The innocence of the one that?s burned alive
Run Or Hide
On that rainy night, when the angels tears were falling
I saw it for the first time
Coming out from the dark
With it?s evil smile and it?s wicked ways
Growing stronger as the night is falling
And the daylight fades away
It devours the light
The beast in the night
It will soon hunt you down
It tears out your heart
Beware from the start
You better run or hide
From the darkest grave up from the deepest ocean
It will rise with a fury so strong
The will to destroy, is the primal urge that keeps this beast alive
It summon the forces of darkness, rising up from hell
It devours the light
The beast in the night
It will soon hunt you down
It tears out your heart
Beware from the start
You better run or hide
But a new day will come, when all the filth and sorrow is gone
The beast will be conquered, slayed to the ground
Never to return and the world will rise again
From the ashes of the evil reign
It devours the light
The beast in the night
It will soon hunt you down
It tears out your heart
Beware from the start
You better run or hide
The Sands Of Time
In a time when the world has gone completely powermad
We find the way to paradise written in the sands of time
Waking up to another day, with a strong will to survive
Searching the past, for the mistakes made by man
Take a good look at what what you see and let?s get one thing straight
Nothing will ever be the same, never again
Greed is the fisrt step to ruin
Dishonour, the second to come
Third is the gruesome loneliness
The last one is death
In a time when the world has gone completely powermad
We find the way to paradise written in the sands of time
To scape from the enemy that lives within us all
Start all over one more time and pray we will get it right
Waking up to a tortured world, deprived of all love and hope
Misery has lead us astray and we?ll soon be lost forever
Unless we can break free from the chains that holds us down
We got to learn from our mistakes and take control
Greed is the fisrt step to ruin
Dishonour, the second to come
Third is the gruesome loneliness
The last one is death
In a time when the world has gone completely powermad
We find the way to paradise written in the sands of time
To scape from the enemy that lives within us all
Start all over one more time and pray we will get it right
In a time when the world has gone completely powermad
We find the way to paradise written in the sands of time
To scape from the enemy that lives within us all
Start all over one more time and pray we will get it right