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Wizard
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1 | The Prophecy
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| 2 | Betrayer
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| 3 | Dead Hope
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| 4 | Dark God
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| 5 | Lokis Punishment
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| 6 | Beginning of the End
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| 7 | Thors Hammer
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| 8 | Hall of Odin
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| 9 | The Powergod
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| 10 | March of the Einheriers
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| 11 | End of All |
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Sven D'Anna - Vocals
Dano Boland - Guitars
Volker Leson - Bass
Snoppi Denn (Sören van Heek) - Drums |
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The limited edition contains two bonus tracks:
12. Ultimate War (4:56)
13. Golden Dawn (5:08)
Recorded and engineered by Piet Sielk at Powerhouse Studio, Hamburg/Germany, October-December 2002
Mixed by Piet Sielk at Powerhouse Studio, December 2002
Mastered by Piet Sielk at Powerhouse studio, January 2003
Cover concept and artwork by Dirk Illing
Photos by Fotostusio Rosler, Bocholt
Sleeve design by Thomas Ewerhard |
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| 1. Beginning Of The End
After Baldur was dead a cruel winter came
Three years long
Brother kill brother
Father killed son
No order no law a time full of war
Fear the night
Asgards cock crowed
The cock of hell too
Heimdall's horn sounds in the night
Einheriers are ready to fight
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Творческий путь группы Wizard вполне способен лечь в основу доклада на конференции работников музыкальной индустрии по теме “Роль продюсера в жизни музыкального коллектива и его влияние на запись альбомов”. На пятом диске команды, тексты которого базируются на скандинавской мифологии, на эту роль был рекрутирован сам Пит Силк, человек и пароход, представлять которого в музыкальных пауэрных кругах является дурным тоном – ну скажите на милость, кто не знаком с этой персоной? Результатом этого сотрудничества стала эталонная запись, ставшая лучшей в дискографии коллектива, тем Эверестом, который вряд ли покорится немцам еще раз. Идеальное чутье продюсера и его фирменная черта прививать звучание Iron Savior любой группе, с которой он работает, органично переплелись с прямолинейным немецким саундом и крепнущим от альбома к альбому выразительным вокалом Свена Д’Анна. Скучать на протяжении 56 минут (а если Вам посчастливится найти лимитированное издание в дигипаке, то и больше часа) не придется – каждая песня, это настоящий контрастный утренний душ, заряжающий бодростью и загоняющий зевоту в самый дальний угол. Отказавшись от традиционного вступления, группа с первых аккордов гимноподобной “The Prophecy” завладевает вниманием слушателя и отпускает его лишь с последними отзвуками гитары на “End Of All”. Но особенно хочется отметить две вещи – второй трек “Betrayer”, сыгранный в лучших традициях пристовской “Rapid Fire” и размеренно-помпезный, и оттого неимоверно качевый “Dead Hope”. При должной раскрутке, Wizard могли бы составить серьезную конкуренцию Hammerfall в борьбе за право называться лучшей heavy metal бандой, однако этого не случилось и момент был упущен. Для всех тех, кто ценит записи Iron Savior, Hammerfall, Paragon & Grave Digger этот альбом должен пополнить коллекцию в обязательном порядке, да и любому скептику это яркое доказательство того, что Heavy Metal жил, Heavy Metal жив, Heavy Metal будет жить! (Диск предоставлен компанией CD-Maximum) |
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За первые две песни с этой пластинки группе Wizard можно смело присуждать олимпийские медали в дисциплине "забойность/мелодичность". Речь идёт о композициях "The Prophecy" и "Deceiver", в которых содержится сногсшибательная тяжесть гитарного саунда и ритм-секции, крышесрывательный, эмоциональный и супермелодичный вокал, улётнейшие соло-партии, и главное - СКОРОСТЬ! К сожалению, именно скорости не хватает всем остальным композициям с альбома "Odin" - стоит только группе снизить темп игры, и сразу же музыка становится скучной, а под клнец альбома вообще хочется зевать. Там, где есть более или менее интересные мелодии, нет драйва и скорости, а где есть скорость - нет запоминающихся мелодий. Задумав написать концептуальный альбом по мотивам скандинавских мифов, группа добросовестно пересказала все легенды, добравшись под конец до Рагнарёка. Но при этом, к сожалению, музыканты не уделили должного композиторской части. Десятку можно дать только за две первые песни, а в среднем - восьмёрка. |
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Of the end
The beginning
Of the end twilight of the gods
Fenris the dark wolf, breaking his chains
Chasing the sun and the moon
The Midgard snake
Has left the sea of sorrow
Loki rides on a ship made of nails
Right across the world
Satur the giant
Rises with his sons
2. The Prophecy
Where is Iduna
The goddess of life
Who now would give the world-tree
Water and life
So the gods were seeking her
All across the world
But no one could find her
Where may she've turned?
Odin rode to Mimir
And asked him for the truth
He had to give one eye
To hear the words of wisdom
The prophecy of the holy Norns
A tale of death and doom
Odin saw the ultimate sign
The end is coming soon
The prophecy of the holy Norns
World is doomed to die
Fire in the sky
The end is coming soon
Odin has heard it
That Iduna serves in hell
He asked the queen of death
To set Iduna free
But she didn't want to go
In the dark she wants to live
Where she could rest in peace
Til the end of time
Tales of the oath
Of death and doom
He saw the sign
The end is coming soon
3. Betrayer
The bad dreams of Freya
Shows her what will happen
To her shining son
Baldur the light god
She saw him living
In the dark world of hell
Killed by a hand
Which was guided by evil
Loki heard what she'd done
She made the whole world swear
That nothing's hurt her son
But she forgot the fallen one
Loki do you really know
What you have done
Evil arises, giants cross
The border-line of the north
You are the Deceiver of the gods
Enemy of the human kind
Murderer of the light god, Loki
The gods played a game
Shooting at Baldur
For they knew
That nothing would hurt him
Loki took some mistletoe
Made from it an arrow
Gave it to Hfrdur
And made him kill the shining one
4. Dead Hope
Two souls now dancing
To the music of their dreams
Baldur and Iduna
Hand in hand they walk through Hel
Blinded by cruel darkness
They can't see what is around
Dazzled by their feelings
They don't hear the chaos scream
Two souls embraced by eternity
Brought together by a cruel destiny
Now they'll live 'til the end of time
In the realm of the death-queen
Baldur is dead, the god of life
Killed, bleeding in the sand
Baldur is dead, a poison arrow shot
By an evil hand
Cold tears, no emotions
Two living souls in a dead world
See the death-queen laughing
Don't care about their pain
Crying gods in Asgard
All hope is gone cold emotions
What stands in the future?
When all is said and done
Baldur is dead, the god of life
Killed, bleeding in the sand
Baldur is dead, a poisoned arrow
Shot, by an evil hand
Kill
Shot
Kill
5. Dark God
There'll be blood on his hands
There is hate in his eyes
An innocent boy
Like the prophecy told
The enforcer of the gods
Why did the gods want
The dark god to die
It was Lokis fault
That Baldur was dead
But they were blinded by their rage
He walked through the shadows he lived in the dark
Awaiting his destiny woven by Norns
God of the dark-where are you now
God of the dark-be afraid
Wali is our vengeance and your death
He can see in the darkness feel his breath
The gods sent the messanger
To the black world of hel
To force the queen of death
To set Baldur free
On one condition she would agree
The whole world should cry
To set Baldur is free
But the giant won't do it
So the light god must stay
So wild hate filled the gods
6. Loki's Punishment
You will never see the sun again
There is no hope for you
Pay the price for that what you have done
Now your nightmare's coming true
This is your eternal pain
This is your punishment
Revenge of the gods
Pain without end
Chained to a rock until the end of time
'Til the beginning of the end
Torture and pain
His destiny's end for all eternity
Torture and pain, this is Lokis punishment
The deadly snake above your head
Venom in your veins
The ground of Midgard shaken by
Your cries of pain
Lokis wife is by his side
Embracing him in love
She knows that his time will come
7. Thor's Hammer
He rides through the sky
To the northern border-line
Awaiting his enemies
Giants of Niflheim
His weapon is pounding
By his lust for the giants' blood
Armour for a god
And armour to kill
Smashing and crushing
A weapon full of power
The time will come
The giants last hour
FIGHTING GIANTS KILL THEM ALL
DEFENDER OF THE GOLDEN HALL
FIGHTING GIANTS KILL THEM ALL
DEFENDER OF THE GOLDEN HALL
FIGHTING GIANTS
THE HAMMER OF THOR
DEFENDERS OF THE GOLDEN HALL
FIGHTING GIANTS
THE HAMMER OF THOR
DEFENDERS OF THE GOLDEN HALL
He was the strongest
God in the golden hall
His father was Odin
The power-god
In the last battle
He killed and fought together
With his father Odin
The Midgard snake
8. The Hall Of Odin
A hall of gold, shines in the night
A hall for warriors, is our guide
For men and women, with honour and pride
Where the strong and brave lived inside
The hall of Odin shines in the night
The hall of Odin is my guide
So strong so wise is the lord of this hall
Power and greatness he brings us all
The one-eyed the wanderer, the provider of war
Hail him now give him all
The hall of Odin shines in the night
The hall of Odin
9. The Powergod
The incarnation of brutal power
The leader of the wild hunt
The highest god in Asgard
The master of death and glory
Two ravens on his shoulders
Two wolves at his feet
He is the lord of the golden hall
He is the god of wisdom
He is the god of rage
He is the god of unity and war
Odin - the power god
Now he gathers the Einheriers
He leads them to the final battle
Riding in the first line
Now his spear crosses the battlefield
10. The March Of The Einheriers
Practiced for a thousand years
They're crossing the rainbow bridge
Reaching the ida field
Where their destiny waits
The blood-lust in their eyes
Shines like a star
Their ground-trembling war cries
Wake up the dead
The march of the einheriers
Conviction in their minds
The will to survive in their hearts
Standing in silence
Awaiting the gods
Prepared for the attack
11. End Of All
Odin knew the truth
But led them all to doom
Einheriers and gods
Trust in his words
Follow me to victory
Let us slay them all!
In his eye one lonely tear
Shows his mortal fear
The gods are dying, the world is crying
In this final war
The gods are dying, the world is crying
This is the end
The end of it all
With a smile on their face
They march into the blaze
Together for their holy land
They ride out to defend
Thousand wounds are bleeding
The gods are going to die
Facing their eternity
Under the northern skies
12. Ultimate War
Now it's time for the final fight
Einheriers to death and doom they ride
Valkyries of Valhalla fly
With their father Odin through the sky
The king of the hall is riding out
On his horse of doom and death
The fire of destruction burns
In his eye and his soul
The cry of war on the killing ground
The god of thunder ready to pound
Ultimate war
Einheriers will fight ,giants will die
Odin will ride, ripping the sky
Warriors standing side by side
With their enemies eye to eye
They are roaring, the Battle cry
Fight for the honour blood and pride
Forces met with a mighty clash
Noble warriors fight 'til death
Total destruction is what will come
In the end when their work is done
13. Golden Dawn
A grey desert of destruction
Which survived this mortal end
Darkness black water around the world
Is what is left
New and old gods gathered
To make rules for this new world
A united mankind without war
Waiting for the one who'll come
(This is the) dawn of the golden age
(This is the) dawn of a new world
Eternal freedom, majestic pride
In the lost survivors eyes
(This is the) dawn of a new glorious world
Freedom and glory
Around the world
A new reign if gods begin
No war no suffer
No violence
Just peace and eternal love