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Sound Storm - Immortalia (2012)

Posted By: Andi_Deris

Date: 24 Sep 2012 13:55:26

Their name, Sound Storm, fits their musical style. Immortalia, their second release, is an epic tempest of symphonic power metal. After all, they are from Italy, the home of bombastic film score heavy metal. Nothing can be done halfway or halfhearted in this genre.

Essentially, it's full throttle from the gate with Sound Storm. You'll hear some of the fastest and most bombastic power metal anywhere in Back to Live, The Curse of the Moon, or Wrath of the Storm, by example. The musical stage is colored by lush orchestrations which feel like a cross between a dramatic opera and a Michael Bay action film. Philippe D'Orange's vocals are grand and Valerio Sbriglione's guitar solos soaring, only to be challenged by Davide Cristofoli's brilliant keyboard work.

Indeed, there's certainly nothing subtle about Sound Storm's music. Yet, it's not always bludgeoning and bombastic. Seven Veils is actually more moderately paced, by comparison to many other songs, and seems to move more on the symphonic orchestrations. Watching You Fading also has slower pace, keeps the highly orchestrated context, but also has a more choral vocal arrangement. It's a nice respite from charging power metal that largely defines the album.

If you love all things about Italian symphonic power metal, Sound Storm's Immortalia is not to be missed. It's grand and bombastic, epic and outrageous, heavy metal. I think this band could put the smack down on both Rhapsody of Fire and Luca Turilli's Rhapsody with a simple back hand slap. Recommended if you dig the genre. ~ review by Craig Hartranft

SOUND STORM

Track Listing:

1. Immortalia (1:52)
2. Back To Life (4:14)
3. The Curse Of The Moon (5:40)
4. Blood Of Maiden (5:14)
5. Faraway (4:56)
6. Promises (4:17)
7. Call Me Devil (6:24)
8. Seven Veils (6:32)
9. Watching Your Fading (5:04)
10. Wrath Of The Storm (4:05)
11. The Portrait
act I: Heaven
act II: Hell (9:13)

BAND:

Philippe D'Orange: vocals
Valerio Sbriglione: all guitars and growl vocals
Massimiliano Flak: bass
Federico Brignolo: drums
Alessandro Muscio: keyboards, piano

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 16. September 2012, 19:00

Sound Storm / Immortalia

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Make use of C2 pointers : No

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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
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Peak level 98.8 %
Extraction speed 3.8 X
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Test CRC 55163534
Copy CRC 55163534
Copy OK

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Many thanks to the original uploader: FireSnake

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