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Crystal Ball - Dawnbreaker (2013) [Digipack Limited Edition]
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Crystal Ball - Dawnbreaker (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image & cue & log) | 406 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 124 MB | Scans | 00:50:43
Genre: Hard Rock/Melodic Power Metal | Country: Switzerland | Label: Massacre Records | MAS DP0844
EAC Rip | FLAC (image & cue & log) | 406 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 124 MB | Scans | 00:50:43
Genre: Hard Rock/Melodic Power Metal | Country: Switzerland | Label: Massacre Records | MAS DP0844
Crystal Ball have always straddled the blurry line between hard rock and heavy metal and they do so here again. It is the niche in which they exist, the subgenre in which they have grown most comfortable. Powerful but polished guitars, pounding drums, strong vocals, anthemic refrains, stacked harmonies … the band checks off all the appropriate boxes to ensure satisfaction for those who believe heavy and melodic go together like peanut butter and chocolate.That said, most fans agree that the band’s first two efforts were their peak, so they are the standard by which all subsequent albums have been judged. So to answer the obvious question ricocheting around inside everyone’s skull, no, Dawnbreaker does not surpass or even match those pinnacle levels. But for aficionados of that European melodic metal sound, it delivers the goods in rock-solid fashion.
The songs vary between face-hammering heaviness to head-banging hard rock to flick-your-Bic power ballads (do they still make Bics and does anyone flick them anymore?). “Skin to Skin” is the highlight, infused with a definitive ‘80s commercial metal vibe thanks to body-shaking rhythms, sexualized lyrics, and a bigger-is-better gang vocal chorus. “Power Pack” is a blistering barnburner with blazing guitars that blasts bullets of sonic fire from the about-to-blow speakers. With deliciously cheesy lyrics such as, “Like a loaded gun, I’m ready / Pull the trigger and set me free,” this slab of musical tongue-in-cheek fun hits hard, hits fast, and leaves you panting with satisfaction when it’s done having its way with you. Hell, you might even crave a cigarette afterward, even if you don’t smoke.
Tracklist:
1. Zarathustra (1:29)
2. Break Of Dawn (3:10)
3. Anyone Can Be A Hero (3:51)
4. The Brothers Were Wright (3:38)
5. Eternal Flame (3:47)
6. Skin To Skin (4:45)
7. Walls Fall Down (4:10)
8. Back For Good (4:11)
9. Power Pack (4:07)
10. Stranded (5:37)
11. Sun Came Out (4:34)
12. Touch The Sky (Bonus Track) (4:19)
13. Bond Of Love (Bonus Track) (3:06)
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 2 from 29. April 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 4. December 2013, 19:50
Crystal Ball / Dawnbreaker
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24LS70 Adapter: 2 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
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Range status and errors
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Filename E:\Crystal Ball-Dawnbreaker (2013)\Crystal Ball.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
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Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 1766C9AC
Copy OK
No errors occurred
End of status report
==== Log checksum 1FEC09A9AB8EC7C618738D1DE218D814B40684013374E98503842D20372E1BD6 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 4. December 2013, 19:50
Crystal Ball / Dawnbreaker
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24LS70 Adapter: 2 ID: 1
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 896 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 1:29.24 | 0 | 6698
2 | 1:29.24 | 3:09.63 | 6699 | 20936
3 | 4:39.12 | 3:50.58 | 20937 | 38244
4 | 8:29.70 | 3:38.08 | 38245 | 54602
5 | 12:08.03 | 3:46.43 | 54603 | 71595
6 | 15:54.46 | 4:44.73 | 71596 | 92968
7 | 20:39.44 | 4:09.53 | 92969 | 111696
8 | 24:49.22 | 4:10.57 | 111697 | 130503
9 | 29:00.04 | 4:06.51 | 130504 | 149004
10 | 33:06.55 | 5:36.71 | 149005 | 174275
11 | 38:43.51 | 4:33.65 | 174276 | 194815
12 | 43:17.41 | 4:19.42 | 194816 | 214282
13 | 47:37.08 | 3:06.05 | 214283 | 228237
Range status and errors
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Filename E:\Crystal Ball-Dawnbreaker (2013)\Crystal Ball.wav
Peak level 100.0 %
Extraction speed 1.8 X
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC 1766C9AC
Copy OK
No errors occurred
End of status report
==== Log checksum 1FEC09A9AB8EC7C618738D1DE218D814B40684013374E98503842D20372E1BD6 ====
Personnel
Steven Mageney (Vocals)
Markus Flury (Guitars)
Scott Leach (Guitars)
Cris "Iron" Stone (Bass)
Marcel Sardella (Drums)
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Crystal Ball - Dawnbreaker (2013) [Digipack Limited Edition]
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Crystal Ball - Dawnbreaker (2013) [Digipack Limited Edition]
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