Within Temptation - Hydra (2014, 2CD) (Japan VIZP-121)
Within Temptation - Hydra (2014, 2CD)
Year & Label: 2014, Victor Entertainment, Inc., Japan | CD#: VIZP-121
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Symphonic Rock/Metal | FLAC: 700 MB | Artwork: 60 MB | MP3: 220 MB | 5% WinRAR Recovery
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Japanese 2CD edition with bonus tracks
Year & Label: 2014, Victor Entertainment, Inc., Japan | CD#: VIZP-121
Flac (image) | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Artwork (JPG, 300 dpi) | File-hosts: Uploaded.net
Symphonic Rock/Metal | FLAC: 700 MB | Artwork: 60 MB | MP3: 220 MB | 5% WinRAR Recovery
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Japanese 2CD edition with bonus tracks
Liking the older version of Within Temptation, the one that was quite becoming of the late 90s transition out of the fatalistic wailing of the death/doom era into something more friendly with mainline audiences, while also embracing the newer incarnation that might be a bit too accessible for some is no small task, but it is very much possible. Their adoption of a more rocking yet still dark sound on The Silent Force came just a tad close for comfort given the recent success of Evanescence (to speak nothing for the similarity in sound), but it was a commendable studio effort, and their new style has held up for the most part as their sixth LP Hydra rears its multiple heads, albeit with some unnecessary hiccups.Musicians:
The most auspicious aspect of this album, in contrast to its recent predecessors, circles around a slight overuse of guest vocal slots and an extremely odd selection of characters to complement the ensemble. On the one hand, the introduction of ex-Nightwish vocalist Tarja Turunen is quite a welcome addition that provides an impressive operatic foil to Sharon Den Adel’s lighter, angelic melodies. A single listen to “Paradise (What About Us?)” will no doubt float the idea of continued collaborations between these two lovely voices in the future. Likewise, while Howard Jones may not be the most loved figure in the metal world, his melodramatic high baritone wails fit in nicely with the heavier character that this band occasionally throws out alongside their generally balladic tendencies.
But as with many things, this album’s defining point also proves to be its weak spot. While it’s a stretch to label any single song on this album as terrible, the inclusion of hip hop artist Xzibit pretty well throws a fairly convention song in “And We Run” into chaos and will no doubt turn off anyone annoyed with the continual encroachment of MTV culture into metal music. And while a bit less overt of a clashing presence, Dave Pirner’s contribution to this album on the closing song “The Whole World Is Watching” comes off as unnecessary window-dressing, to speak nothing for his nonchalant rasps being in the same record as the impresarios of the caliber of the rest of the vocal company being kept.
Nevertheless, from an overall stylistic standpoint, Hydra does offer a sufficient dose of the same winning formula that brought out The Unforgiving to alleviate the handful of puzzling choices in a supporting cast. If anything, this listens closer to the previous album than otherwise, drawing upon a charming if formulaic mixture of minimalist guitar riffs and film score inspired symphonic atmospheres. Sometimes things are a bit more driving and intense, while at others things take on a restful, ambient character, but the beautiful allure of the Within Temptation brand remains a constant. It’s far from the best thing this band has put out, but barring a few questionable fits of unnecessary experimentation, it gets the job done.
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Vocals : Sharon den Adel
Guitars : Robert Westerholt
Guitars : Stefan Helleblad
Guitars : Ruud Jolie
Bass : Jeroen van Veen
Drums : Mike Coolen
Keyboards : Martijn Spierenburg
Guest vocalists:
Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) – track 2
Xzibit – track 3,
Tarja Turunen (Nightwish) – track 4
Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) – track 10
CD1 Track List:
01. Let Us Burn [5:31]
02. Dangerous [4:53]
03. And We Run [3:50]
04. Paradise (What About Us?) (featuring Tarja) [5:20]
05. Edge Of The World [4:55]
06. Silver Moonlight [5:17]
07. Covered By Roses [4:48]
08. Dog Days [4:47]
09. Tell Me Why [6:12]
10. Whole World Is Watching (featuring Dave Pirner) [4:03]
CD2 Track List:
01. Radioactive (Imagine Dragons Cover) [3:14]
02. Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey Cover) [4:06]
03. Let Her Go (Passenger Cover) [3:44]
04. Dirty Dancer (Enrique Iglesias Cover) [4:14]
05. Grenade (Bruno Mars Cover) (Exclusive Bonus Track) [3:45]
06. The Power Of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood Cover) (Exclusive Bonus Track) [4:01]
07. And We Run (Evolution Track) [5:42]
08. Silver Moonlight (Evolution Track) [6:06]
09. Covered By Roses (Evolution Track) [4:44]
10. Tell Me Why (Evolution Track) [5:00]
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Within Temptation / Hydra CD1 (VIZP-121)
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Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
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Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 1. February 2014, 13:48
Within Temptation / Hydra CD2 (VIZP-121)
Used drive : PLEXTOR DVDR PX-860A Adapter: 0 ID: 4
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 96
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 : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : Yes
Command line compressor : E:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%
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