Wizards - The Kingdom (2002)
Year & Label: 1989/1990, Pony Canyon Inc., Japan | CD#: PPCY-01409
Flac (image) | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Artwork (JPG, 300 dpi) | File-hosts: FilePost
Power Metal | FLAC: 380 MB | Artwork: 40 MB | MP3: 110 MB | 5% WinRAR Recovery
EAC Secure-rip with LOG+CUE+COVERS | Source: eMule
Japanese 1st Press CD with bonus track
Year & Label: 1989/1990, Pony Canyon Inc., Japan | CD#: PPCY-01409
Flac (image) | MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Artwork (JPG, 300 dpi) | File-hosts: FilePost
Power Metal | FLAC: 380 MB | Artwork: 40 MB | MP3: 110 MB | 5% WinRAR Recovery
EAC Secure-rip with LOG+CUE+COVERS | Source: eMule
Japanese 1st Press CD with bonus track
When I found a power metal band named “Wizards”, I assumed the worst. I am always cautious with this genre, and a cheesy name doesn’t bring my expectations up at all. Thankfully I was mostly wrong about this group. They are pretty cheesy but they have some amazing music on this disc, and it shows that the band’s albums are definitely worth checking out.Wizards Official MySpace
First off, I must proclaim that all the musicianship in Wizards is good. No worries about crappy singing or bland instruments here. While the singer is a little unoriginal, he fits the music well and does a good job with his role. The guitarist is highly skilled and pulls off some incredible solos, while his bass counterpart keeps a very good rhythm. Keyboards are also excellent and drive the music nicely, frequently using symphonic sounds. Drums are very solid as well.
As for the music, Wizards sounds like slightly prog-influenced power metal with some symphonic keyboards. The songs on the album that I highly recommend are The Kingdom, Fallen Angels, and Daydreaming. If your copy has the bonus track, Freedom, then I would recommend that as well. All four of these tracks display the wonders this band can accomplish. Additionally, a few ballad-like sections are present during the album, which are done very well with the exception of the particularly ballady song, Love and Recall. Unfortunately, Love and Recall isn’t alone, as there are a few tracks on here that are pretty average. They don’t detract from the album too much though, as they still manage to be decent.
The Kingdom is a definite recommendation for fans of power metal. As for those less fond of the genre, you may want to download it first to see if you like it, as it still contains some typical elements of the genre. Whichever side you’re on, do check this out, as it is quite an interesting listen. This is a pretty unique power metal album that should definitely be looked into.
~ www.metal-archives.com
Wizards At Metal Archives
Musicians:
Vocals : Christian Passos
Guitars : Kadu Averbach
Bass : Mendel Waisberg
Drums : Bezi Weisberg
Keyboards : Charles Dalla
Produced by Paulo Anhai'a, co-produced by Christian Passos
Engineered, mixed and Mastered by Paulo Anhaia
Recorded at Monster Sound Studios
Track List:
01. The Kingdom [5:03]
02. King Without A Crown [2:59]
03. Fallen Angels [5:51]
04. Riding The Twilight [3:26]
05. Daydreaming [4:45]
06. Willing To Be Free [3:04]
07. The Call Of War [3:10]
08. Sinners And Saints [4:44]
09. Love And Recall [3:38]
10. Step Back [3:33]
11. Bring Down The House (Japanese Bonus Track) [4:08]
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 10. March 2012, 21:48
Wizards / The Kingdom
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EAC extraction logfile from 10. March 2012, 21:48
Wizards / The Kingdom
Used drive : ATAPI iHAS624 B Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
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 : 40 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -6 -V %s
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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2 | 5:03.06 | 2:58.61 | 22731 | 36141
3 | 8:01.67 | 5:51.31 | 36142 | 62497
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5 | 17:18.73 | 4:45.17 | 77923 | 99314
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Not my rip, not my scan-job. Thx very much to the original uploader Ilijan [MMT]!
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