(Power Metal) Heimdall - The Temple of Theil - 1999, FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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Heimdall / The Temple Of Theil
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История HEIMDALL началась в 1991 году, когда братья Фабио (гитара) и Никола (барабаны) Каллуори решили создать собственную хэви-метал команду. Состав команды постоянно менялся, пока в 1997 в ней не появились Джованни Кану (бас), Кармело Клапс (гитара) и Клаудио Галло (вокал).
Первая же демо-запись HEIMDALL получила положительные отзывы в специализированной прессе и привлекала внимание Elevate Records, предложившей ребятам контракт на издание полнометражного альбома. Так появился "Lord of the Sky" (1998), концептуальный альбом, основанный на истории нордического бога небес Хаймдалла. Впоследствии "Lord of the Sky" был издан и в Японии.
Между тем в составе коллектива произошел ряд изменений - к HEIMDALL присоединился клавишник Серджио Дучилли, а новым барабанщиком стал Оттавио Амато. После успешных гастролей с Labyrinth группа записала второй альбом "The Temple of Theil", вышедший в сентябре 1999 года (японское издание содержало два бонус-трека - кавер-версию хита Judas Priest "Breaking the Law" и композицию "The Challenge" с дебютного диска, сыгранную в акустике). Спустя четыре месяца после выхода "The Temple of Theil" команда лишилась Галло и ребятам пришлось искать нового вокалиста, которым стал Джакомо Меркальдо (вскоре вернулся и прежний барабанщик Никола Каллуори).
Третий диск HEIMDALL "The Almighty" записывался уже при поддержке звукозаписывающей компании SCARLET и появился в продаже в конце лета 2002 года.
http://www.specialradio.ru/i/heimdall/
http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Heimdall/2753

This was Heimdall's last album with vocalist Claudio Gallo (sorry it has to be said who was pretty near terrible). The album that succeeded this was a top-notch power metal classic 'The Almighty' with a different far more talented vocalist - Giacomo Marcaldo.
Unlike Marcaldo's vocals on 'The Almighty' which were uniquely near operatic the vocals of Claudio Gallo on this album are quite horrid. In fact the only song which has good vocals on this album is track 4 "the oath" because it has a few backing vocals.
Excluding the poor vocals on this album it is actually a fairly decent power metal attempt. There is actually some superb fantasy-ambient interludes/tracks on this album (quite similar to what the band Fairyland used on their monumental album 'of wars in osyrhid'). What also stands out (apart from the shitty vocals) is the guitar work which on some songs is top notch and impressive.
Best tracks on the album? Track 4 'the oath' is a great power metal song with backing vocals which in the chorus sound very epic and effective. Track 7 is also a fantastic catchy instrumental piano/ambient track which fits the fantasy concept of the album. Overall this is a fairly good power metal album, worth the buy. It's just the vocals that decrease it's rating to just over average.
Review written by Lokabrenna for www.metal-archives.com

Gianni Canu - Bass
Fabio Calluori - Guitars
Carmelo Claps - Guitars
Sergio Duccillo - Keyboards
Claudio Gallo - Vocals
Ottavio Amato - Drums