Story Of The Year-The Black Swan-Repack-2008-pLAN9 torrent

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| : TRACK BY TRACK : STORY OF THE YEAR |
| Posted byBomber on Sunday, March 30 @ 15:14:51 CDT |
| Contributed by Bomber |
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| They've just announced their much anticipated tour, so next thing for |
| Story Of The Year to do is unleash their new album 'The Black Swan'. |
| They will do just that on April 19th on Epitaph / Shock, and we're here |
| to tell you all about it, track by track. Read More to check out what |
| you can expect when it hits! |
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| TRACKLISTING |
| 1. Choose Your Fate |
| 2. Wake Up |
| 3. The Antidote |
| 4. Tell Me (P.A.C) |
| 5. Angel In The Swamp |
| 6. The Black Swan |
| 7. Message To The World |
| 8. Apathy Is A Dead Wish |
| 9. We're Not Gonna Make It |
| 10. Cannonball |
| 11. Terrified |
| 12. Pale Blue Dot (Interlude) |
| 13. Welcome To Our New War |
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| INSTORES APRIL 19TH |
| EPITAPH | SHOCK |
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| "Choose Your Fate" hits you like a slap in the face, an aggressive |
| track, part sing, part scream (the good variety of scream, none of this |
| dying cat shit). a good powerful way to start the album showing they can |
| mix the heavy stuff with the catchy melodic parts too. |
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| "Wake Up" is the first single made available from the album, it is a |
| very good indication of where the band is at right now, energetic, |
| melodic and rockin'. Strong in backup vocals and solid delivery, this |
| one is bound to be huge in the live setting, sing-a-longs will be |
| aplenty. |
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| "The Antidote" is catchier than the flu, the chorus will inject itself |
| in your mind instantly, "all we need is a reason, all we need is right |
| here inside us all". A huge melodic rock song with definite potential to |
| become a future single, sweet little guitar solo going on too. |
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| "Tell Me (P.A.C)" is introduced with marching band style drums before |
| the wall of guitar inflicts itself. Another rockin' song packed with |
| melody and a well constructed chorus, the production stands out on this |
| one, the sounds are huge and used really well, this is the kinda song |
| Linkin Park are probably wishing they'd came up with rather than writing |
| the same songs over and over again. |
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| "Angel In The Swamp" starts off slowly, giving the impression we might |
| be in for a bit of a ballad, but nope, drums kick in and we've got a |
| punk beat going on before slipping back into the slower mode for a |
| little bit more, before a big ending. A solid track that jumps around a |
| lot. A bit like the band on stage, you can just visualize them, and the |
| crowd going off for this one. |
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| "The Black Swan" has a familiar vibe to it, go back a couple of albums |
| and this track could've slotted in with any of the bands tracks back |
| then, again a great balance of power and melody, the song builds up well |
| to a nice big ending. |
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| "Message To The World" is the song you knew was about to come, things |
| are slowed down, there's a lot less jumping around sound wise, the pace |
| is consistent and their ability to construct and instantly appealing |
| chorus really stands out "when you kill me, please do it slowly, send a |
| message to the world" sticks like glue. This one will be a favourite for |
| many, chances are this one will be a single. |
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| "Apathy Is A Dead Wish" rides along at a nice pace on the back of a |
| sweet guitar riff, the kind you heard a lot when nu-metal was thriving, |
| another track without much chopping and changing, pace wise, just |
| building up slightly for the chorus. A cool track, nothing too amazing, |
| but a few notches up from being classed as filler. |
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| "We're Not Gonna Make It" is a no-frills rock song, catchy all the way |
| through, one you can bop along to and they stick to a simple formula |
| throughout, very solid, as with most songs on here, the chorus is solid |
| and memorable. Sometimes the simpler things are the best, while this |
| isn't the best song on offer, it's better than most would come up with. |
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| "Cannonball" well the name tells you a lot about this song, when it's |
| called Cannonball, you know not to expect some kind of ballad, you are |
| going to get something that will impact hard. And the song lives up to |
| it's title. Once again, the main foundation is a big slab of rock, with |
| some nice guitar work and infectious vocals. Another track that just |
| oozes potential single. |
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| "Terrified" is the first sign of the album wrapping up, vocals take |
| centre stage in a slow intro, backed by another marching style drum |
| build up, no explosive wall of guitars to come though, this one is rock |
| ballad through and through. It has third single written all over it, you |
| can picture the video clip already, filmed at a live show, main lights |
| will take a rest while the the cigarette lighters will be out swaying |
| through the air, there will close up cuts to those in the front rows |
| singing along to every word, maybe a few "will you marry me Dan" signs |
| being waved by girls on their boyfriends shoulders and before you know |
| it, that drum beat is back as it all fades away. Great track. |
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| "Pale Blue Dot (Interlude)" isn't a song, but a short reading by Carl |
| Sagan, who was an American astronomer and astrochemist, the 'Pale Blue |
| Dot' referring to the earth, in particular a photograph taken by Voyager |
| 1 from 6.4 billion km's away, where the earth simply was a pale blue |
| dot. |
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| "Welcome To Our New War" closes things up, in the same way the disc |
| opened, a frenzy. A fast paced, heavy track that jumps around between |
| different speeds, has a kick arse chorus, nice guitar lines and overall |
| is well delivered and closes things up quite nicely. |
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| THE VERDICT |
| "A new lease of life" is what the band describes it as, and they are not |
| far off the mark. This album is set to send Story Of The Year to a whole |
| new level. The album is full of potential singles that will no doubt |
| impact on the mainstream. The good thing is they've found the perfect |
| balance between heavy and catchy. Fans will lap it up, while many more |
| will jump on board. |
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