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EveryDisc · 4.0 / 5 · · 2018-04-11 05:34:38
The third album of the band by former Aria and Kipelov guitarist Sergey Terentyev was recorded again with a new vocalist - Alexander Cap, who soon after also successfully left the project, so this year wait for one more new voice of Artery on the fourth record. I don't know how it will be, but I consider that Cap fit Terentyev ideally. It turned out even more interesting than Bulgakov on the debut, although he showed on Leti na svet almost his best work. Cap - is a professional in his business to such a degree that he even teaches vocals. On 2014 this is especially noticeable. Not a single extra note, only a deep, verified, placed voice, ideally combined with the melodic metal of the band. Credit must be given to Terentyev and the second guitarist Vanyushin - Cap had where to roam, the material is simply excellent. By the way, the first single Vybiray was written by the vocalist himself, so he didn't just come to sing for nothing. Yes, undoubtedly, on the first album the melody was in a more heavy [metal] key, but Terentyev was always inclined toward pop motifs, which he began to urgently prove on the second record, consisting almost entirely of new versions of his songs from the Aria period. To me 2014 also reminds me of the collective Gran-Kurazh, which is important in the 'Aria family'. When under the mask of heavy metal hides melodic hard [rock], oriented toward hits. To reach the level of the GK masterpiece Novoy nadezhdy svet is not possible, but to reach second place among Russian representatives of the style is fully within [their] power. Plus, pay attention to the rocking bass of Daniil Zakharenkov from Cherny Obelisk, which does not allow the music to become too pop-ish, filling it with the groove of modern metal. 6 out of 8 songs on the album are magnificent - and this is the main thing. Further, numerous bonuses begin, but that is already for fans. Perceive 2014 as a work of 10 tracks, including both intros, and you will have happiness unusual for the Russian metal scene.
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digiben · 3.5 / 5 · · 2018-04-09 13:32:21
Не могу оценить данный альбом адекватно. Вроде бы все хорошо, но чего-то не хватает. Даже не знаю, чего... Большая часть бонусов непонятно, зачем здесь. Можно было оставить только "Край Ветров" и "Сам себе враг", как по мне. Но несмотря на это все, альбом хорош, хоть и слабее, чем дебютник
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