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Martyr's Crown
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Hope you feel better by tomorrow so you can go to class!
Off topic: Does anyone have any idea how I can get Wages of Sin without buying the import disk or something? I've heard of ripping it off of Youtube, but I don't know how to do that.
Off topic: Does anyone have any idea how I can get Wages of Sin without buying the import disk or something? I've heard of ripping it off of Youtube, but I don't know how to do that.
Martyr's Crown
Christarchist
Well... The suggestion isn't that bad, actually...Ripping it from youtube is the closest you'll get to a great sounding mp3 without ripping the CD yourself.
Do this and it will still be in decent quality (better than average in all cases)
copy this url here:
http://www.video2mp3.net/
and click on high quality of course.
But that way it's not a direct rip and if you're slightly OCD like I am you'll have a problem with that
Do this and it will still be in decent quality (better than average in all cases)
copy this url here:
http://www.video2mp3.net/
and click on high quality of course.
But that way it's not a direct rip and if you're slightly OCD like I am you'll have a problem with that
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Martyr's Crown
Christarchist
Thanks, I just ended up doing that. The quality is really not bad. And I'm lucky -- iTunes puts it as the first song on the album when I add it, so not only does it not ruin the album's ending with MoS, but it also makes a better opening track than A Tower Of Ashes, in my opinion.
See, I wouldn't be able to stand that
(the quality)
Anyway, I just rearranged the tracklist manually, so it's -
1. A Tower of Ashes
2. On Eagles' Wings
3. Laying the Demon to Rest
4. Bethlehem
5. Wages of Sin
6. Absolution Day
7. The Writing in the Sand
8. Martyr
9. Mirror of Souls
(the quality)
Anyway, I just rearranged the tracklist manually, so it's -
1. A Tower of Ashes
2. On Eagles' Wings
3. Laying the Demon to Rest
4. Bethlehem
5. Wages of Sin
6. Absolution Day
7. The Writing in the Sand
8. Martyr
9. Mirror of Souls
Martyr's Crown
Christarchist
I think it works better as an opener, personally. Gets the blood pumping for the rest of the album.
Martyr's Crown
Christarchist
I wrote the lyrics to this song in about an hour last night because I couldn't get to sleep. I'm still piecing out the music in my head (I really wish I could play an instrument beyond drums and vocals...), and I think it loses something without the melodies and rhythms, since there's a ton of proggy stuff in there. I'll let you draw your own conclusions from the lyrics, but I will say that I had several very specific people in mind when I was writing it. I won't tell who, since it's very possible that they have fans here, and I don't want to start a flame war. Anyway:
"Catalyst (How Many?)"
How many times have you struggled away
To twist people's sights to your own?
How many lives have you taken away
In your quest for domination?
How many lies have you told us today
Knowing full well you decieve us?
How many minds have you broken away
With your plan to curse us all?
Using fear to force us to follow
Using greed as your motivation
Using pain to stir up their anger
Using hate, corrupting His word
Do you really think
This is what He meant
What He wants?
You can't really think
That His peace and love
Stood for hate
How can you believe
In the lies you tell
In His name
One day you will see
That the path you took
Led you astray
Death, corruption and sorrow
Pain, hatred and fear
These tools that you always call on
Will be death's catalyst
How many prices have you forced us to pay
In exchange for your selfish pride?
How many demons have you freed on this day
To dance in the doomed hearts of Man?
How many souls have you tempted away
From His grace with your serpent's tongue?
How many curses have you layed down today
Due to your myopic sight?
Pride, hypocrisy, torment
Wrath, destruction and sin
The lies that you have to offer
Become Satan's catalyst
But a ray of hope shines through
To pierce the clouds of your hate
It gives you one final chance, to
Become Jesus' catalyst
"Catalyst (How Many?)"
How many times have you struggled away
To twist people's sights to your own?
How many lives have you taken away
In your quest for domination?
How many lies have you told us today
Knowing full well you decieve us?
How many minds have you broken away
With your plan to curse us all?
Using fear to force us to follow
Using greed as your motivation
Using pain to stir up their anger
Using hate, corrupting His word
Do you really think
This is what He meant
What He wants?
You can't really think
That His peace and love
Stood for hate
How can you believe
In the lies you tell
In His name
One day you will see
That the path you took
Led you astray
Death, corruption and sorrow
Pain, hatred and fear
These tools that you always call on
Will be death's catalyst
How many prices have you forced us to pay
In exchange for your selfish pride?
How many demons have you freed on this day
To dance in the doomed hearts of Man?
How many souls have you tempted away
From His grace with your serpent's tongue?
How many curses have you layed down today
Due to your myopic sight?
Pride, hypocrisy, torment
Wrath, destruction and sin
The lies that you have to offer
Become Satan's catalyst
But a ray of hope shines through
To pierce the clouds of your hate
It gives you one final chance, to
Become Jesus' catalyst
I read some reviews today cause I had nothing to do, and I came across this one :
http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=6176
When I read this I was going to become crazy
It's the best Power Metal sound I've never heard, an album filled with only excellent songs (each one is excellent, unique !!)... how could he say it ??
Just give me one band that has the same sound...
IMO he may just have a problem with Christians or happy music
I saw Ryan posted here, that's good !
Do you agree with what the reviewer said or is he the only one who thinks that about this album ?
http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=6176
When I read this I was going to become crazy
WHAT ?????????
It's the best Power Metal sound I've never heard, an album filled with only excellent songs (each one is excellent, unique !!)... how could he say it ??
Just give me one band that has the same sound...
IMO he may just have a problem with Christians or happy music
I saw Ryan posted here, that's good !
Do you agree with what the reviewer said or is he the only one who thinks that about this album ?
Scarred621
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LOL at that metal storm review.
Yeah, I remember reading that one a while back. Hey, I can understand that MoS isn't everyone's cup of tea at all, but after reading this guy's take on it, I found myself wondering if he'd given the album a serious listen. "Kings, dragons, and flowerpower?" Seriously? Did he listen to the same album I did? Is there some other album called Mirror of Souls out there? Ah well, good for a laugh.
It would be surprising if he hadn't
Yeah, I remember reading that one a while back. Hey, I can understand that MoS isn't everyone's cup of tea at all, but after reading this guy's take on it, I found myself wondering if he'd given the album a serious listen. "Kings, dragons, and flowerpower?" Seriously? Did he listen to the same album I did? Is there some other album called Mirror of Souls out there? Ah well, good for a laugh.
Of course Ryan had to comment on the Review.
It would be surprising if he hadn't
Martyr's Crown
Christarchist
Yeah... it's like he picked up "Inhuman Rampage" and thought it was MoS. Tsk tsk tsk.
Well... yes I did comment there. I was outraged! Haha!
SeaStorm
Member
Re metal storm review: I'd chalk this up to a website that has tons of albums to review, gives them each 2-3 listens, then sits down to write something. If he didn't spend the time to get into the music, then I'd say that's a fairly positive review. Heck we all think Mirror of Souls (the song) is arguably the band's masterpiece, and that 22 minute monster takes way more than 2-3 listens to get into!
It took me at least 20 listens before my brain really even started to unlock that song! I still feel bad that I talked to Matt at Progpower after it came out and he asked me what I thought of that song. I was only on about 10 listens at that point and could only say something like "Hmmm, not sure yet, it's still growing on me". Now that I've fully absorbed it, I can see it's the best song the band has done - a true masterpiece!
I shudder to think how my review would sound if I had to write something after 2-3 listens
It took me at least 20 listens before my brain really even started to unlock that song! I still feel bad that I talked to Matt at Progpower after it came out and he asked me what I thought of that song. I was only on about 10 listens at that point and could only say something like "Hmmm, not sure yet, it's still growing on me". Now that I've fully absorbed it, I can see it's the best song the band has done - a true masterpiece!
I shudder to think how my review would sound if I had to write something after 2-3 listens
Martyr's Crown
Christarchist
Personally, MOS the song blew me away on the first listen, but did the opposite of grow on me. Don't get me wrong; it's still the band's 3rd best song for me, but I like both TSK and TOF better; they just feel... I dunno, more put together? Not sure how to describe it.
The review was on the full-album.
OK, you may take some time to like MoS (the song), but the others songs are excellent too, and he said there was nothing new in the whole album... I can't agree x)
Personnaly, I didn't listened to the whole song when I got the album (It was one of my first metal records, and I wanted something punchy/speedy all along, so I stoped it after 2 minutes). But when I did, I realized it was a masterpiece cause the music is always fresh, dynamic, with a lot of changes and surprises.
And it's a great performance 'cause a lot of progressive metal bands I listened to aren't dynamic and fresh (listen to 7 days and you'll see what I mean ^^).
OK, you may take some time to like MoS (the song), but the others songs are excellent too, and he said there was nothing new in the whole album... I can't agree x)
Personnaly, I didn't listened to the whole song when I got the album (It was one of my first metal records, and I wanted something punchy/speedy all along, so I stoped it after 2 minutes). But when I did, I realized it was a masterpiece cause the music is always fresh, dynamic, with a lot of changes and surprises.
And it's a great performance 'cause a lot of progressive metal bands I listened to aren't dynamic and fresh (listen to 7 days and you'll see what I mean ^^).
