Paper Blood [Import]

Paper Blood [Import]

Track Listings

1. Break Your Chains

2. Not My Kind

3. Mamory Lane

4. Never Give Up

5. Seven Days

6. Sk 983

7. Kiss Of Faith

8. Paper Blood

9. Season's Change

10. Twice Around The World

11. Long Way Home (Acoustic Version) (Bonus Track)

Tracks:

For Tomorrow We Die
High Noon
Escapism As An Art Form
No Blood No Foul
'Oh The Humanity' (A Prologue To Tragey)
Ashes To Ashes
Hello My Name Is Euphoria
Cupid Missed His Mark
Anatomy Of A Scene
Bite The Bullet
Sound Of Solace
Lost In The Shuffle

Customer Reviews:

amazing.......2007-03-09

The band is very amazing and this album show it all. The best song on the album probably is "High Noon" because it's unique and its so aggressive. The lyrics is beautifully written. I definitely recommend this album to any fan of aggressive music.

Doesn't Offer Anything New, But A Good Listen Nonetheless.......2006-07-02

Unfortunately (or maybe rather fortunately depending upon your viewpoint)the whole screamo/metalcore movement that's been happening over the last few years seems to have reached its tail-end. With every new band that is popping up simply retreading the ideas of all the bands that have come before them, it's almost impossible to really distinguish one derivative screamo outfit from another. Basically the only thing a band of this type can really do at this point is just be incredibly talented and execute well. And that seems to be Burden of a Day's saving grace. "Pilots and Paper Planes", the group's debut for Blood and Ink records is full on explosion of emo, metal and hardcore and is done to a T.

Furious heavy hitters like the opener "For Tomorrow We Die" and "Escapism As An Art Form" are obviously the band doing what they do best. The riffs that the guitarists piece together are tight and cohesive, and yet have an undeniable melodic nature in their construction. The Underoath and Beloved comparisons are pretty spot on. When the vocalist screams his lungs out saying "Cowboys Never Die" on the second track "High Noon", you really feel his emotions. Same goes for when the band slips into the obligatory melodic sections in every song. The Taking Back Sunday comparison is entirely true. While they aren't a direct ripoff (or maybe they are) the vocals are rough and emotional (even when their off key). That's something I appreciate about the record overall, because I've always been the kind of listener who is more into the feeling a band gives off and their performance, rather then the calculated effect of their sound. I mean look at some of the best records from this screamo/metalcore genre of the last few years (Poison The Well's "Opposite of December" and Killswitch Engage's "Alive Or Just Breathing"). It has been stated often by the bands that the guitars were out of tune and the vocals were off on both of those recordings. However some of the best music has been made this way. Combine the strength of the guitars and the roughness of the vocals with an incredibly talented rhythm section (the drumming in particular really shines on this recording) and Burden of a Day has already created a formula for success...

But unfortunately so have so many other bands of this kind. That's the only thing that is bad about this record. It's absolutely nothing new or groundbreaking. It's just done very well. As someone who liked screamo and metalcore when it was new on the scene a few years ago, even I have to admit I'm getting pretty bored with it. "Pilots and Paper Planes" may have been an extremely strong record if it was released about 3 years ago, but in today's time it's probably going to be a record that gets forgotten once the trend passes. It's a shame too because these guys are incredibly talented. Originality just isn't in their corner.

Overall though "Pilots and Paper Planes" is pretty much the ideal screamo/hardcore fan's album. It perfects everything the genre has been building upon for the last few years. The band is extremely talented, and there are plenty of standout tracks ("For Tomorrow We Die", "Escapism As An Artform", "Lost In The Shuffle"), just don't expect anything new. For my money though I can't complain, this is a really good record. I hope this is only the beginning for the band.

Burden of a Day ~Pilot & Paper Planes~.......2006-05-26

Dropping names like it's their business) the write-up for this band includes Beloved, Thursday, The Bled and Refused) Burden of a Day has created a lot of hype around their Blood&Ink Records debut. Hype or not, does the record pay any dividends?

Yes.

This is high quality screamo. Taking lead tones from Thrice, the verse style of Underoath and the occasional atmospheric outro section of Beloved, this band have got it together. Even the drumming reminds me of Joe Musten. Despite the genre being oversaturated with this style of music, if its high quality, I'll listen!

"Escapism as an Art Form" will appeal to any fan of the screamo genre. This song just sticks with you--catchy, great leads all throughout and the combination of scream/sing vocals work very well here.

"No Blood No Foul" is another killer song that fits in with the aggressive end of screamo and a great breakdown that'll have you flailing along. I enjoy the added violin work in this song as well--this is something that these bands aren't doing much of and I'd like to see it more!

Every track on this album ends up being a solid piece of screamo work. What are the down points? As per usual, the disc isn't breaking any new ground. It pretty much does what you expect it to do for a screamo disc... but what a great job it does! The gruff vocals sound like The Bled and the clean vocals in most of the songs sound exactly like Adam Lazzara from Taking Back Sunday.

Take Underoath, Taking Back Sunday and The Bled and smash them together. That's what you've got. Take that as you will, but I'll take it and rock the hell out thank you!

More bland faux-screamo.......2006-05-15

The currently all-encompassing genre of metalcore (of both the melodic screamo type and balls to the wall angry persuasions), without a doubt, is this decade's nu-metal. Much like the often maligned genre that started in the early 90's, peaked in the mid to late 90's, and then turned into a dumping ground of washed up, no talent bands in the early 00's, faux-screamo and metalcore are reaching the ends of their life cycles. Both grew out of the underground at the end of the 90's and have proliferated quite strongly throughout the first half of this decade. In the last couple of years, however, it has reached the saturation point and, just like nu-metal, both genres have become a dumping ground for bands that have no idea how to innovate, so they play what they've been hearing for the last few years.

In rare cases nowadays a band will rise up from the refuse surrounding them and revitalize the mildew-laden, rotting riffs in some sort of new way. With Burden of a Day, you see a band trying so hard to bring together so much of the last few years in order to rise up, but it's all been done so much better in the past that this band just doesn't have a chance.

During the good moments the vocals are very reminiscent of The Refused or Thursday, but at other times they feel like an unfocused Hand to Hand or My Chemical Romance. The rapid pace, semi-spoken vocals are often the most appealing of the lot. It is the portions of attempted cleanly sung, and at times off tune, passages that will turn away the listener. That and the atrocious lyrics. Yes, this release is chalk full of the standard emo, cry baby lyrics. And on top of that you'll be graced by some of the Christian themes littered throughout, which I know some listeners just can't stand.

Musically, the most glowing part of the band is the punchy drumming, complete with a plethora of double bass rolls and straight ahead pace setting. Whereas many modern metalcore and faux-screamo bands use double bass pounding only for breakdowns, here you'll often find the double rolls are used throughout songs to keep the pace strong, which most of the tracks need since the majority of the time they feel like Alexisonfire and Poison the Well rip-offs.

It's hard to continually be fed the same regurgitated song structures, riffs, and vocal patterns and not get utterly fed up with the lack of innovation. Heck, with the majority of today's scream/sing bands, all I really want is some genuine emotion. Instead you get one or two pretty decent songs ("For Tomorrow We Die" and "Escapism as an Art Form") and about 10 crappy ones (the rest of this album). This scene is getting old. Let's move on.

Rick Gebhardt
www.rickgebhardt.net

yeaaaaa.......2006-05-13

Well, this cd is pretty good. I was lucky enough to pre order this copy and i got there two T's along with it. I wasn't dissappointed with this cd being a debut. It's kind of like UnderOath meeets something else, can't really put my finger on it

BUT WHO CARES

it rocks anyways
pick it up and give it a listen...only thing i was a little put down by was Cupid Missed His Mark, I liked the demo version a tad bit better, it jsut seemed to have more energy, but otherwise its still good

Average customer rating:

Royal Hunt is Back
Royal Hunt decieved me.
These Guys Rock!!!
The perfection of rock music

Paper Blood
Royal Hunt
Manufacturer: Magna Carta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Break Your Chains
Not My Kind
Memory Lane
Never Give Up
Seven Days
SK 983
Kiss of Faith
Paper Blood
Season's Change
Twice Around the World
Edge of the World [*]
Game of Fear [*]

Customer Reviews:

Royal Hunt is Back.......2007-02-09

I think Danish progressive metal band, Royal Hunt is grossly underrated. Royal Hunt, which now has ten albums under their belt, plays a highly melodic style of progressive metal of mostly medium to fast tempo. They have a large, sometimes bombastic, very lush, symphonic sound and usually utilize violins and back up singers if not full orchestras. Band leader, Andre Anderson may not be the best keyboard player in the universe, but I can't think of anybody better - really! One of the things that makes their music stand out from their contemporaries is their long, complex grand introductions, (five minutes on one song) that is uncommon in the Progressive genre or any genre for that matter.

Royal Hunt, while technically not superior to many of their better known contemporaries, such as Stratovarius or Symphony X, I find their music to be more, shall we say, user friendly. While I applaud the latter bands for their musicianship, Royal Hunt seems to be smoother, less jarring and the songwriting, I feel, is superior and therefore easier to listen to.

I think next to Moving Targets, which I reviewed a couple years ago, Paper Blood is Royal Hunt's best album. Almost all of the tracks have found their way onto many of my mixes. This particular release has 10 songs and they are all top shelf. Outstanding songs on this album are Break Your Chains, Not my Kind, SK 983, Kiss of Faith, Paper Blood.

Conclusion

Most Royal Hunt fans believe they released their best music when they featured D.C. Cooper as their lead singer. Cooper left around 2000 under mysterious circumstances and there was a noticeable drop in the quality of their subsequent releases even though John West (Artension), Cooper's replacement, was capable and even sounds like Cooper. In any case, it was a big mistake as Royal Hunt struggled through three less than stellar albums, until brand new release, Paper Blood, which is actually quite good, sans Cooper.

Royal Hunt seem to have a loyal but limited following here in the states. This is a shame because, as mentioned, they are at least as good as all of their better known contemporaries. Telling you about Royal Hunt isn't the same thing as hearing them for yourself. If you trust me, buy this album, Moving Target or Paradox, you won't be disappointed, or find some way to hear one of them first, then buy it.

Royal Hunt decieved me........2006-01-01

I heard one song and thought they'd be a really cool band.

However, this album is quite boring. Every song is almost exactly the same as the last, and the singer gets to be very nerve-racking.

I wish I could return it, to be honest.

These Guys Rock!!!.......2005-08-29

I highly recommend this album. If you buy it, you will not be disappointed. John West has an outstanding vocal range! I have listened to this cd every day since I got it. My favorite songs are "Not My Kind", "Paper Blood", and the beautiful ballad, "Season's Change". Whenever these guys get together, you know it's gonna be good! The talent is just amazing. I look forward to buying every one of their albums in the future. Royal Hunt is most definitely my favorite band!!

The perfection of rock music.......2005-08-24

The music of Royal Hunt and vocal by John West is outstanding. This album brings back the soul and perfection of hard-rock that was developed by Rainbow, Deep Purple, and by Uria Heep albums' Abominog and Head First.

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Paper Blood
Royal Hunt
Manufacturer: Avalon
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Release Date: 2006-06-19

Tracks:

Break Your Chains
Not My Kind
Mamory Lane
Never Give Up
Seven Days
Sk 983
Kiss Of Faith
Paper Blood
Season's Change
Twice Around The World
Long Way Home (Acoustic Version) (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Asia exclusive features 11 total tracks including the acoustic bonus track 'Long Way Home'. Seoul Records. 2005.

Average customer rating:

Grandiose Symphonic Metal

Paper Blood
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Manufacturer: Dark Matter Distribution
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Tracks:

Break Your Chains
Not My Kind
Memory Lane
Never Give Up
Seven Days
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Kiss of Faith
Paper Blood
Season's Change
Twice Around the World
Edge of the World [*]
Game of Fear [*]

Album Description

Paper Blood celebrates a new era for Royal Hunt and it captures the very essence of the whole concept behind the band: aggressive yet highly melodic, symphonic but still very much in your face. Outstanding song writing combined with excellent musicianship results in a collection of ten highly energetic catchy songs. Royal Hunt have a new lineup: joining keyboard player Andre Andersen and the awesome singer with native American origins, John West are Marcus Jidell (ex Jekyll & Hide, The Ring) on guitar and Kenneth Olsen, the original drummer now back for good in the lineup! Frontiers Records. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Grandiose Symphonic Metal.......2007-02-09

Average customer rating:

peculiar yet great

Forced March
Madagascar
Manufacturer: Western Vinyl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009JE5TY
Release Date: 2005-06-07

Tracks:

All That Spring You Could See Halley's Comet
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Bear Goes Shopping
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Customer Reviews:

peculiar yet great.......2005-12-29

This cd "Forced March" by Madagascar is quite an experience. Listening to it transports you to a different time and or place. For me, I think of either european music from the middle ages or some odd instrumental cajun music depending on the song.
The combination of instruments used on this cd make it quite unique as they use a musical saw, acordians, bass, and various other instruments including a glockenspiel. This combination creates a presence which I have never experienced before nor heard replicated.
I would not concider the music of this cd to be ambient because it is more robust than typical ambient music. However, the music finds the perfect compromise of dynamics and soft melodies which place it somewhere in between ambient and folk music genres.
This balance makes the cd quite perfect background music for a night's cruise in the country or in any other situation where you would want to supplement an experience but not dominate it.
If you enjoy listening to calm music as you ponder the mysteries of the universe then this would probably be the cd for you. I enjoyed this cd thoroughly and would reccomend it to everyone.