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This is my first encounter with the Spanish band Red Wine, a
band which has been active since 1997 and have released two previous albums.
After having listened to the beautiful orchestral intro of their new album I
was eager to listen to the rest of it. Unfortunately, but not really
surprisingly, I had set my hopes too high. These guys are certainly good
musicians and the vocalist is doing his job pretty well even though his voice
sounds a little strained at times when he goes up high which is something he
should stay away from, at least until he can do it for real. The song writing
is not bad at all but there is still not much that sticks out from the rest as
being really impressive. Good musicianship, decent song writing abilities and
a good singer takes a band only this far. The thing I like best about this
album is the orchestration. All lyrics are in the Spanish language which will
probably have the negative result of alienating a large potential fanbase.
This is sad because a band like this needs to gain as many new fans as
possible. I don't think it's wrong to use your native language but the
problem is that many listeners want to be able to understand the lyrics. Their
label Arise Records apparently want to market Red Wine as a power / heavy
metal band but in reality there is more to their music than that. There are
some thrashier riffs but also progressive elements reminiscent of early
Symphony X and guitar solos. Not a bad album at all but there is still
something missing to hold the pieces together. Recommended to fans of keyboard
driven melodic metal. Stand-out tracks: "Sueños y Locura", "Sombra De
Poder", "Gigantes De Hierro".
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1. Sueños Y Locura 2. |
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Renacer 3. Pesadilla 4. Llantos De Otra Realidad |
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5. Sombra De Poder 6. Fuego En La Sangre 7. Rosa De |
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Metal 8. Gigantes De Hierro 9. Alma Libre 10. |
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Tras El Portal 11. Kill Me In Dreams |
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