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Immortal | 
 enlarge | Artist: Pyramaze
Label: Locomotive Spain
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
Buy New: $13.99
You Save: $1.99 (12%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 10783
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 872967003864
EAN: 0872967003864
ASIN: B0018OAOVC
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Arise | | • | Year of the Phoenix | | • | Ghost Light | | • | Touched By the Mara | | • | A Beautiful Death | | • | Legacy In Rhyme | | • | Caramon's Poem | | • | The Highland | | • | Shadow of the Beast | | • | March Through an Endless Rain |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Pyramaze Meets Iced Earth July 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful CD that combines the extraordinary talents of Pyramaze and the vocal genius of Iced Earth's, Matthew Barlow. It is metal taken to an interesting new level... it has tracks that are metal in its purest form... and those that are combine metal and melodic harmonies in beautifully unique ways. Well worth buying whether you are a fan of Pyramaze or Iced Earth (or just a fan of metal in general)!
 Pyramaze - Immortal July 22, 2008
I have been waiting a long time for this release since word came out that Matt Barlow was back in the metal scene. When clips were released on YouTube of some of the songs off the new Pyramaze, I became rabid to get my hands on the cd.
I will say that I had never even heard of Pyramaze before the announcement of Matt Barlow becoming their vocalist. So I am a newcomer to Pyramaze (a Pyramaze virgin if you will) and after this release, I'm here to stay.
My immediate impressions after hearing the song Year of the Phoenix and onward is this nostalgic Iced Earth feel. Now maybe that's just because of Matt Barlow and my opinion is skewed a bit, but a lot of the riffs and play style sound like Schaeffer. In fact some people have commented to me that barring a few distinct nuances, Immortal could easily be misinterpreted as being a new Iced Earth album. I'm sure that will rile a few feathers for some fans but be a compliment for others.
Stand out songs include Year of the Phoenix, Ghost Light, A Beautiful Death, Caramon's Poem, and the hauntingly awesome last instrumental track March Through an Endless Rain.
So why 4 stars? Well, I felt that Immortal does have some filler. These include Touched by the Mara and The Highland. I'm not saying they aren't memorable or just plain suck! It's my personal preference obviously and I can probably blame my aversion to these tunes based on their choruses alone and not on any musicianship. For lack of a better word, they just "annoy" me and after trying to listen to them several times, I find myself skipping the tracks frequently.
And I have a complaint about Caramon's Poem. It ends abruptly as if they ran out of ideas and just said screw it, let's end it here. I would have loved to have heard the bridge and chorus of that song at least one more time. As it stands now though, the song feels only 3/4 finished.
Anyway, that's about it. Urban Breed from Tad Morose and Bloodbound is now the new Pyramaze crooner and frankly, I can't wait for the new album with him on it! I know I'll have to wait a long time for that though. Oh well.
Best CD from Pyramaze & maybe power/prog metal album of '08 July 17, 2008
I have to easily agree with the two other 5 star reviews here about this latest offering from Pyramaze. Out of the 3 albums the band has released thus far 'Immortal' is not only their heaviest, but also their most beautiful & to top it off Matt Barlow as usual proves how powerful his vocal abilities are whether they are used for thrash metal or for a more complex style such as progressive or power metal. Too bad he isn't with the band anymore after such a tremendous release. Worth every penny!
Best album from them yet. July 16, 2008
I got into this band because I was a big fan of Lance King's singing on the Balance of Power album, "Ten More Tales of Grand Illusion." I really enjoyed the first two Pyramaze albums. And when I heard that they were making their new album with Iced Earth's Matt Barlow, I was pretty stoked.
When I got it in the mail, within a few minutes I played it on my computer. I really enjoyed Matt Barlow's vocals with the band better, it felt a little darker, and a little heavier then the previous albums. The music was excellent too, and the lyrics were great. Caramon's Poem is easily my favorite song on the album. If progressive power metal is your thing, definitely check this album out. You won't regret it.
Matt's Back! July 12, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Oh man, as soon as I heard that trademark scream at the very beginning of Year of the Phoenix, I felt this warm sense of belonging flood over me. That's right, vocal titan Matt Barlow is back from his self-imposed exile...and he's not (just) in Iced Earth! Matt Barlow's voice was what drew me to Iced Earth in the first place, and since his departure from that band I've been curious to hear what he'd sound like in a fully functional band - not just following Jon Schaffer's marching orders.
Listening to Immortal made me realize two things very quickly. One, it's been way too long since Matt Barlow's voice was heard on a metal album, and two, he's really too good for Iced Earth. In joining Pyramaze, a very tight melodic power metal band that's somewhere between Circle II Circle and Blind Guardian, Barlow gets a chance to showcase his vocal range in a classier, more melodic, and more progressive setting (plus he gets a break from singing about Satan and Stargate). The Danish band gave Barlow some of the lightning fast riffs he was used to in Iced Earth, but with more emphasis on melody and the strengths of the whole song - not just the riffs. This is a win-win situation for everyone. Barlow gets to stretch his wings in a way that Iced Earth might not otherwise provide, Pyramaze gets a superior vocalist and some much deserved exposure, and we as fans get to hear the incredible results of their union.
Legend Of The Bone Carver was a fine album, and Pyramaze with Lance King gave a great live performance when I saw them at ProgPower USA a couple of years back, but Immortal takes the band to a whole new level. Fans of melodic power metal will definitely want to check out the new and improved Pyramaze.
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