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| | Of Wars in Osyrhia | | | Music Artist : | | Fairyland | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Napalm | | Release Date : | | 2007-08-28 | | Store Price : | | $16.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $16.98 | | Usually ships in 1 to 2 days | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. And So Came The Storm
2. Ride With The Sun
3. Doryan The Enlightened
4. The Storyteller
5. Fight For Your King
6. On The Path To Fury
7. Rebirth
8. The Fellowship
9. A Dark Omen
10. The Army Of The White Mountains
11. Of Wars In Osyrhid
12. Guardian Stones (bonus track)
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 One of the best CDs I have ever bought, if not the best
Submitted on: 2009-11-06 |
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I listened to a lot of European melodic/symphonic/folk metal before I found Fairyland and bought this CD. At first, I was feeling a little strange about the very unique way that Fairyland uses minor keys on this album, and how they switch between major and minor keys. If you are not familiar with the technical side of music, major keys are the ones that sound fitting and happy and minor ones sound at odds and "negative" I guess...
Fairyland has a VERY unique take on the way that they use and switch between major and minor keys, and they sometimes do it pretty rapidly in succession. At first, I didn't know what to think of this even though I was already wowed by the fantastic symphonic qualities of this album. For me, this album has just become better and better each time I listen to it. It is AMAZING.
The symphonic metal tendancies are *phenomenal* and reinforced by the absolutely riveting and fantastic chorus vocals (group/choir vocals). Fairyland's lead female vocalist is amazing, with her own unique range. She delivers the wonderfully-crafted fantasy lyrics excellently and the "power-zone" of her voice falls in an absolutely unique and wonderful range.
I always hate when I have to turn this CD off and I will buy each and every other Fairyland CD that is ever produced. This band has almost created their own genre out of a few existing ones, and has done a spectacular job at doing so. The sound of this band is VERY unique, even for a person familiar with all of the related genres. The music and lyric writing is unique, thoughtful, and excellent.
I have only great things to say about this album, and of the band in general. They are AMAZING. |
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Excellent, epic, powerful; Of Wars in Osyrhia.
Submitted on: 2008-06-18 |
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When I ordered this album, I was expecting an average listening experience...but what I recieved may very likely be some of the most epic symphonic power metal I've ever heard. This band of course, can't go 5 minutes without being compared to Rhapsody of Fire, but is actually on-the-whole, faster and more epic - vocals aren't as over-done and dramatic as RoF's also. The only thing dragging this band from Rhapsody's level is the lack of true variation that Rhapsody of Fire generally has.
Now, in all honesty the singer isn't bad, but not great...but quite average. The band could use an operatic singer. But, people who yearn for more quality power metal (I hate bands who go proggressive), such as myself, will take this as-is, it's a beautiful compilation of epic tracks that will leave you with chill-bumps through at least half the CD. I enjoyed every second of the music on this album, and look forward to more from this talented group of people.
5/5 stars! |
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French Symphonic Epic Fantasy Power Speed Metal taken to the hilt and then some....
Submitted on: 2008-01-16 |
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I just ordered the latest Fairyland CD, so I thought I might as well write a review on this album that I've owned for a couple of years now. When I first started searching for 'Of Wars in Osyrhia', I couldn't find it anywhere. I eventually found it on Ebay, being sold by someone in Russia. The whole thing seemed kind of shady, but I decided to go through with it anyway, not entirely expecting to see my money again or the CD. However, the CD finally showed up, and I was in for a real treat.
I don't know why I wanted this album so bad, but the urge made sense when I first put it on. It was everything I could have hoped for - symphonic, bombastic, sweeping, majestic... For a debut album, it was amazingly accomplished and the compositions were tight and fully charged.
Elisa C. Martin (ex-Dark Moor) was invited to do the vocal-work on this album. She has a very powerful voice - in some ways, quite masculine. It suits the music well, and I'd like to hear some of her work with other projects/bands. The actual production is good - a little flimsy at times, but for the most part it doesn't let down the immense scope and grandeur of the album.
If you like your metal fast, then this music is definitely up your alley - it has the same tempo and rhythmic structure as Rhapsody circa Symphony of Enchanted Lands I. The guitar work is impressive - good solid riffage and soloing (but nothing too fancy or original). The amount of layering that went into this is also quite an accomplishment. Definitely worth checking out! |
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 Good, maybe great, supergreat, but not quite up there
Submitted on: 2007-10-20 |
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| Fairyland (quite a strange name for a band, but hey, its Power Metal) is similar to Rhapsody of Fire in terms of their fantasy style lyrics and their over the top usage of orchestra, drums and guitars. This album is consistently good. It contains many memorable guitar solos (something Rhapsody sometimes does not utilize), great double bass kicks, and some of the best production I have ever heard (this band may be obscure, but the production value is top notch). There are somethings that did bother me. The singer is talented, however her vocals can be a bit bothersome at times, but this is very rare. The album itself is also not quite as memorable as it could be (but lets not forget folks that this is no Maiden or Helloween!). Other than that, the album is really good. I recommend it to anyone who is into symphonic and/or power metal. If you like Rhapsody of Fire, Nightwish, then I am sure you will dig this. It is rare to find, however. Luckily, the Amoeba records in Hollywood had this album, but you may need to dig quite deep to acquire this treasure. |
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very interesting?
Submitted on: 2007-10-12 |
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| Now who would name their band Fairyland? This is some serious symphonic metal for you. It's a concept album that tells the story of a world that is peaceful and the gods like what they see and are content. But when there is good, there also has to be evil. So one day evil comes and good fights evil and locks it away for a thousand years. It's a combo of Biblical and Lord of the Rings mixed together. Don't get me wrong, it's a great story, great music, great cover art and the inside sleeve is good also. This is just the beginning for this story, there shall be others. |
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