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 01. "Intro [from "UNREAL FAIRYTALES"]" 02. "Goodbye My Love" 03. "Foolin' Of Each Other" 04. "SBD" 05. "So Close" 06. "Monster" 07. "In My Room" 08. "Rullo" 09. "Spaceman" 10. "W.i.t.m." 11. "Ruska" 12. "Outro [from "UNREAL FAIRYTALES"]"
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| | Description: | Unreal Fairy Tales by Spellbound, released 21 February 2020, includes the following tracks: "Foolin' Of Each Other", "So Close", "In My Room", "Spaceman" and more.
This version of Unreal Fairy Tales comes as a 1xCD. - METAL HAMMER (Germany) - 6/7 by Frank Thiesses '... The first big surprise of 2011: unrestricted recommended' METALNEWS. DE - 5/7 by Kaamos (Timo Beisel) '... There is simply so much to discovering new and so it is extremely difficult to give a label to the music, SPELLBOUND DAZZLE create their own drawer... ' POWEROFMETAL. DK - 85/100 by Reinier de Vries These Italians come up with a very promising debut if you ask me. Immediately after the intro the very commercial and singable song 'Goodbye My Love' takes your attention and it will not go out of your head for days. There are many familiar influences in their songs; one band that comes to mind very often is System of a Down, like in the track 'SBD' and the music breath out Mr Bungle many times as well. Modern grooving metal with danceable parts, a lot of tempo-changes and progressive elements combined with folk and polka rhythms. Other influences I hear are Extreme, Kiss ('The Foolin' of Each Other), Anthrax (a part of 'So Close') and even tunes of Metallica's 'Orion' ('Rullo'). Poppy groovy music with a metallic edge. The vocals of Stekovic Kreso sound similar to Serj Tankian at times, sometimes screaming and shouting, then again high kind of hysteric and clean. In 'So Close' the accordion (probably keyboard) makes it a very folky song and if you want a song you can spend the next Christmas with, you should listen to the Balkan (Russian) influenced polka song 'Ruska'. Besides the use of the piano there are fortunately enough metallic edgy parts in the songs. That the band has a sense of humour can be seen in the title "When I Touch Myself'. For me this is an album that will find it's way into my car regularly. It is very contagious music and it makes me smile all the time. If you dig a combination of System of a Down, Kiss, Extreme, Mr. Bungle and Living Colour with poppy influences, groovy songs and folky parts at times, I almost know for certain you will like this. With producer Siggi Bemm (Kreator, Lacuna Coil) behind the buttons this albums sounds like a clock. First debut surprise of the year! BRUTALISM. COM - 4/5 It is very hard to place the enigmatic Spellbound Dazzle. They're all over the place. Sometimes it is alternative rock, sometimes progressive, sometimes heavy metal, and even some pop rock sometimes... they're mind boggling and uncontainable. Some may even wonder why they're here on a 'broootal' metal site as Brutalism... but here they are! Their latest album, Unreal Fairy Tales,' is quite a ride for those who dare take a listen. Like a plummet down the rabbit hole by Lewis Caroll, Spellbound have assorted a variety of tracks/ stories that work a little differently and offer very little, if any, repetition at all. Some may be great, and others just eyebrow raisers without a smile at all, but overall it is some very good music. Tracks like 'Intro' are the first sign that the band is crazy. Featuring flamenco acoustic guitar and whistling that makes it feel like it is part of the soundtrack to a bad Spanish romance, this is a prequel to the more rock based 'Goodbye My Love. ' The thicker guitar chugs and distortion instantly draw things closer to metal territory, but it still feels like it is more in the hard rock zone. Then 'The Foolin... ' draws things back into 'strange' by merging thick guitar riffs and suddenly wildly jazzy, progressive moments in between. 'So Close' is a pretty stable ride... save for the wild carnival of an interlude that refuses to disappoint fans of the bands' wickedly eccentric ways. 'Monster' is the first track to really sound like heavy metal; it is aggressive and the guitar solos are just downright awesome. 'In My Room' is a drop into soft, almost acoustic territory and the softness sounds like almost haunting Dream Theater territory, if not closer to indie/ pop rock like Cage The Elephant. Of course, 'Rullo' shatters that notion by going towards hard rock/ metal instrumental territory while focusing on a more guitar solo path that is akin to John 5 when the vocals aren't in play. 'Spaceman' is just a fun track altogether; the energy never dies with this one. 'When I Touch... ' is actually very groovy and reflects the older hair metal days witha bit of a modern touch. The way the guitar rhythms sound it is just very catchy, and unexpected considering the title. If most expected a weird and wacky track, thing again. 'Ruska' gives one last surprise with plenty interesting vocal work, and a good mix of guitar and fiddle/ keyboard while keeping a jazzy tone with a touch of Queen gang vocal work. It is the most interesting track on the album by far. Leave it to the outro to settle things out by continuing that flamenco guitar introduction with a bit of symphonic flare and fans are left with quite a ride. Basically this album will probably be a hit or miss; one will either enjoy it or hate it. But, like other eccentric bands such as Diablo Swing Orchestra and Arcturus/ Ulver, Spellbound Dazzle know how to keep things interesting and as far away from 'typical metal/ rock' as one could get. They may not suit everyone's tastes perfectly, but they are sure to attract a wide variety of listeners. NIGHTSPIRIT. NO - 606/666 by Wrath For those of you looking for something completely different, look no further. Here we have the phenomenal act Spellbound Dazzle with their very odd debut album "Unreal Fairytales". Combining multiple elements from various genres, this album is mastered and leveled at a great volume which no listener would not appreciate. Where to begin? This is somewhere between a metal album and a pop rock theme, carrying all the events from both these genres that make them each so catchy, combining them into something nothing short of dazzling. Active drums, I mean really active drums, the guitar and bass carry a modern rock concept at times, but tend to change in random places that make me think "How did they make that work?" Also something else to take notice of is how the piano kind of comes in and goes out to add a sense of color to several of these tracks, and the weirdest thing has to be the vocals. The best way to describe this act is like a more driven Red Hot Chili Peppers. Full of random transitions and alternative highlighted sections, this album is nothing short of entertaining even for the most uptight of listeners. Conclusion, I'll be keeping an eye on this group and I advise the rest of you to do the same. This band will leave nothing less than an impact on the metal/alternative scene. Great work guys, keep it coming. USA PROG MUSIC - 8/10 by Daz Higgam Beyond it's own borders Croatia isn't generally known for it's musical heritage. Only the composer Haydn even comes close to having a claim, having been born in a Croat enclave, but even that was in Austria. (You can use that one the next time you need something to impress the girls. Ok, perhaps not). Ask most Croats to name famous countrymen and you'll get Marco Polo, tennis players, basketball stars and soccer players, but no musicians. However, with a little luck and some help from Italy that may be about to change. Brothers Kresko & Branko Stekovic are the brains behind Spellbound Dazzle, a new addition to the prog metal stable. Having fled their homeland during the war in 1993, the Stekovics settled in Northern Italy, and founded the band ten years later, along with two local Italians, drummer Stefano Artus & bassist Dante Bridda. Fast forward to 2010 and after paying their dues on the Italian metal scene finally have product in their debut album Unreal Fairy Tales. And it's quite a statement. Fusing together a myriad of musical styles, 'Fairy Tales has a metal base with a liberal sprinkling of prog, folk and polka (yes, polka) thrown in, creating a genuinely interesting journey that always holds and sometimes demands the listeners' attention. Given the multitude of styles on offer it's difficult to immediately describe their sound, but there are consistent themes running through m(P) & (C) 2011 /LAR 017
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