Royal Hunt - Moving Target (2003)
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Performer: Royal Hunt
Album: Moving Target
Label: Арт Мюзик Групп. Made in RU.
Catalog #: AMG 103
Style: Progressive Metal
Year: 2003
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (600 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 13
Size ZIP: ~ 484 mb
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Album: Moving Target
Label: Арт Мюзик Групп. Made in RU.
Catalog #: AMG 103
Style: Progressive Metal
Year: 2003
Format: FLAC (image + .cue)
Bitrate: lossless
Covers: full (600 DPI)
Amount of tracks: 13
Size ZIP: ~ 484 mb
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After two albums that were solidly written and performed but considerably underproduced, Royal Hunt exchanged Danish singer Henrik Brockmann for then-mostly-unknown American D.C. Cooper; this was the first album of any note that Cooper appeared on. The addition of an in-his-prime Cooper and massive production upgrades propel the band to soaring new heights.
Opener "Last Goodbye" immediately cements this fact. Cooper unleashes a soaring vocal performance that's arguably the highlight of his career, on top of the typical soaring neoclassical keyboard-driven backdrops of Andre Andersen. Ballad "Far Away" is another timeless classic; its vocal-and-keyboard coda is the most famous moment of Cooper's and Royal Hunt's career. "Makin' a Mess" marries a big 6/8 groove to some appealing neoclassical melodies. Closer "Time" features a massive ethereal C#5 from Cooper in the intro, igniting the track from acoustic ballad to urgent neoclassical rocker. The swinging "Step By Step" adds a rare element of welcome looseness to the band's sound, and "Stay Down" and "Give It Up" are competent second-half midtempo numbers.
Opener "Last Goodbye" immediately cements this fact. Cooper unleashes a soaring vocal performance that's arguably the highlight of his career, on top of the typical soaring neoclassical keyboard-driven backdrops of Andre Andersen. Ballad "Far Away" is another timeless classic; its vocal-and-keyboard coda is the most famous moment of Cooper's and Royal Hunt's career. "Makin' a Mess" marries a big 6/8 groove to some appealing neoclassical melodies. Closer "Time" features a massive ethereal C#5 from Cooper in the intro, igniting the track from acoustic ballad to urgent neoclassical rocker. The swinging "Step By Step" adds a rare element of welcome looseness to the band's sound, and "Stay Down" and "Give It Up" are competent second-half midtempo numbers.