Avalanch - Los Poetas Han Muerto torrent

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Tracklist

01. Lucero
02. Cien veces
03. Niño
04. Jamás
05. Alborada
06. El viejo torreón
07. Del cielo a la tierra
08. Los poetas han muerto
09. Madre tierra
10. Ecos de vida

Line-up:

Vocals: Ramón Lage
Guitars: Alberto Rionda
Guitars: Dany León
Bass: Fran Fidalgo
Drums: Marco Álvarez

Genre: Progressive Heavy metal
Country: Spain
Released in: 2003
Cover: Luis Royo
Length: 59:17
Keys: Roberto Junquera

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[quote]2003 was crucial for Alberto Rionda: Avalanch, the band he

plays and composes for (and is also the producer), experienced

many changes, and this was the first album introducing Ramón Lage

as the voice of the band, instead of Víctor García, and Marco

Álvarez instead of Alberto Ardines (both founded the band

WarCry). Those changes occured after the acclaim album El Angél

Caído (The Fallen Angel) was released in 2001, awaiting a

follower to confirm Avalanch as one of the most influential

Spanish band ever.
Back with a new line-up, a new logo, Avalanch was ready to

present their new effort called Los Poetas Han Muerto (Poets Have

Died).
The great cover by Luis Royo is just the reflection of the music:

great songs filled with creativity, emotions, power, in a very

well structured way: a high class album ranging somewhere between

hard rock, heavy, progressive and maybe a bit of power metal.

Great lyrics, intelligent and worth a bunch of poems, supported

by great vocals, featuring Andre Matos (Shaman) in the song Del

cielo a la tierra (literally From the sky to the ground, or

Heaven and Earth) that transmit a kind of force to the songs,

making them all catchy and meaningful.
The music in itself is not outstanding, I mean, it’s not just

some musicians showing up, no this album is not about that. It's

loud when it needs to be loud, soft when it needs to be soft, and

so are the solos, not present just to illustrate a sudden

outburst in one’s hands but to give depth, to add melody to the

songs. All the songs are composed in a very clever way, and

produced the same way.
The only problem I can find is in the length of some songs. They

aren’t very long, something like 6 minutes on average, but maybe

some songs would have been more effective if shortened by 20 to

40 seconds.
I know some of you may say: “Oh yeah, it sounds really worth my

money, but… they sing in Spanish, and I know nothing of Spanish!”

To that I say: “It’s time to learn!” But I could also say that by

the time I’m writing this review, they’re about to release an

English version, called “Mother Earth”, featuring a cover of U2’s

Where The Streets Have No Name.
I haven’t heard this English version, but knowing Alberto Rionda

is a kind of genius when it comes to his band I bet you can all

rush to your music store and look for it, or order it, or at

least check the few mp3s available at their website.
All in all you just have to discover the amazing work of

Avalanch!
I’d like to end this review with the introduction Alberto wrote

for the song by song of this album, available on their website:
“Siempre he creído que el principio y el fin de una letra es la

intención de transmitir un sentimiento, una creencia, una

experiencia, una idea... Algo muy simple puede ser muy complicado

de expresar, y algo complejo puede llegar a transmitirse con una

sola palabra. No es una ciencia exacta, pero creo que si la

intención del autor queda claramente reflejada en ella, y alguien

es capaz de captarla y de interpretarla, entonces podemos afirmar

que se ha producido un pequeño milagro en ese complejo ecosistema

corazón/mente/alma…”
I’ve always thought that the beginning and the end of a lyric is

the will to transmit a feeling, a belief, an experience, an

idea... Something very simple can be very difficult to express,

and something complex may be transmitted by one single word only.

It’s not an exact science, but I think that if the author’s will

is clearly reflected in it, and if someone is able to capture and

interpret it, then we can say that a small miracle has happened

in this complex ecosystem heart/mind/soul…
Alberto Rionda[/quote][/img]