Chronic [Import]

Chronic [Import]

Chronic [Import]

ASIN: B00009VGJ9

Track Listings
 
1. Chronic
2. Prescada
3. Venus
4. Priority #1
5. Rodi
6. 4 Speed
7. Par 3
8. Not That Theres Anything Wrong With That
9. Babylon
10. Its A Gass Thing

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2003 album from the Canadian jazz fusion group. Universal.

Chronic,Metalwood,Jazz
In Thy Power
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Great Band - but most reviews missed an important bit
  • Completely underrated!!
  • a phenominal classic power metal album!!
  • good mix of old and new
  • Great Album - 8.5/10
 In Thy Power
Cryonic Temple
Manufacturer: Lmp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009IFEO0
Release Date: 2005-06-06

Tracks:

  1. The Sleep of the Innocent
  2. When Hell Freezes Over
  3. In Thy Power
  4. Travellers In Time
  5. Beast Slayer
  6. Wolfcry
  7. Mr. Gold
  8. A Soldiers Tale
  9. Shark Attack
  10. Rapid Fire
  11. Eternal Flames of Metal

Album Description

With the current album In Thy Power, Cryonic Temple makes it obvious that they are among the hottest contenders to the throne of true Metal kings. Hymns like When Hell Freezes Over, Eternal Flames Of Metal and In Thy Power are the results of an unbridled passion for this fantastic music created by Glen Metal´s unique voice and Esa Ahonen´s unleashed guitar playing. These catchy tunes hold everybody in their spell - until even the last fan is totally enthusiastic. Believe or die!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great Band - but most reviews missed an important bit.......2007-05-03

This is Christian Metal - sorry all you Black Metal lovers. I had to deal with this fact as I read the lyrics of the first songs - which is called "The King has Returned" and goes on to talk about contemporary issues, anarchist, fascists, terrorists etc. Other songs, such as Beastslayer - follow along the same path.
However you wont find the name of Christ being called out - it is all in the symbolism of: The King, Faith, Light & Hell - all which are Christian based.
So, yes - you can make up your own belief of what they are saying - to me, the meaning of the songs is just very clear.
And the most important fact - the Band ROCKS!
I have two reviews I can write - One for the novice in Power Metal, and another one for the Power Metal Fan.

For the Novice: This band sounds very similar to Judas Priest on its good days (80's era - Painkiller), specially the vocals. The drumming is strictly Power Metal - featuring double bass lines and music similar to Hammerfall, clear & clean. The solos fall on the line of Iron Maiden - with simple but nice melodies and interlaced solos.

For the Power Metal Fan - this band offers a mix you would get when you mix good stuff from Grave Digger with good stuff from Running Wild. The sound is a blend between Grave Digger and Running Wild. But the reason why I associate this band with Running Wild is more because they are sticking to the theme of "The King's Return" and things like that, through out the whole album - which is cool. The vocals yes, they are hard to compare - but at many times it is almost the identical sound of that Scorpions (yes that Hair Band from the 80s) vocalist - called Klaus Maine.

5 out of 5 stars Completely underrated!!.......2006-03-17

They blend 80's and 90's style of power metal and mixed it with the modern hype and believe me, sounds very good!! Great keyboards arrengements makes this album a perfect atmosphere for the lover of metal. The guitar riffs and soloing is tight with a unique and original style. Give this record a spin, you won't regret it!!!

5 out of 5 stars a phenominal classic power metal album!! .......2005-11-09

see, this is what you don't hear enough of anymore. These songs are drawn out about a minute longer than they normally would be because the band KNOWS HOW TO WRITE ORIGINAL SOLOS. Too many of these new power metal bands just write monotonic bass lines and change it a bit, then call that their "solo." Where that is plenty good to have, its not good to drown entire albums with it. (For example, Moonlight Agony does a great job creating a proper balance of the 2.) Cryonic Temple takes back to 80's and early 90's metal. The music isn't anything groundbreaking; they took an older form of power metal and ...basically went in a time warp, wrote an album, then came forward 12 years and released it. The solos are modern and original, the keyboards never drown out the music but at the same time will please fans of atmospheric music. The vocals are far from a Timo Kotipelto; they're much more like the harsher "motorcycle metal" from the Judas Priest and Saxon era. Expect to hear lyrics in the vein of Manowar here. This is particularly evident in anthems like Eternal Flame of Metal.

Anyone who enjoys what power metal used to be NEEDS to get this album. Anyone who enjoys any kind of metal shy of doom metal and black metal SHOULD get this album. The symbolism is broad and anyone can enjoy the lyrics. Even death metal fans will find something they like on this album: Shark Attack.

wish I had time to say more about this album. Hopefully, it'll act as a turning point in metal and inspire more bands to play power metal the way it used to be. Don't get me wrong - I love Kamelot, Stratovarius, Shaman, Dragonland, etc.

hopefully I helped everyone realize that the "eternal flame of [true power] metal" isn't gonna go anywhere as long as bands like Cryonic Temple keep this good work up.

5 out of 5 stars good mix of old and new.......2005-08-14

If you can sucessfully mix in old school metal with new power european metal and make your own sound at the same time, I just might like you. And I like the mix here. Lots of Maiden guitar style mixed with some Sonata Artica sounds. I'm not sure what to make of the name,a little amused and a littled creeped out. Maybe that is the goal. Anyways, this is another quality release out of europe which is sad in a ways. With the airwaves here in the states full of muddy guitar and gutteral vocals, I long for a day that I can hear really quality metal played by masters on my local station. Such as Cryonic temple plays. Fists up.

4 out of 5 stars Great Album - 8.5/10.......2005-07-06

Never having heard more than a soundclip or two of Cryonic Temple's previous works, Chapter I and Blood Guts and Glory, I wasn't sure just exactly what to expect from In Thy Power. Sure, I knew it was power metal, but that covers such a broad spectrum. With bands from Rhapsody to Cage getting stampled with the power metal tag, the genre has grown quite expansive. I also knew that Cryonic Temple claimed Sweden as home, so HammerFall, Lost Horizon and Falconer (amongst others), all came to mind, before ever hearing a note from In Thy Power.

Now, having heard a note (actually, having heard all of the notes, several times), I can say that Cryonic Temple easily stand-up with all of its Swedish brethren. In Thy Power will easily appeal to any fan of the aforementioned bands, but should also find a home amongst the patch-covered denim jacket crowd, as a 1980s true-metal vibe is laced throughout. I hear traces of German stalwarts Running Wild throughout several of the tracks, including "Mr. Gold" and "Shark Attack." And a dose of Iron Maiden's Steve Harris-style bass noodling can be heard on "Wolfcry." Fans of the old-school will find solace in the fact that vocalist Glen Metal (now that's just goofy), doesn't wail like a banshee as so many power metal vocalists tend to do. His voice is grittier, often compared to Steve Grimmett of Grim Reaper fame.

In Thy Power is not an album stuck in the past, though. There are plenty of modern power metal tracks, that give a nod to the old-school in spirit only. "When Hell Freezes Over" rages out of the gate with call-and-response style vocals. And "Travellers in Time" and "Beast Slayer" easily hold their own with the best of today's power metal bands. The album closes with the obligatory metal-hymn, "Eternal Flames of Metal," complete with sing-along chorus hyping what else? METAL! It's very cliché, but good nonetheless.

In Thy Power is in no way an original album, but then again, how many power metal releases can honestly claim originality? Instead, Cryonic Temple took a tried and true formula, added its own touches, and put out a fine album. And while I won't call In Thy Power essential, fans of power metal can't go wrong.

8.5/10

(If you manage to land the limited edition, you will get three extra tracks from some older recording sessions. Unfortunately, I wasn't that lucky.)
Blood Guts and Glory
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Blood Guts and Glory
 Blood Guts and Glory
Cryonic Temple
Manufacturer: Lmp
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000D96OA
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

  1. Morphine Dreams
  2. Mercenaries of Metal: The Quest, Pt. 1
  3. Inquisition: The Quest, Pt. 2
  4. Swords and Diamonds
  5. Thunder and Lightning
  6. Story of the Sword
  7. Long Live the Warriors
  8. Triumph of Steel
  9. Midas Touch (Samurai): TH Quest, Pt. 3
  10. Through the Skies
  11. Metal, No. 1 [*]
  12. Swords and Diamonds [Multimedia Track]

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Blood Guts and Glory.......2004-09-15

Band:Cryonic Temple
Album:Blood Guts & Glory
Record Company:LIMB Music
Writer: Ogg the Barbarian
Things are, generally, exactly what they appear to be. You heard it here. More importantly, you heard it from me, brethren, and as one beloved of Odin and all the really super cool gods, no other mortal opinion is relevant-- don't you feel lucky to have Ogg to think for you? Cryonic Temple is classic Euro-Power/prog-i.e.: Testosterone fueled battle hymns and a he-man woman haters club in-your-face mentality that belongs to no other genre of music. Nothing more. Nothing less. One look at the Frazetta-style cover painting tells you exactly what's on the inside-- it is completely, unabashedly WITHOUT PRETENSE.

OK-- according to The Dictionary of Everything You Ever Needed to Know, classic Euro-Power/prog=Helloween clone. This is not necessarily true. Although I'm agitated by a dunning lack of original thought or innovative idea in this style of music from time to time, this is not the case here. "Mercenaries of Metal", the first track, for example-- over six minutes long, and complete with a reverb-heavy chaingang chorus. Sure, sure-- regurgitated Manowar. I should be quaffing grog, pulling my hair, tossing it across the hearth and on to the next disc, but I'm not-- this band is not without its merits. Cryonic Temple, a five piece, know little about dynamics, apparently-- their pace starts, lives and ends in the breakneck zone. For all that speed, there is a stamina and solidity to the work. This has the feel of a journeyman band with great commitment to their craft, and a strong sense of traditional metal. In power metal, there is a razor thin line between the sublime and the silly-- when a band can draw comparisons to Manowar, that band flirts with the silly side of that spectrum-- but here is a band that has not crossed that line . Not yet.

General overview: nice flirtation with the classical modes in the solo work and good restraint shown in the keyboard arrangement. Admittedly the keyboards are of the ambient noise variety, but not obnoxiously so. The guitars attack with straight on conviction, and overall, the guitar parts are well honed (but right on the cusp of sounding over-produced). Lyrically-- well, I'll give you the titles of six of the ten tracks on "Blood, Guts & Glory" and let you guess for yourself: "Mercenaries of Metal"; "Swords and Diamonds"; "Thunder and Lightning"; "The Story of the Sword"; "Long Live the Warriors"; and "Triumph of Steel". Heard enough? The vocals are tight, and soar as power vox should, but there is enough of a Dickinsonian (I just invented a word!) overtone to make it listenable, which is important. Just cuz it's nothing new, doesn't mean it's nothing good. Cryonic Temple has the skills to wave d#@ks with any of the heavyweights in this genre, and if pure power/prog is your cup 'o mead, then get this disc. Ogg the Brabarian gives "Blood, Guts & Glory" three and a half bronze shields out of five.
Blood Guts and Glory
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Blood Guts and Glory
    Cryonic Temple
    Manufacturer: Inside Out
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000D96OC
    Release Date: 2004-03-15

    Tracks:

    1. Morphine Dreams
    2. Mercenaries of Metal: The Quest, Pt. 1
    3. Inquisition: The Quest, Pt. 2
    4. Swords and Diamonds
    5. Thunder and Lightning
    6. Story of the Sword
    7. Long Live the Warriors
    8. Triumph of Steel
    9. Midas Touch (Samurai): TH Quest, Pt. 3
    10. Through the Skies
    11. Metal, No. 1 [*]
    12. Swords and Diamonds [Multimedia Track]

    Album Description

    2003 limited edition digipak release (4000 copies worldwide) for melodic power speed metal band, an original mixture of Grim Reaper, Manowar & Helloween, features 12 tracks including 2 bonus tracks, 'Metal No. 1' & MPEG video clip of 'Swords & Diamonds', plus 20-page color booklet with additional photos & personal liner notes by the band, along with a sticker & a mini foldout poster of album cover artwork. LMP.

    Album Details

    A Limited Edition Digipak which Includes a Bonus Track, a Poster, a Sticker and a Video of the Song "Swords and Diamonds".
    Blood, Guts & Glory
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • an awesome blend of old school true metal with the power and progression of newer styles of power metal
    • A Good TRUE METAL Album
    		 Blood, Guts & Glory
    Cryonic Temple
    Manufacturer: Vivid Sound
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0001BUDRI
    Release Date: 2004-03-08

    Tracks:

    1. Morphine Dreams
    2. Mercenaries Of Metal (The Quest Pts. I & Ii)
    3. Swords & Diamonds
    4. Thunder & Lightning
    5. Story Of The Sword
    6. Long Live The Warriors
    7. Triumph Of Steel
    8. Midas Touch (Samurai) (Quest Pt. Iii)
    9. Through The Skies
    10. Metal No. 1 (Bonus Track)
    11. Swords & Diamonds (Video)

    Album Details

    Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track: "Metal No.1". Also Includes the Enahced Video for "Swords and Diamionds".

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars an awesome blend of old school true metal with the power and progression of newer styles of power metal.......2006-11-03

    this my fellow metallians is truly an awesome power metal album. cryonic temple blend together old school with more modern power metal with utter perfection. the music here is alot like a mixture of master of the rings 2 and time of the oath era helloween blended with sounds of such acts as grim reaper, cirith ungol, attacker, or even old virgin steele. all of these styles blended together make for one hell of a power metal sound.
    the song writing and story concepts truly walk the path of manowar. titles like triumph of steel and mercenaries of metal, that sounds like manowar type songs to me. this album starts out with a wonderful song called mercenaries of metal, i love this song because it has the feel of a helloween song that i love. if you remember on master of the rings 2 the songs where the rain grows and soul survivor had this irresistable guitar mellody that was layered over a nice riff. the sound of those 2 helloween songs remind me alot of the first song on this album. it has this beautiful catchy lead guitar mellody layered over top of the main riff that truly makes this song stand out. another great thing about this cd is that every song walks its own path, every song does not sound the same as the others. each song has its own unique sounds. my favorite song has got to be #7 long live the warriors because of the crunchy old school style main power riff that makes you feel like smashing someones head through a wall. this song rocks and adds to the diversity of time changes on this album. from anthems to epics to ballads, this album has something great in store for all lovers of power metal. also check out in thy power, another awesome release from these metal mongers. i am truly thankfull for all of these bands around today who are keeping true metal alive, there are so many amazing acts out today like primal fear, silent force, wolf, majesty,jag panzer, grave digger, gamma ray, rob rock.ian parry,edguy,sonata arctica, rhapsody,godiva,freedom call,eidolon,paragon,king diamond,skylark,pink cream 69, pretty maids, axel rudi pell, kamelot, nocturnal rites, tad morose, lefay,sinner.i could go on and on untill my hand breaks from typing. any way keep on keeping the spirit of metal alive and do like me and just say to hell with mtv. your friend in metal, brandon whitson

    3 out of 5 stars A Good TRUE METAL Album.......2005-01-19

    Probably 3.5 stars. I think this is a fun release. True metal played well with candy and a vocalist that sounds similar to Steve Grimmett of the classic metal band Grim Reaper. Some songs are better than others with a few standout tracks which is nice. This is big chorus true metal of the tra,la,la Hammerfall sort with typical warrior, metal forever type lyrics. Overall you get what you pay for here. Well worth the money but certainly not groundbreaking stuff. I personally have the version with the bonus track but it is nothing special so if there is a price difference puchase the regular version with no fear of missing anything special.
    Never Fall
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Never Fall
      Cryonic Sun
      Manufacturer: Hybrid Risk Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000FDFTSU
      Release Date: 2006-04-14

      Tracks:

      1. Refuse
      2. Get It
      3. Be the Night
      4. Let Me Smoke
      5. Let Ya Know
      6. Absolute Zero
      7. My Life
      8. Never Fall
      9. Welcome
      10. Fight Music
      11. Trials
      12. Summertime
      13. Me Myself and I
      14. Love Song
      15. Somethin About You
      16. Thankfull
      In Thy Power
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		In Thy Power
        Cryonic Temple
        Manufacturer: Limb
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B0009IFEMC
        Release Date: 2005-06-06

        Tracks:

        1. Sleep Of The Innocent
        2. When Hell Freezes Over
        3. In Thy Power
        4. Travellers In Time
        5. Beast Slayer
        6. Wolfcry
        7. Mr. Gold
        8. Soldiers Tale
        9. Shark Attack
        10. Rapid Fire
        11. Eternal Flames Of Metal
        12. Empire (Demo 1999) (Bonus Track)
        13. Redeemer (Demo 2000) (Bonus Track)
        14. As I Slowly Die (Demo 1999) (Bonus Track)

        Album Description

        Special digipak edition features 11 tracks including 'When Hell Freezes Over', 'Beast Slayer', 'A Soldiers Tale', 'The Sleep Of The Innocent' and the 3 bonus tracks 'Empire' (demo 1999), 'Redeemer' (demo 2000) & 'As I Slowly Die' (demo 1999). Limb Music.

        Album Details

        With the Album "in Thy Power", Cryonic Temple Add Even More to that and Prove that They Haven't Shot their Bolts with their Two Previous Albums. Even the Opener "When Hell Freezes Over" Makes Obvious That, in 2005, They Are Among the Hottest Contenders to the Throne of the One and Only True Metal. Hymns Like "Eternal Flames of Metal' Or the Great "in Thy Power" Are the Results of an Unbridled Passion for this Fantastic Music Created by Johan´s Unique Voice and Esa´s Unleashed Guitar Playing. But Especially These Catchy Tunes Hold Everybody in their Spel, Until Even the Last Fan is Totally Enthusiastic.
        Chapter I
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          		Chapter I
          Cryonic Temple
          Manufacturer: Northwind
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000LX5CCW

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