Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Hydra / Within Temptation (2014)


1. Let Us Burn
2. Dangerous (featuring Howard Jones)
3. And We Run (featuring Xzibit)
4. Paradise (What About Us?) (featuring Tarja)
5. Edge Of The World
6. Silver Moonlight
7. Covered by Roses
8. Dog Days
9. Tell Me Why
10. Whole World Is Watching (featuring Dave Pirner)

I did not know much about this band before I purchased this album. I knew only few of their songs such as "What Have You Done?" When I went to Tower Records in Shibuya, I found this album. When I started playing the album form track 1, it was almost an electric shock. It was powerful, dramatic, and beautiful metal song. 

The album is all killer no filler. Every song has catchy hook and dramatic arrangement. The guest musicians are doing great job in the songs such as tracks 2, 3, 4, and 10. Especially, I did not know what expects with track 3 when I heard that they were featuring a rapper, but surprisingly it fitted the song really well. The album has been one of my heavy rotation this year.

☆☆☆☆☆