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Roland Grapow - The Four Seasons of Life (1997)
MP3 CBR 320KBps | English | 55:00 Min | 126.36 MB | Fileserve, Filesonic
Heavy, Speed, Melodic Metal | JVC Victor Records | Country: Germany (Hamburg) | Released: May 28, 1997

A nice try to start a solo career. The style is fast, has a very obvious classical influence but still metal. Of course on the seventh track there is a duet between the vocals of Grapow and ex-Gamma Ray Singer Ralf Scheepers. I give this album four stars because I don't like Grapow's voice but generally it's a must have for every Helloween fan.

The majority of the songs are performed in a neoclassical fashion (more comparable to classical string compositions than Your predictive average guitar scale, although Grapow, Weikath or Hansen never play ANYTHING average regardless of style) - however very fast and supported by thundering drum passages by Uli Kusch.

Line-Up:
Roland Grapow - Guitars, Vocals (Helloween, Masterplan, MVP, Locomotive Breath, Rampage (Ger), Kotipelto)
Michael Vescera - Vocals (Killing Machine, The Reign of Terror, Obsession (US), Palace of Black, Safe Haven, MVP, Loudness, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Dr. Sin, Stygia (US))
Barry Sparks - Bass (Cosmosquad, MVP, Dokken, Miloš Dodo Doležal, Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Guy Mann-Dude, M.S.G.)
Mike Terrana - Drums (Savage Circus, Axel Rudi Pell, Rage (Ger), Empire (Ger), Squealer (Ger), Victor Smolski, Metalium (Ger), Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Kiko Loureiro, John West, Tony MacAlpine, Gamma Ray, Masterplan, Hanover Fist, session for Not Fragile, Emir Hot, Zillion (Ger), Artension, Iron Mask, Razorback, Tarja, Zillion (US), Downhell (Kor), Beau Nasty)
Ferdy Doernberg - Keyboards (Eden's Curse, Axel Rudi Pell, Dezperadoz, Rick Renstrom, Rough Silk, Shock Machine, Taraxacum)

Tracklist:
01. Prelude No.1/Presto
02. The Winner
03. No More Disguise
04. Show Me The Way
05. I Remember
06. Dedicated To...?
07. Searching For Solutions
08. Strange Friend
09. Bread Of Charity
10. The 4 Seasons Of Life
11. Finale De Souvenir
12. Release Your Mask