HOUSE OF SPIRITS – Turn Of The Tide (1994) [Japanese Edition] *HQ*
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German band HOUSE OF SPIRITS was founded in 1993 by vocalist Olaf Bilic and bass player Martin Hirsch from the ashes of their previous band Jester’s March, looking for a more elaborated sound. The pair recruited ex- Mekong Delta guitarist Uwe Baltrusch and colossal drummer Jörg Michael (Laos, Axel Rudi Pell, Saxon and recently Devil’s Train) to complete the line-up and immediately started to pre-produce their first album – requested by one of you.
Titled “Turn Of The Tide“, House Of Spirits’ debut album blends elements from traditional German metal / hard rock with an accessible progressive feel plenty of melody. This album is often compared to Queensryche’s Operation Mindcrime / Empire highlights, but House Of Spirits’ feel is less dramatic and much more melodic.
With most of tracks in a midtempo pace built around exquisite, clean guitar arrangements and greatly crafted choruses, “Turn Of The Tide” is a truly remarkable record.
Songs like the pumping ‘Keep Me From Dreaming’ or the quite melodic ‘In My Heart’ (including keyboard layers and acoustics into the mix) are quite memorable with an indubitable Queensryche’s Empire-era feeling: a huge bass line, grandiose vocals, ‘floating’ drums > you know, that sound.
The sizzling guitars on title track ‘Turn The Tide’, the broken riff of ‘Wasteland’ and the almost AOR atmospheres in ‘He Waited’ (superb guitar solo) are some of the other notable moments on this CD.
House Of Spirits and this “Turn Of The Tide” (the group recorded another album before disbanding) are pretty unknown, which is a shame as this is a truly awesome band / CD. Production is top notch, crystal clear and powerful.
Highly Recommended
01 – Dawn
02 – Turn The Tide
03 – Wasteland
04 – Keep Me From Dreaming
05 – Close To The Edge
06 – He Waited
07 – In My Heart
08 – The Eye Of The Storm
09 – In A Daze
10 – Final Mistake
11 – Time Has Come
Olaf Bilic: vocals
Uwe Baltrusch: guitars
Martin Hirsch: bass, keyboards, vocals
Jörg Michael: drums, percussion
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Sieges Even meets Queensryche. Thanks for da version!
Sieges even, precisamente no (ni los blanditos ni los del primer superdisco ) , tanto Jester March como House of spirits son dos de los grupos que mas quiero y me gustan del heavy aleman con toques progresivos, de los 90 epoca culmen de este estilo (luego …)