The Unexpected (album)
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The Unexpected is an album by the Norwegian/Belgian metal
band Beautiful Sin
.
Even though this album is meant to be a departure from the previous efforts of Uli Kusch, in many ways, it is just a more keyboard-driven version of his recent output with Masterplan. The music could be described as a melodic metal release with some serious hard rock leanings, plus modern production values. Most of the songs on the album are quite mid-tempo, picking up crunch and heavier parts only during the apex of the piece or the occasional choruses. There are also two instrumental tracks on the album.
Mixed by Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark. Artwork by Thomas Ewerhard
"Lost" is an original version of "The Departed (Sun is Going Down)" from Helloween
's "The Dark Ride
"" album.
In Europe, the bonus track is "Le rêve originel," a French version of "This is Not the Original Dream." In Japan the bonus track is "She is Made of Rain."
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band Beautiful Sin
Beautiful Sin (band)
Beautiful Sin is a European power metal band. They are heavily influenced by the popular power metal band Helloween.Beautiful Sin began when Uli Kusch met a Belgian singer called Magali Luyten, and wanted to record an album with her band...
.
Even though this album is meant to be a departure from the previous efforts of Uli Kusch, in many ways, it is just a more keyboard-driven version of his recent output with Masterplan. The music could be described as a melodic metal release with some serious hard rock leanings, plus modern production values. Most of the songs on the album are quite mid-tempo, picking up crunch and heavier parts only during the apex of the piece or the occasional choruses. There are also two instrumental tracks on the album.
Mixed by Tommy Hansen at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark. Artwork by Thomas Ewerhard
"Lost" is an original version of "The Departed (Sun is Going Down)" from Helloween
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
's "The Dark Ride
The Dark Ride
On copies of The Dark Ride and Rabbit Don't Come Easy the disc has "Mr. Torture" and "All over the Nations" in reverse order so this way "All over the Nations" is track #2...
"" album.
In Europe, the bonus track is "Le rêve originel," a French version of "This is Not the Original Dream." In Japan the bonus track is "She is Made of Rain."
Track listing
- All songs are written by Uli Kusch and arranged by Uli Kusch and Jørn Viggo Lofstad.
- Lost – 4:52
- This is Not the Original Dream – 3:47
- Take Me Home – 3:36
- I'm Real – 3:54
- The Spark of Ignition – 4:36
- Closer to my Heart – 3:44
- Give up Once for All – 4:24
- Brace for Impact – 3:37
- Pechvogel (Unlucky Fellow) – 3:40
- Metalwaves – 5:29
- The Beautiful Sin – 4:36
- Le Reve Originel (Limited_Bonustrack) - 5:59
Credits
- Magali Luyten - Vocals
- Jørn Viggo Lofstad - Guitars
- Steinar Krokmo - Bass
- Axel Mackenrott - Keyboards
- Uli Kusch - Drums