(2010, Professor Black / High Roller Records, Sweden, 51.15)
01 Prologue
02 A Child Was Born
03 House of Wisdom
04th Caress of the Breeze
05th Road Goes Ever On
06th The Light House Dream
a) Fading Away
b) On The Shore
c) A Sunny Day
d) Over The Sea
e) Awakening
f) Home Again
07th Aelin's Oath
a) The Light Appeared
b) Epilogue
1996-1999 did the music for this from Patrick Backlund, who is also the Doomband MORTALICUM (great album on METAL ON METAL RECORDS, stylistically similar to MEMORY GARDEN) is active, initiated project, his sidekick on vocals Göran Jacobson, an old friend from EPIC IRAE days, the original band of both musicians. This joined up for some keyboard parts Henrik Flyman the RAINBOW like hard rockers MOAHNI MOANA (by them I've got a damned good album in the collection, are recommended for all fans of pompous, yet powerful Hard Rock). Well, enough of the Name Droppings, further in the text. 2000 Then came the "Aelin - a story about destiny" CDr in 50 edition. Hell, death and hell, such a work of art should remain something of unique? Well, epic, after ten years away from the perception of many friends, Swedish metal and hard rock of the late 70s and early 80s ago the sound and feel of the name should actually appropriate, and epic heavy sounds are generally then the resourceful cult Metal Vinyl Guru Steffen Böhm of very busy HIGH ROLLER RECORDS label (for all vinyl fans Underground passion, this is your paradise) on the band and brings us finally hear the "Aelin" story as a complete work on massive vinyl with fantastic cover artwork. At the same time appear on the American label PROFESSOR BLACK (including CD versions of HIGH SPIRITS and ZÜÜL) of the disc. I therefore worth "Aelin" as a 2010s publication, despite the ten-year maturity period of the music. For me, the work is now complete. An anecdote. 2000 already I got the music to the ears, then got dutifully from work asked Mr. Jacobson if and how to distribute the good piece dealer technically and later received, Göran Jacobson is also a regular customer at the record shipping, when ordering the Lord a CDR of it handmade, signed, with a dedication for me. What I was and am proud to this day. But let the music. I hear through a proto-metal sound that would have been 1978/79 can be created. The guitar is distorted and heavy, but is very natural and the sound of her heart, this heat, especially with the beautiful melodic solos, the heavy metal for me is always so special. The bass in the mix is very loud and penetrating, the sound is very massive, solid base on which to develop the melodies beautiful. The drum unit into the background, comes in the final mix but always through clearly. Patrick Backlund really plays all instruments and he does it technically sound. Especially the drumming is limited to the most necessary and yet runs very strong, very emotionally charged. For Sweden Metal NWoBHM or early conditions here would be absolutely solid. More relaxed and leisurely, the plate begins with "Prologue" which falls into the medium fast very old heavy metal when "A child was born" bears witness to the birth of the magician Aelin, a dark, majestic expression has the pounding epic "House of Wisdom" and drives in the best 80's style melodic hard to Heavy Metal to the extreme in "Caress of the breeze" and there are also some dreamy passages are then suspended, as the thought of many a band in the 80s, especially with the British to allow. Beautiful! The music of QUICK SAND DREAM dancing throughout of all ranks. The bass plays in addition to the support races the drums also separate harmony lines, the vocals by Göran Jacobson, medium height, slightly lighter and staged a very emotionally intense might well urbritische even squeezed Singles adorned by 1980 or in 1981 a HEAVY LOAD LP have refined, so much magic plugged straight into his often right, but sometimes tricky around the corner sung while sharp melodies. While we're on the LP? "Road goes ever on", driving heavy metal, leisurely marching heavy rock with yearning Leitharmonien the guitar, ending never want crisp stapf end hard rock deposits and vocal melodies full of mysticism, the work still very catchy and fast-fix in the mind. We had already experienced in the previous four pieces and just come along merrily. Now, two long tracks on the course, divided into several subtitles. All registers of the skill of a master Backlunds be considered a composer, "Chapeau! Chapeau!" I shout from my position, quite loudly. It is beguiling music, written out of pure love for just such sounds out of transportation for a magical movie about the life of the head of the boy wizard and later Aelin. Certainly, Mr. Backlund somewhere in the late 70s and early 80s stopped in terms of its orientation. Real ballads are of course not, but rather melancholy quiet moments that almost a progressive rock Impact bring. Romantic, however, is the entire disk, only sometimes right crisp. Reviews of various insults Webzinetipperlinge spoke to the sound that is not safe plastic current standards, but in their own way, but so incredibly warm and loving acts. They spoke to the compositions and the completely hand-made feel. No, the mainstream can not and will such music for over thirty years of consistent policy dumbing down the music industry do not understand, he will not. Well, we care about our personal feelings. "The lighthouse dream" is one of two long tracks and has some affinities with bubbling Hard Rock in moderate tempo with sublime mystical vocal line. Here's "DOOM" would be to call probably a misunderstanding of the total work of art. As I said, the opening passage was melancholic, progressive rock, is further ahead it driving Ancient Heavy Metal with immeasurable enthralling vocals, to the concise translucent bass, lead guitar furiously set to auto fire and a return to the quiet flowing sound, which speaks of outsized music, a masterpiece, as although there are many very horny plates on the world only a few. Pop music is different indeed. The complex arrangements of the pieces need to develop their time and this time takes the fascinating listening fanatics like grandiose music. Somehow reminds me "The lighthouse dream" to it by the enchanting atmosphere of the Canadian band HEMLOCK of 1994 and their long track on the "Exordium" album (who should get their hands on this rarity, immediate access, nothing is more beautiful music to give it to you). But references are rather pointless, cross-references do not ignite. Here is a work of art is created, which in the music scene of the 90s and the first decade of the 21st Century has scarcity value. For those friends, not to synthesis music, this is the call for spending spree.
