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|   Artist  : story of the year                                              |
|   Album   : the black swan                                                 |
|   Bitrate : 220 kbps avg                                                   |
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|   Source     : CD                                                          |
|   Label      : epitaph                                                     |
|   Year       : 2008                                                        |
|   Genre      : Punk Rock                                                   |
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|   Rip date   : 2008-04-04                                                  |
|   Store date : 2008-04-19                                                  |
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|   Encoder    : LAME                                                        |
|   Size       : 82.93 megs                                                  |
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|  1.  choose your fate                                               3:33   |
|  2.  wake up                                                        3:31   |
|  3.  the antidote                                                   3:59   |
|  4.  tell me (pac)                                                  3:58   |
|  5.  angel in the swamp                                             4:28   |
|  6.  the black swan                                                 3:44   |
|  7.  message to the world                                           4:04   |
|  8.  apathy is deathwish                                            3:30   |
|  9.  we are not gonna make it                                       4:03   |
|  10. cannonball                                                     3:49   |
|  11. terrified                                                      4:00   |
|  12. pale blue dot (interlude)                                      1:06   |
|  13. welcome to our new war                                         5:11   |
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|  ID3 tag was not right on album name. Sorry.                               |
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|  : TRACK BY TRACK : STORY OF THE YEAR                                      |
|  Posted byBomber on Sunday, March 30 @ 15:14:51 CDT                        |
|  Contributed by Bomber                                                     |
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|  They've just announced their much anticipated tour, so next thing for     |
|  Story Of The Year to do is unleash their new album 'The Black Swan'.      |
|  They will do just that on April 19th on Epitaph / Shock, and we're here   |
|  to tell you all about it, track by track. Read More to check out what     |
|  you can expect when it hits!                                              |
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|  TRACKLISTING                                                              |
|  1. Choose Your Fate                                                       |
|  2. Wake Up                                                                |
|  3. The Antidote                                                           |
|  4. Tell Me (P.A.C)                                                        |
|  5. Angel In The Swamp                                                     |
|  6. The Black Swan                                                         |
|  7. Message To The World                                                   |
|  8. Apathy Is A Dead Wish                                                  |
|  9. We're Not Gonna Make It                                                |
|  10. Cannonball                                                            |
|  11. Terrified                                                             |
|  12. Pale Blue Dot (Interlude)                                             |
|  13. Welcome To Our New War                                                |
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|  INSTORES APRIL 19TH                                                       |
|  EPITAPH | SHOCK                                                           |
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|  "Choose Your Fate" hits you like a slap in the face, an aggressive        |
|  track, part sing, part scream (the good variety of scream, none of this   |
|  dying cat shit). a good powerful way to start the album showing they can  |
|  mix the heavy stuff with the catchy melodic parts too.                    |
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|  "Wake Up" is the first single made available from the album, it is a      |
|  very good indication of where the band is at right now, energetic,        |
|  melodic and rockin'. Strong in backup vocals and solid delivery, this     |
|  one is bound to be huge in the live setting, sing-a-longs will be         |
|  aplenty.                                                                  |
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|  "The Antidote" is catchier than the flu, the chorus will inject itself    |
|  in your mind instantly, "all we need is a reason, all we need is right    |
|  here inside us all". A huge melodic rock song with definite potential to  |
|  become a future single, sweet little guitar solo going on too.            |
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|  "Tell Me (P.A.C)" is introduced with marching band style drums before     |
|  the wall of guitar inflicts itself. Another rockin' song packed with      |
|  melody and a well constructed chorus, the production stands out on this   |
|  one, the sounds are huge and used really well, this is the kinda song     |
|  Linkin Park are probably wishing they'd came up with rather than writing  |
|  the same songs over and over again.                                       |
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|  "Angel In The Swamp" starts off slowly, giving the impression we might    |
|  be in for a bit of a ballad, but nope, drums kick in and we've got a      |
|  punk beat going on before slipping back into the slower mode for a        |
|  little bit more, before a big ending. A solid track that jumps around a   |
|  lot. A bit like the band on stage, you can just visualize them, and the   |
|  crowd going off for this one.                                             |
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|  "The Black Swan" has a familiar vibe to it, go back a couple of albums    |
|  and this track could've slotted in with any of the bands tracks back      |
|  then, again a great balance of power and melody, the song builds up well  |
|  to a nice big ending.                                                     |
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|  "Message To The World" is the song you knew was about to come, things     |
|  are slowed down, there's a lot less jumping around sound wise, the pace   |
|  is consistent and their ability to construct and instantly appealing      |
|  chorus really stands out "when you kill me, please do it slowly, send a   |
|  message to the world" sticks like glue. This one will be a favourite for  |
|  many, chances are this one will be a single.                              |
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|  "Apathy Is A Dead Wish" rides along at a nice pace on the back of a       |
|  sweet guitar riff, the kind you heard a lot when nu-metal was thriving,   |
|  another track without much chopping and changing, pace wise, just         |
|  building up slightly for the chorus. A cool track, nothing too amazing,   |
|  but a few notches up from being classed as filler.                        |
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|  "We're Not Gonna Make It" is a no-frills rock song, catchy all the way    |
|  through, one you can bop along to and they stick to a simple formula      |
|  throughout, very solid, as with most songs on here, the chorus is solid   |
|  and memorable. Sometimes the simpler things are the best, while this      |
|  isn't the best song on offer, it's better than most would come up with.   |
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|  "Cannonball" well the name tells you a lot about this song, when it's     |
|  called Cannonball, you know not to expect some kind of ballad, you are    |
|  going to get something that will impact hard. And the song lives up to    |
|  it's title. Once again, the main foundation is a big slab of rock, with   |
|  some nice guitar work and infectious vocals. Another track that just      |
|  oozes potential single.                                                   |
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|  "Terrified" is the first sign of the album wrapping up, vocals take       |
|  centre stage in a slow intro, backed by another marching style drum       |
|  build up, no explosive wall of guitars to come though, this one is rock   |
|  ballad through and through. It has third single written all over it, you  |
|  can picture the video clip already, filmed at a live show, main lights    |
|  will take a rest while the the cigarette lighters will be out swaying     |
|  through the air, there will close up cuts to those in the front rows      |
|  singing along to every word, maybe a few "will you marry me Dan" signs    |
|  being waved by girls on their boyfriends shoulders and before you know    |
|  it, that drum beat is back as it all fades away. Great track.             |
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|  "Pale Blue Dot (Interlude)" isn't a song, but a short reading by Carl     |
|  Sagan, who was an American astronomer and astrochemist, the 'Pale Blue    |
|  Dot' referring to the earth, in particular a photograph taken by Voyager  |
|  1 from 6.4 billion km's away, where the earth simply was a pale blue      |
|  dot.                                                                      |
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|  "Welcome To Our New War" closes things up, in the same way the disc       |
|  opened, a frenzy. A fast paced, heavy track that jumps around between     |
|  different speeds, has a kick arse chorus, nice guitar lines and overall   |
|  is well delivered and closes things up quite nicely.                      |
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|  THE VERDICT                                                               |
|  "A new lease of life" is what the band describes it as, and they are not  |
|  far off the mark. This album is set to send Story Of The Year to a whole  |
|  new level. The album is full of potential singles that will no doubt      |
|  impact on the mainstream. The good thing is they've found the perfect     |
|  balance between heavy and catchy. Fans will lap it up, while many more    |
|  will jump on board.                                                       |
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