(Melodic Death Metal / Power Metal) Raintime - Psychromatic - 2010, APE (image+.cue+scans), lossless

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Raintime / Psychromatic

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REM GENRE "Melodic Death Metal"
REM DATE 2010
REM DISCID 8D0B140B
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.99pb4"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
TITLE "Psychromatic"
FILE "Raintime - Psychromatic.ape" WAVE
TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Fire Ants"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Turned Up And Down"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 04:11:09
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Never Ending Stairway"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 07:52:33
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Nothing But A Mistake"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 11:40:56
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "I Want To Remember"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 15:15:34
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Shift"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 20:06:74
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "Fake Idols"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 23:42:18
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Beaten Roads"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 27:34:13
TRACK 09 AUDIO
TITLE "One Day"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 31:37:12
TRACK 10 AUDIO
TITLE "Buried In You"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 35:04:73
TRACK 11 AUDIO
TITLE "Walk-On Actor"
PERFORMER "Raintime"
INDEX 01 39:01:68

RAINTIME's sophomore effort was quite the unexpected delight, offering a wide variety of sounds for fans in every relevant niche in Melodic Metal. It should come as no surprise, then, that fans would come to expect the same hard-hitting, inspired and (slightly) overproduced collection this time around. It needs to be said now, however, that as fun as "Psychromatic" can be to listen to, it is quite consistent throughout (some would say stagnant), and sticks to a formula that worked for the more colourful tracks on their sophomore release. It isn't nearly as varied or experimental, and without a doubt there will be fans who are disappointed with it.
If you could sum up the aim of this release in one word, it would be "catchy". The instruments take a sort of backseat to the vocal melodies in most of the tracks. This isn't such a horrible thing, as Claudio Coassin proved to be quite the powerhouse when joining them for their last album, but it could have stood a little less melody accompaniment on the rest of the band's part. The other significant change with the vocal aspect on this album is the absence of harsh vocals that were so prevalent on their previous works. That isn't to say they aren't there, just on occasion. This is bound to disappoint fans of their heavier tracks, as Coassin's screaming was really impressive. It is likely they wanted a more Progressive Rock atmosphere for this particular effort, and it worked well for those who can keep an open mind.
"Shift" represents the band at their softest, and it's a nice change for the album since most of the other songs stick to a familiar formula. "Fire Ants", "Turned Up And Down", and "Nothing But A Mistake" are the highlights of the album, while "Fake Idols" will be more to the tastes of fans of their last album. If you can stand not to compare it to their previous work, it really is a fun and enjoyable listen through and through, and commendable that they tried something new instead of rehashing the same material over again. And it does, after all, get better with each listen. It will be interesting to see where they progress from here.

Review written by Sean Bester - metaleater.com

The new offering "Psychromatic" has been recorded in summer 2009 by Nick Savio (Italy), mixed and mastered by Logan Mader in L.A. (Machine Head, Cavalera Conspiracy, Roadrunner United, Gojira, Soulfly...).
Raintime is proud to introduce you this album as the most mature record the band's ever done. The sound is powerful, the songs are catchy, with a clever attitude that never lets the listener getting bored.
"Psychrmatic" has been realeased:
in U.S.A. & Canada by Bielerbros Records
in Europe by Lifeforce Records (April the 27th)
in Japan by Radtone Music/Media Factory (April the 10th)
Raintime has been the opening act for the 8th edition of the prestigious Progpower Festival USA in Atlanta (Georgia) together with Sonata Arctica, After Forever, Primal Fear, Virgin Steel, FireWind, Redemption: they are nominated the band “best opening act” ever!
They have taken part also to many important gigs in Italy and in Europe like Hellfest in France with Helloween, GammaRay, Motorhead, Testament, In Flames, Dimmu Borgir, Satyricon, At The Gates, Carcass, Messuggah etc; Dong Open Air in Germany with Dark Tranquillity, Sadist and Sabaton; Delirium Fest in France with God Dethroned, Dew Scented, Textures; BasinFire Fest in Czech Republic with Vader, Dagoba, Sonic Syndicate…; Sun Valley in Rock with Extrema; Badia Rocks with Rage and PinkCream 69.