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This is a re-release of the Swedish progressive/power metal band's 2001 album. Stefan Zell's emotional and soaring vocals relate the story of The Window Purpose, a man who dies and tries to find the afterlife. The music is melancholy and melodic, with a few growls thrown in to balance Zell's melodic vocals.
posted by Chad Bowar @ 9:15 PM
Bowar is a freelance music writer and the heavy metal editor for About.com, a New York Times company. He has written for Outburn, Amp, Loud Fast Rules, Caustic Truths, Snaggletooth, Explicity Intense and many other print and online publications.
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