Accept the Fact
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Accept the Fact is the third studio album from power metal
band Warmen
. Like its predecessor, Beyond Abilities
, the CD's name and title track are based on the movie Amadeus
. All of Warmen's CDs (except Japanese Hospitality
) also have a track named after composer Antonio Salieri
and use quotes
from the movie.
. Vocals for tracks 2 and 6 by Timo Kotipelto
, track 3 and 7 by Marko Vaara, track 5 by Jonna Kosonen, track 9 by Alexi Laiho
. The opening line in the song "Accept the Fact" is said by Salieri in Amadeus, "If the public doesn't like one's work. One has to accept the fact, gracefully." The first line in "Return of Salieri" is also said by Salieri, "One day I will laugh at you. Before I leave this Earth, I will laugh at you."
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band Warmen
Warmen
Warmen is a Finnish metal band assembled by keyboard player Janne Viljami Wirman - also known as Warman. Janne has been playing with Children of Bodom since 1997, and on the year of 2000 created a musical project focused on instrumental work, which would only have guest singers on a few selected...
. Like its predecessor, Beyond Abilities
Beyond Abilities
Beyond Abilities is the second studio album from progressive metal band Warmen. Beyond Abilities includes more tracks with vocals than its predecessor Unknown Soldier. The CDs name and title track, as well as the track Salieri Strikes Back come from the movie Amadeus.-Track listing:# "Beyond...
, the CD's name and title track are based on the movie Amadeus
Amadeus (film)
Amadeus is a 1984 period drama film directed by Miloš Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. Adapted from Shaffer's stage play Amadeus, the story is based loosely on the lives of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, two composers who lived in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the...
. All of Warmen's CDs (except Japanese Hospitality
Japanese Hospitality
"Japanese Hospitality" is the title of the fourth album from Children of Bodom keyboardist Janne Wirman's Warmen project. The album was released August 24 via Spinefarm Records. The album includes two cover versions — "Separate Ways", originally recorded by Journey, and "Black Cat" by Janet Jackson...
) also have a track named after composer Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri
Antonio Salieri was a Venetian classical composer, conductor and teacher born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, but who spent his adult life and career as a faithful subject of the Habsburg monarchy....
and use quotes
Quotation
A quotation or quote is the repetition of one expression as part of another one, particularly when the quoted expression is well-known or explicitly attributed by citation to its original source, and it is indicated by quotation marks.A quotation can also refer to the repeated use of units of any...
from the movie.
Track listing
- "Accept the Fact" – 3:59
- "Invisible Power" (feat. Timo KotipeltoTimo KotipeltoTimo Antero Kotipelto is the vocalist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and is the creator and vocalist of the power metal band Kotipelto...
) – 4:40 - "Waters of Lethe" (feat. Marko Vaara) – 3:12
- "Roppongi Rumble" – 3:59
- "They All Blame Me" (feat. Jonna Kosonen) – 5:29
- "Puppet" (feat. Timo Kotipelto) – 4:32
- "Lying Delilah" (feat. Marko Vaara) – 5:03
- "Return of Salieri" – 4:51
- "Somebody's Watching MeSomebody's Watching Me"Somebody's Watching Me" is the debut single by R&B artist Rockwell, released on the Motown label in 1984. The song's lyrics relate the narrator's paranoid fear of being followed and watched. It featured former Motown artists Michael Jackson on the chorus and Jermaine Jackson on additional backing...
" (feat. Alexi LaihoAlexi LaihoAlexi "Wildchild" Laiho is a Finnish singer, composer, and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead guitarist as well as lead vocalist for melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and he is also the guitarist for Sinergy and Kylähullut...
) (Rockwell cover) – 3:45
Album information
All music by Janne WirmanJanne Wirman
Janne Viljami "Warman" Wirman is a Finnish musician; he is the keyboardist for the bands Children of Bodom and Warmen.-Biography:Born in the town of Espoo, Finland, Janne Wirman began playing the piano at the age of five...
. Vocals for tracks 2 and 6 by Timo Kotipelto
Timo Kotipelto
Timo Antero Kotipelto is the vocalist of the Finnish power metal band Stratovarius and is the creator and vocalist of the power metal band Kotipelto...
, track 3 and 7 by Marko Vaara, track 5 by Jonna Kosonen, track 9 by Alexi Laiho
Alexi Laiho
Alexi "Wildchild" Laiho is a Finnish singer, composer, and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead guitarist as well as lead vocalist for melodic death metal band Children of Bodom, and he is also the guitarist for Sinergy and Kylähullut...
. The opening line in the song "Accept the Fact" is said by Salieri in Amadeus, "If the public doesn't like one's work. One has to accept the fact, gracefully." The first line in "Return of Salieri" is also said by Salieri, "One day I will laugh at you. Before I leave this Earth, I will laugh at you."
Personnel
- Keyboards: Janne Wirman
- Guitars: Antti Warman
- Bass: Lauri PorraLauri PorraLauri Porra is a Finnish bassist and composer. Best known for his work in Stratovarius and Sinergy. Lauri Porra is a fourth generation musician, He is the great grandson of the famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. He started to study music at age 6 when he started to play cello in a local music...
- Drums: Mirka Rantanen
Production
- Arranged, Produced & Recorded By Janne Wirman
- Mixed By Mikko Karmila
- Mastered By Mika Jussila