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Tramontane


In Italy Tramontane is a wind that blows from the Alps and Apennines (South of the Alps) to the Italian coast. It is very prevalent on the west coast of Italy and Nortern Corsica. It is caused by a weather system from the west following a depression on the Mediterranean. In Italy it is also called the "Garigliano". It is strongest before sunrise, when it can reach speeds of 70kmh (45 mph). The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... This is about the terrestrial mountain range. ... Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...


In France (Tramontane) and Catalonia (Tramuntana) is the name of a wind that blows from the North-West to the Est-South in the south of France and North Catalonia (Mediteranean coast). It blows and accelerates between the North of Pyrenees and Est-South of the Massif Central. It is usually compared to (but different from) the Mistral. Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Mistral Missile Tactical effective range ...


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Tramontane defiantly released recordings of their material and continued to gain a larger following with each new effort.
Over the years, the Tramontane line-up has gone through many different changes while still keeping the same power and emotion their fans have come to expect.
Tramontane’s song “Another Time” received much radio airplay and was featured on the Rock Hard magazine compilation “Best of the Unsigned Bands”.
AMZ - December, 1998 -- Tramontane (452 words)
However, after hearing their debut disc "December Dark," their musicianship quickly rises to the surface and you realize right away this is a very talented band that's indeed worked hard to arrive at the point they are today.
"Tramontane's" powerful debut is indeed the shot in the arm metal music is in need of, and what better place to start from than where so many of its pioneers first made their grand entrance.
Ranging from the personal conflicts that surround the lyrical content, to the circuit blowing rhythms that embed the key-twisting instrumentals, to the soaring vocals, "Tramontane" challenges all who continue to ignore the thought of a heavy metal resurgence.
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