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Date: 2018-03-24 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Thrash Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Metal Blade ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ ACCUSER is a thrash metal band from Germany. The █ █ band began back in 1986 and have released █ █ countless albums. ôThe Masteryö is their second █ █ album with Metal Blade records following 2016Æs █ █ ôThe Forlorn Divideö. Even with their storied past █ █ I personally have never heard ACCUSER, so I am █ █ interested to see what this band brings to the █ █ thrash metal table. █ █ █ █ When ôMission: Missileö starts up itÆs like a slow █ █ ramp up to a harsh guitar riff with some extreme █ █ drum beats accompanying it. I wasnÆt feeling this █ █ song, it wasnÆt bad, but I felt that it was the █ █ weakest song on the album. Where that becomes so █ █ unfortunate is that it may be the only one that █ █ listeners hear when testing out the album. This █ █ song doesnÆt have the same melodic flair the other █ █ songs do and if someone turned away on this track █ █ they would miss a very good album that followed. █ █ █ █ The second song on the album ôThe Real Worldö can █ █ only be described as beautiful chaos. It starts █ █ out with the title of the track being repeated █ █ over and over. The feeling that this isnÆt going █ █ to be good overcame me, and then the music kicks █ █ in. There is so many things being thrown out there █ █ in this song, and it should work but it does. █ █ Hell, at one point there is even some cowbell, but █ █ it continues to be melodic heavy thrash. By the █ █ time the guitar solo kicks in, and its an amazing █ █ solo, I am sold on this song, like I said █ █ beautiful chaos. █ █ █ █ ôTime for Silenceö is anything but silent. The █ █ drums, guitar, and vocals come in hard and fast. █ █ Even with the speed of the song the band can keep █ █ it catchy and melodic. Like other songs on this █ █ album you find yourself tapping your feet and █ █ banging you head without even realizing it. There █ █ is a lot of irony that a song called ôTime for █ █ Silenceö is one of the loudest songs on the album. █ █ This track has another amazing guitar solo to put █ █ the musical cherry on top of a very good song. █ █ █ █ ôCatacombsö starts out a little tamer than the █ █ rest of the album, but quickly goes full throttle █ █ into the guitar and drums. Speed that the guitar █ █ keeps with the vocals in this song is very █ █ impressive. Overall, itÆs a very good listen. It █ █ is one of those songs you can put on in your car █ █ and thank later for the speeding ticket you will █ █ definitely get from it. █ █ █ █ The band ends the album with the title track ôThe █ █ Masteryö which is a strong thrash song. It comes █ █ right out the gates to assault your eardrums. The █ █ last song on the album leaves you with the feeling █ █ of energy and readiness to enter the pit for some █ █ blood. By the time the song comes to and end you █ █ will catch yourself hitting the play button again. █ █ █ █ Overall this was a stellar album. The melodic tone █ █ that the band is able to accomplish while still █ █ keeping it fast and heavy was amazing. I went into █ █ ACCUSER blind, and came out the other side a fan. █ █ When people miss the good ole days of thrash metal █ █ and fear that it is a thing of the past they need █ █ to look no further than Accuser. They are carrying █ █ that torch high above their heads as they burn up █ █ the competition. █ █ █ █ http://www.accuserdomination.com/ █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Mission: Missile 4:14 ░ ░ 2. The Real World 4:33 ░ ░ 3. Solace in Sorrow 5:09 ░ ░ 4. Time for Silence 5:07 ░ ░ 5. My Skin 5:41 ░ ░ 6. Catacombs 4:46 ░ ░ 7. Mourning 5:21 ░ ░ 8. Ruthless 4:37 ░ ░ 9. Into the Black 4:01 ░ ░ 10. 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