┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Battle Beast - No More Hollywood Endings-(27361 47520) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Oct-24-2019 Encoder......L3.100 -v0 ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2019 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.battlebeast.fi ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Battle Beast Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : No More Hollywood Endings-(273Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Music is not something that you can just quit, ║ │ │║ according to the 1992 Beethoven Lives Upstairs ║ │ │║ depiction of said legendary composer, but it ║ │ │║ would seem that musicians continue to find ways ║ │ │║ to quit each other. Among the many schisms to ║ │ │║ rock the metal world in the current decade, few ║ │ │║ stand out as prominently as guitarist/songwriter ║ │ │║ Anton Kabanen from Battle Beast, barring maybe ║ │ │║ the exodus Luca Turilli and later Fabio Lione ║ │ │║ from the Rhapsody Of Fire family. In similar ║ │ │║ fashion, a new project was born out of the ║ │ │║ principle figure(s) exodus and a hole was left ║ │ │║ in the sound of the former one, though in ║ │ │║ Rhapsody Of FireÆs case this was remedied a ║ │ │║ couple years later. Following a somewhat weak ║ │ │║ and overly predictable 2017 offering in Bringer ║ │ │║ Of Pain, KabanenÆs newer project Beast In Black ║ │ │║ appeared poised to continue eclipsing this fold ║ │ │║ and raising questions as to whether Battle Beast ║ │ │║ is truly what it purports to be without him ║ │ │║ writing the songs. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ If nothing else, it can be plainly stated that ║ │ │║ the post-Kabanen incarnation of Battle Beast had ║ │ │║ been a shell of its former self, though it ║ │ │║ continued to be a fairly impressive shell ║ │ │║ relative to what often befell earlier bands when ║ │ │║ the power behind the voice vacated the premises. ║ │ │║ However, the current picture depicts that of a ║ │ │║ shell that is filling itself up again gradually, ║ │ │║ as 2019Æs No More Hollywood Endings sees this ║ │ │║ beast reclaiming some of the old glory of the ║ │ │║ earlier 2010s while keeping themselves ║ │ │║ reasonably distinct from KabanenÆs past ║ │ │║ contributions to the band and Beast In BlackÆs ║ │ │║ studio outings. The contrast lay mostly in a ║ │ │║ greater degree of pop-influences, largely owing ║ │ │║ to a greater emphasis on vocalist Noora ║ │ │║ LouhimoÆs capabilities of softening her Janis ║ │ │║ Joplin meets Doro Pesch grit for lighter fair, ║ │ │║ though the lyrical content taking on a more ║ │ │║ feminine tone and the keyboard work leaning a ║ │ │║ bit more in a symphonic direction help push the ║ │ │║ distinctiveness factor significantly. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ In contrast to the generally flat and one-tempo ║ │ │║ at all times character of the last time around, ║ │ │║ here Battle Beast opts to mix things up a fair ║ │ │║ bit more. Truth be told, while not the strongest ║ │ │║ thing to come out of this band, there is a very ║ │ │║ clear case to make that this is the most ║ │ │║ eclectic collection of songs in their repertoire ║ │ │║ from a stylistic standpoint. The signature sound ║ │ │║ of mid-paced heavy metal and with hooks aplenty ║ │ │║ finds itself married to an almost Nightwish-like ║ │ │║ degree of symphonic pomp on memorable anthems ║ │ │║ such as ôUnbrokenö, ôEdenö and reaches an ║ │ │║ absolute fever pitch on the epic cruiser ôRaise ║ │ │║ Your Fistsö, arguably the most inspirational ║ │ │║ anthem out of this outfit since their 2013 ║ │ │║ eponymous album. By contrast, the post-disco nod ║ │ │║ to Scarface and Rocky with a metal edge ôThe ║ │ │║ Heroö and the modern pop meets power metal ║ │ │║ bluster of ôUnfairy Talesö come off as slightly ║ │ │║ gimmicky, while the 80s hair band fluff of ║ │ │║ ôEndless Summerö and the syrupy keyboard ║ │ │║ balladry of ôBent And Brokenö get just a bit too ║ │ │║ sugary to swallow without a gallon of coffee. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The majority of the songs on here prove to be ║ │ │║ hits rather than misses, either thanks to this ║ │ │║ wild eclecticism or perhaps in spite of it. ║ │ │║ There is credence given to the latter sentiment ║ │ │║ in the majestic speed metal fest that is ôThe ║ │ │║ Golden Hordeö, as apart from the synth-pop ║ │ │║ keyboard intro, it cooks with the ferocity of ║ │ │║ Judas PriestÆs ôMetal Meltdownö off Painkiller ║ │ │║ and rivals the general metallic fury of this ║ │ │║ bandÆs heyday with Kabanen at the songwriterÆs ║ │ │║ chair. Similarly, the punchy groove machine ║ │ │║ ôPiece Of Meö pretty much foregoes almost any ║ │ │║ non-metallic additives and listens like a fist- ║ │ │║ pounding answer to DoroÆs solo output with some ║ │ │║ occasional keyboard gimmicks. But perhaps the ║ │ │║ ultimate coup de grace in favor of Battle Beast ║ │ │║ trying to move back towards their earlier sound ║ │ │║ displayed on here is the mid-paced, straight up ║ │ │║ glorious banger ôWorld On Fireö, which is about ║ │ │║ as close to a full on retread of the sound of ║ │ │║ their eponymous LP masterwork without completely ║ │ │║ plagiarizing Kabanen in the process. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For those who love rivalries between bands born ║ │ │║ out of schisms from older acts, the scoreboard ║ │ │║ still favors Beast In Black from an overall ║ │ │║ qualitative standpoint. It isnÆt for any want of ║ │ │║ ability on this outfitÆs part, as Brymir ║ │ │║ guitarist Joona Bjorkroth is equally as capable ║ │ │║ at lighting the fret board on fire as Kabanen ║ │ │║ ever was, and there are points where the ║ │ │║ songwriting here matches the capabilities of ║ │ │║ their former composer. For how good this album ║ │ │║ is and how interesting it can get when the metal ║ │ │║ clichΘs are abandoned for an expansive ║ │ │║ hybridized stylistic niche, there is a general ║ │ │║ lack of focus displayed here that keeps it from ║ │ │║ being as good as their formative years and their ║ │ │║ unofficial rival label mates. ItÆs well worth a ║ │ │║ listen for anybody who either loved the 80s when ║ │ │║ they were raging or has discovered the music of ║ │ │║ said decade after the fact, but even the most ║ │ │║ unashamed melodic metal geek might find ║ │ │║ him/herself skipping around a bit. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Originally published to Sonic Perspectives ║ │ │║ (www.sonicperspectives.com) on March 28th, 2019. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Unbroken [04:09] │ │ 02 - No More Hollywood Endings [03:55] │ │ 03 - Eden [04:00] │ │ 04 - Unfairy Tales [03:33] │ │ 05 - Endless Summer [03:37] │ │ 06 - The Hero [04:13] │ │ 07 - Piece Of Me [03:40] │ │ 08 - I Wish [04:26] │ │ 09 - Raise Your Fist [06:10] │ │ 10 - The Golden Horde [03:59] │ │ 11 - World On Fire [04:04] │ │ 12 - Bent A Broken (Bonus Track) [03:51] │ │ 13 - My Last Dream (Bonus Track) [03:51] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [53:28 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘