┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Heathen - The Evolution Of Chaos + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-05-06 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2010 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url.. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Heathen ║ │ │║ Album : The Evolution Of Chaos ║ │ │║ Label : Mascot Records ║ │ │║ Cat.No : M 7257 2 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Thrash metal tends to be a lot like mainstream American ║ │ │║ politics. While you generally have a more complex situation ║ │ │║ than the media advertized two-party system, most bands fall ║ │ │║ into the category of being either liberal or conservative. ║ │ │║ The analogy can be a bit tenuous at times, but there is a ║ │ │║ good case to be made that particularly with the resurgence ║ │ │║ of old school thrash in the past 7 or 8 years that the once ║ │ │║ progressive concept of modernity in thrash metal is ║ │ │║ receiving an old guard challenge. Perhaps the most ║ │ │║ interesting aspect of this is how the original pioneers of ║ │ │║ the style are choosing to sound, seeing the likes of Death ║ │ │║ Angel, Megadeth and Overkill keeping up a more traditional ║ │ │║ sound, while Machine Head and Metallica are playing with ║ │ │║ the latest flavor of the month. Heathen could be qualified ║ │ │║ as among the more predictable of the former category, yet ║ │ │║ have found an intricate way of communicating their older ║ │ │║ style through a newer template. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Speaking purely from musical content, ôThe Evolution Of ║ │ │║ Chaosö isnÆt really all that much of a far cry from ║ │ │║ ôVictims Of Deceptionö, at least no more so than ôKillbox ║ │ │║ 13ö and ôIronboundö are from ôHorrorscopeö. The same ║ │ │║ massive collection of riffs, occasional references to Iron ║ │ │║ Maiden in melodic instrumental breaks, and the tendency ║ │ │║ towards long and drawn out songwriting is all but identical ║ │ │║ to the bandÆs early 90s classic. The break with the past ║ │ │║ comes primarily through the production job, which has that ║ │ │║ raucously loud, heavy on the drums and slightly heavier on ║ │ │║ the guitars approach to mixing that actually gets to be a ║ │ │║ bit much at times. Similarly, David WhiteÆs vocal ║ │ │║ interpretation is a good deal more gritty and rough, almost ║ │ │║ to the point of occasionally sounding like Phil Anselmo ║ │ │║ circa ôCowboys From Hellö or early 90s era James Hetfield, ║ │ │║ which seems to be more the trend among thrash revival bands ║ │ │║ nowadays. He still gets up there at times, but the ║ │ │║ proto-speed/thrash character in the image of Joey ║ │ │║ Belladonna heard on ôBreaking The Silenceö is noticeably ║ │ │║ absent. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For the most part, by modern thrash standards, this is a ║ │ │║ pretty conservative offering that seems almost as heavily ║ │ │║ influenced by pre-thrash heavy metal and even a few hard ║ │ │║ rock outfits that were prominent in the lead up to the ║ │ │║ NWOBHM era as it is by the iron fisted gauntlet of the Bay ║ │ │║ Area. Right from the mysterious, sitar drenched prelude ║ │ │║ simply dubbed ôIntroö there is a strong helping of classic ║ │ │║ Rainbow influences (think ôGates Of Babylonö) that segues ║ │ │║ right into a glorious fury of earth shaking riff work in ║ │ │║ ôDying Seasonö. Similar exercises in skull bludgeoning ║ │ │║ brilliance with an emphasis on speed and anger include ║ │ │║ ôBloodkultö and ôSilent Nothingnessö, which are all among ║ │ │║ the most pure and orthodox versions of thrash metal to be ║ │ │║ found on here. But even when veering into half-ballad ║ │ │║ territory such as in ôRed Tears Of Disgraceö, the ║ │ │║ aggression is still consistently present, though in a ║ │ │║ somewhat slower package. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ There isnÆt really anything on here to speak of that is ║ │ │║ categorically bad, but unlike in the case of ôVictims Of ║ │ │║ Deceptionö, a few mixed bags emerge from a slight sense of ║ │ │║ overambitious songwriting. The worst offender in this ║ │ │║ department is ôA HeroÆs Welcomeö, which largely goes back ║ │ │║ to some of those experimental ballad ideas that Metallica ║ │ │║ was playing with on their middle era releases. ║ │ │║ Unfortunately the song is repetitive and more of a straight ║ │ │║ up metal ballad without any sense of triumph, like an ║ │ │║ ambitious reinterpretation of a military funeral march with ║ │ │║ a slightly longer length. ôNo Stone Unturnedö somehow ║ │ │║ manages to get away with throwing in a groove riff that ║ │ │║ sounds almost hypnotic enough to have been heard on ôFar ║ │ │║ Beyond Drivenö, and somehow manages to wander through a ║ │ │║ intricate barrage of mid-tempo riffs before suddenly ║ │ │║ exploding into a melodic instrumental fest that sounds ║ │ │║ dangerously similar to MaidenÆs ôHallowed Be Thy Nameö. Not ║ │ │║ a bad song per say, but needlessly long and suffering from ║ │ │║ just a few too many ideas being thrown together. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ For a band that has been gone from the scene for the better ║ │ │║ part of 18 years, this is about as impressive of a comeback ║ │ │║ album that IÆve seen since RainbowÆs ôStranger In Us Allö. ║ │ │║ It is about as close to the old days of the 80s as it can ║ │ │║ get without actually being an overt attempt at reliving the ║ │ │║ past (aka Fueled By Fire, Skull Hammer and a few others). ║ │ │║ But more than anything else, itÆs one of the better reasons ║ │ │║ why anyone who ever tells you that thrash is dead needs a ║ │ │║ good ass kicking, not to mention a way to do it with a nice ║ │ │║ bit of intelligence for a more precise infliction of ║ │ │║ damage. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. Intro 1:21 │ │ 2. Dying Season 5:40 │ │ 3. Control By Chaos 7:09 │ │ 4. No Stone Unturned 11:10 │ │ 5. Arrows Of Agony 6:40 │ │ 6. Fade Away 5:44 │ │ 7. A Hero's Welcome 6:51 │ │ 8. Undone 6:42 │ │ 9. Bloodkult 4:30 │ │ 10. Red Tears Of Disgrace 5:51 │ │ 11. Silent Nothingness 6:50 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 01:08:28 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘