┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Kreator - London Apocalypticon - Live At The Roundhouse + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-03-17 Encoder......LAME 3.100 -V0 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Thrash Metal Graber.......Adobe Audition CC ║ │ │║ Year......2020 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....The_Patriarch Songs........17 ║ │ │║ Source....LP Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url..http://kreator-terrorzone.de ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Kreator ║ │ │║ Album : London Apocalypticon - Live At The Roundhouse ║ │ │║ Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │ │║ Cat.No : 27361 48101 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Kreator went quite some time without releasing any ║ │ │║ substantial live albums, fairly deep into their career, ║ │ │║ having already established themselves as one of the 'Big ║ │ │║ Three' of German thrash, while their two major neighbors ║ │ │║ had released Mortal Way of Live and Live Without Sense ║ │ │║ fairly early on. However, in the 21st century Mille and ║ │ │║ company have been quite active putting out such releases, ║ │ │║ from the more 'official' stuff like 2003's Live Kreation to ║ │ │║ a whole slew of limited edition, shorter live efforts that ║ │ │║ were often included with various metal magazines as ║ │ │║ exclusives. Where it counts, though, on their major live ║ │ │║ releases, like this one, they put quite a lot into the ║ │ │║ production and performance and it pays off once again with ║ │ │║ a high quality recording that spans a wide swath of their ║ │ │║ career. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This one is out in a bunch of formats, from the basic CD or ║ │ │║ download to double vinyls, multiple CD or vinyl and Blu Ray ║ │ │║ combos, the works, so Nuclear Blast is making a pretty big ║ │ │║ push for it. It's from a late 2018 performance in England, ║ │ │║ and it sounds really good, with 17 tracks ranging from ║ │ │║ classics like "Pleasure to Kill", "Flag of Hate" and ║ │ │║ "People of the Lie" to fare that was recent at the time for ║ │ │║ Gods of Violence touring, like "Satan is Real" or "Hail to ║ │ │║ the Hordes". Of course with such a massive range of albums ║ │ │║ to choose from as Kreator has, they're going to miss a few ║ │ │║ things here or there, with some phases neglected entirely ║ │ │║ and others over-represented, but I'd say the selection of ║ │ │║ songs here is very much killer assuming you're an older fan ║ │ │║ who has continued to follow and enjoy their material. It's ║ │ │║ also cool that you get to hear more of the intricate, ║ │ │║ melodic recent fare mixed in with the more primitive 80s ║ │ │║ thrashers from their first few releases, and it doesn't ║ │ │║ actually sound all that bad by contrast, they can build a ║ │ │║ cohesive live experience from all of this without it ║ │ │║ seeming lopsided or like they're pandering to any one ║ │ │║ component of their audience. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The drums sound loud and almost machine-like in precision, ║ │ │║ where the guitars have a satisfying crunch to them that ║ │ │║ thankfully doesn't drown out the more melodic lead-work. ║ │ │║ I'd say if there was a weaker point, maybe the bass lines ║ │ │║ don't quite thrum along potently enough to make a ║ │ │║ difference, and you'll notice, as he ages, the more flaws ║ │ │║ and imperfections in Petrozza's delivery. That's not always ║ │ │║ a bad thing, though, because he retains that barking ║ │ │║ torment he pioneered back on the older releases, but you ║ │ │║ can tell the guy doesn't always spit out everything in the ║ │ │║ exact pitch you might remember it, and sometimes seems as ║ │ │║ if he's got an amphibian caught in his throat or goes a ║ │ │║ little too atonal with particular lines, or that he's ║ │ │║ running out of breath. Still, for all that, he'll actually ║ │ │║ bark out a few more sustained snarls and shouts on some ║ │ │║ tunes that prove he's still got a lot of energy, and there ║ │ │║ is some stage banter included here which really helps stoke ║ │ │║ up the audience. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ It's better to experience with the Blu Ray on than without, ║ │ │║ since they carry that one off pretty well and you'll get ║ │ │║ the kinetic elements of the performance, like background ║ │ │║ screens, pyrotechnics and audience banging heads that help ║ │ │║ smooth over some of the little quirks you'd notice in the ║ │ │║ audio only. All told, London Apocalypticon is no joke, ║ │ │║ possibly the best Kreator live stuff put to disc, and while ║ │ │║ I would personally prefer hearing more stuff (or any stuff) ║ │ │║ from albums like Coma of Souls, Terrible Certainty and ║ │ │║ Extreme Aggression, I can't really fault their choices, it ║ │ │║ pretty much all sounds good. Will this be the live album ║ │ │║ that is held up through history like Destruction or Sodom's ║ │ │║ classics that I mentioned above? Time will tell, but ║ │ │║ although Live Kreation has a fraction more vitality to the ║ │ │║ performance, I think this is a damn solid offering for fans ║ │ │║ who still support commercial live releases. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ Disc 1/2 │ │ -------- │ │ 1. Choir Of The Damned 0:44 │ │ 2. Enemy Of God 6:00 │ │ 3. Hail To The Hordes 5:54 │ │ 4. Awakening Of The Gods 3:47 │ │ 5. People Of The Lie 3:32 │ │ 6. Gods Of Violence 6:10 │ │ 7. Satan Is Real 4:43 │ │ 8. Mars Mantra 1:14 │ │ 9. Phantom Antichrist 4:42 │ │ │ │ Disc 2/2 │ │ -------- │ │ 1. Fallen Brother 7:26 │ │ 2. Flag Of Hate 3:33 │ │ 3. Phobia 5:16 │ │ 4. Hordes Of Chaos 5:16 │ │ 5. The Patriarch 0:55 │ │ 6. Violent Revolution 5:49 │ │ 7. Pleasure To Kill 6:35 │ │ 8. Apocalypticon 1:40 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 01:13:16 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘