┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Nimrod - Return to Babylon + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-04-26 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2008 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url.. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Nimrod ║ │ │║ Album : Return to Babylon ║ │ │║ Label : Independent ║ │ │║ Cat.No : ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This outfit is a fairly interesting entity; they started in ║ │ │║ the distant 1985, but after toiling in the underground for ║ │ │║ about six years, they called it quits. The result of said ║ │ │║ toilings amounted to an isolated 4-track demo that was ║ │ │║ later featured in the 2003 compilation of the same title. ║ │ │║ The style on that demo was intense dark thrash with echoes ║ │ │║ of Possessed and the Canadians Slaughter, plus the casual ║ │ │║ stomping nod to early Celtic Frost. The compilation wasnÆt ║ │ │║ exactly a product of any reformation attempts as it was ║ │ │║ another four years later when the guys were up and ready ║ │ │║ for another spell with the music industry. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ A 2-piece demo was quickly assembled as an inauguration ║ │ │║ gesture, both cuts featured on the album reviewed here, in ║ │ │║ the company of several songs from their 80Æs period. The ║ │ │║ delivery has shifted towards a blend of power and thrash as ║ │ │║ both styles have been well balanced throughout the ║ │ │║ excellent soaring clean vocals of the singer Eric Morales ║ │ │║ (also the epic doom metal heroes Dantesco) establishing ║ │ │║ themselves on the forefront from the get-go. The guys spare ║ │ │║ no one, though, at the beginning with the duo of vitriolic ║ │ │║ speed/thrashing openers (ôNight of the Witchesö, ôI Am,ö) ║ │ │║ which still come epic-decorated, but the raging riffs are ║ │ │║ really hard to be disguised. The title-track pacifies the ║ │ │║ situation being a quiet balladic instrumental, but ôBroken ║ │ │║ Windsö speeds up again split between heavy mid-paced ║ │ │║ passages and more technical up-tempo motifs embedded in the ║ │ │║ second half. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ôReady to Burnö is a brilliant mix of doom and thrash in ║ │ │║ the vein of the 90Æs Swedish wave (Memento Mori, Hexenhaus, ║ │ │║ Pathos) and SanctuaryÆs ôInto the Mirror Blackö with ║ │ │║ enchanting Oriental tunes and a sudden, somewhat ║ │ │║ off-context, brutal deathy break; and ôBetrayer of the ║ │ │║ Soulö follows a similar pattern, increasing the virtuoso ║ │ │║ lead exploits also adding a nice memorable chorus. ôTime ║ │ │║ for Changesö from the debut demo comes pouring steel ║ │ │║ fast-paced riffs into the proceedings, a standout thrasher ║ │ │║ modernized to an extent to suit the new environment, also ║ │ │║ with an added more technical flair. ôDark Landö and ║ │ │║ ôNimrodö, two other remnants from the same demo, follow ║ │ │║ suit with the same no-bars-held approach, wrapping it on ║ │ │║ with furious lashing guitars the latter aggravating the ║ │ │║ setting with more aggressive deathy flair. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ An excellent compendium all over, the new more laid-back ║ │ │║ material siding well with the more intense older stuff, the ║ │ │║ band feeling confident handling these two genres with ║ │ │║ dexterity, producing a far-reaching opus in the process. ║ │ │║ There were no compromises whatsoever made with their ║ │ │║ assured retro metal stance, and it seemed as though the ║ │ │║ Chilean scene would have distinguished leaders in the face ║ │ │║ of these hardened veteransà ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ well, not exactly as they hid from sight, only to re-appear ║ │ │║ a few months ago after a lengthy absence with a brand new ║ │ │║ opus. Another commendable achievement on all counts, it ║ │ │║ shows our heroes much fonder of the more bashing, more ║ │ │║ immediate side of our favourite thrash, moshing with ║ │ │║ renovated vigour, producing a beast of the Forbidden debut ║ │ │║ and Vio-LenceÆs ôEternal Nightmareö proportions. A few ║ │ │║ mellower power metal tendencies can still be detected, but ║ │ │║ these are mere glimpses of more introspective thinking ║ │ │║ which the band obviously have intentions on phasing out bit ║ │ │║ by bit. Even if they donÆt completely, one would hardly ║ │ │║ mind hearing the good old thrash in league with the odd ║ │ │║ heavy, epic power metal motif. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. Night Of The Witches 3:57 │ │ 2. I Am 3:09 │ │ 3. Return To Babylon 1:28 │ │ 4. Broken Wings 3:50 │ │ 5. Ready To Burn 4:52 │ │ 6. Death Behind 3:57 │ │ 7. Betrayer Os The Soul 5:09 │ │ 8. Time Of Changes 3:45 │ │ 9. Dark Land 4:04 │ │ 10. Fall Of The Tower 0:46 │ │ 11. Nimrod 5:46 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:40:43 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘