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Genre :: Metal Source :: CDDA . :: :: Label :: Encore Music R.date :: 18.10.2021 :: _::__ Cat.nr. :: Size :: 109,4 MB __::_ ::// \\:: ::/---------------------------------------------------------------------\:: :: :: /: Encoder :: LAME 3.100 -V0 :\ ..: Bitrate :: avg. 261kbps : . . Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo . . . Website :: __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ tracklist /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: 01. Knights of Destruction 03:13 :: :: 02. Nightmares 03:36 :: :: 03. The Whipper 03:10 :: :: 04. Wings of the Evil 03:55 :: :: 05. H.R. 03:16 :: :: 06. Soldiers of Sunrise 06:53 :: :: 07. Signs of the Night 03:30 :: :: 08. Killera (The Princess of Hell) 02:38 :: :: 09. Law of the Sword 04:30 :: :: 10. Law of the Sword (Demo) 04:35 :: :: 11. Signs of the Night (Demo) 03:24 :: :: 12. Nightmare (Demo) 04:21 :: :: 13. H.R. (Demo) 03:08 :: :: 14. The Whipper (Demo) 05:28 :: :: 15. Killera (The Princess of Hell - Demo) 02:52 :: :: ------- :: .. >> 58:29 min .. __ __ _ . : _ ____ _ _ ____ _ : . _ __ __ .\\\\------- : | ---\ /---------------------\ /--- | : -------////. +/ -\------- | | ----\ release notes /---- | | -------/- \+ /: . : : . :\ /:: ::\ :: :: :: The Brazilian metal scene was too busy shocking the :: :: fanbase, creating all the extreme branches of the genre: :: :: death, black, grind, alien cyberpornomosh (what the fuck is :: :: that!?) à the lots. There was no rest for the wicked as :: :: Sepultura, Sarcofago, Holocausto, Vulcano, Sextrash and the :: :: others were racing as to who would produce the most brutal, :: :: the most outrageous sounds known to mankind. Consequently, :: :: not much attention was paid to the more melodic genres; at :: :: least not at first sight although the pioneers Overdose :: :: quickly grasped the situation, and started churning out :: :: pretty decent epic power metal sagas. Viper were also :: :: around at that time with their demos which showed them :: :: testing the possibilities within the faster parametres :: :: disregarding the more conventional sounds of the good old :: :: heavy metal. :: :: :: :: Their eyes must have been fixed firmly on what was going on :: :: on the German field since their debut is a smashing speed :: :: metal winner in the best tradition of HelloweenÆs ôWalls of :: :: Jerichoö and Angel DustÆs ôInto the Dark Pastö. ôKnights of :: :: Destructionö starts the saga with blazing guitars and :: :: excellent soaring dramatic clean vocals courtesy of none :: :: other than Andre Matos (also Angra), arguably the finest :: :: singer to ever come out of Brazil. A great chorus and :: :: thundering bass aggravate the positive impression which :: :: carries on with ôNightmaresö, one of the ten catchiest :: :: metal hymns ever, a masterpiece of sing-along goodness :: :: which one can spend a whole day listening to; goofy cheesy :: :: stuff, but utterly infectious. ôThe Whipperö will ôwhipö :: :: all the cream around your house despite its more officiant :: :: epic beginning; speed returns on full-throttle later the :: :: guys moshing like demented to create the most aggressive :: :: track on the album. ôWings of the Evilö is a galloping :: :: delight adding another great chorus to the foray, and :: :: ôH.R.ö is the next in line raging shredder, an ode to all :: :: human resource managers around the world (ha ha! kidding of :: :: course!) unless this abbreviation has some other meaning. :: :: :: :: The title-track is the progressive sweeping epic, a 7-min :: :: composition which still keeps the speed metal flying for :: :: most of the time excluding the more pompous mid-break; the :: :: leads reach a culmination here creating virtuoso landscapes :: :: also occupying quite a bit of space. ôSigns of the Nightö :: :: returns to the more immediate formula, and is another great :: :: memorable anthem with rousing galloping rhythms and the :: :: umpteenth super-catchy chorus. ôKillera (Princess of Hell)ö :: :: proceeds with the gallops in an all-instrumental fashion :: :: the vigorous riffs ôduellingö with the flashy leads to a :: :: dramatic effect. ôLaw of the Swordö stays faithful to the :: :: highly energetic delivery throwing fast-paced strokes and :: :: outstanding vocal feats at the listener who will be more :: :: than satisfied by the end of this highly entertaining :: :: roller-coaster. :: :: :: :: . _ _ . :: \: :. \\ ___________ . ___________ // .: :/ __\____ :: ____ ___\ _ / BERC : 2021 \ _ /___ ____ :: ____/__ \\\f3! :: \\\ __ _/_________i_________\ /___/ /// :: cRO/// \ :: :\-\___________\_ ___ / _ _/___________/-/: :: / :: | . . _ _ _/ __/ . \_ _ _ . . | :: : :::::::: | | \\\\\/ _______\____|\ \///// | | :::::::: : :: | | -\-\/____/-------------\____\/-/- | | :: :: | | \ :|: / | | :: : : | . ` ::: ' . | : : . . | : ::: : | . . | :::....:::....::: | : ::::::::::::::::: : . :::''``:::''``::: . : ::: : . ::: . .:. :