┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Warkings - Reborn-(NPR 792 JC) + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Oct-24-2019 Encoder......L3.100 -v0 ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.warkings.rocks ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Warkings Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Reborn-(NPR 792 JC) Label : Napalm Records ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Alright, confession time: IÆm okay with ║ │ │║ gimmicks. I mean, what exactly is the ║ │ │║ unwholesome agenda behind them except for, ooh I ║ │ │║ donÆt know, a bit of fun? ThatÆs all a gimmick ║ │ │║ is û fun! And if said fun is backed up with some ║ │ │║ genuine moments of quality then I will welcome ║ │ │║ it with open arms. Napalm RecordsÆ latest ║ │ │║ gimmick band (not that thereÆs been many of ║ │ │║ them) has been garnering the wrong kind of ║ │ │║ attention due to a particularly strong social ║ │ │║ media marketing campaign. TheyÆre called ║ │ │║ Warkings, they play power metal and they dress ║ │ │║ in faux-historical armor wielding swords, ║ │ │║ shields and lances. Their debut album û stupidly ║ │ │║ titled Reborn û is adorned with artwork ║ │ │║ detailing two naked maidens kneeling before an ║ │ │║ overly-macho zombie warrior sat atop a throne ║ │ │║ holding an axe between his legs in a way that is ║ │ │║ definitely not phallic. I mean, come on! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Fire, skulls, gladiatorsà Yes, you know exactly ║ │ │║ what this is going to sound like. ItÆs an equal ║ │ │║ mix of Dream Evil, Manowar and Firewind complete ║ │ │║ with chug-tastic riffing, catchy choruses and a ║ │ │║ nice, shiny production quality. And you know ║ │ │║ what? ItÆs decent! Sure, this was never gonna ║ │ │║ break boundaries, and you are an idiot if you ║ │ │║ ever expected it to, but this is heavy, ║ │ │║ infectious and well-performed so I just donÆt ║ │ │║ see that as a problem! I wonÆt defend this album ║ │ │║ to the death, but I wish the more elite power ║ │ │║ metal fans would get over themselves and enjoy ║ │ │║ something that is clearly not trying to be ║ │ │║ innovative, but whets the appetites of those ║ │ │║ looking for a bit of fun. At the very least, one ║ │ │║ cannot disparage the talents of those involvedà ║ │ │║ if we knew who they were! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Yes, Warkings like to utilize wonderfully daft ║ │ │║ aliases like The Tribune, The Spartan, The ║ │ │║ Viking and The Crusader û making identification ║ │ │║ difficult. However, the silky smooth vocal ║ │ │║ talents of one Georg Neuhauser (of Serenity ║ │ │║ fame) are too distinguishable. He always sounds ║ │ │║ exquisite, and on Reborn his mellow tones ║ │ │║ contrast wonderfully with the meatier power ║ │ │║ metal on offer. The guitar tone is noticeably ║ │ │║ thick and chunky, adding gravitas to the Gus.G- ║ │ │║ esque riffs that make up tracks like ôNever ║ │ │║ Surrenderö and ôFire Falling Downö. In fact, ║ │ │║ opener ôGive æEm Warö, due to its tempo, could ║ │ │║ almost pass for a Firewind song penned by Gus ║ │ │║ himself. If weÆre talking riffs, the crowning ║ │ │║ achievement of this album has to be the sheer ║ │ │║ steamroller that is ôHephaistosö. It may sound ║ │ │║ like ôThe Book Of Heavy Metal 2.0ö but the ║ │ │║ weight of that riff will fucking pummel you. ║ │ │║ With sections this heavy, IÆll take being ║ │ │║ asinine and single-minded any day! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Despite the overall lack of originality, there ║ │ │║ are moments of surprise creativity littered ║ │ │║ throughout this LP. The harsh vocals in ôSpartaö ║ │ │║ (performed by Mr. Debauchery àsighà) are a ║ │ │║ welcome extra dimension, and boy is it ever fun ║ │ │║ to shout along with him in the chorus! æAA-OOH! ║ │ │║ SPARTA!Æ The main riff to ôHoly Stormö has an ║ │ │║ eastern flair; and the closing ballad ôDie ║ │ │║ Flutö, sung entirely in German, is a bold ║ │ │║ attempt at something different. Unfortunately, ║ │ │║ it falls flat due to its position. Perhaps it ║ │ │║ would have been better placed in the centre of ║ │ │║ the disc. ThereÆs not much else to sincerely ║ │ │║ complain about û these guys were clearly having ║ │ │║ fun with this one. Reborn scores zero points for ║ │ │║ innovation, originality and creativityàbut I ║ │ │║ never actively strive for that in my power metal ║ │ │║ anyway! Switch your brain off, grab a plastic ║ │ │║ sword and join Warkings as they chant æI AM ║ │ │║ GLADIATORÆ to the exact tune of the Power ║ │ │║ Rangers theme. I mean, if that wonÆt convince ║ │ │║ you, thereÆs no hope! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Give ┤Em War [04:48] │ │ 02 - Never Surrender [03:30] │ │ 03 - Hephaistos [04:06] │ │ 04 - Gladiator [04:17] │ │ 05 - Holy Storm [04:24] │ │ 06 - Battle Cry [04:24] │ │ 07 - Fire Falling Down [03:37] │ │ 08 - Sparta (Feat. Mr. Debauchery) [03:27] │ │ 09 - The Last Battle [04:36] │ │ 10 - Die Flut (Bonus Track) [04:28] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [41:37 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘