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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-29-2011 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2007 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........16 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.eldritchweb.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Eldritch Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : El Nino Label : LMP ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I wasnÆt quite sure what to expect at first, ║ │
│║ being unfamiliar with their prior work, but I ║ │
│║ have to say I was pleasantly surprised to find ║ │
│║ this album a pretty good listen. Whenever you ║ │
│║ acquire an album by a band youÆve never heard ║ │
│║ (let alone heard of), thereÆs always that ║ │
│║ nagging doubt that you may very well have just ║ │
│║ wasted some money that couldÆve been better ║ │
│║ spent on another album by a band you know and ║ │
│║ love. But, I have to say that in this case, my ║ │
│║ doubts were unfounded. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ôEl Ninoö starts off with a fairly catchy, but ║ │
│║ adequately heavy, tune called ôFall From Graceö. ║ │
│║ Not what I would call a very original song ║ │
│║ title, but the song is still a pretty good start ║ │
│║ to an album. It builds up slowly, with something ║ │
│║ sounding vaguely Lost Horizon-esque in itÆs sort ║ │
│║ of spacey electronic sounds, and then breaks ║ │
│║ into some pretty heavy rhythm and lead riffs, ║ │
│║ coupled with spoken-word vocals. This album is ║ │
│║ not off to a bad start. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ The second track, ôNo Direction Homeö, is ║ │
│║ decidedly heavier than the first. With the ║ │
│║ lead-in already taken care of in ôFall From ║ │
│║ Graceö, ôNo Direction Homeö is free to get right ║ │
│║ into the nitty-gritty. And it does just that. ║ │
│║ This track starts off no-bullshit and ends that ║ │
│║ way. ItÆs definitely a good head-banging track, ║ │
│║ and the electronic bits thrown in here and there ║ │
│║ break up what could otherwise be a monotonous, ║ │
│║ standard-issue thrash track without seeming out ║ │
│║ of place. However, the break-down in the middle ║ │
│║ of the song does tend to drag down the tempo and ║ │
│║ tone established earlier in the song. While ║ │
│║ there are parts of the break-down that ║ │
│║ definitely add something worthwhile to the song, ║ │
│║ there are also bits that seemed a bit ║ │
│║ superfluous. Other than that, the songÆs a good ║ │
│║ listen. Not something IÆd necessarily skip over. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ ôHeretic Beholderö, the third track, starts off ║ │
│║ sounding almost like mid-90s black metal, but as ║ │
│║ soon as the vocals start, that impression goes ║ │
│║ right out the window. The guitar riffs are ║ │
│║ definitely heavy, but theyÆre tempered slightly ║ │
│║ by the melodic vocals. I have to say, this song ║ │
│║ is pretty unremarkable. ItÆs fairly average in ║ │
│║ itÆs construction and delivery. There are some ║ │
│║ noteworthy bits and pieces to the song, but ║ │
│║ those are slightly overshadowed by the fact that ║ │
│║ the rest of the song is pretty mediocre. The ║ │
│║ leads areà good, but pretty much standard-issue ║ │
│║ stuff. ║ │
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│║ The fourth track, ôScarö, started out with some ║ │
│║ great rhythms, and then morphs into this video ║ │
│║ game-esque electronic bit, and then back into ║ │
│║ the original riffs again. ItÆs a pretty ║ │
│║ interesting start. Until the lead guitar does ║ │
│║ itÆs thing. That sort of threw off the tone ║ │
│║ built by the rhythm section, and was more of an ║ │
│║ annoying distraction than anything. In my ║ │
│║ opinion, this song wouldÆve been better if ║ │
│║ theyÆd just kept going with the first rhythm bit ║ │
│║ they played and built off that, rather than ║ │
│║ switch focus to the lead doing itÆs own thing. ║ │
│║ The vocals also seem to be working at cross- ║ │
│║ purposes. But, maybe thatÆs just me. ║ │
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│║ ôBleed Mask Bleedö is a pretty good track. ║ │
│║ Heavy, lacking the irritating misplaced leads of ║ │
│║ the previous track, and the vocals actually seem ║ │
│║ to be accomplishing something here. This track ║ │
│║ is definitely noteworthy. ItÆs well written, ║ │
│║ well constructed, and well delivered. Not a ║ │
│║ track IÆd pass up, especially not after the ║ │
│║ disappointment of ôScarö. ║ │
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│║ ôThe Last Days of the Yearö is basically the ║ │
│║ requisite ballad of the album. ItÆs not a bad ║ │
│║ song, though. It sounds almost reminiscent of ║ │
│║ some Savatage tracks, which is definitely not a ║ │
│║ bad thing. As far as ballads go, this isnÆt a ║ │
│║ terrible song, but if youÆre looking for ║ │
│║ something really fast-paced and heavy, you might ║ │
│║ want to pass over this track. ║ │
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│║ Next up we have ôFrom Dusk Till Dawnö. Also not ║ │
│║ exactly a creative song title, but the song ║ │
│║ writing isnÆt bad. The guitars scream into ║ │
│║ action, with the vocals quick on their heels. ║ │
│║ Like most of this album, ôFrom Dusk Till Dawnö ║ │
│║ features some pretty good song writing. ItÆs ║ │
│║ nothing earth-shattering, by any means, but itÆs ║ │
│║ still a good song. Another listenable track on ║ │
│║ what is, for the most part, a listenable album. ║ │
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│║ ôTo Be or Not to Be (God)ö is the next track on ║ │
│║ the album, and it starts off like most of the ║ │
│║ other tracks on the album. The guitars blaze the ║ │
│║ trail, and the vocals follow close behind. At ║ │
│║ this point in the album, I find myself thinking ║ │
│║ that a lot of the songs sound the same, to ║ │
│║ greater or lesser degrees. TheyÆre all well ║ │
│║ written, for the most part, and theyÆre all ║ │
│║ pretty heavy. This track is no exception. ║ │
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│║ The final track on the album, the title track ║ │
│║ ôEl Ninoö starts of fairly low-key, but that ║ │
│║ quiet atmosphere is shattered almost immediately ║ │
│║ by rather ear-splitting keyboard work. And when ║ │
│║ I say ôear-splittingö, I donÆt mean it in a good ║ │
│║ way. ItÆs jarring, and seems out of place. Here, ║ │
│║ Savatage influences are glaringly obvious. ║ │
│║ Unfortunately, Eldritch doesnÆt seem to have ║ │
│║ mastered the integration of piano/keyboards and ║ │
│║ guitars as Savatage had. This trackÆs a little ║ │
│║ rough around the edges, if you ask me, but ║ │
│║ thereÆs definitely potential for improvement. If ║ │
│║ you can get past the irritating keyboard bits, ║ │
│║ the rest of the song is actually pretty good. ║ │
│║ ItÆs got a very uplifting tone in some places ║ │
│║ (where the irritating keyboard is blessedly ║ │
│║ absent) that redeems the song, for the most ║ │
│║ part. ║ │
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│║ Then thereÆs the hidden track at the end of ôEl ║ │
│║ Ninoö. Much like the lead-in, the lead-out track ║ │
│║ sums up the album well and leaves you with a ║ │
│║ sense of having just heard an album that was put ║ │
│║ together well. It definitely gives you a good ║ │
│║ send-off. ║ │
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│║ Overall, this album was pretty good. Not exactly ║ │
│║ what I would call ground-breaking, by any ║ │
│║ stretch of the imagination, but enjoyable none- ║ │
│║ the-less. A Savatage influence was prevalent ║ │
│║ through most of the album, as well as some ║ │
│║ other, less noteworthy, bands in a similar vein. ║ │
│║ If youÆve got a few extra bucks laying around, ║ │
│║ go ahead and pick up this album. ItÆs a pretty ║ │
│║ good listen, and there isnÆt much ôfillerö here. ║ │
│║ All the tracks are pretty heavy, and pretty ║ │
│║ enjoyable. ôEl Ninoö is definitely worth a ║ │
│║ listen. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Fall form Grace [02:06] │
│ 02 - No Direction Home [07:05] │
│ 03 - Heretic Beholder [05:04] │
│ 04 - Scar [04:26] │
│ 05 - Bleed Mask Bleed [04:37] │
│ 06 - The Last Days of the Year [04:31] │
│ 07 - Form Dusk Till Dawn [05:38] │
│ 08 - To Be or Not to Be (God) [07:14] │
│ 09 - Nebula Surface [06:05] │
│ 10 - El Nino [05:36] │
│ 11 - Dreaming [05:19] │
│ 12 - Intoxicated (Demo 1998) [03:14] │
│ 13 - Sparkling Vision (Demo 1997) [04:55] │
│ 14 - In My Will (Demo 1998) [02:57] │
│ 15 - Unfairy Tale (Demo 1998) [03:57] │
│ 16 - Deadicated (Demo 1998) [04:48] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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