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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-04-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2005 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.forceofevil.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Force Of Evil Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Black Empire Label : Escapi Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Man, what wonders a few listens can do. The ║ │
│║ Force Of Evil debut album was quite ║ │
│║ disappointing. When read that members from ║ │
│║ MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND had started a new ║ │
│║ band, you have high expectations. But that debut ║ │
│║ didnÆt live up to anything. It was the same for ║ │
│║ me with this album at first listens, but the ║ │
│║ difference is that this album has grown on me a ║ │
│║ lot, and itÆs a splendid heavy metal album the ║ │
│║ guys has done with ôBlack Empireö. Much heavier, ║ │
│║ darker, loads of guitar riffs, a improved singer ║ │
│║ and a many times better production. This is the ║ │
│║ nowadayÆs MERCYFUL FATE. ║ │
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│║ The thing that is the absolute best change with ║ │
│║ this album may be the vocalist Martin Steene's ║ │
│║ improving. Never ever before have I heard him ║ │
│║ make as good performance as he does on this ║ │
│║ album. Many critics may complain about his ║ │
│║ voice, and that he doesnÆt have any singing ║ │
│║ technique and blah blah. Fuck tecnique as long ║ │
│║ as the vocals are good, right ? And Martin just ║ │
│║ screams on and on through many of the songs, and ║ │
│║ how great he does it. Sometimes he sounds like ║ │
│║ Mr. King Diamond himself, another time he can ║ │
│║ sound like Rob Halford. You get the point, he ║ │
│║ screams so great that you get really happy for ║ │
│║ hearing it, and I was surprised that he could do ║ │
│║ this good. He has really pushed it to a ║ │
│║ completely higher level, and letÆs hope it will ║ │
│║ stay like that on the other Force of Evil albums ║ │
│║ in the future too. ║ │
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│║ There are for sure some highlights among the ║ │
│║ songs, the two first heavy songs, the titletrack ║ │
│║ where Martin the King Diamond-ish vocals I ║ │
│║ mentioned earlier, and some great guitar soloÆs ║ │
│║ to be found here û and second song ôBack To ║ │
│║ Hellö, possibly the heaviest song on the album ║ │
│║ some great guitar work here too. Other faves are ║ │
│║ the epic ôDays of Damienö, heavy MF-inspired ║ │
│║ ôBeyond the Gatesö and ôVorheeÆs Revengeö, and ║ │
│║ the last superb variation song ôS.O.S.ö. All ║ │
│║ these are in top ranks of heavy metal. However, ║ │
│║ thereÆs some fillers on here (all albums have at ║ │
│║ least one, right ?) I found ôDead in Texasö as a ║ │
│║ boring song, maybe itÆs too little variation, ║ │
│║ and also ôCabrini Greenö, which has a cool main ║ │
│║ riff, but the lame chorus ruins it. Except those ║ │
│║ two, no other song to complain about. ║ │
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│║ So conclusion is, ôBlack Empireö is a really ║ │
│║ nice return done by the guys, with a awesome ║ │
│║ sound and heavy neat songs and that all heavy ║ │
│║ metal bangers should like, and letÆs hope they ║ │
│║ can keep the same quality in the future. All ║ │
│║ that remains for you now is to go get this album ║ │
│║ right away û and be welcomed to the home of the ║ │
│║ Black Empire ! ║ │
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│║ Line-up: ║ │
│║ Martin Steene û vocals ║ │
│║ Michael Denner û guitar ║ │
│║ Hank Shermann û guitar ║ │
│║ Hal Patino û bass ║ │
│║ Bjarne T. Holm û drums ║ │
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│║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │
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│║ Force of Evil Full-length 2004 ║ │
│║ Evil Comes...Alive DVD 2004 ║ │
│║ Black Empire Full-length 2005 ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Black Empire [05:10] │
│ 02 - Back To Hell [04:53] │
│ 03 - Cabrini Green [03:47] │
│ 04 - Death Comes Crawling [04:57] │
│ 05 - The Sinister Show [03:39] │
│ 06 - Days Of Damien [08:21] │
│ 07 - Disciples Of The King [04:27] │
│ 08 - Beyond The Gates [05:29] │
│ 09 - Hobbs End [04:07] │
│ 10 - Dead In Texas [04:47] │
│ 11 - Vorhees Revenge [03:25] │
│ 12 - S.O.S. [06:38] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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