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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Radakka - Malice And Tranquility + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-11-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1995 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Radakka Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Malice And Tranquility Label : Century Media ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Radakka always stood out as one of the more ║ │
│║ unusual signings for Century Media in the mid ║ │
│║ through late 90s; not because they were ║ │
│║ necessarily an awful band, but because their ║ │
│║ sound seemed so at odds with what that label was ║ │
│║ riding towards success, namely a number of the ║ │
│║ European bands that they had licensed or ║ │
│║ outright managed to sign, such as Opeth and Dark ║ │
│║ Tranquillity. Instead of soaring folk tinged ║ │
│║ melodies imbued in a black or death schema, ║ │
│║ Radakka were essentially a straight up hard ║ │
│║ rock/metal band with some traces of lite ║ │
│║ progressive not unlike the Fates Warning records ║ │
│║ of the early 90s. Accessible and professional to ║ │
│║ the core, this Chicago quintet was not exactly a ║ │
│║ hit for the label, because this was just not a ║ │
│║ style in demand for the time. ║ │
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│║ Not that Radakka were about to break the mold, ║ │
│║ but had Malice and Tranquility arrived in the ║ │
│║ late 80s during the era of Empire or other arena ║ │
│║ metal using such a prim and proper production, ║ │
│║ the material here might have been considered ║ │
│║ catchy enough to develop a following. Certainly ║ │
│║ the band have some strong points, namely the ║ │
│║ clarity of their writing, and the sailing vocal ║ │
│║ chords of John Dobbs, but they rarely develop ║ │
│║ into anything bordering on true intensity. They ║ │
│║ do possess some heavier riffs which they set on ║ │
│║ cruise mode in "Masquerade", "Solitude", and ║ │
│║ "I'll Walk Alone", but there's a rather lax ║ │
│║ atmosphere to much of the writing which seems to ║ │
│║ cast a pallor of relaxation here, even when ║ │
│║ Dobbs is twisting into a tortured upper active, ║ │
│║ or the lyrics seem to brood on serious and ║ │
│║ humane issues. At best, the band can entertain ║ │
│║ through some solid if simple riffing ("End of ║ │
│║ the Line", "Out of the Dark") and slight ║ │
│║ flourishes of what some listeners would consider ║ │
│║ 'progressive' groove metal ("Rainy Daze"), ║ │
│║ though some of the tracks take it a little too ║ │
│║ far, like "Beautiful Thing", which is like a ║ │
│║ flaky pop rock which only hints at the band's ║ │
│║ metallic roots. ║ │
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│║ It's this restraint which ultimately fails to ║ │
│║ deliver more than an average AOR-like experience ║ │
│║ that allows for few flirtations with any real ║ │
│║ power. Radakka sound distinctly American, and ║ │
│║ there might be something here for fans of Fifth ║ │
│║ Angel or 90s Riot, but they lack the storming ║ │
│║ melodies and thrust of a Jag Panzer or even the ║ │
│║ fantasy flights of Kamelot. The composition of ║ │
│║ the leads and the arrangement of the backing ║ │
│║ vocals are all tight, and the songs show some ║ │
│║ diversity and a strict melodic sensibility, but ║ │
│║ this album ultimately falls below the radar due ║ │
│║ to its rather 'out of time' aesthetics that ║ │
│║ often border on sterility; not to mention the ║ │
│║ often cliche or just dopey lyrical patterns that ║ │
│║ often risk a little too much hair/hard rock pep ║ │
│║ ("Rainy Daze" and the almost rapped vocal bridge ║ │
│║ at about 3:50 in "Masquerade"). Today, Malice ║ │
│║ and Tranquility (note the similar of the font to ║ │
│║ Dark Tranquility's logo...) is best remembered ║ │
│║ as an anomalous choice in signings for a rapidly ║ │
│║ expanding record label, more than for its ║ │
│║ musical content, which is sadly not that ║ │
│║ impressive, without being lamentable or even ║ │
│║ laughable. ║ │
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│║ Line-up : ║ │
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│║ Vocals : John Dobbs ║ │
│║ Guitars : John Dobbs ║ │
│║ Guitars : Michael Posch ║ │
│║ Bass : Randy Jostes ║ │
│║ Drums : Dean Maltese ║ │
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│║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │
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│║ Radakka Demo 1988 ║ │
│║ Vicious Raditude Demo 1990 ║ │
│║ Masquerade Demo 1991 ║ │
│║ Malice and Tranquility Full-length 1996 ║ │
│║ Requiem for the Innocent Full-length 1998 ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Masquerade [05:15] │
│ 02 - Thinking Of You [04:25] │
│ 03 - Sacrifice [05:40] │
│ 04 - I'll Walk Alone [05:11] │
│ 05 - Saint's Addiction [04:24] │
│ 06 - Solitude [05:50] │
│ 07 - Rainy Daze [04:57] │
│ 08 - End Of the Line [04:12] │
│ 09 - Out Of the Dark [04:36] │
│ 10 - Beautiful Thing [05:43] │
│ 11 - In These Chains [04:32] │
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│ Total Length : [54:45 minn │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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