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│ + Lonewolf - Army Of The Damned + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-13-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.lonewolfdivision.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Lonewolf Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Army Of The Damned Label : Napalm ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I've been following French LONEWOLF on and off ║ │
│║ since their debut "March Into The Arena" back in ║ │
│║ 2002 and never really have been impressed enough ║ │
│║ to keep a closer look at them. Last time I heard ║ │
│║ them, they played a slightly rougher kind of ║ │
│║ Power Metal (alongside bands like RUNNING WILD ║ │
│║ or GRAVE DIGGER) with the gritty vocals of Jens ║ │
│║ Borner, which probably were the biggest splitter ║ │
│║ of potential fans, since they definitely are a ║ │
│║ far cry from the classically trained voices we ║ │
│║ often get in this sub-genre. ║ │
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│║ Anno 2012 LONEWOLF are signed to ever-expanding ║ │
│║ Austrian Metal stalwarts Napalm Records and are ║ │
│║ offering us their in total fifth album with ║ │
│║ "Army Of The Damned" and while I am not familiar ║ │
│║ with their last album "The Dark Crusade", this ║ │
│║ sounds a little different than what I was used ║ │
│║ to. Yes, RUNNING DIGGER still are a much-present ║ │
│║ influence and Jens' vocals have this slight ║ │
│║ gravel-like quality to them that will send the ║ │
│║ fans of the smooth and the polished running, but ║ │
│║ there is a more bombastic element, with some ║ │
│║ choirs and stuff that make this sound a lot more ║ │
│║ interesting than in the past! No, they have not ║ │
│║ gone limp and try to cash in on the RHAPSODY's ║ │
│║ of this world, but it is a welcome addition to ║ │
│║ their sound, giving it more character. ║ │
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│║ Most of the album is sitting firmly in stomping ║ │
│║ mid-tempo or the faster regions, but these days ║ │
│║ they do it with flair, with the choirs nicely ║ │
│║ offsetting Jens' gruff voice, setting a nice ║ │
│║ counterpoint. Opener "Lonewolf" bears this ║ │
│║ certain RUNNING WILD touch in the guitars in an ║ │
│║ overall upbeat setting with the just mentioned ║ │
│║ interplay between regular vocals and choir, ║ │
│║ displaying a nice set of dynamics, which carries ║ │
│║ over into the following powerful "Crawling To ║ │
│║ Hell". As enjoyable as these two tracks are, ║ │
│║ though, as stunning is the title track, dark ║ │
│║ atmosphere, intense slow double-bass driving on ║ │
│║ the song, very epic structure and great chorus, ║ │
│║ if you need any single track to draw you in, ║ │
│║ this is it! ║ │
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│║ Other than that I personally enjoy the Frenchmen ║ │
│║ best, when they operate a little faster, like ║ │
│║ the intense "Soulreapers" (with a very playful ║ │
│║ guitar melody), or have this nice sense of ║ │
│║ urgency as in "The Last Defenders" or the ║ │
│║ intense "The One You Never See", which in the ║ │
│║ chorus actually reminds me a little of Finnish ║ │
│║ TAROT. On the other side we also have few tracks ║ │
│║ that are not as successful, unfortunately, and ║ │
│║ therefore pulling down the rating a bit. "Celtic ║ │
│║ Heart" and "Tally Ho" both suffer from the ║ │
│║ vocals not being 100% convincing, while the ║ │
│║ music, especially of the former, is very good. ║ │
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│║ But with RUNNING WILD being a shadow (maker) of ║ │
│║ their former self, there is absolutely nothing ║ │
│║ wrong with a little influence, especially since ║ │
│║ LONEWOLF seem to be on a good way of finding a ║ │
│║ good balance with the injection of some epic ║ │
│║ feeling into their songs. Now if Jens could just ║ │
│║ here and there smoothen out a little of the ║ │
│║ gravel in his voice and avoid it being more of a ║ │
│║ hindrance than an actual asset, then things ║ │
│║ would be looking even better, in any way, ║ │
│║ LONEWOLF have never sounded better than here! ║ │
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│║ LINE-UP ║ │
│║ Jens Borner: vocals/rhythm guitar ║ │
│║ Alex Hilbert: lead and acoustic guitars ║ │
│║ Rikki Mannhard: bass ║ │
│║ Antoine "Tonio" Bussiere: drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Lonewolf [04:36] │
│ 02 - Crawling In Hell [04:57] │
│ 03 - Army Of The Damned [04:24] │
│ 04 - Hellbent For Metal [03:10] │
│ 05 - Soulreapers [03:07] │
│ 06 - Celtic Heart [06:00] │
│ 07 - The Last Defenders [04:13] │
│ 08 - Cold [05:49] │
│ 09 - The One You Never See [04:59] │
│ 10 - Tally Ho [05:51] │
│ 11 - One Second In Eternity [03:40] │
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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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