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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-05-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2010 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.battalionmilitia.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Battalion Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Underdogs Label : Silverwolf ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Hailing from the pastoral environment of ║ │
│║ Switzerland, Battalion comes in riding the wave ║ │
│║ of nu-thrash thatÆs been plaguing the metal ║ │
│║ world for some years now. Yes, friends and foes, ║ │
│║ IÆm clearly an adversary of this whole thingy ║ │
│║ called ôthrash metal revivalö, because, as I ║ │
│║ have already explained elsewhere, I consider the ║ │
│║ genre to be deader than a ten-year-old cadaver, ║ │
│║ rotting or rotted inside a cheap coffin. The ║ │
│║ fact that some bands from the heyday of thrash ║ │
│║ continue to churn out records of wildly ║ │
│║ differing quality does not deter me from almost ║ │
│║ hating all those new bands that came out during ║ │
│║ the last few years and still try to persuade me ║ │
│║ that itÆs 1985 and that nothing happened within ║ │
│║ metal during the last fifteen years. ║ │
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│║ Which, you know, is a real pity, especially in ║ │
│║ the case of Battalion. The four-piece from ║ │
│║ Zurich is pretty tight and enthusiastic, taking ║ │
│║ their cues from the more aggressive bands from ║ │
│║ the past and trying as much as possible to ║ │
│║ update the sound thatÆs been trademarked by ║ │
│║ Exodus, Kreator, Testament, Destruction et al, ║ │
│║ during thrashÆs golden years. The production is ║ │
│║ meaty and with enough clarity, so as the ║ │
│║ listener can enjoy the shredding mayhem that ║ │
│║ Battalion bases its music on. The songs ║ │
│║ generally keep a brisk and headbangly- ║ │
│║ satisfactory pacing, even when they segue into ║ │
│║ slower parts, or the move with a more stomp- ║ │
│║ and-stamp rhythm. Here and there, one will find ║ │
│║ shades of NWOBHM, whether in the form of twin ║ │
│║ guitar harmonies, or in the form of more ôprogö ║ │
│║ song structures, but, generally speaking, this ║ │
│║ is as thrash as it gets. ║ │
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│║ The vocals of Silvan Etzensperger try mighty to ║ │
│║ be angry and ôevolö, but, well, they obviously ║ │
│║ lack the venom and sneer that characterized the ║ │
│║ classic thrash vokillists. The twin guitar ║ │
│║ attack is commendable for its tightness and ║ │
│║ shredding prowess, the bass seems to be audible ║ │
│║ form the most part, and the drums ûat least to ║ │
│║ these ears- sound organic and well-recorded, ║ │
│║ even if a bit lower in the mix that I wouldÆve ║ │
│║ preferred them. The song structure is pretty ║ │
│║ linear, with either super-moshing parts ║ │
│║ interspersed with slower breathers, or with huge ║ │
│║ shout-along choruses and the general feeling ║ │
│║ pervading the record is one of good fun and some ║ │
│║ ambition, even if itÆs centered around sounding ║ │
│║ as much ôtrueö to the thrash roots as possible. ║ │
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│║ And, in my opinion, here lies the rub: even ║ │
│║ though the songs are pretty exciting and fun, ║ │
│║ they seriously lack in personality and ║ │
│║ character. A thrash metal aficionado will be ║ │
│║ able to find which riff was ôlent offö from ║ │
│║ which band of the past, which influence is more ║ │
│║ prevalent in every song, where Battalion starts ║ │
│║ and where they want to go ûwhich, in my opinion, ║ │
│║ isnÆt far enough. Bottom line is that, if one ║ │
│║ likes his neo-thrash as trad as possible, one ║ │
│║ will like Battalion. If one doesnÆt, well, ║ │
│║ obviously there are other records one can find ║ │
│║ something that he enjoys betterà ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Thrash Maniacs [04:57] │
│ 02 - Headbangers [03:28] │
│ 03 - Running Alone [02:46] │
│ 04 - Wings Of A Demon [04:36] │
│ 05 - T.F.F.M. [02:56] │
│ 06 - Bullets & Death [04:16] │
│ 07 - Stalingrad [07:41] │
│ 08 - Interlude [01:54] │
│ 09 - Beggars Right [04:35] │
│ 10 - Dictators Of Stone [04:48] │
│ 11 - Defenders [05:56] │
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│ Total Length : [47:53 minn │
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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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