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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-14-2012 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.marauder.gr ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Marauder Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Elegy Of Blood Label : Pitch Black ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Marauder is a classic Power Metal band from ║ │
│║ Greece who has been around for over 20 years. ║ │
│║ Their new album Elegy Of Blood marks the band's ║ │
│║ fifth full length release. Marauder has become ║ │
│║ famous for recreating the high energy twin ║ │
│║ guitar sounds that are analogous to Judas ║ │
│║ Priest, Helloween, and Gamma Ray. Not to mention ║ │
│║ the high pitched screams of lead singer ║ │
│║ Alexandros Kostarakos, who certainly gives ║ │
│║ plenty of Rob Halford-like invocations with a ║ │
│║ highly emotive performance. ║ │
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│║ MarauderÆs general premise has not changed much ║ │
│║ over the years. ItÆs hard to argue the band has ║ │
│║ evolved or matured as they continue to use ║ │
│║ pretty much the same sound on each album. That ║ │
│║ being said, Elegy Of Blood is a modest ║ │
│║ continuation of their previous 2008 release Face ║ │
│║ The Mirror. However, this album tends to follow ║ │
│║ a common thematic approach with respect to the ║ │
│║ compositions. All of the tracks are about wars, ║ │
│║ empires, or famines utilizing a historical ║ │
│║ reference. ║ │
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│║ Regarding the musicianship on Elegy Of Blood, ║ │
│║ the songs are typically centered around the twin ║ │
│║ guitar riffs and the vocals are enacted as a ║ │
│║ secondary feature. One of the reasons the vocals ║ │
│║ seem to be downplayed somewhat on this album is ║ │
│║ that Kostarakos performs mostly in a subdued ║ │
│║ lower register for many of the tracks. Thus, not ║ │
│║ allowing his vocal to become the main focal ║ │
│║ point of the songs, as Marauder usually does ║ │
│║ with their previous work, is detriment to the ║ │
│║ product as a whole. ║ │
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│║ Kostarakos however, does still maintain an ║ │
│║ extremely strong vocal performance but his wide ║ │
│║ range does seem to be used in a limited ║ │
│║ capacity. One of the tracks which contain a ║ │
│║ classic, highly emotional vocal performance is ║ │
│║ the song ôCrusader.ö During this track, ║ │
│║ Kostarakos uses his full range and shows off a ║ │
│║ great transformation from elevating the verse ║ │
│║ into the chorus line with theatrical and ║ │
│║ progressive vocal. Not to mention, the powerful ║ │
│║ riffs which carry melody with a dramatic ║ │
│║ fashion. Clearly, this is one of the best and ║ │
│║ most energetic compositions on the album and ║ │
│║ reminds the listener what Marauder is truly ║ │
│║ capable of. ║ │
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│║ Elegy Of Blood may not be the finest hour for ║ │
│║ Marauder, however there are bits and pieces of ║ │
│║ greatness on this album. These guys could easily ║ │
│║ evolve into making longer and more intricate ║ │
│║ arrangements given their immense talent. There ║ │
│║ is a sense the band is holding back on this ║ │
│║ album by putting together a small dimensional ║ │
│║ performance. The final three tracks, ôCrusaderö, ║ │
│║ ôBlack Goldö, and ôWorld War IIö are arguably ║ │
│║ the bands best on this album. ItÆs a shame the ║ │
│║ band didnÆt put the same level of energy into ║ │
│║ the earlier tracks; otherwise it could have ║ │
│║ easily been one best of the year. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Elegy Of Blood (Intro) [01:28] │
│ 02 - The Great War [04:58] │
│ 03 - Alexander [06:27] │
│ 04 - Warriors [05:36] │
│ 05 - Roman Empire [04:52] │
│ 06 - Hiroshima (Instrumental) [04:03] │
│ 07 - Mother [04:45] │
│ 08 - Crusaders [03:55] │
│ 09 - Black Gold [05:24] │
│ 10 - World War II [03:55] │
│ 11 - In Memory (Bonus Track) [06:00] │
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│ Total Length : [51:23 minn │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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