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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.jul-08-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.axxis.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Axxis Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Rediscovered Label : Phonotraxx ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ ItÆs that time of the year again! Yet another ║ │
│║ metal band has released a cover album, joining ║ │
│║ the ranks of Hammerfall, Metallica, Iced Earth ║ │
│║ and Children of Bodom. ║ │
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│║ Covering songs is a tough job, no doubt about ║ │
│║ that. While some artists have been able to go ║ │
│║ beyond the original (Johnny CashÆs cover of ║ │
│║ ôHurtö, the re-interpretation that Apocalyptica ║ │
│║ and Maiden United did of Metallica and Iron ║ │
│║ Maiden, respectively, and even Marilyn MansonÆs ║ │
│║ superb cover of ôSweet Dreamsö) others limit ║ │
│║ themselves to play the exact same track, adding ║ │
│║ nothing to the mix. Sadly, this is the case of ║ │
│║ Axxisæ latest work, reDISCOver(ed). ║ │
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│║ Founded in 1988, Axxis is a Germany Heavy Metal ║ │
│║ band that rose to fame with its debut album, ║ │
│║ Kingdom of the Night,which took the German ║ │
│║ charts by storm. ║ │
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│║ Despite being a band known for playing ║ │
│║ traditional heavy metal, even with some elements ║ │
│║ from power metal (after all, Germany gave birth ║ │
│║ to this genre) Axxis took a wild turn this time, ║ │
│║ with an album that covers classic songs, the ║ │
│║ majority of which are from the 80s and can ║ │
│║ hardly be classified as metal; while this last ║ │
│║ point could be a great thing, if the band had ║ │
│║ adapted the music to their own sound, in this ║ │
│║ case it wasnÆt. ║ │
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│║ The biggest flaw in this album is not that it ║ │
│║ sounds bad, Bernhard Wei▀æ voice is as flawless ║ │
│║ as usual, but rather that it comes off as ║ │
│║ unnecessary and, honestly, inexplicable. Because ║ │
│║ of the songs presented in the album are not ║ │
│║ exactly dominating the radio waves anymore, itÆs ║ │
│║ obvious that the band didnÆt aim to cash in on ║ │
│║ them. Talking about the album, Wei▀ explained ║ │
│║ that it isnÆt a ôrealö Axxis release, and ║ │
│║ perhaps thatÆs the key to understand it. The ║ │
│║ band wanted to enjoy themselves and do what ║ │
│║ every musician did at some point, namely to play ║ │
│║ the songs that shaped their youthà the problem ║ │
│║ is that while that might be fun to do while ║ │
│║ jamming at home, it might not be such a good ║ │
│║ idea to use it in an album. ║ │
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│║ In most (if not all) cases you get the feeling ║ │
│║ that the band had been listening to the original ║ │
│║ songs and then decided to clone it, adding just ║ │
│║ enough electric guitars and heavy drums to give ║ │
│║ them a fresher feel. The effect of this is that ║ │
│║ you get the feeling (especially if you listen to ║ │
│║ it without knowing the track list) ôoh, hey, I ║ │
│║ know that song!ö only to realize that itÆs ║ │
│║ almost the exact same track, played by a ║ │
│║ different band. And while some of the tracks can ║ │
│║ be fun to listen to, such as ôStayinÆ Aliveö, ║ │
│║ the album doesnÆt manage to keep you interested. ║ │
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│║ Axxis is by no means a bad band, and this album ║ │
│║ could have definitely been much better; they ║ │
│║ lost an opportunity to really imprint their ║ │
│║ sound into these classic tracks and ômetalizeö ║ │
│║ them (forgive this attack against the English ║ │
│║ language) opting to release a bland album that ║ │
│║ fails to deliver the power that the band is ║ │
│║ known for. The performances are great, ôMessage ║ │
│║ in a Bottleö and ôMa Bakerö are really great ║ │
│║ tracks (especially the latter) but the level of ║ │
│║ innovation is limited. ║ │
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│║ Oh, and speaking about unnecessary coversà ôMy ║ │
│║ Heart Will Go Onö!? Really?! Granted, the ôpower ║ │
│║ balladö element makes it better than the ║ │
│║ originalà but letÆs not pretend that such a ║ │
│║ thing was a tough feat. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Owner of A Lonely Heart [05:21] │
│ 02 - Ma Bakker [04:36] │
│ 03 - Stayin Alive [04:17] │
│ 04 - Roboter [04:03] │
│ 05 - White Wedding [03:26] │
│ 06 - Another Day in Paradise [04:32] │
│ 07 - Message in A Bottle [04:24] │
│ 08 - Locomotive Breath [03:54] │
│ 09 - Live is Life [04:16] │
│ 10 - Somebody to Love [03:04] │
│ 11 - Dont Bring Me Down [04:00] │
│ 12 - My Heart Will Go on [04:29] │
│ 13 - I Was Made for Loving You [04:11] │
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│ Total Length : [54:33 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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