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│ + Absinthium - One For The Road + │
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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........08 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.absinthium.it ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Absinthium Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : One For The Road Label : Punishment18 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The fact that Italians and heavy metal go well ║ │
│║ together is of course well known for a long ║ │
│║ time. From now on we can also add the name ║ │
│║ Absinthium to the list of interesting Italian ║ │
│║ metal bands. These guys have been around since ║ │
│║ 2003 and have only released two demos prior to ║ │
│║ their debut, æOne For The RoadÆ. Listening to ║ │
│║ this album it becomes clear that weÆre not ║ │
│║ dealing with rookies here and that the quartet ║ │
│║ has taken the necessary time to complete their ║ │
│║ first official album. ║ │
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│║ Absinthium plays power metal with a quite ║ │
│║ obvious thrash edge, which remind me of bands ║ │
│║ like Iced Earth, Annihilator and more recent ║ │
│║ Megadeth, but also the later Angel Dust quite ║ │
│║ frequently. The quality of these bands is not ║ │
│║ matched, but they are also not copied ║ │
│║ shamelessly and Absinthium has more or less ║ │
│║ created their own sound. The songs are well ║ │
│║ composed and have the necessary variety to stay ║ │
│║ interesting from start to finish. The most ║ │
│║ striking point about this band are the solid ║ │
│║ guitars. The riffs are very strong and guitarist ║ │
│║ Franco Buonocore delivers many strong melodies ║ │
│║ and solos and constantly makes sure to keep you ║ │
│║ focused. Also on vocal matters the band has a ║ │
│║ good vocalist in Alessandro Granato, who stands ║ │
│║ his ground on both the high and lower regions. ║ │
│║ During the higher pieces he does sound a bit ║ │
│║ forced from time to time, and he definitely has ║ │
│║ the kind of voice youÆll have to get used to, ║ │
│║ but he does offer enough variety and the fact ║ │
│║ that he can sing is no matter of discussion. ║ │
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│║ I must however say that IÆm not equally ║ │
│║ convinced with all the songs, and especially in ║ │
│║ the slower, somewhat progressive pieces (for ║ │
│║ example æCircular SawÆ) the Music threatens to ║ │
│║ collapse a bit. Despite the sufficient amount of ║ │
│║ variety the music sometimes does tend to become ║ │
│║ a bit monotonous and despite the good ║ │
│║ songwriting, I do miss real highlights here. The ║ │
│║ production value of the album is also a bit on ║ │
│║ the dull side, which keeps the music back from ║ │
│║ blasting out. But altogether æOne For The RoadÆ ║ │
│║ is a solid and sturdy debut by these gentlemen, ║ │
│║ and definitely worth to giving it a try. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Curse of Blood [04:48] │
│ 02 - Hail [05:41] │
│ 03 - Mr.Nothing [04:15] │
│ 04 - Absinthium [05:08] │
│ 05 - Circular Saw [05:32] │
│ 06 - Skull [05:38] │
│ 07 - Waste [05:16] │
│ 08 - Black Gown [08:30] │
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│ Total Length : [44:48 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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