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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Hypocrisy - Maximum Abduction + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.jul-13-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Death Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1995 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........04 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.hypocrisy.cc ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Hypocrisy Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Maximum Abduction Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This is probably the coolest-looking of all ║ │
│║ Hypocrisy releases. I mean, itÆs a CD shaped in ║ │
│║ the form of a chicken mutilated by aliens, how ║ │
│║ can you beat that? Anyway, Maximum Abduction was ║ │
│║ released a bit before what is arguably ║ │
│║ HypocrisyÆs most respected classic, Abducted, ║ │
│║ and contains music in the vein of that album for ║ │
│║ the most part. ║ │
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│║ The most obvious similarity is the presence of ║ │
│║ the Hypocrisy favorite, Roswell 47. This song, ║ │
│║ perhaps the bandÆs first ôhitö alongside later ║ │
│║ beasts such as Fire in the Sky, The Final ║ │
│║ Chapter and Warpath, is a perfect representation ║ │
│║ of Peter TΣgtgrenÆs unrelenting talent whenever ║ │
│║ the creation of slow-paced doom/death metal ║ │
│║ songs is called for. It consists of a slow ║ │
│║ series of monumental and extremely memorable ║ │
│║ riffs backed up by one of Lars Sz÷keÆs best ║ │
│║ performances ever, while PeterÆs vocals tower in ║ │
│║ their usual, harsh way. One thing thatÆs ║ │
│║ particularly appreciable about said vocals is ║ │
│║ that, despite being growled, every word can be ║ │
│║ understood without having recourse to the lyric ║ │
│║ sheet (not that there is one here). Roswell 47, ║ │
│║ as its title indicates, deals with the famous ║ │
│║ Roswell UFO incident and the subsequent supposed ║ │
│║ cover-ups. ║ │
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│║ As if this werenÆt enough, the EP continues with ║ │
│║ another one of AbductedÆs highlights, released ║ │
│║ as a single itself: Carved Up. This is a ║ │
│║ considerable faster track yet it retains most of ║ │
│║ the powerful, crushing atmosphere that every ║ │
│║ good Hypocrisy song lashes out at its listener. ║ │
│║ This is driven by a much more prominent drum ║ │
│║ pattern, some very catchy riffs and a blacker ║ │
│║ vocal approach. ║ │
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│║ The final original Hypocrisy song is Request ║ │
│║ Denied, which would later resurface within ║ │
│║ 1997Æs The Final Chapter. This is another slow ║ │
│║ track but, instead of being crushing like ║ │
│║ Roswell 47, takes on an almost ballad-like ║ │
│║ sound. The guitar playing isnÆt as harsh as ║ │
│║ elsewhere (itÆs clean and very melodic by ║ │
│║ contemporaneous Hypocrisy standards), the ║ │
│║ drumming is dead slow and rather toned-down and ║ │
│║ the vocals consist of a mix between the usual ║ │
│║ growls and some soft cleanly-sung portions. The ║ │
│║ overall result is a song which sounds more like ║ │
│║ doom metal with some hints of atmospheric death ║ │
│║ than anything else. ║ │
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│║ With those three songs, this EP couldÆve been ║ │
│║ damn perfect, if only they had left it there or ║ │
│║ added an original live song at the end. But no, ║ │
│║ Peter chose to cover one of the biggest sell-out ║ │
│║ bands in existence: Kiss. This cover hurts, ║ │
│║ because it doesnÆt fit in among the Hypocrisy ║ │
│║ masterpieces and because itÆs actively ║ │
│║ irritating. The riffs are far too repetitive for ║ │
│║ their mediocre quality while the vocal lines are ║ │
│║ weak. That isnÆt to say that PeterÆs performance ║ │
│║ sucks since I blame the original band for ║ │
│║ writing so damn redundant and weak in the first ║ │
│║ place. Sure Peter shouldnÆt have chosen to cover ║ │
│║ this crap, but the blame is his only partially. ║ │
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│║ Is Maximum Abduction worth having? For novelty ║ │
│║ reasons and for the sheer quality of the ║ │
│║ Hypocrisy songs within, the answer must be a ║ │
│║ definite yes. On the other hand, the cover at ║ │
│║ the end makes for a seriously imperfect release, ║ │
│║ while the last two tracks are available with ║ │
│║ reissues of The Fourth Dimension. But what fun ║ │
│║ is that when you could own your very own ║ │
│║ chicken-shaped disc and cool jewel case? ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Roswell 47 [03:50] │
│ 02 - Carved Up [03:20] │
│ 03 - Request Denied [04:41] │
│ 04 - Strange Ways (Kiss Cover) [03:25] │
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│ Total Length : [15:16 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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