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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.jul-22-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1999 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........25 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.sgt-d.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : S.O.D. Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Bigger Than The Devil Label : Victor ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This is a difficult album, not so much to get ║ │
│║ into in and of itself, but to accept as the ║ │
│║ follow up to such a unique classic as ôSpeak ║ │
│║ English Or Dieö. ItÆs a victim of its time in ║ │
│║ virtually every respect, being informed fairly ║ │
│║ noticeably by the groove metal craze that still ║ │
│║ had Pantera and Anthrax firmly in its grasp, ║ │
│║ particularly in the vocal performance and guitar ║ │
│║ tone. But in stark contrast to the sentiments of ║ │
│║ most who panned this as a pretentious cash crab ║ │
│║ by 4 burned out thrashers who hadnÆt done much ║ │
│║ of late, ôBigger Than The Devilö is both worthy ║ │
│║ of the S.O.D. name, and ironically something of ║ │
│║ a grower in terms of its content. ║ │
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│║ The same jokes are never as funny the second ║ │
│║ time, but interestingly enough, this brand of ║ │
│║ tasteless and uninhibited humor has some staying ║ │
│║ power. One canÆt help but be tickled pink and ║ │
│║ simultaneously amazed at how well this outfit ║ │
│║ satirizes Celtic Frost and INXS so goofily ║ │
│║ within this medium, not to mention fail to avoid ║ │
│║ busting out laughing at King Diamond ordering a ║ │
│║ whopper in his signature character on ôKing At ║ │
│║ The King/Evil Is Inö. But aside from the usual ║ │
│║ smatterings of 4 to 30 second gimmick songs, ║ │
│║ there are some fine renditions of high speed ║ │
│║ mayhem from their mid 80s roots in ôKill The ║ │
│║ Assholesö, ôShenanigansö and ôArenÆt You ║ │
│║ Hungerö, all of which are unmarred by the Phil ║ │
│║ Anselmo tendencies in MilanoÆs vocals and the ║ │
│║ somewhat overly distorted guitar tone. ║ │
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│║ The album doesnÆt quite go off into full fledge ║ │
│║ sucking Machine Head style per say, but at times ║ │
│║ a lot of what would be solid songs are held ║ │
│║ back, some more than others, by the groove ║ │
│║ conventions being employed. ôMake Room, Make ║ │
│║ Roomö and ôMovement Of Truthö kick a fair amount ║ │
│║ of ass, hard core mosh style, but get bogged ║ │
│║ down in these overlong groove intros that are ║ │
│║ wholly unnecessary. Though on a certain kind of ║ │
│║ album this can slip by with little notice, ║ │
│║ because of the needed brevity in this style, a 3 ║ │
│║ minute song with a 1 minute groove intro can ║ │
│║ turn into drudgery instantly. ôBigger Than The ║ │
│║ Devilö and ôThe Crackhead Songö could almost be ║ │
│║ labeled throw away songs given that they never ║ │
│║ level groove territory and sound like nothing ║ │
│║ more than Pantera rip-offs without the solos, ║ │
│║ not to mention that they kick the album off on a ║ │
│║ very poor note. ║ │
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│║ Despite some glaring problems that need not have ║ │
│║ come up, this is a worthy purchase, though ║ │
│║ preferably one that is made at $10 or less. ║ │
│║ ThereÆs still plenty of unfettered and profane ║ │
│║ mockery, neck-wrecking riffage, slaying thrash ║ │
│║ and blast beats, muddily distorted bass intros, ║ │
│║ and the same pissed off, drunken goodness that ║ │
│║ weÆve come to expect from Billy Milano, albeit ║ │
│║ with a bit of ôFar Beyond Drivenö influences ║ │
│║ around the edges. It could be called a reprieve ║ │
│║ of sorts for all the musicians in congress, ║ │
│║ given the lack of impressive output on any of ║ │
│║ their parts at this point and time. ItÆs as good ║ │
│║ as it couldÆve been, I suppose, and I guess ║ │
│║ thatÆs good enough, though quite far from being ║ │
│║ a successor to the original. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Bigger than the Devil [02:30] │
│ 02 - The Crackhead Song [01:47] │
│ 03 - Kill the Assholes [02:51] │
│ 04 - Monkeys Rule [01:47] │
│ 05 - Skool Bus [00:37] │
│ 06 - King at the King - Evil is in [02:20] │
│ 07 - Black War [02:26] │
│ 08 - Celtic Frosted Flakes [01:15] │
│ 09 - Charlie Don't Cheat [00:25] │
│ 10 - The Song that Don't Go Fast [01:52] │
│ 11 - Shenanigans [02:17] │
│ 12 - Dog on the Tracks [00:04] │
│ 13 - Xerox [00:54] │
│ 14 - Make Room, Make Room [03:31] │
│ 15 - Free Dirty Needles [02:36] │
│ 16 - Fugu [00:06] │
│ 17 - Noise That's What [01:11] │
│ 18 - We All Bleed Red [02:33] │
│ 19 - Frankenstein and His Horse [00:21] │
│ 20 - Every Tiny Molecule [01:04] │
│ 21 - Aren't You Hungry_ [03:18] │
│ 22 - L.A.T.K.C.H. [00:28] │
│ 23 - Ballad of Michael H. [00:12] │
│ 24 - Ballad of Phil H. [00:08] │
│ 25 - Moment of Truth [03:05] │
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│ Total Length : [39:38 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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