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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Midnight Chaser - Rough And Tough + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-22-2012 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.midnightchaser.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Midnight Chaser Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Rough And Tough Label : Heavy Artiller ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ In much the same fashion that AC/DC or Saxon ║ │
│║ drove the traditional hard rock/heavy metal ║ │
│║ barge forward Midnight Chaser hits the same mark ║ │
│║ some 30-years later with a virtually flawless ║ │
│║ debut that follows a powerful self-titled EP ║ │
│║ from last year. San Francisco can keep ║ │
│║ Metallica; we have the Bay area band that can ║ │
│║ find comfort in a local bar playing for ten as ║ │
│║ easily as they could playing out for a couple of ║ │
│║ thousand. ║ │
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│║ Combining the finer elements of the NWOBHM and ║ │
│║ traditional true power metal before it became a ║ │
│║ keyboard-driven joke, Midnight ChaserÆs Rough ║ │
│║ and Tough distributes heavy metal mayhem to the ║ │
│║ masses in immoveable measures that never relents ║ │
│║ and offers no refuge from its barrage of ║ │
│║ thickness and staying power. These guys are one ║ │
│║ of the best examples of the traditional NWOBHM ║ │
│║ sound along with Illinois up-and-comers Zuul ║ │
│║ (hey, do I smell a collaborative tour here with, ║ │
│║ say, High Spirits?). The music is chock full of ║ │
│║ strong riffs that arenÆt doom metal in the slow ║ │
│║ and despairing sense, nor is it a faster, ║ │
│║ breakneck pacing of trivialities under recycled ║ │
│║ power chords. Midnight Chaser calls out the very ║ │
│║ best that solid hard rock has to offer to a very ║ │
│║ fickle fan stable. ║ │
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│║ From the very start of ôAwesome Partyö the feel ║ │
│║ is of a slightly slower ôMetal Thrashing Madö by ║ │
│║ Anthrax, but thatÆs where the comparisons end. ║ │
│║ Everything from there is all Chaser, unblemished ║ │
│║ and polished to the point of perfection. These ║ │
│║ four guys cut a very narrow path towards the ║ │
│║ heavy side of the spectrum and only a few bands ║ │
│║ from the 1979-81 periods can even come close. ║ │
│║ The record moves evenly through such soon-to-be ║ │
│║ classics as ôOut on Your Shieldö, ôSwords for ║ │
│║ Hireö and ôHotshotö, which is a fine reworking ║ │
│║ of a long-lost sound that is in dire need of a ║ │
│║ proper burial and sensible rebirth. The guitar ║ │
│║ work on Rough and Tough is reliant on pure power ║ │
│║ chords, precise and capable drumming, and a ║ │
│║ vocalist that knows that singing within the ║ │
│║ confines of his own powerful abilities resonates ║ │
│║ longer than some high-pitched Halford wannabe ║ │
│║ that ruins an otherwise good recording. ║ │
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│║ The lyrics are nothing youÆre going to need some ║ │
│║ special insight or frame of mind to get into; ║ │
│║ sometimes the basest simplicity is what drives ║ │
│║ an album to heights unimagined. ôDynamiteö is ║ │
│║ such a song; itÆs a fun little track that rides ║ │
│║ the fretboards with all of the ease of a group ║ │
│║ of kids slithering down a parkÆs slide in a ║ │
│║ single-file line that never seems to end, yet ║ │
│║ relishes the moments of total abandon to where ║ │
│║ the music can just go off on a musical tangent ║ │
│║ and find its own little niche, ala ôEarthquakeö. ║ │
│║ This is a top-down car ride track all day long, ║ │
│║ and still produces some of the heaviest music ║ │
│║ this side of early (and considerably meatier) ║ │
│║ Accept or a heavier Witchkiller from Canada. ║ │
│║ Some of the memorable riffs and vocal melodies ║ │
│║ will be easy fan favorites if they give these ║ │
│║ guys a chance and if you donÆt youÆre certainly ║ │
│║ missing out. With a crisp production and razor- ║ │
│║ sharp bottom end this album is a weighty piece ║ │
│║ of hide for the true elite of the underground. ║ │
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│║ Once again, Heavy Artillery fails to disappoint. ║ │
│║ As IÆve said before, this is the label to watch, ║ │
│║ folks - they can, literally, do no wrong so far. ║ │
│║ Midnight Chaser is about as good as it gets for ║ │
│║ that after-hours foray that passes the trendy ║ │
│║ doom infatuation and just strips it down bare ║ │
│║ and goes for it. This is heavy for the sake of ║ │
│║ heaviness and itÆs oh so good. ║ │
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│║ LINE-UP ║ │
│║ Scott Attwood: vocals ║ │
│║ Stephen Lauck: guitars ║ │
│║ Josh Hunt: bass ║ │
│║ Brandon Thomas: drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Awesome Party [03:11] │
│ 02 - Out On Your Shield [03:13] │
│ 03 - Rough And Tough [04:56] │
│ 04 - Swords For Hire [04:21] │
│ 05 - Cougar┤d [04:49] │
│ 06 - Hotshot [04:20] │
│ 07 - Dynamite [03:41] │
│ 08 - Earthquake [03:55] │
│ 09 - Who Dares Wins [03:36] │
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│ Total Length : [36:02 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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