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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-13-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........17 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.stryper.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Stryper Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Second Coming (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ "On first impressions, you could be forgiven for ║ │
│║ thinking that this is just a grab for cash, a ║ │
│║ way to pull in a few more dollars while the band ║ │
│║ keeps touring without having any more new ║ │
│║ material out. It was what I was thinking before ║ │
│║ getting the album. ║ │
│║ Well, I was mostly wrong. ║ │
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│║ For a start, this album contains fourteen of ║ │
│║ Stryper's greatest songs, all culled from their ║ │
│║ three first, and best, albums. Two are from the ║ │
│║ EP The Yellow and Black Attack, six from ║ │
│║ Soldiers Under Command and six from To Hell With ║ │
│║ the Devil. All have been re-recorded here, ║ │
│║ updated and improved as required. For instance, ║ │
│║ as Michael Sweet also concurred, on the original ║ │
│║ albums the bass guitar is almost non-existent in ║ │
│║ the mix, and that is certainly sorted out on ║ │
│║ these versions. Also with better mastering now ║ │
│║ than from 25-30 years ago, these songs now sound ║ │
│║ fuller, brighter and louder than the originals. ║ │
│║ More than anything else, it also gives you ║ │
│║ another example of how Michael Sweet can still ║ │
│║ hit those same ridiculous notes this many years ║ │
│║ after first singing them (though, again in his ║ │
│║ own words, he doesn't quite sound like "a ║ │
│║ helium-induced kid at Disneyland" on these ║ │
│║ versions as he did to a certain degree on the ║ │
│║ original albums). ║ │
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│║ This is a real joy, and barring a couple of ║ │
│║ songs really is a greatest hits album. Those of ║ │
│║ you who, like me, are not a power ballad fan ║ │
│║ will probably still cringe at songs like "First ║ │
│║ Love" and "Loving You" and "Surrender", no ║ │
│║ matter how well they are done. but then there ║ │
│║ are the real gems, the big time songs like "Loud ║ │
│║ 'N Clear", "Soldiers Under Command", "The Rock ║ │
│║ That Makes Me Roll", "To Hell With the Devil" ║ │
│║ and "The Way" that are still just as strong and ║ │
│║ ballsy and so damn metal. Ignore the lyrics and ║ │
│║ the "message" if you are not that way inclined ║ │
│║ (I am very atheist), because it is the music ║ │
│║ that is the star attraction. Not only that, ║ │
│║ Michael Sweet's vocals are purely awesome. he ║ │
│║ has one of the greatest voices in all music let ║ │
│║ alone heavy metal or hard rock or Christian ║ │
│║ rock. He is an amazing lead singer, and his ║ │
│║ harmonies with Oz Fox too are spectacular. ║ │
│║ There are also two new songs here, "Bleeding ║ │
│║ From the Inside" and "Blackened" which are both ║ │
│║ also great. ║ │
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│║ Even if you have the three albums that these ║ │
│║ songs are from, this is still worth purchasing ║ │
│║ for the pureness of the recordings. If you ║ │
│║ don't, or you have never experience Stryper in ║ │
│║ all of their glory, then this album is one you ║ │
│║ must experience. " ║ │
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│║ Discography ║ │
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│║ The Yellow and Black Attack EP, 1984 ║ │
│║ Calling on You Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Reach Out Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Reach Out / Together As One Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Reach Out/First Love Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Together as One Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Winter Wonderland Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Reason for the Season Single, 1985 ║ │
│║ Soldiers Under Command Full-length, 1985 ║ │
│║ Free EP, 1986 ║ │
│║ Free/Calling on You Single, 1986 ║ │
│║ My Love I\'ll Always Show Single, 1986 ║ │
│║ Live in Japan Video/VHS, 1986 ║ │
│║ To Hell with the Devil Full-length, 1986 ║ │
│║ Honestly Single, 1987 ║ │
│║ Stryper Radio Interview Single, 1987 ║ │
│║ Always There for You EP, 1988 ║ │
│║ I Believe in You Single, 1988 ║ │
│║ I Believe in You / Together Forever Single, 1988 ║ │
│║ Keep the Fire Burning / The World of You and I ║ │
│║ Single, 1988 ║ │
│║ The Reign Single, 1988 ║ │
│║ In God We Trust Full-length, 1988 ║ │
│║ In the Beginning Video/VHS, 1988 ║ │
│║ Shining Star Single, 1990 ║ │
│║ Against the Law Full-length, 1990 ║ │
│║ Can't Stop the Rock Best of/Compilation, 1991 ║ │
│║ 7: The Best of Stryper Best of/Compilation, 2003 ║ │
│║ 7 Weeks: Live in America Live album, 2004 ║ │
│║ Make You Mine Single, 2005 ║ │
│║ Reborn Full-length, 2005 ║ │
│║ Greatest Hits: Live in Puerto Rico DVD, 2006 ║ │
│║ Extended Versions Live album, 2006 ║ │
│║ Greatest Hits - Live In Puerto Rico Live album, ║ │
│║ 2007 ║ │
│║ The Roxx Regime Demos Best of/Compilation, 2007 ║ │
│║ Peace Of Mind Single, 2008 ║ │
│║ Murder by Pride Full-length, 2009 ║ │
│║ Heaven and Hell Single, 2010 ║ │
│║ Honestly (Re-Recorded) [Remastered] - Single ║ │
│║ Single, 2010 ║ │
│║ Carry on Wayward Son Single, 2010 ║ │
│║ The Covering Full-length, 2011 ║ │
│║ Live in Indonesia at Java Rockin' Land DVD 2012 ║ │
│║ Second Coming Full-length 2013 ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Loud N┤ Clear [03:47] │
│ 02 - Loving You [04:28] │
│ 03 - Soldiers Under Command [05:09] │
│ 04 - Makes Me Wanna Sing [02:51] │
│ 05 - First Love [05:22] │
│ 06 - The Rock That Makes Me Roll [04:54] │
│ 07 - Reach Out [05:25] │
│ 08 - Surrender [04:19] │
│ 09 - To Hell With The Devil [04:06] │
│ 10 - Calling On You [03:41] │
│ 11 - Free [03:41] │
│ 12 - The Way [03:38] │
│ 13 - Sing Along Song [04:24] │
│ 14 - More Than A Man [04:34] │
│ 15 - Bleeding From Inside Out (New) [03:44] │
│ 16 - Blackened (New) [03:08] │
│ 17 - Together As One (Bonus Track) [04:45] │
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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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