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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Arch Rival - In The Face Of Danger (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-17-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1991 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... Myspace ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Arch Rival Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : In The Face Of Danger (Jap. Ed.)bel : Far East Metal ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ http://www.myspace.com/archrivalband ║ │
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│║ ARCH RIVAL achieved something not many bands are ║ │
│║ (in the midst of their lack of commercial ║ │
│║ fortune) proud of: a sterling debut album ║ │
│║ leaving its huge fat stamp in the asses of ║ │
│║ melodic American Metal fans aware of the Ohio ║ │
│║ metallers' value back then. Originally released ║ │
│║ in 1991 and long gone out of print, In The Face ║ │
│║ Of Danger is setting the world on fire again, ║ │
│║ now re-printed by the newly formed Rock-a-holics ║ │
│║ Records and enriched with a juicy DVD companion ║ │
│║ as bonus gift. ║ │
│║ Michael Harris is not the name you usually avoid ║ │
│║ if being an aficionado of virtuoso guitar ║ │
│║ players upon American soil. A strong axeman, ║ │
│║ known for his elegant mix of shredding and -in- ║ │
│║ your-face passionate riffing, Michael already ║ │
│║ has a luxurious career comprising deeds with ║ │
│║ ZANISTER, ARTENSION, Dave Chastain, LEATHER and ║ │
│║ SURGEON while offering notable works as a solo ║ │
│║ artist, too. A Hard & Heavy demigod inheriting ║ │
│║ the skills and technique of colossal guitarists ║ │
│║ like Michael Schenker, Frank Marino and Steve ║ │
│║ Morse, a compatriot relevant to Jake E. Lee, ║ │
│║ George Lynch or James Byrd, his name also stands ║ │
│║ proud behind the release of the Diginet Music ║ │
│║ Guitar Masters series (CD sets providing each ║ │
│║ guitarist with bass/drums tracks - performed by ║ │
│║ Mike Haid and David Chastain - in order for ║ │
│║ personal unique parts to be added over the ║ │
│║ rhythms). ║ │
│║ So, what about ARCH RIVAL? Well, Michael's ║ │
│║ brainchild released the self-financed God Bless ║ │
│║ America EP in 1986 and if you ever obtain an ║ │
│║ original copy just fire in the sky to celebrate. ║ │
│║ As said, 1991's In The Face Of Danger paved the ║ │
│║ way for an ensuing success but the next couple ║ │
│║ of albums, Wake Up Your Mind (1993) and Third ║ │
│║ Degree Burns (1997), did not last enough - even ║ │
│║ if both being interesting collections of songs - ║ │
│║ to maintain ARCH RIVAL's name. Now, coinciding ║ │
│║ with the re-release here reviewed, it seems that ║ │
│║ the Rivals are back for good and it will not be ║ │
│║ out of the question to except some new ║ │
│║ songwriting effort by Michael Harris and Co. ║ │
│║ On its own, In The Face Of Danger sounds fresh ║ │
│║ even for today's standards. Standing one foot to ║ │
│║ the melodies of DOKKEN, IMPELLITTERI or even ║ │
│║ TRIXTER or KING'S X while bringing a lot like ║ │
│║ FIFTH ANGEL, HAWK, SAVATAGE or ARMORED SAINT ║ │
│║ forth, you'll have a tough time trying to ║ │
│║ separate one good song from another. Without ║ │
│║ being any close to a concept album, the track ║ │
│║ sequence in this CD is so smooth and ideal that ║ │
│║ you can as well listen to the whole spirit of ║ │
│║ open-minded American Metal raised in the late ║ │
│║ 80s/early 90s in the album at once. Needless to ║ │
│║ say, the instrumentation is phenomenal ║ │
│║ throughout the whole C, the guitars takes show ║ │
│║ no wear and stick to mind even if far away from ║ │
│║ being naive, the bass/drums section is pounding ║ │
│║ with variety in tempos but enough malice where ║ │
│║ needed andàwhat else?àyeapà Steve Snyder is the ║ │
│║ ideal voice for ARCH RIVAL, binding some ║ │
│║ illustrious musical quality with excellent ║ │
│║ singing takes. ║ │
│║ In The Face Of Danger, Me Against The World, ║ │
│║ Fortune Hunter, God Bless America and Siren's ║ │
│║ Song are indeed very good reasons to throw away ║ │
│║ any doubts and give in, let aside the fact this ║ │
│║ re-release comes with 2 bonus live cuts (average ║ │
│║ quality) in the CD disc plus a full DVD disc ║ │
│║ featuring two promo videos and a whole set of ║ │
│║ live appearances from ARCH RIVAL back in those ║ │
│║ days. Skipping the in a perfect world the band ║ │
│║ would blah blah blah manifest, just try to enjoy ║ │
│║ some ass-kicking music by an American melodic ║ │
│║ Metal band 100% worth your attention. All these, ║ │
│║ anxiously waiting for a possible new ARCH RIVAL ║ │
│║ strike in the future to come. ║ │
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│║ Steve Snyder - Vocals ║ │
│║ Michael Harris - Guitars ║ │
│║ Greg Martin - Drums ║ │
│║ Gary Rigmaiden - Bass ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - In the Face of Danger [04:40] │
│ 02 - Time Won't Wait [04:12] │
│ 03 - Me Against the World [04:06] │
│ 04 - Rock the Night Away [04:33] │
│ 05 - Fortune Hunter [04:32] │
│ 06 - God Bless America [03:32] │
│ 07 - Revolution [03:34] │
│ 08 - Mr. Attitude [04:07] │
│ 09 - Shotgun at Midnight [03:57] │
│ 10 - Siren's Song [03:59] │
│ 11 - Can You Tell Me Why [04:17] │
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│ Total Length : [45:29 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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