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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-28-2013 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........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.udo-online.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : U.D.O. Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Steelhammer Label : AFM ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Here's the thing: with his distinct, almost ║ │
│║ immediately recognizable, raspy grizzly bear ║ │
│║ voice, you either like Udo Dirkschneider or you ║ │
│║ don't. Some would say that his distinctive style ║ │
│║ is so constant, or predictable, to allow for ║ │
│║ little or no variation and, therefore, you need ║ │
│║ to judge each new album on the merits of the ║ │
│║ metal music. But you would be wrong, at least on ║ │
│║ the former supposition. ║ │
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│║ UDO returns with his fourteenth studio album as ║ │
│║ a heavy metal vocalist (24th if you add his ║ │
│║ Accept albums), Steelhammer. Once more ║ │
│║ Dirkschneider and company bring classic melodic ║ │
│║ heavy metal, with speed metal accents. There's ║ │
│║ few artists in the 30 plus years of the genre ║ │
│║ who understand it quite as while as UDO, and get ║ │
│║ it right almost every time. ║ │
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│║ Steelhammer gets it right from first to last; ║ │
│║ it's a fine dose of 'keep it true' heavy metal. ║ │
│║ There's a good variation in tempo across the ║ │
│║ songs, with lots of catchy melodies and hooks, ║ │
│║ and burning guitar solos. For pure heavy metal, ║ │
│║ some of the best tracks are A Cry of a Nation, a ║ │
│║ commentary on world financial politics, King of ║ │
│║ Mean, Steelhammer, the accessible Never Cross My ║ │
│║ Way, and Stay True. The most curious song here ║ │
│║ maybe the final one. Book of Faith is developed ║ │
│║ with a strong symphonic layer for an epic feel ║ │
│║ and has some interesting religious allusions. ║ │
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│║ Of course there's Udo's trademark vocal style. ║ │
│║ While that grizzly bear raspy growl remains, ║ │
│║ Dirkschneider can vary his approach. Probably ║ │
│║ the most notable is on Heavy Rain, a ballad ║ │
│║ where Udo is equally raw and smooth, not a ║ │
│║ contradiction for him. Then there's the audio ║ │
│║ effects applied in Timekeeper. Then there's his ║ │
│║ true melodic metal side in Never Cross My Way ║ │
│║ and When Love Becomes A Lie. Or the Spanish ║ │
│║ language song Basta Ya, written and performed ║ │
│║ with Victor Garcia Gonzales of Warcry. ║ │
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│║ UDO's Steelhammer is simply a very good classic ║ │
│║ melodic heavy metal album, with Dirkschneider at ║ │
│║ full strength and in fine form. Easily ║ │
│║ recommended. ║ │
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│║ Udo Dirkschneider - Vocals ║ │
│║ Fitty Wienhold - Bass ║ │
│║ Francesco Jovino - Drums ║ │
│║ Andrey Smirnov - Guitars ║ │
│║ Kasperi Heikkinen - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Steelhammer [03:24] │
│ 02 - A Cry Of A Nation [05:41] │
│ 03 - Metal Machine [04:46] │
│ 04 - Basta Ya [04:33] │
│ 05 - Heavy Rain [02:25] │
│ 06 - Devil┤s Bite [05:06] │
│ 07 - Death Ride [04:09] │
│ 08 - King Of Mean [04:07] │
│ 09 - Timekeeper [04:27] │
│ 10 - Never Cross My Way [04:24] │
│ 11 - Take My Medicine [05:08] │
│ 12 - Shadows Come Alive (Bonus) [04:24] │
│ 13 - Stay True [04:05] │
│ 14 - When Love Becomes A Lie [04:13] │
│ 15 - Book Of Faith [05:15] │
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│ Total Length : [66:07 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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