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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Civil War - The Killer Angels + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-20-2013 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........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.civilwar.se ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Civil War Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Killer Angels Label : Despotz ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The sudden breakup of Sabaton into two separate ║ │
│║ projects was met with a fair amount of surprise, ║ │
│║ given that the supporting musicians that jumped ║ │
│║ ship essentially did so in the midst of said ║ │
│║ band's zenith of popularity. And with such an ║ │
│║ eventuality came all the questions of what will ║ │
│║ they sound like, will they stick to what they ║ │
│║ know or go for something completely different? ║ │
│║ The answer is largely found in the affirmative ║ │
│║ insofar as the former question is concerned and ║ │
│║ a definite no in the case of the latter, or in ║ │
│║ other words, this band could be likened to a ║ │
│║ slightly better version of Sabaton in many ║ │
│║ respects. While this might be something of a ║ │
│║ bold assertion, it proves to be the case given ║ │
│║ the heavily consistent and powerful material ║ │
│║ that was gradually unveiled (literally to the ║ │
│║ point of half the album being released before ║ │
│║ hand as a rather interesting promotional ║ │
│║ approach for a new project). ║ │
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│║ As with any breakoff project, there are ║ │
│║ naturally some differentiating nuances to ║ │
│║ consider, but for the most part, the heavy ║ │
│║ number of former Sabaton membership are up to ║ │
│║ their old tricks. The music largely opts for a ║ │
│║ simple yet massive approach right out of the ║ │
│║ "Primo Victoria" mode, placing a heavy emphasis ║ │
│║ on memorable melodic material, tasteful and ║ │
│║ fleeting technical displays that don't really go ║ │
│║ beyond a typical mainline 80s metal band, and an ║ │
│║ overall dense atmosphere. Keyboards play a heavy ║ │
│║ role in the overall equation, though they are a ║ │
│║ bit less overt of a sticking point and do a ║ │
│║ slightly better job of sharing the stage with ║ │
│║ the guitars. In a nutshell, this is slightly ║ │
│║ more of a rock-based approach to this sound with ║ │
│║ a greater level of mid-tempo grooves and a ║ │
│║ slightly lighter guitar sound, hence a slight ║ │
│║ familiarity with singer Nils' principle project ║ │
│║ "Astral Doors" that is particularly apparent on ║ │
│║ slower works like "Brother Judas" and "King Of ║ │
│║ The Sun" where his Dio-like gritty shouts are ║ │
│║ quite exposed in spite of the sizable number of ║ │
│║ instruments backing him up. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ But perhaps the most interesting aspect of this ║ │
│║ album is that in spite of leaning a bit more ║ │
│║ towards a lighter, rock/metal character in ║ │
│║ comparison to the last couple Sabaton albums, ║ │
│║ there is also a greater degree of faster ║ │
│║ material than typical to said band. The lead off ║ │
│║ speeder "First To Fight" was one of the singles ║ │
│║ that previewed the album and speaks for itself ║ │
│║ with its fist-pumping, "Stand Up And Shout" ║ │
│║ character, but surprisingly enough it is ║ │
│║ accompanied by two other cruisers that all but ║ │
│║ scream 80s German speed metal with maybe a ║ │
│║ slight helping of Stratovarius. Both "Sons Of ║ │
│║ Avalon" and "My Own Worst Enemy" are sure to set ║ │
│║ well with fans of the earlier 2000s European ║ │
│║ power metal sound as heard out of Gamma Ray and ║ │
│║ Iron Savior (and the earliest works of Sabaton a ║ │
│║ la "Metalizer"), featuring an epic overture to ║ │
│║ conflict and glory that would likewise rope in ║ │
│║ many of the Manowar faithful. Perhaps the only ║ │
│║ thing out of character here is the heavy ║ │
│║ emphasis on keyboard leads, though the guitars ║ │
│║ get an impressive go at it on "My Own Worst ║ │
│║ Enemy" as well. ║ │
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│║ While Civil War may not reach to the same level ║ │
│║ of popularity as Sabaton, it could be argued ║ │
│║ that they've eclipsed them in terms of putting ║ │
│║ out a consistently strong album in every ║ │
│║ respect. One could speculate that this project ║ │
│║ exists as much to supply a songwriting outlet ║ │
│║ for musicians who were largely stuck in a ║ │
│║ supporting role before as to display this sort ║ │
│║ of simplified yet power sound with a vocalist ║ │
│║ that is more suited to showcase its ║ │
│║ possibilities. Nils is essentially the ║ │
│║ quintessential power metal vocalist, whereas ║ │
│║ Joakim BrodΘn is something of a stylistic ║ │
│║ anomaly that manages to work well considering ║ │
│║ his strong songwriting, yet ultimately proves to ║ │
│║ be far less capable in going beyond a one-trick ║ │
│║ pony sort of novelty as a gritty baritone in a ║ │
│║ world dominated by soaring tenor impresarios. ║ │
│║ And while Civil War may have some lingering ║ │
│║ identity issues with regards to their 2 related ║ │
│║ projects, powerful mid-tempo epics like ║ │
│║ "Gettysburg" and "Rome Is Falling" are pretty ║ │
│║ well beyond the scope of said bands. If nothing ║ │
│║ else, it confirms an old clichΘ of "Why have 1 ║ │
│║ good thing when you can get 2?" that seems to ║ │
│║ serve people in the marketing profession quite ║ │
│║ well. But don't worry, this isn't one of those ║ │
│║ products that inspired Bill Hicks' "Kill ║ │
│║ Yourself" routine. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - King Of The Sun [05:27] │
│ 02 - First To Fight [04:21] │
│ 03 - Saint Patrick┤s Day [05:13] │
│ 04 - Rome Is Falling [05:26] │
│ 05 - Sons Of Avalon [04:12] │
│ 06 - I Will Rule The Universe [05:13] │
│ 07 - Lucifer┤s Court [03:47] │
│ 08 - Brother Judas [04:18] │
│ 09 - My Own Worst Enemy [03:53] │
│ 10 - Gettysburg [05:07] │
│ 11 - Children Of The Grave (Bonus Track) [04:58] │
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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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