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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Iron Cross - Iron Cross + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jul-18-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2001 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Iron Cross Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Iron Cross Label : Iron Glory ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The power metal scene in America during the ║ │
│║ eighties was easily one of the best scenes ║ │
│║ around. These bands, whether it be Omen, Jag ║ │
│║ Panzer, Attacker, or Metal Church, were all ║ │
│║ capturing the catchiness of the traditional ║ │
│║ heavy metal acts around, but they also had a lot ║ │
│║ of faster material that was more akin to the ║ │
│║ thrash bands that began to sweep the world. Iron ║ │
│║ Cross is another one of those bands, though, ║ │
│║ these guys really stand out because of their ║ │
│║ underlying evil tone. Bands like Slayer and ║ │
│║ Kreator were innovating with their takes on ║ │
│║ brutality in the metal underground during 1986, ║ │
│║ but they didn't have that dark feeling that Iron ║ │
│║ Cross could seemingly conjure at will with ║ │
│║ nothing more than a few melodies, some occult ║ │
│║ song topics and some stellar vocals that all ║ │
│║ make their self-titled debut a masterpiece of ║ │
│║ the genre. ║ │
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│║ The album opener "Demon's Disciple" opens with ║ │
│║ some feedback and the eventual thumping bassline ║ │
│║ that serves as the prelude to a chugging riff ║ │
│║ that alone isn't anything special, but then the ║ │
│║ vocals come in. These are definitely not the ║ │
│║ kind of vocals that a typical power metal ║ │
│║ listener would be accustomed to, simply because ║ │
│║ they sound a little demented which adds to the ║ │
│║ creepy and sinister feel perfectly. The track ║ │
│║ "Bloodlust" is even crazier as the vocals are ║ │
│║ completely unhinged and the addition of sadistic ║ │
│║ laughter and slow, vile melodies makes for an ║ │
│║ extremely fun listen. "Dark Dreams" and ║ │
│║ "Mistress of the Dark" are two basic power metal ║ │
│║ tracks that don't stray away from the norm, but ║ │
│║ both songs still rule with an iron fist, the ║ │
│║ latter track being one of my personal favorite ║ │
│║ power metal tunes of all time (The catchiness is ║ │
│║ fucking ridiculous). ║ │
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│║ Along with the more upbeat power metal tunes and ║ │
│║ the more chilling material, Iron Cross shows off ║ │
│║ some of their versatility with the tracks ║ │
│║ "Demons" and "Fantasy World," both of which ║ │
│║ feature clean guitar passages and clean singing, ║ │
│║ which ordinarily would be completely normal, but ║ │
│║ in contrast to manic songs like "Bloodlust" and ║ │
│║ "Demon's Disciple" it's incredible to see the ║ │
│║ band slow things down for some more relaxing ║ │
│║ songs that are just as great as the other songs. ║ │
│║ Aside from everything already praised about this ║ │
│║ record, there isn't much more to say, except ║ │
│║ that even guitar virtuosos would drool over the ║ │
│║ lead work here. The solos are mindblowing, and ║ │
│║ the epic solos that serve as the ending to the ║ │
│║ track "Fantasy World" are masterful, which ║ │
│║ really reflects this work as a whole. Masterful. ║ │
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│║ Highlights ║ │
│║ "Demon's Disciple" ║ │
│║ "Bloodlust" ║ │
│║ "Mistress of the Dark" ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Die like that [03:52] │
│ 02 - Demons deciple [03:54] │
│ 03 - Bloodlust [04:39] │
│ 04 - Mistress of the Dark [02:53] │
│ 05 - Demons [05:11] │
│ 06 - Halloween [05:53] │
│ 07 - Archangel [06:07] │
│ 08 - S M Medley [07:35] │
│ 09 - Believer Deceiver [05:44] │
│ 10 - Rest in Peace [04:20] │
│ 11 - Dark Dreams [04:04] │
│ 12 - Am I Insane [05:49] │
│ 13 - Fantasy World [05:29] │
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│ Total Length : [65:30 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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