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/:: Artist :: Master ::\
:: Album :: Four More Years of Terror ::
:: Year :: 2013 ::
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:: . Genre :: Death Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: High Roller Records R.date :: 20.09.2013 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: HRR303CD Size :: 126,7 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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Website :: http://www.master-speckmetal.net/
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:: 01. Race of Extinction 04:34 ::
:: 02. Shoot to Kill 04:41 ::
:: 03. All We've Become 05:28 ::
:: 04. Does No Feel Pain 06:26 ::
:: 05. Betrayal 03:31 ::
:: 06. Hell Probably Win 02:40 ::
:: 07. Can the Us Be So Great 04:14 ::
:: 08. Lined Up and Punished 04:15 ::
:: 09. Blind Hatred 06:03 ::
:: 10. Line to Kill 04:52 ::
:: 11. Special Skills 04:59 ::
:: 12. To Fight and Die 04:32 ::
:: 13. Everything is Rotten 04:57 ::
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:: Notorious both for his mighty beard and his strong ::
:: opinions, Paul Speckmann from Chicago, Illinois is one of ::
:: the loudest and most significant voices in (thrashened) ::
:: Death Metal. His band Master belongs to the longest lasting ::
:: constants in that field of music, forever shunning all ::
:: trends or the "need" for a "modern" sound. Master first ::
:: formed in 1983, rising from the ashes of Paul's former ::
:: bands War Cry and Death Strike, and in spite of a long list ::
:: of line up changes and troubles with getting out their ::
:: first proper release (their debut, simply titled "Master", ::
:: was released in 1990 on German label Nuclear Blast) Master ::
:: have been alive, kicking and massively influential ever ::
:: since, as Paul claims: "It's common knowledge that a large ::
:: portion of the original underground scene that thrives even ::
:: today were influenced by the early Speckmann demos. We ::
:: don't need to bother naming names here but the truth hurts ::
:: sometimes for many people." Why should we not name names ::
:: here? Highly prolific bands such as Napalm Death, Obituary ::
:: and Exhumed make no secret of the fact that Master had a ::
:: massive influence on their own music from the very ::
:: beginning. Nevertheless, it's a shame that up to this day, ::
:: Master never really received the recognition they deserved. ::
:: To help make up for this, High Roller Records are now re- ::
:: releasing two Master-pieces which have never been available ::
:: on vinyl before. Both albums were released in a limited ::
:: edition of 2000 copies only and now sell for astronomic ::
:: prices on ebay and the likes, therefore Paul decided to ::
:: have them re-released in an adequate way: "The material on ::
:: these records is very strong and aggressive so why not ::
:: share these once again with the masses?" ::
:: ::
:: "Four More Years Of Terror" first saw the light of day in ::
:: 2005 and was welcomed by reviewers as another great piece ::
:: of work, combining all that is typical and outstanding ::
:: about the band's sound, who like to keep it plain and ::
:: simple: "Four more years of terror" is old school death / ::
:: thrash to the bone, a feast for all those raised on a ::
:: rotten diet of Possessed, Mot÷rhead, Venom and Slayer. ::
:: Topped with a crust reeking of punk and spiced with true ::
:: underground flavour, Master serve you killer riffs, ::
:: relentless drumming and a dirty, driving bass. ::
:: ::
:: Just as he did for "The Spirit Of The West", German ::
:: illustrator and artist Alexander von Wieding has given the ::
:: album art of "Four More Years Of Terror" a complete ::
:: makeover, replacing the charming old school girl with a ::
:: more dramatic and more fitting image. Paul agrees: ::
:: "Alexander von Wieding has done both of the covers and has ::
:: captured the feeling for these titles exceptionally well." ::
:: ::
:: "Four More years of Terror" was a political statement just ::
:: as much as it was a musical one: "The album speaks about ::
:: when Bush was re-elected and the tyranny and chaos that ::
:: ensued when he began again with his quest for oil and more ::
:: power. This man certainly brought America down and the ::
:: dollar has plummeted ever since. The war machine still ::
:: continues today and the dollar is worth shit these days. If ::
:: people would learn to get along things would be better for ::
:: sure. The big problem in the world today is that America ::
:: wants to dictate the way all nations should live and force ::
:: democracy on people that aren't interested in the American ::
:: ideology." ::
:: ::
:: Having been around for such a long time, Paul has been ::
:: called "The Lemmy of Death Metal" more than once. That for ::
:: sure is a moniker he can live with, isn't it? "Sure, how ::
:: can you not live with a moniker like this? Lemmy is a god, ::
:: so if the truth speaks let the smiles begin. I am an ::
:: underground survivor playing my heart out year after year ::
:: and living in the true Metal style so there is nothing ::
:: wrong with this." ::
:: ::
:: Having found a stable line up with Alex Nejezchleba ::
:: (guitars) and Zden∞k Pradlovsk (drums), Master have been ::
:: very productive both with regard to recording albums and ::
:: touring. Where does Paul want to take the band from this ::
:: point? "Upward is the answer here. Regardless, Master plays ::
:: 100-120 shows per year across the globe and will continue ::
:: to conquer the underground as long as I live and breathe" ::
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