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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-26-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2003 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Ballistic Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Ballistic Label : Metal Blade ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ A quick foreword: Some might say IÆm a bit lax ║ │
│║ when it comes to perfection. I donÆt expect to ║ │
│║ find an album thatÆs timeless, because I donÆt ║ │
│║ believe anything is truly timeless. IÆd be happy ║ │
│║ if something created today is still smiled on ║ │
│║ ten years later. I donÆt expect every album to ║ │
│║ be great, because my definition of great is ║ │
│║ something that drastically changes the way ║ │
│║ things are done when it debuts. For me, a ║ │
│║ perfect album needs just one thing: to be really ║ │
│║ fucking good! Luckily, thatÆs the case here. ║ │
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│║ MA defines Ballistic as Speed/Power metal. ║ │
│║ Wikipedia doesnÆt even have a page for them. I ║ │
│║ call them Thrash. The band itself is a glorious ║ │
│║ collision of everything that made thrash great, ║ │
│║ and salutes both its origins and where itÆs gone ║ │
│║ today. But whatÆs the whole without the sum of ║ │
│║ its parts? Illustrious former members include ║ │
│║ Tony Taylor, of Twisted Tower Dire, Harry æThe ║ │
│║ TyrantÆ of Jag Panzer and Riot, and Chris ║ │
│║ Broderick, the current lead guitarist of ║ │
│║ Megadeth. ║ │
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│║ The current line-up might not have the same ║ │
│║ credentials, but what they lack in fame, they ║ │
│║ make up for in moxy. Tom Gattis, current ║ │
│║ vocalist and frontman, uses a wonderful ║ │
│║ power/thrash style for the majority of his work, ║ │
│║ but also does an admirable deathrash growl and a ║ │
│║ good forthright shouting style. Peter Petov, ║ │
│║ current guitarist, employs the same versatility ║ │
│║ in his playing, and is one of the most ║ │
│║ accomplished soloists to not be recognized. ║ │
│║ Seriously, this kid shreds. In fact, the entire ║ │
│║ band performs fantastically, and without delving ║ │
│║ into that tricky mire of over-technicality. ║ │
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│║ Anything a thrash fan could desire is present. ║ │
│║ ThereÆs dozens of solos, riffs, bass lines, drum ║ │
│║ solos, aggression, melody, charisma, tempo ║ │
│║ changes, energy, chugging, and even a few ║ │
│║ (tasteful) pitch harmonics. Shout-along choruses ║ │
│║ and structural song progression dare you to be ║ │
│║ bored. Not only that, but I had to look this ║ │
│║ release up before I believed that wasnÆt ║ │
│║ released in the eighties of early nineties. ║ │
│║ ThatÆs some of the strongest praise I have. ║ │
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│║ There really isnÆt a weak song on the album, ║ │
│║ and any of these could be a highlight on a ║ │
│║ different album. Do you like the Teutonic, ║ │
│║ almost deathy style of thrash? Check out Corpse ║ │
│║ Stacked High, or Dissection/Into the Sever ║ │
│║ Chamber. Like a more melodic NWOBHM or ║ │
│║ power/thrash style? You want Silent Killer. ║ │
│║ Punky or metalcore-esque fan? Call Me Evil or ║ │
│║ Call to Armageddon is for you. Remember Judas ║ │
│║ PriestÆs æPainkillerÆ? Threshold to Pain will ║ │
│║ certainly jog youÆre memory if you forgot. ║ │
│║ Finally, if you enjoy your thrash in an epic ║ │
│║ anthem-like way, Undefeated is your song. Be ║ │
│║ sure, this band isnÆt genre hopping; they just ║ │
│║ show these influences the most in selected ║ │
│║ tracks. ║ │
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│║ Now, IÆm sure your thinking ôWell itÆs great ║ │
│║ that the band knows its stuff, but does it bring ║ │
│║ anything new to the table?ö Collision Course, ║ │
│║ Bloodbath!, Watch Me Do It (my personal ║ │
│║ favorite) and Gone Ballistic are strictly in ║ │
│║ their own unique style. Important note: The bass ║ │
│║ solo in Gone Ballistic is the most blistering ║ │
│║ IÆve heard since QuorthonÆs in æTwilight of The ║ │
│║ GodsÆ. In short, no fan should be without this ║ │
│║ release. In fact, why are you still reading? Go ║ │
│║ get it! ║ │
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│║ In an ineffective attempt at criticism, I hate ║ │
│║ the album cover. Okay, to be honest, it's ║ │
│║ cheesy, and when I say it, I mean both the ║ │
│║ cover, and the music. However, it's my view that ║ │
│║ cheese is one of those strict matters of ║ │
│║ personal taste, and I find that it adds to the ║ │
│║ piece, in a Manowarish sort of way. The music ║ │
│║ just wouldn't be the same if it was any more ║ │
│║ serious. If your still hung up on the cheese ║ │
│║ issue, just focus on the technicality. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Collision Course [03:17] │
│ 02 - Corpse Stacked High [04:47] │
│ 03 - Watch Me Do It [03:51] │
│ 04 - Call To Armageddon [04:17] │
│ 05 - The Dissection/Into The Sever Chamber [03:54] │
│ 06 - Call Me Evil [04:03] │
│ 07 - Silent Killer [04:13] │
│ 08 - Threshold Of Pain [06:03] │
│ 09 - Undefeated [04:42] │
│ 10 - Gone Ballistic [04:56] │
│ 11 - Bloodbath [03:36] │
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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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