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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Chastain - Surrender To No One + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.nov-26-2013 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.davidtchastain.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Chastain Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Surrender To No One Label : Leviathan ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The news that David T. Chastain reactivated ║ │
│║ CHASTAIN with Leather behind the mic created ║ │
│║ mixed emotions for the obvious reasons; it feels ║ │
│║ great to see a lineup getting together after ║ │
│║ almost 25 years (at least 3 out of 4 members) ║ │
│║ but at the same time raises the burning question ║ │
│║ whether the reactivated band is capable to get ║ │
│║ back on track after all this time. Well, the ║ │
│║ truth resides somewhere in between and ║ │
│║ personally I like to deal with such ║ │
│║ reactivations as something totally new and at ║ │
│║ the same time keep an eye on the history to ║ │
│║ check if music meets the quality level of the ║ │
│║ past. From whatever angle you choose to watch ║ │
│║ this, the almost shocking truth is that CHASTAIN ║ │
│║ is back with ôSurrender To No Oneö and I am more ║ │
│║ than happy to spin this one. ║ │
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│║ ôStand And Fightö opens the album with an in- ║ │
│║ your-face riff that has ChastainÆs name written ║ │
│║ all over it, having as solid foundations the ║ │
│║ excellent production with one foot on the 80s ║ │
│║ and the other on the current modern times. But ║ │
│║ what will blast your ear drums putting a huge ║ │
│║ smile on your face is LeatherÆs voice that seems ║ │
│║ to continue where it had stopped two decades ║ │
│║ ago. The harshness, the vibrato and the ║ │
│║ characteristic timbre are still here, so crank ║ │
│║ it up somewhere after the Chastain-signature ║ │
│║ guitar solo to listen to what I like to call ║ │
│║ "sonic evidence". The double bass drum action ║ │
│║ and the heavy riffs kind of sound modern and ║ │
│║ please take this in the best possible way. In ║ │
│║ other words, the band did not try to copy the ║ │
│║ 80s sound and make it appealing for the sake of ║ │
│║ sounding old-school or retro or whatever; the ║ │
│║ music is fresh and most-importantly motivated. ║ │
│║ ôDeep Down In The Darknessö is a fine example of ║ │
│║ the current CHASTAIN with a groovy/headbanging ║ │
│║ rhythm section, powerful vocal melodies and an ║ │
│║ awesome dark atmosphere. In pretty much the same ║ │
│║ wavelength stands ôRise Upö that I am sure is a ║ │
│║ strong candidate for any possible plans to get ║ │
│║ on tour and it would not be too much to mention ║ │
│║ some almost Teutonic dynamics in the super tight ║ │
│║ rhythm section and the sweet high-hat action. ║ │
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│║ The in-your-face riff and the full-of-attitude ║ │
│║ singing by Leather are the strongest ingredients ║ │
│║ of the self-titled track where you will also ║ │
│║ enjoy the nice bass lines in the mid-tempo ║ │
│║ breaks. If you are still wondering what ║ │
│║ LeatherÆs vocal chords can do anno 2013, then ║ │
│║ the keyboard-driven part of ôBleed Throughö will ║ │
│║ give you the hard facts but also let you enjoy ║ │
│║ her cocky singing attitude that is so rare to ║ │
│║ find among female singers who like to choose the ║ │
│║ soft-side of Metal. ║ │
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│║ Yeah, I tried to keep my cool while listening to ║ │
│║ the CHASTAIN comeback but I miserably failed. ║ │
│║ ôSurrender To No Oneö is not just a good album ║ │
│║ from a veteran band; itÆs a solid release with ║ │
│║ great tracks, motivated song-writing, great six ║ │
│║ string action from a guitar virtuoso who knows ║ │
│║ about the listening-economics (in other words, ║ │
│║ there are no boring and endless/pointless ║ │
│║ soloing) and on top of everything a powerful ║ │
│║ singer with one of a kind timbre. Welcome back, ║ │
│║ CHASTAIN - so I guess a tour is in order, right? ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Stand And Fight [04:55] │
│ 02 - Call Of The Wild [05:02] │
│ 03 - Deep Down In The Darkness [06:09] │
│ 04 - Freedom Within [04:13] │
│ 05 - I Am Sin [04:41] │
│ 06 - Rise Up [04:07] │
│ 07 - Evil Awaits Us [04:32] │
│ 08 - Fear My Wrath [04:37] │
│ 09 - Save Me Tonight [04:47] │
│ 10 - Surrender To No One [05:51] │
│ 11 - Bleed Though Me [05:17] │
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│ Total Length : [54:11 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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