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│ + Powerwolf - The Rockhard Sacrament + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-02-2014 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........06 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.powerwolf.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Powerwolf Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Rockhard Sacrament Label : Napalm ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This really shouldn't even count as a real ║ │
│║ release. It's just a little teaser EP that comes ║ │
│║ with the July 2013 issue of the German Rock Hard ║ │
│║ Magazine. It's got two tracks from the upcoming ║ │
│║ (and (at least on my end) absurdly anticipated) ║ │
│║ new Powerwolf album, Preachers of the Night, two ║ │
│║ cover tracks, the b-side from the "Amen and ║ │
│║ Attack" single, and an orchestral arrangement of ║ │
│║ the lead hype track, the aforementioned "Amen ║ │
│║ and Attack". As such, this is going to be a ║ │
│║ really short one, but I just can't keep my mouth ║ │
│║ shut and wait for the album to drop. Why? Every ║ │
│║ pre-release thing has made me jizz everywhere. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ Take a look at that cover, Powerwolf is still ║ │
│║ just as corny and juvenile as they've always ║ │
│║ been, but man I wouldn't change a thing about ║ │
│║ them. I love how seriously they take their ║ │
│║ theatrics while still having a blast while doing ║ │
│║ it. Powerwolf has fun with their gimmick, but ║ │
│║ they never come off as those insincere dolts who ║ │
│║ will sneakily shoot an aside to their friends ║ │
│║ about how they're just doing this "ironically". ║ │
│║ Like how 2 Chainz and Chainsaw Penis are ║ │
│║ apparently bad on purpose, Powerwolf is silly on ║ │
│║ purpose, but they play it so straight that it's ║ │
│║ just endearing. I can see how this can turn ║ │
│║ people off, but the childishness is just ║ │
│║ infinitely charming to me, and it certainly ║ │
│║ helps that I love their music as well. ║ │
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│║ Yeah, musically, the offerings on The Rockhard ║ │
│║ Sacrament are just as stellar as ever. The three ║ │
│║ original works are all for the most part pretty ║ │
│║ stunningly catchy and gigantic. That's what I ║ │
│║ love about this band, I love the colossal ║ │
│║ bombast they throw behind what are otherwise ║ │
│║ pretty standard heavy metal songs. They're full ║ │
│║ of high tempo riffing and big, anthemic, fist ║ │
│║ pumping choruses, but they back this already ║ │
│║ stadium-filling style of songwriting with ║ │
│║ gigantic church organs and massive choirs. It's ║ │
│║ all so overblown and dramatic that it just ║ │
│║ perfectly appeals to my attention-whore ║ │
│║ qualities. Everything Powerwolf does is in- ║ │
│║ your-face and deafening, and that's really all I ║ │
│║ want out of my heavy metal bands. The three ║ │
│║ original works ("Amen and Attack", "In the Name ║ │
│║ of God", and "Living on a Nightmare") all fit ║ │
│║ this basic criteria, with the lattermost being a ║ │
│║ bit slower and more laid back, kind of in the ║ │
│║ vein of "Murder at Midnight" from the previous ║ │
│║ album.s ║ │
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│║ That's one of the bigger problems with ║ │
│║ Powerwolf, and I'll freely admit it. They are ║ │
│║ very guilty of sticking to sticking to a few set ║ │
│║ formulas and almost never deviating from them. ║ │
│║ As much as I love "Amen and Attack" (and I have ║ │
│║ to stress I really fucking love it), it's pretty ║ │
│║ similar to something like "Sanctified with ║ │
│║ Dynamite", "Phantom of the Funeral", or "Seven ║ │
│║ Deadly Saints", and "In the Name of God" is ║ │
│║ basically "In Blood We Trust v.2.0". So they're ║ │
│║ still pretty unoriginal in the grand scheme of ║ │
│║ things, but like so many other bands, they make ║ │
│║ up for it with an abundance of enthusiasm and a ║ │
│║ hugely energetic performance. Because let's face ║ │
│║ it, Powerwolf is a band of showmen, they write ║ │
│║ some kick ass basic heavy metal with some neat ║ │
│║ gothic flourishes, but they're more about the ║ │
│║ spectacle overall. And frankly, that spectacle ║ │
│║ shines through this music, and there's nothing I ║ │
│║ would change about their approach. The Rockhard ║ │
│║ Sacrament is just an pointless little teaser, ║ │
│║ but it shows what the band is in a nutshell, and ║ │
│║ it's a really cool bonus for established fans ║ │
│║ like myself. ║ │
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│║ But with that said, it is pretty unnecessary. I ║ │
│║ mean, "Amen and Attack" was already released ║ │
│║ online a while back, and "Living on a Nightmare" ║ │
│║ isn't even going to be featured on Preachers of ║ │
│║ the Night. The covers are pretty cool, but they ║ │
│║ aren't worth seeking this out for ("The Headless ║ │
│║ Cross" sounds really cool, especially for a guy ║ │
│║ like me who just never got into the Tony Martin ║ │
│║ era of Sabbath, but "Nightcrawler" absolutely ║ │
│║ pales in comparison to Judas Priest's original ║ │
│║ (then again, Painkiller is just a goddamn ║ │
│║ perfect album and there's no way to improve upon ║ │
│║ its songs anyway (the fact that I love that ║ │
│║ album so much more than Sad Wings of Destiny ║ │
│║ also probably goes a long way in explaining why ║ │
│║ I love Powerwolf so much more than Virgin Steele ║ │
│║ (man this is one hell of a run-on parenthetical ║ │
│║ aside)))). Basically yeah, this is a pretty ║ │
│║ pointless release, but it works well as a vessel ║ │
│║ for hyping up the new album, because here I am ║ │
│║ using my drool as lube while I pleasure myself ║ │
│║ in anticipation for it. If you're not a fan of ║ │
│║ the silly childishness of the band's gimmick or ║ │
│║ the pretty standard Accept/Running Wild style ║ │
│║ heavy metal with gargantuan latin choruses or ║ │
│║ obnoxious church organ, this isn't going to ║ │
│║ change your mind. Fans like me? Eh... the ║ │
│║ content is good, but just wait and get the ║ │
│║ deluxe edition of Preachers of the Night if you ║ │
│║ want to hear the covers. ║ │
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│║ Line-up / Musicians: ║ │
│║ Attila Dorn û Vocals ║ │
│║ Matthew Greywolf û Guitar ║ │
│║ Charles Greywolf û Guitar ║ │
│║ Falk Maria Schlegel û Organ ║ │
│║ Roel van Helden - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Amen & Attack [03:55] │
│ 02 - In The Name Of God [03:15] │
│ 03 - Headless Cross [06:10] │
│ 04 - Nightcrawler [05:43] │
│ 05 - Living On A Nightmare [03:51] │
│ 06 - Amen & Attack (Orchestra Version) [04:55] │
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