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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-08-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2007 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.primitai.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Primitai Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Through The Gates Of Hell Label : Green China ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I'll let this review start with an extract from ║ │
│║ the band's own website home page; "This album ║ │
│║ delivers some of the most ball-breaking riffs ║ │
│║ and guitar lead that any mortal this side of ║ │
│║ hell has heard in a long time. Influence by many ║ │
│║ of the greatest heavy metal bands ever. None of ║ │
│║ that bullshit metal that little emo kids weep ║ │
│║ over." Big words from a band based in Sandhurst, ║ │
│║ especially as their next gig was at the ║ │
│║ 'Tumbledown Dick' in Farnborough. ║ │
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│║ As I was trying to decide if Farnborough was the ║ │
│║ nub of cutting edge metal I tried to decipher ║ │
│║ the band's logo. Honestly, it's un-readability ║ │
│║ puts some black metal bands to shame. The first ║ │
│║ track 'Army of Darkness' has a lot of pressure ║ │
│║ on its shoulders. Let's not forget it's going to ║ │
│║ contain 'àsome of the most ball-breaking riffs ║ │
│║ and guitar lead that any mortal this side of ║ │
│║ hell has heard in a long time.' Unfortunately ║ │
│║ the shoulders are as broad as a coke bottle and ║ │
│║ the whole literary build up comes crashing down ║ │
│║ like collapsed chimney. What Primitai actually ║ │
│║ deliver is good intentioned under cooked metal. ║ │
│║ This is perhaps an unfair statement because ║ │
│║ Primitai are a band still gaining experience and ║ │
│║ their own sound. Song-writing, like most skills, ║ │
│║ is something that is improved over time, and I'm ║ │
│║ sure the band will improve, but for the mean ║ │
│║ time 'Through The Gates Of Hell' will have to be ║ │
│║ considered as a building block. ║ │
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│║ This release is a great example of a band that ║ │
│║ have the solo/harmony break absolutely nailed. ║ │
│║ The shredding and axe work right across this ║ │
│║ album is wonderful. 'Destroyers,' and 'Lights ║ │
│║ Out' especially, are great examples of superb ║ │
│║ musicianship and hard work. They are reminiscent ║ │
│║ of early Maiden and Priest, very melodic, catchy ║ │
│║ and well structured. As a guitar player I was in ║ │
│║ 7th heaven, but it felt like the excellent solos ║ │
│║ were at the expense of the actual song. It's as ║ │
│║ if they came up with the lead break and then ║ │
│║ fitted any old toss around it. In 'Death Hammer' ║ │
│║ the band have launched into the solo break after ║ │
│║ only one minute and fifty seconds. As good as ║ │
│║ the solos are, there does seem a mentality of ║ │
│║ 'let's get the verse and chorus out of the way ║ │
│║ so we can start soloing because that's the best ║ │
│║ bit of the song'. ║ │
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│║ The riffs are fairly basic and sound recycled ║ │
│║ from the early 80s. 'Primitillian Man's main ║ │
│║ riff after the clean start (with solo) is simply ║ │
│║ woeful and 'Rockin in Hell' starts with a basic ║ │
│║ chord progression withàyup you guessed it, a ║ │
│║ solo over the top. As I've said before, all ║ │
│║ these solos are great but they'll only get you ║ │
│║ so far. The riffs are shoddy and as for Graham ║ │
│║ Christie's vocals, well, it sounds like he's ║ │
│║ trying too hard. They're really poor and let the ║ │
│║ songs down even further. He sounds like a ║ │
│║ guitarist filling in the vocalist spot until ║ │
│║ they can get a permanent member. Not only does ║ │
│║ his gruff voice sound unconvincing, but he sings ║ │
│║ some of the daftest lyrics I've ever heard, it's ║ │
│║ not a good combination. ║ │
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│║ Maybe I'm taking the band too seriously, any ║ │
│║ band that has a song called 'Rockin in Hell' has ║ │
│║ to be larking about, surely? I'm not sure, I'm ║ │
│║ still in two minds. It's obvious the band can ║ │
│║ play, and they'd probably rock up a storm on ║ │
│║ stage with the twin axe attack. But the actual ║ │
│║ songs themselves are shoddy, the vocals ║ │
│║ unsuitable and the production needs to be ║ │
│║ bigger. There's a lot of work that needs to be ║ │
│║ done in these areas. If they put as much work ║ │
│║ into them as they did their solos then Primitai ║ │
│║ would be a band everyone would take notice of. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Army Of Darkness [04:01] │
│ 02 - Deathhammer [04:06] │
│ 03 - Destroyers [04:46] │
│ 04 - Light Out [05:00] │
│ 05 - Buried Alive [03:05] │
│ 06 - Primitillian man [04:24] │
│ 07 - Rockin┤ In Hell [06:36] │
│ 08 - The Piper [05:07] │
│ 09 - War Cries [04:46] │
│ 10 - Primitillian Man (Acoustic) [04:15] │
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│ Total Length : [46:06 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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