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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-13-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2009 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.hereticusa.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Heretic Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Breaking Point Label : Metal Blade ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This album is a great thrashfest with some ║ │
│║ power-metal atmosphere, and nice speed metal ║ │
│║ moments as well. It can, interestingly enough, ║ │
│║ be put in between "The Dark" and "Blessing in ║ │
│║ Disguise" in the overall Metal Church evolution ║ │
│║ - it make sense chronologically, and the songs ║ │
│║ tend to be a combination of the overtly fast and ║ │
│║ furious style of "The Dark", the more restrained ║ │
│║ and progressive thrash constructions of the ║ │
│║ second half of "Blessing in Disguise", and the ║ │
│║ even more drawn out compositions with many ║ │
│║ movements and acoustic interludes of the first ║ │
│║ half of "Blessing". ║ │
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│║ It's really quite an album - it has variety and ║ │
│║ strength in songwriting, and also an insane ║ │
│║ shitload of riffs. We start out with a little ║ │
│║ acoustic intro which builds up stronger and ║ │
│║ stronger until it breaks into a pure headbanging ║ │
│║ furious speed-metal riff, that is "The Heretic". ║ │
│║ This pretty much is yet another song that has ║ │
│║ drinken heavily from the "Freewheel Burning" ║ │
│║ fountain. There are two verses, over the same ║ │
│║ blazing guitar riff that features VERY ║ │
│║ prominently in the mix, combining with Mike ║ │
│║ Howe's powerful vocals, and then a slight riff ║ │
│║ change and some incredibly fast soloing, and ║ │
│║ then the chorus again. Yes, folks, it's speed ║ │
│║ metal. Very competently executed - short and to ║ │
│║ the point. The particular riff choice is also ║ │
│║ really good - it's half a "Freewheel Burning" ║ │
│║ riff for the most part. ║ │
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│║ Then, we have a slower thrash song, "And ║ │
│║ Kingdoms Fall". It's almost power-metal in its ║ │
│║ construction, as it doesn't overtly rip your ║ │
│║ face out, and only has about 6 different riffs ║ │
│║ over the whole song. Also, the chorus features ║ │
│║ prominently, and a main feature of this song - ║ │
│║ as well as the whole album, really - is Mike ║ │
│║ Howe's vocals. Not particularly shrieky, but ║ │
│║ definitely powerful. "The Circle" and "Enemy ║ │
│║ Within" continue along the same vein as the last ║ │
│║ song, though the specifics are a bit different. ║ │
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│║ "Time Runs Short" starts off slowly, and then ║ │
│║ builds up, with some massive bludgeoning riffs ║ │
│║ forming the basis of the song. Very well ║ │
│║ executed, and comparable in general atmosphere ║ │
│║ to some of "Blessing in Disguise". After "Pale ║ │
│║ Shelter", which is a short acoustic interlude, ║ │
│║ we get into "Shifting Fire", which is an uptempo ║ │
│║ thrasher. Probably the catchiest song on here, ║ │
│║ especially with the way the riffs under the ║ │
│║ chorus work. ║ │
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│║ Next, "Let 'em Bleed" - the other all-out speed ║ │
│║ metal song on this album. This one is longer and ║ │
│║ more developed, especially in the area of the ║ │
│║ middle guitar solo. That right there is of ║ │
│║ course total Judas Priest worship - a guitar ║ │
│║ duel that would not look out of place in "Ram it ║ │
│║ Down" or anywhere else for that matter. Pure ║ │
│║ classic 80s speed metal. ║ │
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│║ Then, "Evil for Evil" is a bit slower, and has ║ │
│║ probably the best vocals out of any song on ║ │
│║ here. "Feel the blade, cut right through - ║ │
│║ through your heart!!!!" Also, the midpaced ║ │
│║ bludgeoning thrash riffs keep cropping up here - ║ │
│║ this album definitely makes excellent use of ║ │
│║ them, ranging from everything from slower ║ │
│║ acoustic parts to "efficient speed" riff ║ │
│║ monstrosities to total speed metal. ║ │
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│║ The final song, "The Search" is the epic ║ │
│║ balladic acoustically-interluded complex song to ║ │
│║ close off the album. It's about 7 minutes long, ║ │
│║ and works very well, also being very very ║ │
│║ reminiscent of "Anthem to the Estranged" at ║ │
│║ times. ║ │
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│║ So what do we have here? A classic thrash album, ║ │
│║ that's what. I have no idea how rare this is - ║ │
│║ fuck that, get it anyway! ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Heretic [03:36] │
│ 02 - And Kingdoms Fall [04:55] │
│ 03 - The Circle [05:17] │
│ 04 - Enemy Within [03:20] │
│ 05 - Time Runs Short [06:36] │
│ 06 - Pale Shelter (Instrumental) [03:40] │
│ 07 - Shifting Fire [03:58] │
│ 08 - Let ┤Em Bleed [03:05] │
│ 09 - Evil For Evil [03:53] │
│ 10 - The Search [07:06] │
│ 11 - Impulse (Bonus Track) [04:26] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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