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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Zed Yago - From Over Yonder + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-28-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1988 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.zed-yago.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Zed Yago Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : From Over Yonder Label : Steam Hammer ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ 1987 was the year Helloween broke out in a major ║ │
│║ way with Michael Kiske and their sophomore album ║ │
│║ Keeper of the Seven Keys Part 1, but they were ║ │
│║ not the only German band engaged in flights of ║ │
│║ fantasy lyrics and impressive, accessible ║ │
│║ melodic hooks that year. Nor was Running Wild ║ │
│║ the sole German band to explore 'pirate metal' ║ │
│║ territory through their excellent Under Jolly ║ │
│║ Roger in 1987. No, it was also the debut of Zed ║ │
│║ Yago, the new band to feature the vocals of ║ │
│║ songstress Jutta Weinhold, who had previously ║ │
│║ performed in prog rock, blues and even some ║ │
│║ controversial punk metal. Weinhold joins the ║ │
│║ 'classic' lineup here of Tatch, Gunnar, Bubi, ║ │
│║ and Jimmy Durand, and together they would ║ │
│║ produce a pretty stellar first effort. ║ │
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│║ That's not to say this is their best, because ║ │
│║ aside from 3-4 of its better songs, From Over ║ │
│║ Yonder does not hold up quite so preciously as ║ │
│║ its follow-up Pilgrimage. Still, the style was ║ │
│║ pretty original for its day...a female fronted ║ │
│║ fantasy metal band with both the ballsy, ║ │
│║ traditional NWOBHM chops and what might have ║ │
│║ been the better production job of their two ║ │
│║ albums. This is crunchy and clear metal with ║ │
│║ some great hooks to it, and resonant, ║ │
│║ scintillating leads that breeze gracefully ║ │
│║ across the prow as it crests each rolling, ║ │
│║ rhythmic wave. The appeal is widespread, as I ║ │
│║ could envision a fan of anything from Helloween, ║ │
│║ Warlock, W.A.S.P. or Accept to the Scorpions, ║ │
│║ Bonfire, Dokken and Saxon appreciating what's ║ │
│║ offered here. ║ │
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│║ I'll begin this with the creme of the crop, the ║ │
│║ opening track "The Spell from Over Yonder", ║ │
│║ which builds a slow, desperate mystique, its ║ │
│║ primary riff playing out like a melodic ║ │
│║ metalized alternative to the James Bond theme ║ │
│║ before the giant, blues balls of the verse riff ║ │
│║ break forth, and Jutta gives you what was ║ │
│║ probably your first taste of the best German ║ │
│║ female front lady of the 80s (at least in ║ │
│║ traditional metal). I love the way her voice ║ │
│║ interacts with the chorus riff...such a primal ║ │
│║ and elegant force, compounded by the subtle ║ │
│║ surge of the guitars. "Zed Yago" is another of ║ │
│║ the band's best tracks, with a resounding, ║ │
│║ simple guitar lick that channels a unique, ║ │
│║ polished savagery over which a tasteful melodic ║ │
│║ fill dances like a slave girl at a pirate ║ │
│║ bazaar. "Rockin' for the Nation" is another ║ │
│║ showstopper here, reminding me a lot of Saxon, ║ │
│║ but with firm use of the keyboard player Hansi ║ │
│║ Kecker, and a lot more depth and appeal than the ║ │
│║ rather obvious lyrics might suggest. After this ║ │
│║ trio, I favor "Stay the Course", which feels ║ │
│║ like a midpoint between AC/DC and Iron Maiden's ║ │
│║ "Run to the Hills". ║ │
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│║ The rest of this material does not hold up quite ║ │
│║ so well for me, but it's solid enough that it ║ │
│║ doesn't drag down the album if you plan on ║ │
│║ listening straight through. "The Flying ║ │
│║ Dutchman" is a bombastic, operatic interlude ║ │
│║ piece using horns, synthesizers and guitars to ║ │
│║ introduce the narrative of the band's mythos. ║ │
│║ "Queen and Priest" had some scorching, slow hard ║ │
│║ rock rhythms akin t o"Rockin' the Nation", but ║ │
│║ it isn't as catchy. "Revenge" is a pretty, ║ │
│║ sparingly climaxing power ballad, but not as ║ │
│║ powerful as "The Pale Man" from Pilgrimage. ║ │
│║ "United Pirate Kingdom" is Zed Yago doing what ║ │
│║ Zed Yago does best, slowly pumping heavy metal ║ │
│║ with eagle-like soaring vocals, and the addition ║ │
│║ of cheesy but adequate keyboard 'horn section' ║ │
│║ presence, but it's not that memorable either. ║ │
│║ "Rebel Ladies" might have made an impression on ║ │
│║ Lenny Wolf, because Kingdom Come's "Can't Deny" ║ │
│║ from the 1991 album Hands of Time sounds very ║ │
│║ similar to me, at least the big lead-in riff. ║ │
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│║ All told, From Over Yonder is a solid listening ║ │
│║ experience, especially if you take into ║ │
│║ consideration the scarcity of quality ║ │
│║ traditional metal with female vocals in the mid ║ │
│║ 80s. It certainly beats out anything Lita Ford ║ │
│║ would produce in her solo career, and it's the ║ │
│║ equal to any of Warlock's four albums, but I ║ │
│║ prefer cutting out the less important songs and ║ │
│║ playing the rest in a mix with all of the ║ │
│║ sophomore album Pilgrimage, which is ║ │
│║ astoundingly good. In fact, on some versions of ║ │
│║ the Pilgrimage cassette release, a few of the ║ │
│║ From Over Yonder tracks were included! The album ║ │
│║ still sounds pretty clear today, and though I ║ │
│║ don't worship all of its wiles as much as its ║ │
│║ younger sibling, it remains one of the better ║ │
│║ efforts in Jutta Weinhold's career, alongside ║ │
│║ Pilgrimage and the mistreated Breslau record. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Spell From Over Yonder [05:10] │
│ 02 - The Flying Dutchman [02:20] │
│ 03 - Zed Yago [04:26] │
│ 04 - Queen And Priest [04:27] │
│ 05 - Revenge [05:30] │
│ 06 - United Pirate Kingdom [05:55] │
│ 07 - Stay The Course [05:09] │
│ 08 - Rebel Ladies [04:35] │
│ 09 - Rockin' For The Nation [04:38] │
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│ Total Length : [42:10 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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