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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Seasons Of The Wolf - Lost In Hell + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jun-08-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1999 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.seasonsofthewolf.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Seasons Of The Wolf Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Lost In Hell Label : Adrenaline ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This was Seasons of the WolfÆs real coming-of- ║ │
│║ age of sorts, where they really got their shit ║ │
│║ together. The debut was good for what it was, ║ │
│║ but on Lost in Hell they really expanded their ║ │
│║ sound. This comes off like a kind of mausoleum ║ │
│║ of the great sounds of the 70s and maybe just a ║ │
│║ hint of the 80s. You get reverb-soaked riffs ║ │
│║ that borrow their style but never actual ideas ║ │
│║ from the bandÆs idols in Black Sabbath, wailing ║ │
│║ vocals that sound like they came from a space ║ │
│║ ship whirring by and synthesizers that properly ║ │
│║ set this whole thing up as a bona fide space ║ │
│║ opera. ║ │
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│║ ôLost in Hellö kicks this off with a six-minute ║ │
│║ detour of stomping riffs and fist-in-the-air ║ │
│║ chorus lines. But the real meat of the album ║ │
│║ comes with songs like ôAbandoned City,ö ôS.O.S.ö ║ │
│║ and ôCommunion,ö which take you on a psychedelic ║ │
│║ heavy metal journey like nothing else this side ║ │
│║ of Pagan Altar. I just love how this band just ║ │
│║ does whatever they want û itÆs like their only ║ │
│║ real inspiration was ôeverything that was cool ║ │
│║ when we were 11.ö You get songs about space, ║ │
│║ Armageddon, Louisiana voodoo, witch hunting and ║ │
│║ evil cults û itÆs a checklist of the best things ║ │
│║ ever, basically. Pulp as hell. ║ │
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│║ The musicianship is killer as ever, with Scully ║ │
│║ on guitars winging out some awesome riffs and ║ │
│║ beautiful, psychedelically flavored leads and ║ │
│║ solos. HeÆs really quite a good guitarist, with ║ │
│║ a real feel and command for melody. Everything ║ │
│║ he does is very technical and adept, but he ║ │
│║ doesnÆt feel the need to show off û instead he ║ │
│║ just works great with the other members of the ║ │
│║ band to put together killer tunes. ôDr. Samuraiö ║ │
│║ on keyboards is just impeccable; with thematic ║ │
│║ keyboards that kind of shape themselves around ║ │
│║ each songàthey are spacey when ôInterstellarö or ║ │
│║ ôCommunionö calls for it, trippy on songs like ║ │
│║ ôWitch Finderö and even a bit medieval on the ║ │
│║ jovial ôOne Land, One King.ö He can do anything. ║ │
│║ Wes on vocals still rules, stretching himself ║ │
│║ out here with a little more variety than before. ║ │
│║ With his high, gritty sneer, he sounds like Jon ║ │
│║ Oliva at a Satanic gathering in the woods. ║ │
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│║ The space themed stuff really is cool û witness ║ │
│║ the out-of-this-world stomp ôCommunion,ö with ║ │
│║ its killer chorus and pounding, atmospheric ║ │
│║ riffs, and then ôInterstellar,ö which showed ║ │
│║ that the band can do ballads too. ôInterstellarö ║ │
│║ is a moving song that sort of looks out to the ║ │
│║ stars and beyond, with trippy keys and a quite ║ │
│║ soothing vocal performance. This kind of song ║ │
│║ would become a staple of every SOTW album. They ║ │
│║ really do it quite well. On the other side of ║ │
│║ the fence, ôWitch Finderö is a Sabbathine stomp ║ │
│║ to rule them all, and ôVoo Doo Masterö is an ║ │
│║ unholy clarion call to Satan if there ever was ║ │
│║ one. ôInitiationö is a creepy, crawling tune ║ │
│║ with a shrieking chorus build up that works very ║ │
│║ effectively. I do have to single out "Witch ║ │
│║ Finder" for perhaps the most humorous chorus in ║ │
│║ the SOTW discography - any band that can sing ║ │
│║ "she's a good witch...she's a bad witch" and ║ │
│║ make it sound that badass has to be worth ║ │
│║ something. ║ │
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│║ The last three tunes, ôA Face in the Mist,ö ║ │
│║ ôVengeanceö and ôOne Land, One Kingö are not as ║ │
│║ good as some of the other songs on here. TheyÆre ║ │
│║ entertaining, but not quite as memorable û I ║ │
│║ wouldnÆt dare say they suck or anything, but if ║ │
│║ you want the albumÆs Achilles heel, there it is. ║ │
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│║ ItÆs hard to really talk about albums like this ║ │
│║ because there isnÆt much to do besides nod your ║ │
│║ head and go æyes, thatÆs really fucking cool.Æ ║ │
│║ There isnÆt a whole lot of deep analysis and ║ │
│║ criticism to do here because this is a band that ║ │
│║ loves their music, is good at writing music, and ║ │
│║ puts 100% effort into making the best music they ║ │
│║ can. ItÆs really that simple. This is the ║ │
│║ bedrock foundation of good music û just ║ │
│║ incredibly enjoyable, agreeable stuff that I ║ │
│║ canÆt imagine someone actively hating at all. ║ │
│║ This is a bit harder to get into than the ║ │
│║ following two SOTW albums, as it is more of a ║ │
│║ psychedelic journey than a riff-fest like ║ │
│║ Nocturnal Revelation for example û the songs all ║ │
│║ sort of flow as one cohesive unit. ItÆs an album ║ │
│║ to get lost in and just sort of soak up, not ║ │
│║ spend time picking apart. So go get lost in Lost ║ │
│║ in Hell. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Lost in Hell [06:14] │
│ 02 - Abandoned City [05:02] │
│ 03 - S.O.S. [05:51] │
│ 04 - Communion [04:08] │
│ 05 - Interstellar [05:22] │
│ 06 - Witchfinder [07:06] │
│ 07 - Voo Doo Master [06:51] │
│ 08 - A Face in the Mist [01:51] │
│ 09 - Initiation [05:21] │
│ 10 - Vangeance [04:55] │
│ 11 - One Land One King [05:20] │
│ 12 - Land of the Dead [Live] [06:02] │
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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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