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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Flashback Of Anger - T.S.R. (Terminate And Stay Resident) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-17-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Flashback Of Anger Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : T.S.R. (Terminate And Stay ResLabel : IceWarrior ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Flashback Of Anger is an Italian band that I ║ │
│║ became familiar with in fairly recent memory, ║ │
│║ having picked up a copy of the bandÆs 2009 ║ │
│║ debut, Splinters Of Life, in an online clearance ║ │
│║ bin. As with most acquisitions IÆve made that ║ │
│║ way, it was hardly a ôclearance binö sort of ║ │
│║ album, and left me with substantial expectations ║ │
│║ for the bandÆs followup. With a guest spot from ║ │
│║ Fabio Lione (I can hear the groans already) on ║ │
│║ the album, as well as Vision DivineÆs bassist ║ │
│║ Andrea Torricini joining Flashback Of Anger full ║ │
│║ time, I was hopeful that the group would garner ║ │
│║ a bit more exposure and respect. ║ │
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│║ Like many Italians of its ilk, Flashback Of ║ │
│║ Anger plays a heavily key-supplemented, ║ │
│║ progressively-tinged, and generally fast-paced ║ │
│║ bit of power metal in the same general ballpark ║ │
│║ as Vision Divine, Labyrinth, and the like. ║ │
│║ Speedy, accessible songs like ôFalse Idolsö ║ │
│║ ought to open up for fans of Italian power ║ │
│║ pretty easily, though keeping them hooked for ║ │
│║ the full duration may be another matter. ║ │
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│║ This band has a decent recipe for success: ║ │
│║ keyboard and guitar work are both capable and ║ │
│║ play out to be commendably technical in places, ║ │
│║ and the melody work is about what youÆd expect ║ │
│║ from Italians. However, thereÆs a lot of ║ │
│║ mediocrity holding the music back from ║ │
│║ developing further. Alessio Gori (who I believe ║ │
│║ does both key and vocal work) has one of those ║ │
│║ signature Italian voices: nice and smooth, ║ │
│║ pleasant to listen to, and totally ║ │
│║ indistinguishable from an army of his peers. At ║ │
│║ least his English diction and delivery is good. ║ │
│║ I donÆt quite know how to express this, but even ║ │
│║ though Flashback Of Anger is playing in a well- ║ │
│║ defined subset of a subgenre and has all the ║ │
│║ typical elements necessary to win, the members ║ │
│║ donÆt add up to greater than the sum of their ║ │
│║ respective parts. The percussion is standard, ║ │
│║ with the predictably added ôoomphö for the ║ │
│║ additional complexity demanded, but it never ║ │
│║ stands out. The bass is invisible for most of ║ │
│║ the album, and the guitar work, while ║ │
│║ satisfactory, has a stock tone that completely ║ │
│║ fails to grab me whatsoever. More or less, IÆm ║ │
│║ left leaning on keyboards and vocals for almost ║ │
│║ anything really appealing. ║ │
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│║ This isnÆt so bad as I might be making it sound. ║ │
│║ ôThe Great Fireö delivers a whole lot of varied, ║ │
│║ proficient keyboard work in a twisting, ║ │
│║ enjoyable track thatÆs one of the best. ôBlack ║ │
│║ Princeö is another easy standout, but I donÆt ║ │
│║ know if itÆs because the vocal lines are just ║ │
│║ more interesting, or if Fabio Lione singing them ║ │
│║ makes a world of difference. Wait, now IÆm ║ │
│║ praising a Fabio guest session on an album? ║ │
│║ Something has to be wrong with the core formula ║ │
│║ hereà ║ │
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│║ IÆm not sure how it happened, but IÆm less ║ │
│║ impressed by T.S.R. than I was by this bandÆs ║ │
│║ debut, and I donÆt anticipate a whole lot more ║ │
│║ listening to it. ThereÆs got to be a hefty bump ║ │
│║ in memorability and cool guitar work before IÆd ║ │
│║ be interested in purchasing and owning anything ║ │
│║ further from this band myself, but itÆs still ║ │
│║ capable enough that fans of Vision Divine and ║ │
│║ maybe even DGM ought to have a look. It could ║ │
│║ just be me, but this is very solid third-tier ║ │
│║ Italian prog-power, and not much more. ║ │
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│║ Alessio Gori - Vocals ║ │
│║ Gianmarco Lotti - Guitars ║ │
│║ Andrea "Tower" Torricini - Bass ║ │
│║ Giulio Cercato - Guitars ║ │
│║ Antonio Sigismondi - Drums ║ │
│║ Emanuele Giorgetti - Keyboards ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Mother┤s Soldier [05:52] │
│ 02 - False Idols [04:46] │
│ 03 - Gynophobia [05:22] │
│ 04 - Don┤t Let Me Fade [04:35] │
│ 05 - The Great Fire [06:38] │
│ 06 - Black Prince [05:01] │
│ 07 - Shattered Promises [05:18] │
│ 08 - My Angels [06:03] │
│ 09 - Hiroshima And Nagasaki (Is This Mankind?) [07:55] │
│ 10 - Power Play [05:03] │
│ 11 - Black Prince (Original Version) (Bonus Tra [05:02] │
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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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