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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-20-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1999 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........08 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.skullview.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Skullview Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Kings Of The Universe Label : Massacre ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Skullview are one of America's most underrated ║ │
│║ metal troops, with little to no recognition at ║ │
│║ all in the wider metal world, and why should ║ │
│║ there be? These guys don't really play a style ║ │
│║ of music that most people - even metal fans - ║ │
│║ want to hear. Now broken up, Skullview have left ║ │
│║ behind a triad of fun little True Metal ║ │
│║ escapades for us Indiana Jones wannabes to seek ║ │
│║ out like the shard of gold in the mountain of ║ │
│║ coal, and Kings of the Universe was the second ║ │
│║ of these jewels. How good is it? Let's find out. ║ │
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│║ I don't think this is quite as awesome as the ║ │
│║ first one, but it's still pretty damn good, ║ │
│║ especially compared to a lot of the other stuff ║ │
│║ being put out around this period. Skullview's ║ │
│║ tendency to write epic, slightly obscure metal ║ │
│║ compositions referencing everything from Black ║ │
│║ Sabbath to Manilla Road to Iron Maiden has not ║ │
│║ waned an inch, but the songwriting is a bit less ║ │
│║ consistent this time around, with a couple of ║ │
│║ songs that just are not as good, like "Mourning ║ │
│║ Light," which literally has a fucking minute and ║ │
│║ a half of acoustic intro guitar strumming - come ║ │
│║ on, guys, you could have shortened that easily! ║ │
│║ It couldn't have been that hard. The song itself ║ │
│║ generally plods along, too, in the same manner ║ │
│║ as "Cobwebs and Shadowed Images," which is not ║ │
│║ as strong as a Skullview song should be. These ║ │
│║ two songs together add up to twelve minutes of ║ │
│║ the 42 minute runtime, and that makes this album ║ │
│║ harder to get into than it should be. ║ │
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│║ But never fear, for most of the other shit on ║ │
│║ here just kills. Like the first song, the title ║ │
│║ track - just listen to those vintage riffs! You ║ │
│║ can practically smell the dust on them! And ║ │
│║ "Hand of Zeus"? The band's tendency for epic ║ │
│║ build-ups and almost progressive cramming of ║ │
│║ riffs and leads has never produced a finer song. ║ │
│║ "In League with the Dragon" is hooky and long ║ │
│║ and really cool, maybe the best on here in the ║ │
│║ long run. "War Within the Sky" puts an easy ║ │
│║ smile on my face with its chunky riffs and ║ │
│║ wailing screams from Quimby Lewis, and "Blast ║ │
│║ Furnace" is just a fucking ace song, powering ║ │
│║ out with a mighty groove and an inventive chorus ║ │
│║ that I just love. "Power of the Gleam of the ║ │
│║ Skull" is probably the catchiest song they've ║ │
│║ ever done, with its jumpy chorus line and ║ │
│║ driving tempo - maybe the best song to show ║ │
│║ someone who wants to get into this band. ║ │
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│║ The band definitely has a leaning towards ║ │
│║ complexity, although it is of a slightly more ║ │
│║ subtle sort, with riffs and melodies and leads ║ │
│║ and vocal layers packed into the songs with ║ │
│║ expert craftsmanship. People can say "less is ║ │
│║ more" all they want, but in Skullview's case, I ║ │
│║ think it's more like "more is more." These songs ║ │
│║ are fun to listen to because they're just jam- ║ │
│║ packed with everything that metal fans happen to ║ │
│║ find awesome, and unless you're the kind of ║ │
│║ person who does NOT like riffs, solos and ║ │
│║ wailing vocals singing about dragons and ║ │
│║ mythology and what not, this album will turn you ║ │
│║ on majorly. ║ │
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│║ I think this is a liiiittle more modern than its ║ │
│║ archaic predecessor, but not by a lot, as this ║ │
│║ is mostly still too obscure and weird for most ║ │
│║ fans of more commercialized music to enjoy, as ║ │
│║ it lacks any major hook - this is metal for the ║ │
│║ fans, by the fans, and that is something I ║ │
│║ respect a lot. It is pretty demanding music, not ║ │
│║ giving much to the listener who is impatient or ║ │
│║ fickle, but it is ultimately rewarding for ║ │
│║ anyone who loves true Heavy Metal as much as I ║ │
│║ do. Skullview were never a grade-A band, but ║ │
│║ they were a really solid one, and if you liked ║ │
│║ the debut, this sophomore effort is a worthy ║ │
│║ purchase, too. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - kings of the universe [04:06] │
│ 02 - hand of zeus [05:26] │
│ 03 - in league with the dragon [07:02] │
│ 04 - cobwebs and shadowed images [06:20] │
│ 05 - mourning light [06:17] │
│ 06 - war within the sky [04:57] │
│ 07 - blast furnace [04:17] │
│ 08 - power of the gleam of the skull (part 2) [04:14] │
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│ Total Length : [42:39 minn │
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