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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Paragon - The Final Command + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-25-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........1998 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Paragon Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Final Command Label : B.O. records ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This is the first release by Paragon that ║ │
│║ features Andreas Babuschkin on vocals, who I ║ │
│║ refer to affectionately as the son of ôPeaveyö ║ │
│║ (Peter Wagner of Rage). It puts forward a pretty ║ │
│║ solid performance on all parts in the early ║ │
│║ power/speed metal style. Comparisons could ║ │
│║ potentially be made to Running Wild (pre-Under ║ │
│║ Jolly Roger), early Helloween, early 90s Judas ║ │
│║ Priest, and Rage. TheyÆve also put forth a sort ║ │
│║ of Manowar-like persona on this album, featuring ║ │
│║ the famous quote from the Conan the Barbarian ║ │
│║ movie to kick off one of their songs. ║ │
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│║ Unlike some other acts that elected to augment ║ │
│║ the power metal style with large orchestral ║ │
│║ arrangements or fancy prog-like elements, ║ │
│║ Paragon puts forth a right out of the bag, ║ │
│║ ballsy take on the genre. There isnÆt a single ║ │
│║ extra track on here that would require a sixth ║ │
│║ person for a live performance, nor is there even ║ │
│║ an employment of an acoustic guitar for the one ║ │
│║ epic sounding ballad on here ôWar inside my ║ │
│║ headö, which actually sounds like it took some ║ │
│║ influences from mid-80s Queensryche or late 80s ║ │
│║ Sanctuary. ║ │
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│║ They put forth a solid speed metal track too, of ║ │
│║ a bone crushing Painkiller meets late 80s Rage ║ │
│║ variety. ôWarriors of Iceö is probably the best ║ │
│║ one in the speed department, and also features a ║ │
│║ slower section with some solid bass work. ôFeel ║ │
│║ the Knifeö also has a solid thrash riff at the ║ │
│║ beginning, although the double bass drum is kind ║ │
│║ of thin and tends to click slightly. In fact, ║ │
│║ the drum production through most of the album ║ │
│║ sounds a little bit mechanical. ║ │
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│║ The two best tracks on here are actually of the ║ │
│║ slower persuasion. ôUnder the Gunö has one of ║ │
│║ those really heavy Accept-sounding opening ║ │
│║ riffs, followed by the most aggressive vocal ║ │
│║ performance on here as Andreas almost shifts to ║ │
│║ a death metal grunt some of the time. ôAshesö is ║ │
│║ my personal favorite, mostly because it defies ║ │
│║ any sort of a label conducive to power metal. ║ │
│║ The opening clean guitar sounds like an intro to ║ │
│║ a MegaDeth song, which is followed by a dark as ║ │
│║ hell bass line that almost could have been ║ │
│║ written by Geezer Butler. Once things get going ║ │
│║ we get a classic bass groove from the ôHeaven ║ │
│║ and Hellö well, although everything else around ║ │
│║ it is nothing like IÆve heard by another act ║ │
│║ using this line. ItÆs somewhat similar to Axel ║ │
│║ Rudi PellÆs ôDisciples of Hellö, but the vocal ║ │
│║ delivery and guitar sound is much heavier. ║ │
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│║ Many would call this the first real Paragon ║ │
│║ album, but one shouldnÆt forget that this band ║ │
│║ had been struggling in the studio since 1994 ║ │
│║ trying to put out material and what they did ║ │
│║ before shouldnÆt be overlooked because of ║ │
│║ conventional wisdom. This is a pretty solid ║ │
│║ release, but still a little bit on the primitive ║ │
│║ side, so newer fans of power metal who may not ║ │
│║ be acquainted with ParagonÆs earlier works ║ │
│║ should probably look into ôChalice of Steelö, ║ │
│║ although I had to acquire the first 4 albums as ║ │
│║ 2 double album re-issues so you may have to get ║ │
│║ 2 in one purchase. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Feel The Knife [03:48] │
│ 02 - Under The Gun [04:22] │
│ 03 - Eternal Life [06:17] │
│ 04 - Ashes [07:43] │
│ 05 - Warriors Of Ice [05:02] │
│ 06 - Fighting For The Earth [05:10] │
│ 07 - War Inside My Head [05:23] │
│ 08 - The Final Command [05:29] │
│ 09 - Eye For An Eye [04:42] │
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│ Total Length : [47:56 minn │
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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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