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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Outloud - Let┤s Get Serious (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-26-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Outloud Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Let┤s Get Serious (Jap. Ed.) Label : Rubicon Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ To only refer to LetÆs Get Serious as a hard ║ │
│║ rock album is a criminal understatement; it ║ │
│║ borders on the cusp between æ80s hard rock, of ║ │
│║ course, and keyboard-enriched melodic metal. ║ │
│║ This makes all the more sense when you realize ║ │
│║ the lead guitarist and keyboard of Outloud is ║ │
│║ Bob Katsionis, well-known for his work with ║ │
│║ Firewind and Revolution Renaissance, as well as ║ │
│║ his own solo project. However, unlike those ║ │
│║ bands where the synth work was always a focal ║ │
│║ point of the bandÆs sound, OutloudÆs third ║ │
│║ studio album boasts more than several tracks ║ │
│║ where straight-up riffing is employed, and this ║ │
│║ variety amongst the tracks, along with the ║ │
│║ enjoyable songwriting and musicianship, is why I ║ │
│║ rank this so highly. ║ │
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│║ I actually canÆt decipher whether or not this is ║ │
│║ supposed to be a serious album or not, despite ║ │
│║ the unambiguity in the album title. You look at ║ │
│║ the cover and you hear the first anthemic track ║ │
│║ on the album, ôDeath Rock!ö, and you may expect ║ │
│║ some comical and nostalgic worship of the hard ║ │
│║ rock bands of yore, however youÆre going to be ║ │
│║ pleasantly surprised when you hear everything ║ │
│║ that follows. The hooky hard rock riffs are ever ║ │
│║ present, but the entrancing keyboards on song ║ │
│║ like ôI Was So Blindö and ôBury the Knifeö, in ║ │
│║ addition to the more serious subject matters and ║ │
│║ originality, make it quite clear that the band ║ │
│║ has so much to offer than a generic throwback to ║ │
│║ the æ80s. ║ │
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│║ I actually have no idea who wrote the songs ║ │
│║ themselves, but IÆll be damned if Katsionis ║ │
│║ himself didnÆt have a huge hand in shaping ║ │
│║ things creatively. Much like his past solo ║ │
│║ album, many of the songs seem like potential ║ │
│║ Firewind material that had to be pushed aside ║ │
│║ after Firewind sought a less power metal ║ │
│║ approach on their newest album, and LetÆs Get ║ │
│║ Serious benefits greatly from Bob KatsionisÆ ║ │
│║ metal tendencies. ThereÆs double bass on this ║ │
│║ album, furious guitar solos, an instrumental ║ │
│║ title track thatÆs miles better than anything ║ │
│║ Gus G. has written in the past year, and one of ║ │
│║ the best ballads in recent memory, ôIt Really ║ │
│║ DoesnÆt Matterö. Hell, ôToy Soldiersö is ║ │
│║ undeniably the heaviest track here, and it ║ │
│║ doesnÆt sound that far removed from power metal. ║ │
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│║ American singer, Chandler Mogel, delivers an ║ │
│║ absolutely amazing performance at the helm of ║ │
│║ the band. With just enough melody in his voice ║ │
│║ to appease the melodic metal style of the band ║ │
│║ and just enough tenacity to nail the rocking ║ │
│║ tunes, he enhances the bandÆs sound ║ │
│║ exponentially. A track like ôAll in Vainö ║ │
│║ showcases his pleasing timbre, while a song like ║ │
│║ ôDeath Rock!ö is a great showcase of his more ║ │
│║ intense delivery. ║ │
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│║ IÆve been raving about this album for the past ║ │
│║ week on social networks, and a great way to sum ║ │
│║ up the mastery of LetÆs Get Serious is to ║ │
│║ compare it to an amalgamation of FirewindÆs ║ │
│║ melodic edge and UnisonicÆs hard rock/heavy ║ │
│║ metal sound. Even a cover of ôEnola Gayö manages ║ │
│║ to come off as more than listenable and less ║ │
│║ cheesy than one might expect. The mashing of ║ │
│║ hard rock and metal is accomplished so well and ║ │
│║ seamlessly that IÆve had this album on repeat ║ │
│║ for the past few days, and I have absolutely no ║ │
│║ qualms about giving it a perfect score. I wish ║ │
│║ there was a downside to LetÆs Get Serious that I ║ │
│║ could nitpick at and criticize endlessly, but ║ │
│║ itÆs a perfection of an album that Outloud ║ │
│║ deserves recognition for. ║ │
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│║ Chandler Mogel - Vocals ║ │
│║ Bob Katsionis - Guitars (lead), Keyboards ║ │
│║ Sverd - Bass ║ │
│║ Kostas Milonas - Drums ║ │
│║ Jim Scordilis - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Another Kind Of Angel [05:09] │
│ 02 - I Was So Blind [04:21] │
│ 03 - One More Time [04:14] │
│ 04 - Like A Dream [04:14] │
│ 05 - All In Vain [03:44] │
│ 06 - Let┤s Get Serious [05:16] │
│ 07 - Bury The Knife [06:05] │
│ 08 - A While To Go [04:31] │
│ 09 - Toy Soldiers [03:22] │
│ 10 - It Really Doesn┤t Matter [03:57] │
│ 11 - Death Rock! [05:25] │
│ 12 - Enola Gay [02:59] │
│ 13 - Another Kind Of Angel (Demo) (Bonus Track) [04:46] │
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│ Total Length : [58:03 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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