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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-26-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.alphatiger.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Alpha Tiger Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Man Or Machine (Jap. Ed.) Label : Rubicon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ A lot of bands are mining this vein of ║ │
│║ heavy/power metal at the minute, with bands such ║ │
│║ as Steelwing, Enforcer and White Wizzard acting ║ │
│║ as though the 80's never ended. Germany's Alpha ║ │
│║ Tiger can add themselves to this bunch, although ║ │
│║ their production values are ever so slightly ║ │
│║ more modern, and of course with the band being ║ │
│║ German there is a little more power metal ║ │
│║ influence throughout. ║ │
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│║ The sounds on Man or Machine are hardly original ║ │
│║ by any stretch of the word, but the sound is a ║ │
│║ godly mix of both the US and German schools of ║ │
│║ speed metal, with touches of NWOBHM, thrash and ║ │
│║ the aforementioned power metal nods. The band ║ │
│║ has uncovered a truly talented vocalist in ║ │
│║ Stephan Dietrich. He can wail with the best of ║ │
│║ them and he reminds me of John Arch and ║ │
│║ particularly Rick Mythiasin, although Stephan's ║ │
│║ delivery is just a tad more nasal. As far as the ║ │
│║ music goes, this is great. The band play with a ║ │
│║ certain honesty that feels humble in places, the ║ │
│║ arrangements feel organic and flow nicely ║ │
│║ although some tracks could be seen as a little ║ │
│║ overlong. ║ │
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│║ The guitar playing is excellent, with the band ║ │
│║ dusting off just about every trick in the book. ║ │
│║ A lot of the solos sections really remind me of ║ │
│║ 80's Helloween and Gamma Ray, which is just ║ │
│║ bloody fantastic. To be honest, Alpha Tiger ║ │
│║ don't put a foot wrong throughout the duration ║ │
│║ of Man or Machine. I'm so sold on this band, and ║ │
│║ I just hope they can make a good name for ║ │
│║ themselves because they've put together a ║ │
│║ collection of nine excellent tracks that fans of ║ │
│║ early Fates Warning, Steel Prophet, Helloween, ║ │
│║ and Iron Maiden would do very well to check out. ║ │
│║ While not original, this is heartfelt and played ║ │
│║ with conviction, and 80's metal fans need this. ║ │
│║ Well done lads! ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ Stephan "Heiko" Dietrich - Vocals ║ │
│║ Peter Langforth - Guitars ║ │
│║ Alexander Backasch - Guitars ║ │
│║ Dirk Frei - Bass ║ │
│║ Axel Patzold - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Black star Pariah [07:15] │
│ 02 - Against The Time [06:33] │
│ 03 - Karma [04:33] │
│ 04 - Martyr┤s Paradise [04:43] │
│ 05 - Men Or Machines [07:36] │
│ 06 - Starrider [06:38] │
│ 07 - Exit Night [06:10] │
│ 08 - Crimson Desert [06:26] │
│ 09 - When Autumn Leaves Fall [05:17] │
│ 10 - Queen Of The Reich (Live Bonus Track) [04:50] │
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│ Total Length : [60:01 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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