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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-17-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2014 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........15 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.striker-metal.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Striker Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : City Of Gold Label : Napalm Records ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ When someone mentions the word Canada to you, ║ │
│║ you think of a lot things including monuments, ║ │
│║ animals, sporting events, actors and maybe even ║ │
│║ musicians as well if you know any that ║ │
│║ originated from Canada. Heavy and Power Metal ║ │
│║ rockers STRIKER are just one of those bands and ║ │
│║ they are back with a brand new CD called ôCity ║ │
│║ of Goldö which I will now review. ║ │
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│║ Formed in 2007 and hailing from Edmonton in ║ │
│║ Alberta, STRIKER are a quintet of rockers who ║ │
│║ like to do nothing more than create heavy music ║ │
│║ that you can head bang and air guitar to while ║ │
│║ cranking it loud to annoy your neighbours to the ║ │
│║ point where they start banging on the walls ║ │
│║ yelling at you to turn it down or turn it off. ║ │
│║ So far, this quintet of Canadian rockers have ║ │
│║ released one demo, one EP, one single and three ║ │
│║ full length albums with the third one being the ║ │
│║ newest one ôCity of Goldö. ║ │
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│║ The moment the first track ôUndergroundö kicks ║ │
│║ in, you get a very clear idea of just what ║ │
│║ STRIKER are all about as you are instantly ║ │
│║ assaulted with heavy guitars and pounding ║ │
│║ drumbeats and then when the vocals kick in, ║ │
│║ thatÆs when all hell breaks loose. In between ║ │
│║ choruses on some of the songs, there are some ║ │
│║ fast paced guitar solos from guitarist Chris ║ │
│║ Segger and the speed at which he shreds is ║ │
│║ insane and it makes you think, ôHold on, thereÆs ║ │
│║ no way in hell that itÆs possible for a human ║ │
│║ being to play that fastö and thatÆs exactly what ║ │
│║ we get here. ║ │
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│║ If the opening track wasnÆt enough to get your ║ │
│║ blood pumping then the next track will which is ║ │
│║ the title track ôCity of Goldö and then after ║ │
│║ that, 9 more head bangers kick in to whoop your ║ │
│║ ass including ôBad Decisionsö, ôAll For Oneö, ║ │
│║ ôSecond Attackö, and ôRise Upö. ║ │
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│║ ThereÆs no getting away from the fact that this ║ │
│║ record is very heavy and fast paced in places ║ │
│║ with not a single slow track in sight and with ║ │
│║ an album like this, you donÆt need any slow ║ │
│║ tracks or any ballads for that matter as itÆs ║ │
│║ all about Heavy Metal from start to finish with ║ │
│║ plenty of songs that will whoop your ass. The ║ │
│║ only thing that may seem a bit off at times is ║ │
│║ the vocals from Dan Cleary but if you look past ║ │
│║ that and I know most rockers and metal heads ║ │
│║ like myself will, then you are in for a real ║ │
│║ treat from this kick ass quintet that is ║ │
│║ STRIKER. ║ │
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│║ So now itÆs verdict time. The combination of ║ │
│║ Heavy and Power Metal works together brilliantly ║ │
│║ with a band like STRIKER and some of the songs ║ │
│║ on the new album may branch out into the Thrash ║ │
│║ Metal style but even if that happens, youÆll ║ │
│║ always be left wanting more from this new album ║ │
│║ including the opening track ôUndergroundö, the ║ │
│║ heavy head banger ôBad Decisionsö, the fast ║ │
│║ paced ôCrossroadsö, the in your face title track ║ │
│║ ôCity of Goldö and the closing track ôTaken By ║ │
│║ Timeö to the point where hitting the replay ║ │
│║ button on your stereo/music player is the only ║ │
│║ thing on your mind so you can head bang and air ║ │
│║ guitar to every song all over again. ║ │
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│║ If you do want more, then get the Digipak ║ │
│║ version of ôCity of Goldö where you get 4 more ║ │
│║ tracks to enjoy including ôTwo Minutes to ║ │
│║ Midnightö, ôWatching Youö, ôRoll With The ║ │
│║ Punchesö and ôFuck Volcanoesö. ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ Dan Cleary - Vocals ║ │
│║ Chris Segger - Guitars ║ │
│║ Timothy Brown - Guitars ║ │
│║ Wild Bill - Bass ║ │
│║ Adam Brown - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Underground [03:01] │
│ 02 - City Of Gold [04:51] │
│ 03 - Start Again [04:26] │
│ 04 - Bad Decisions [03:58] │
│ 05 - Crossroads [04:23] │
│ 06 - All For One [03:25] │
│ 07 - Mind Control [03:21] │
│ 08 - Second Attack [03:40] │
│ 09 - All I Want [04:18] │
│ 10 - Rise Up [03:28] │
│ 11 - Taken By Time [04:58] │
│ 12 - Two Minutes To Midnight (Bonus Track) [06:01] │
│ 13 - Watching You (Bonus Track) [03:56] │
│ 14 - Roll With The Punches (Bonus Track) [03:58] │
│ 15 - Fuck Volcanoes (Bonus Track) [05:18] │
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