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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Sep-26-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.theobsession.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Obsession Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Order Of Chaos (Jap. Ed.) Label : Spiritual Beas ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Growing up, one of my most treasured items was a ║ │
│║ vinyl copy of ôScarred For Lifeö that I won from ║ │
│║ a Saturday college radio show in 1986 (DJÆd by ║ │
│║ Metal Underground.comÆs own sonictherapy). ║ │
│║ Obsession was one of ConnecticutÆs finest metal ║ │
│║ bands, along with Fates Warning. They were one ║ │
│║ of the few acts from the state that broke out of ║ │
│║ that ôConnecticut productionö muck that seemed ║ │
│║ to mire many, many other talented bands (still ║ │
│║ does). Economics understood, there is a long ║ │
│║ stretch of time when nearly every demo/album ║ │
│║ released by a band from my home state had the ║ │
│║ same horrid production. Fortunately, Obsession ║ │
│║ and Fates Warning were both plucked up by Metal ║ │
│║ Blade and the sound was smoothed out and the ║ │
│║ talent spoke for itself. Flash forward to 2012 ║ │
│║ and ôOrder of Chaosö may very well be the best ║ │
│║ Obsession album ever issued. Most bands attempt ║ │
│║ to recapture the glory of the treasures of ║ │
│║ youth, few bands exceed it. Michael Vescera ║ │
│║ simply gets better with age. ║ │
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│║ Most fans of Vescera ôgrew upö on his work with ║ │
│║ Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen, Reign of Terror, and ║ │
│║ the youngest metal fans know of the U.S. ║ │
│║ reincarnation of Animetal. In the 80Æs, Mike was ║ │
│║ an ôobsessionö and I remember needing to obtain ║ │
│║ albums much in the same way others gobbled up ║ │
│║ the all-time greats. ôMethods of Madnessö was ║ │
│║ the next and sadly the last for an enormous ║ │
│║ stretch of my life. It took nearly twenty years, ║ │
│║ but the band resurfaced in 2006 with ôCarnival ║ │
│║ of Lies,ö a perfect comeback album that proved ║ │
│║ in the age of ôreunionsö that they are no fluke. ║ │
│║ ôOrder of Chaosö puts Obsession back on that ║ │
│║ track lost in 1987. Best of all, VesceraÆs voice ║ │
│║ sounds even younger and stronger than it did ║ │
│║ before! ║ │
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│║ For those fans who are not into traditional ║ │
│║ means of metal, you can skip this outright, ║ │
│║ unless you are warming to the cause. With ║ │
│║ Obsession, the more traditional sounding (with ║ │
│║ some of the slickest production of the year) ║ │
│║ they are, the better they get. The captivating ║ │
│║ melodies and riffs that dot tracks like ôTwist ║ │
│║ of the Knife,ö ôLicense to Kill,ö ôWages of ║ │
│║ Sin,ö and album favorite ôAct of Godö almost ║ │
│║ exceed the ôMarshall Law,ö ôBangÆem æTill They ║ │
│║ Bleed,ö ôWinner Takes All,ö and ôHigh Treasonö ║ │
│║ of old. ║ │
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│║ Though all but one of the members are circa- ║ │
│║ reunion forward, the talent assembled is more ║ │
│║ than worthy of creating a modern day Obsession ║ │
│║ classic. John Bruno played guitar for VesceraÆs ║ │
│║ solo project, B.J. Zampa pounded out drums for ║ │
│║ Wayne (project of the late David Wayne), ║ │
│║ Thunderhead and House of Lords and Driver and ║ │
│║ Chris McCarvill played bass with Vescera in Safe ║ │
│║ Haven and with Twisted SisterÆs Eddie Ojeda on ║ │
│║ his solo effort. Add the talented guitar work of ║ │
│║ Scott Boland and you round out an impressive ║ │
│║ lineup that converge to bring Obsession back to ║ │
│║ prominence. ║ │
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│║ The new release has a prophetic title, as ║ │
│║ Obsession brings order to the world of ║ │
│║ traditional metal. Best of all, fans who desire ║ │
│║ to get a better taste for mid-80Æs glory then ║ │
│║ when I was witnessing it happen real time will ║ │
│║ do well to give ôOrder of Chaosö a spin or ten ║ │
│║ and let one of the classic bands of the era show ║ │
│║ you how it is done. ║ │
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│║ Highs: Obsession picks up where 1987 left off, ║ │
│║ releasing its best album. Mike Vescera gets ║ │
│║ better with age. ║ │
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│║ Lows: There is absolutely nothing new about this ║ │
│║ album. ║ │
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│║ Bottom line: Obsession releases its best album, ║ │
│║ bringing "order to the chaos." ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Order Of Chaos [03:47] │
│ 02 - Twist Of The Knife [04:25] │
│ 03 - Forbidden Desire [04:23] │
│ 04 - When The Smoken Clears [04:49] │
│ 05 - License To Kill [04:48] │
│ 06 - Wages Of Sin [04:23] │
│ 07 - Cold Day In Hell [04:52] │
│ 08 - Act Of God [03:29] │
│ 09 - Mercy Killing [04:27] │
│ 10 - Dark Shadows [04:47] │
│ 11 - The Damned (Bonus Track) [03:32] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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