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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Bullet - Storm Of Blades + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-24-2014 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........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.bullet.nu ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Bullet Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Storm Of Blades Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Bullet are yet another of those Swedish bands, ║ │
│║ or to be fair, modern day heavy metal throwbacks ║ │
│║ which advocate absolutely nothing out of the ║ │
│║ ordinary or unique whatsoever, yet manage ║ │
│║ success despite themselves because of a genuine ║ │
│║ love of their material which joyfully ║ │
│║ remonstrates just about every negative criticism ║ │
│║ I could possibly level at them. On the surface ║ │
│║ as below. You've seen this album cover a number ║ │
│║ of times before, only then it was by a band ║ │
│║ called Razor or Anvil or Exciter. You've heard ║ │
│║ the music before too, since it walks the same ║ │
│║ path Accept once did in borrowing AC/DC's ║ │
│║ charismatic grating vocals and then applying ║ │
│║ them to a heavier riff campaign; but Bullet ║ │
│║ actually manifest that influence through a mix ║ │
│║ of hard rock and heavier metal compositions ║ │
│║ which seem to pay careful tribute to both sides, ║ │
│║ one never alienating the other, with a few ║ │
│║ flashes of Ram It Down/Painkiller power metal to ║ │
│║ dial up the excitement value even further. ║ │
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│║ Vocals are the standout, sharpening Brian ║ │
│║ Johnson's raving into a vorpal edge by tempering ║ │
│║ them with traces of Rob Halford's screaming ║ │
│║ capacity, Udo's air raid belligerence and then ║ │
│║ painted over with a thin sheen of Ronny James ║ │
│║ Dio's higher inflection and lyrical meter. I ║ │
│║ never get tired of these singers who understand ║ │
│║ that it takes more than a crystalline range to ║ │
│║ deliver an ass whooping...the personality is ║ │
│║ instantly realized, the EDGE; even if it's ║ │
│║ nothing new, and you don't feel distanced from ║ │
│║ any sense of highbrow attitude...this guy's ║ │
│║ voice is perfectly fit for the scrapyard, the ║ │
│║ assembly line so many of us slave away in until ║ │
│║ our shift's over and we can get a beer. The ║ │
│║ tunes are divided pretty evenly between savage ║ │
│║ Teutonic semi-power metal Dio/Priest/Accept ║ │
│║ ragers like "Hawk Eyes" and the title track, mid ║ │
│║ paced melodic NWOBHM stuff like "Riding High" ║ │
│║ which wouldn't have been out of place for a ║ │
│║ Praying Mantis, Saxon or Def Leppard, and then ║ │
│║ some bluesier, rock tapping infused pieces like ║ │
│║ "Tornado" which hearken more directly back to ║ │
│║ AC/DC but endow it with drooping balls of iron. ║ │
│║ There isn't a single tune on the whole album ║ │
│║ that doesn't feature some prominent, catchy ║ │
│║ hook, even when they feel like they've been ║ │
│║ partially lifted from obvious classics like ║ │
│║ "Balls to the Wall", "Dirty Deeds", "Breaking ║ │
│║ the Law", and so forth. ║ │
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│║ Production is punchy but appropriate, with ║ │
│║ guitars in perfect syncopation, but Dag Hell ║ │
│║ Hofer's throat is just so raw and ugly in nature ║ │
│║ that it helps contrast the instruments to they ║ │
│║ never feel too polished. But I'd probably ║ │
│║ compare the mix most to a band like Saxon during ║ │
│║ their later 80s-90s period. I did find the bass ║ │
│║ lines to often lack much of interest, where they ║ │
│║ clearly could have walked along beneath such a ║ │
│║ simple riffing palette with some catchy grooves, ║ │
│║ and the drums obviously aren't meant to create ║ │
│║ an earthquake, they are mostly just the standard ║ │
│║ hard rock full court press with solid fills and ║ │
│║ never any attempt to congest the spaces between ║ │
│║ those chords. In fact, the whole rhythm section ║ │
│║ is so taut and compacted that it actually ║ │
│║ highlights the vocals and blazing, Scorpions- ║ │
│║ like lead guitars even further than they might ║ │
│║ have been with a more raw and ripping tone, or ║ │
│║ more splashy use of cymbals. ║ │
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│║ Really, though, this is all about the 'spirit' ║ │
│║ of the medium, which the Swedes do absolutely ║ │
│║ nothing to mock or belittle, something shit ║ │
│║ 'comedy' acts like Steel Panther could take a ║ │
│║ lesson or two from. Heavy metal is not a fucking ║ │
│║ joke for some of us, not just a convenient ║ │
│║ stereotype we use to distance ourselves from the ║ │
│║ rest of civilization. And it never was. I find ║ │
│║ it so refreshing to have outfits like this one ║ │
│║ and Enforcer and their ilk doing no disservice ║ │
│║ to the style they celebrate, which for a more ║ │
│║ jaded audience has long since been trampled on ║ │
│║ by increasing aggression and disaffection in ║ │
│║ both lyrical themes and musical ║ │
│║ timbre/technicality. To an extent, a record like ║ │
│║ Storm of Blades can never be perfect...it knows ║ │
│║ that, it knows it is 30+ years late to the party ║ │
│║ and for much of the world there is just no ║ │
│║ turning back. Even the band's name is retread ║ │
│║ from a relatively unknown German act active from ║ │
│║ about 1978-84. But it proudly flashes the middle ║ │
│║ finger anyway with a well written, archetypal ║ │
│║ effort that I just can't imagine anyone couldn't ║ │
│║ have a good time with this. Simplicity for the ║ │
│║ sake of craft. I haven't delved heavily into all ║ │
│║ of their older records but this is certainly the ║ │
│║ most fun I've had listening to them to date. ║ │
│║ Even my nine month old smiles and bounces around ║ │
│║ to this one when it hits the speakers. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Uprising [01:00] │
│ 02 - Storm Of Blades [03:38] │
│ 03 - Riding High [03:00] │
│ 04 - Tornado [03:14] │
│ 05 - Hawk Eyes [03:35] │
│ 06 - This One┤s For You [03:26] │
│ 07 - Hammer Down [04:08] │
│ 08 - It┤s On [03:06] │
│ 09 - Crossfire [04:18] │
│ 10 - Run With The Hunted [04:14] │
│ 11 - Coming In Loud [04:50] │
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│ Total Length : [38:29 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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