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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-11-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.battlebeast.fi ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Battle Beast Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Unholy Savior Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ As we creep closer towards the end of 2014, itÆs ║ │
│║ no surprise that from now on IÆll start getting ║ │
│║ promos for 2015 albums and the album featured in ║ │
│║ todayÆs review is an upcoming release which will ║ │
│║ be out on January 9th 2015. The release in ║ │
│║ question is ôUnholy Saviorö by Finnish Power ║ │
│║ Metal sextet BATTLE BEAST. ║ │
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│║ First off, I will say that this band is one I am ║ │
│║ familiar with as I have heard their music being ║ │
│║ played on a few internet radio stations but itÆs ║ │
│║ been a long time since that happened so this ║ │
│║ album gives me a chance to get myself ║ │
│║ reacquainted with their music but before I talk ║ │
│║ about my thoughts on the new album, itÆs time ║ │
│║ for a bit of history on the band. ║ │
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│║ Originally from the Helsinki area of Finland, ║ │
│║ BATTLE BEAST formed in 2005 and they have had a ║ │
│║ total of 2 full lengths (3 if you count the new ║ │
│║ album) and 3 singles under their belt as well as ║ │
│║ a few awards which include winners of the Wacken ║ │
│║ Open Air Metal Contest 2008 among many other ║ │
│║ astounding accolades. In 2012, they parted with ║ │
│║ their original singer Nitte Valo and brought in ║ │
│║ new singer Noora Louhimo soon after to lend her ║ │
│║ voice to the 2013 self-titled album and she ║ │
│║ would then continue to be their singer from ║ │
│║ there on in. ║ │
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│║ Fast forward to the present day and their new ║ │
│║ album ôUnholy Saviorö is only 1 month away from ║ │
│║ being unleashed onto the world on Nuclear Blast ║ │
│║ Records. I will confess that when I first heard ║ │
│║ this band for the first time during the times I ║ │
│║ heard them on internet radio, their style wasn't ║ │
│║ really my thing but maybe I was just being ║ │
│║ judgmental without giving it a chance as thatÆs ║ │
│║ what I have a habit of doing. ║ │
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│║ So was I wrong to be judgmental? I was for the ║ │
│║ most part as I will confess, I did find myself ║ │
│║ liking this new album. To begin with, the guitar ║ │
│║ riffs are loud and heavy, the solos are insanely ║ │
│║ fast, the keyboard melodies sound haunting at ║ │
│║ times, the drums sound powerful and heavy and ║ │
│║ the vocal performance may sound a bit hit and ║ │
│║ miss at times with some of the lyrics not really ║ │
│║ being all that clear but overall, theyÆre ║ │
│║ actually pretty damn good as thereÆs plenty of ║ │
│║ punch and a lot of oomph to make up for any ║ │
│║ issues I have just addressed. ║ │
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│║ Another thing I like about this new album is ║ │
│║ that there is a good mixture of different styles ║ │
│║ of Power Metal here as you have the heavy insane ║ │
│║ tracks (ôSpeed and Dangerö, ôMadnessö), the ║ │
│║ powerful melodic sounding songs (ôLionheartö, ║ │
│║ ôUnholy Saviorö, ôFar Far Awayö), the slower ║ │
│║ ballad style tracks (ôThe Black Swordsmanö) and ║ │
│║ the mystical and also at times fantasy style ║ │
│║ songs (ôSea of Dreamsö, ôAngel Cryö) which sound ║ │
│║ like they came from a fantasy movie/video game. ║ │
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│║ Time now for that all important verdict and if ║ │
│║ thereÆs one thing which did originally put me ║ │
│║ off this band at first was the vocal performance ║ │
│║ as I found it was okay but not really to my ║ │
│║ taste but upon listening to this new album from ║ │
│║ BATTLE BEAST, I actually found myself quite ║ │
│║ surprised by how wrong I was to think that as ║ │
│║ despite any issues I may have addressed in this ║ │
│║ review, I actually found myself enjoying the new ║ │
│║ album ôHoly Saviorö and if you are a fan of ║ │
│║ previous BATTLE BEAST albums or are new to their ║ │
│║ music and want to give them a chance like me, ║ │
│║ then you will find yourself enjoying this ║ │
│║ especially if you like your Power Metal. ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ Noora Louhimo û Vocals ║ │
│║ Anton Kabanen û Lead Guitar, Vocals ║ │
│║ Juuso Soinio û Rhythm Guitar ║ │
│║ Janne Bj÷rkroth û Keyboards ║ │
│║ Eero SipilΣ û Bass ║ │
│║ Pyry Vikki û Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Lionheart [04:53] │
│ 02 - Unholy Savior [05:36] │
│ 03 - I Want The World... And Everything In It [04:37] │
│ 04 - Madness [04:02] │
│ 05 - Sea Of Dreams [05:01] │
│ 06 - Speed And Danger [04:39] │
│ 07 - Touch In The Night [04:32] │
│ 08 - The Black Swordman [01:15] │
│ 09 - Hero┤s Quest [02:31] │
│ 10 - Far Far Away [03:46] │
│ 11 - Angel Cry [03:34] │
│ 12 - Push It To The Limit (Bonus Track) [03:20] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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