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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-24-2015 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........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.alphatiger.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Alpha Tiger Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : iDentity Label : SPV ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ ALPHA TIGER are a power metal quintet that hails ║ │
│║ from Germany and formed in 2007 under the name ║ │
│║ SATIN BLACK, and then revamped under the current ║ │
│║ name ALPHA TIGER. They have already released ║ │
│║ quite a few albums, and with their last ║ │
│║ critically acclaimed album ôBeneath the ║ │
│║ Surfaceö, this release has a standard to reach, ║ │
│║ and it has been reached. ║ │
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│║ Starting the album is ôIntroö with the theme ║ │
│║ song of the Eurovision (I admit that it took me ║ │
│║ over fifteen minutes to pinpoint which song it ║ │
│║ was - eventually I needed to type out the notes ║ │
│║ into Google to find out) with a buildup of ║ │
│║ machine gun and rocket fire, explosions, people ║ │
│║ yelling and being hurt, the theme gets stuck for ║ │
│║ a few seconds, and then loudly ripped away into ║ │
│║ the wailing guitars of the next song ôLady ║ │
│║ Libertyö. This song features a very sharp vibe ║ │
│║ of early QUEENSRYCHE records that might start ║ │
│║ this album on the wrong foot for lacking ║ │
│║ freshness. ôLong Way of Redemptionö starts the ║ │
│║ part of the album that, in my opinion, finally ║ │
│║ the band showed its true colors. The band ║ │
│║ started to sound like a beast of its own instead ║ │
│║ of a remake of older power metal bands, and the ║ │
│║ album keeps building up into a really solid form ║ │
│║ that does sound fresh and vibrant. The album ║ │
│║ continues into my favorite track, ôWe Won't Take ║ │
│║ It Anymoreö, with its heavy and solid groove and ║ │
│║ its anthem-like lyrical theme. ║ │
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│║ One thing you canÆt ignore is the quality of ║ │
│║ skill and musicality the band mates show; Peter ║ │
│║ Langforth and Alexander BackaschÆs skillful ║ │
│║ control of the guitars, allowing very fun solos ║ │
│║ and doubling melodies, David Schleif shows his ║ │
│║ skill on the drums and ties the rhythm very ║ │
│║ solidly, Dirk Frei keeps the solidity of the ║ │
│║ album with his skillful control of the bass and ║ │
│║ holds the guitars and drums on point. Of course, ║ │
│║ you canÆt forget Stephan DietrichÆs vocals on ║ │
│║ the album, with his impressive sky-high vocal ║ │
│║ range, he brings an authentic shine into the ║ │
│║ music. ║ │
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│║ ALPHA TIGERÆs sound is deeply rooted in the ║ │
│║ golden age of mid-Eighties/early-Nineties power ║ │
│║ metal, as solid as it is the band struggles to ║ │
│║ find its own place and identity to differ it ║ │
│║ from its forefathers, but this release starts to ║ │
│║ allow the band to come forward with new great ║ │
│║ songs, and it is a big stride toward the ║ │
│║ direction of innovation. Hopefully, this big ║ │
│║ step will help the band build up its reputation ║ │
│║ in the European scene. ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ Stephan "Heiko" Dietrich - Vocals ║ │
│║ Peter Langforth - Guitar ║ │
│║ Alexander Backasch - Guitar ║ │
│║ Dirk Frei - Bass ║ │
│║ David Schleif - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Intro [00:43] │
│ 02 - Lady Liberty [04:15] │
│ 03 - Scripted Reality [06:22] │
│ 04 - A Long Way Of Redemtion [05:55] │
│ 05 - iDentity [05:53] │
│ 06 - We Won┤t Take It Anymore [04:32] │
│ 07 - Revolution In Progress [05:06] │
│ 08 - Closer Than Yesterday [04:55] │
│ 09 - Shut Up & Think [04:31] │
│ 10 - This World Will Burn [07:21] │
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│ Total Length : [49:33 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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