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│ + Angelus Apatrida - Hidden Evolution (Special Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-30-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.angelusapatrida.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Angelus Apatrida Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Hidden Evolution (Special Ed.)Label : Century Media ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Thrash Metal bands are often stereotyped as ║ │
│║ being predictable and painfully restrictive in ║ │
│║ their approach towards making music. Many ║ │
│║ believe that even its revival in the form of the ║ │
│║ New Wave of Thrash Metal does not bring much to ║ │
│║ the table. Well, ôhaters gonna hateö; my belief ║ │
│║ in this genre remains undaunted. I strongly ║ │
│║ believe that the new wave of thrash has steered ║ │
│║ the genre in the right direction, and bands like ║ │
│║ Angelus Apatrida keep reinforcing that faith. ║ │
│║ When I heard that they are about to release ║ │
│║ their fifth full length album Hidden Evolution, ║ │
│║ the excitement in me was palpable. ║ │
│║ Angelus Apatrida mince no words while expressing ║ │
│║ their views on social and political issues ║ │
│║ plaguing our society, whether its war, media ║ │
│║ propaganda or even age-old national traditions ║ │
│║ like bull fighting. In Hidden Evolution, they ║ │
│║ continue in the same vein right from the artwork ║ │
│║ to the last lyric in the album. The artwork has ║ │
│║ been done by Gyula Havancsßk, and features a ║ │
│║ person in a bio-suit trying to survive by ║ │
│║ burning money for warmth in a desolate snow- ║ │
│║ covered city, painting a supremely thought- ║ │
│║ provoking picture. ║ │
│║ Hidden Evolution begins impetuously with ║ │
│║ ôImmortalö which grabs you by the scruff of your ║ │
│║ neck and forces you to bang your head to the ║ │
│║ thrashy rhythms exploding in your ears. There is ║ │
│║ a hook in the refrain which creeps up into your ║ │
│║ brain like a parasite, refusing to leave. ║ │
│║ Vocalist Guillermo Izquierdo sneers away while ║ │
│║ simultaneously teaming up with David Alvarez on ║ │
│║ the guitars; thickening up the groove in the ║ │
│║ rhythm sections to provide a buttery slab for ║ │
│║ Alvarez who carves out some smooth melodic solos ║ │
│║ to complete this thrash metal sculpture with ║ │
│║ finesse. ôImmortalö provides a nice opener to ║ │
│║ the album, instantly raising your adrenaline ║ │
│║ levels as you brace yourself for ôFirst World Of ║ │
│║ Terrorö. This track marches on gloriously into a ║ │
│║ crescendo backed by some crispy drum work by ║ │
│║ Victor Valera to finally culminate in catchy ║ │
│║ thrash riffage. The track alternates between raw ║ │
│║ aggression and nice harmonies before a scorching ║ │
│║ melodic solo makes its entrance towards the end ║ │
│║ to complete this juggernaut. ║ │
│║ amgelus-apatridaTraces of Angelus Apatridaæs ║ │
│║ classic heavy metal influences are fully ║ │
│║ displayed on tracks like ôTug Of Warö in which ║ │
│║ IzquierdoÆs vocals trace the silhouettes of ║ │
│║ OzzyÆs signature vocal style, especially in the ║ │
│║ pre-chorus and chorus sections. This track is ║ │
│║ one of the longest ones here (clocking in at six ║ │
│║ minutes), and employs nice melodic solos, tempo ║ │
│║ changes and clean harmonies to supplement the ║ │
│║ aggression. Similarly, ôEnd Manö and ôI Owe You ║ │
│║ Nothingö also employ chunky mid-tempo groovy ║ │
│║ sections, scale changes, and melodic interludes, ║ │
│║ as well as subtle time signature changes in the ║ │
│║ middle of their thrash metal mayhem to elevate ║ │
│║ the aural experience to newer levels. ║ │
│║ While the band is not afraid to infuse ║ │
│║ influences from other metal sub-genres, they ║ │
│║ also make sure to inject pure, undiluted thrash ║ │
│║ goodness in the mix in the form of ôSerpents Of ║ │
│║ Paradeö: Its opening is a blitzkreig of notes on ║ │
│║ the guitars which sound like the beating wings ║ │
│║ of a giant metal bee buzzing away at full speed. ║ │
│║ It is placed perfectly, just after the ║ │
│║ melancholic and slow ending of the predecessor ║ │
│║ and gives you a jolt as it starts, demanding ║ │
│║ your attention with those metal horns raised up. ║ │
│║ The length of the songs here are longer than ║ │
│║ what you hear in a typical thrash metal album, ║ │
│║ with the average length of five-minutes per ║ │
│║ track. Apart from ôTug Of Warö, the title track ║ │
│║ ôHidden Evolutionö is a nine-minute opus right ║ │
│║ at the end of the album. While I hungrily lapped ║ │
│║ up the tempo changes, the awesome solos and the ║ │
│║ harmonies, I felt it was lacking variety in the ║ │
│║ verse sections, which just sit on a mid-tempo ║ │
│║ palm-muted gallop. During multiple listens, I ║ │
│║ found my attention drifting away during these ║ │
│║ sections, then promptly brought back by the ║ │
│║ other stand-out moments of the track. ║ │
│║ In short, Angelus Apatrida has created a ║ │
│║ serrated mix of jagged thrash metal sound ║ │
│║ polished and smoothed out by some classic heavy ║ │
│║ metal influences, thereby giving birth to a ║ │
│║ sound that is the best of both worlds. Hidden ║ │
│║ Evolution is a solid release from the band, and ║ │
│║ is surely a fantastic start to the new year. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Immortal [05:15] │
│ 02 - First World Of Terror [05:01] │
│ 03 - Architecs [04:24] │
│ 04 - Tug Of War [06:09] │
│ 05 - Serpents On Parade [03:11] │
│ 06 - Wanderers Forever [04:26] │
│ 07 - End Man [05:29] │
│ 08 - Speed Of Light [04:22] │
│ 09 - I Owe You Nothing [05:18] │
│ 10 - Hidden Evolution [09:02] │
│ 11 - Highway Star (Bonus Track) [05:59] │
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│ Total Length : [58:36 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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