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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Overdrive - Let The Metal Do The Talking + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Feb-01-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2008 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.overdrive.se ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Overdrive Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Let The Metal Do The Talking Label : Lion Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ àand you start yelling at various directions: ║ │
│║ Who do they think they are, choosing this album ║ │
│║ title?àWell, OVERDRIVE is one of the oldest ║ │
│║ Swedish Metal bands around and released - for ║ │
│║ your info - their last studio album nearly a ║ │
│║ quarter of a century ago, and before crying out ║ │
│║ what the hell all these relics want from my ║ │
│║ life? I should warn you all these relics know ║ │
│║ how to perform 'real' Heavy Metal music, since ║ │
│║ you seem to be 'trapped' to what various ║ │
│║ labels/managers/media display as 'Metal'. So, do ║ │
│║ not act fast and reject but just take the chance ║ │
│║ to hear some vivid in-your-face metallic rage. ║ │
│║ These Swedish warriors - way before the 'New ║ │
│║ Wave Of Swedish Death Metal' term was born - did ║ │
│║ flirt with mid-tempo-to-speedy rhythms and lots ║ │
│║ of NWOBHM-influenced soloing/dual leads. Not to ║ │
│║ forget, Sweden always had a great portion of ║ │
│║ top-class Metal bands, even if your local ║ │
│║ 'dictator' Metal Press used to deal with only ║ │
│║ specific fields. So, one band of these 80s ║ │
│║ Sweds, OVERDRIVE, was formed in 1980 and started ║ │
│║ off as a cover band for RIOT, DEF LEPPARD etc ║ │
│║ takes. The Reflexions EP (1981) was pressed in ║ │
│║ 500 self-financed copies and if anyone wants to ║ │
│║ get rid of it, just call my accountant and we'll ║ │
│║ fix a price! Two 'normal' albums - 1983's Metal ║ │
│║ attack and 1984's Swords And Axes (both on ║ │
│║ Planet Records) - was OVERDRIVE's showcase in ║ │
│║ the 80s. A reunion took place in 1997, resulting ║ │
│║ to some new tracks on the Mission Of Destruction ║ │
│║ - Live CD (2001) plus two 7 (mostly 'archive') ║ │
│║ singles (2001 and 2006). ║ │
│║ OVERDRIVE has a new singer, Per Karlsson. He ║ │
│║ joined all four (remaining) original members, ║ │
│║ the most familiar name off them maybe being ║ │
│║ Janne Stark (LOCOMOTIVE BREATH, PLANET ║ │
│║ ALLIANCE). With this lineup, Let The Metal Do ║ │
│║ The Talking starts off with a Speed Metal ║ │
│║ thunder named Army Of Darkness, while also ║ │
│║ flirting with riff-full mid-tempo 80s Euro Heavy ║ │
│║ classics like Let The Metal Do The Talking and ║ │
│║ Trapped Under Ice. The Den of Iniquity ║ │
│║ instrumental is a bang-along Speed Metal hymn ║ │
│║ while - in a set of equally bombastic tunes - ║ │
│║ the epic tempo of Deceived plus the Rock ║ │
│║ integrity of Lodestar and the 'dramatic' slow- ║ │
│║ tempo doom of Reincarnation (featuring the one ║ │
│║ and only Chris Catena in guest vocals) will ║ │
│║ drive old-school metalheads nuts and (surely) ║ │
│║ won't disappoint the juvenile Metal followers, ║ │
│║ presenting an honest 'real' 80s Metal blend of ║ │
│║ veracity and ruthless Swedish 'classic' Metal ║ │
│║ blast. (note: I have the impression that half of ║ │
│║ the songs date back to the '80s' days). ║ │
│║ Karlsson is the most fitting choice to handle ║ │
│║ the vocal lines. Ample, in-your-face, with ║ │
│║ maturity in high-pitched singing and a slight ║ │
│║ tendency to go 'epic' in slower parts. The ║ │
│║ rhythm section is as wanted; pounding and ║ │
│║ alive-n-kicking. But, as regards the guitars ║ │
│║ work, objections are overruled. There's tons of ║ │
│║ Metal spirit in the rhythm parts and the solos ║ │
│║ are detonating, furious, 'British'-hailing and ║ │
│║ (without omitting melody) rather sharp. ║ │
│║ For the rusty Metal maniacs who have never had ║ │
│║ the chance to come along OVERDRIVE's music, just ║ │
│║ imagine a mix of RIOT, the 'riffing-meets- ║ │
│║ harmonia' side of NWOBHM (JUDAS PRIEST, ║ │
│║ CHATEAUX, GRIM REAPER, WILDFIRE, MORE) plus the ║ │
│║ early instrumentation of SILVER MOUNTAIN, PRETTY ║ │
│║ MAIDS, STORMWITCH or BRAINFEVER and the mid- ║ │
│║ tempo mastery of ACCEPT. As for you, the 21st ║ │
│║ Century Metal lad, I think bands like ║ │
│║ HAMMERFALL, STEEL ATTACK, LION'S SHARE and ║ │
│║ (even) ANNIHILATOR would perform as such if they ║ │
│║ wanted to sound as 20-25 years ago! ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ Per PerilOz Karlsson - Vocals ║ │
│║ Janne Stark - Guitar ║ │
│║ Kjell Jacobsson - Guitar ║ │
│║ Kenth Eriksson - Bass ║ │
│║ Kenta Svensson - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Army Of Darkness [03:54] │
│ 02 - Let The Metal Do The Talking [03:52] │
│ 03 - Fight To The Finish [04:48] │
│ 04 - Bring Me To Submission [03:38] │
│ 05 - Trapped Under Ice [04:10] │
│ 06 - Deceived [05:30] │
│ 07 - Den Of Eniquity (Instrumental) [03:14] │
│ 08 - Gravy Train [03:50] │
│ 09 - Chasing Highways [04:16] │
│ 10 - Lodestar [03:42] │
│ 11 - Sinister Warfare [04:42] │
│ 12 - Reincarnation [07:21] │
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│ Total Length : [52:57 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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