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│ + Wolfpakk - Rise Of The Animal + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-20-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.wolfpakk.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Wolfpakk Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Rise Of The Animal Label : AFM ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ For the third time the roaring Wolves are back, ║ │
│║ the Hard Rock/melodic Metal allstar pack, led by ║ │
│║ the turbulent duo of vocalists Mark Sweeney (ex ║ │
│║ CRYSTAL BALL) and Michael Voss (MAD ║ │
│║ MAX/MSG/CASANOVA), will release the last part of ║ │
│║ their successful triptych entitled ôRise Of The ║ │
│║ Animalô on February 27th. ║ │
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│║ The duet of Alpha Wolves are still working as a ║ │
│║ perfect creative team with the same focus and ║ │
│║ the original spirit is still intact: The high- ║ │
│║ class traditional Heavy sound, their songwriting ║ │
│║ abilities and their connections in the biz are ║ │
│║ the main attractive and the obvious common point ║ │
│║ with each WOLFPAKK releases. Since day one, the ║ │
│║ concept of this amazing project was to reveal ║ │
│║ the essential talent of Voss & Sweeney with some ║ │
│║ high level musical performances, and to let the ║ │
│║ world knowing it by adding maybe an ║ │
│║ enlightenment provided by the reputation and the ║ │
│║ notoriety of the famous guests of players and ║ │
│║ singers. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ The talented binomial of Voss / Sweeney wrote ║ │
│║ all the songs together except for the lubricious ║ │
│║ hit-single ôSock It To Meö and the title track ║ │
│║ that was made with the helping hand of Axe ║ │
│║ player Martin Rauber (heÆs also in charge of all ║ │
│║ the guitars in ôHigh Rollerö), they were also ║ │
│║ responsible for the production and the mixing ║ │
│║ duties, and of course they performed some ║ │
│║ ferocious lead vocals in duet or trio with the ║ │
│║ sublime collaboration of a famous bunch of Metal ║ │
│║ screamers. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ This new masterpiece is tremendously polished ║ │
│║ and carefully produced, after two excellent ║ │
│║ releases, the main problem is to reach the same ║ │
│║ degree of perfection, but their commitment for ║ │
│║ their art and their dedication was decisive in ║ │
│║ the triumphal result and yes, once again the ║ │
│║ guest list is vertiginous and expansive to the ║ │
│║ point of insanity, featuring talented current ║ │
│║ and former musicians from just about every ║ │
│║ renowned band in the Hard Rock and Power/Classic ║ │
│║ Metal genre! ║ │
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│║ Running under the strong wake of their previous ║ │
│║ remarkable works and the success of their first ║ │
│║ acclaimed albums, they use the same subtle ║ │
│║ recipe: A first class Hard Rock choral project ║ │
│║ influenced by the old nature of the pure Euro ║ │
│║ Metal sound. The opening track is clearly ║ │
│║ spawned from their initial method, like a ACCEPT ║ │
│║ meets PRIEST in a fury of demented drums fills ║ │
│║ courtesy of the Mohawk Heavy hitter Mike ║ │
│║ Terrana. This time the whole sound design is ║ │
│║ more tagged in the 80Æs sing along orientation, ║ │
│║ maybe a little less Germanic than the early ║ │
│║ albums, even if the pace is keeping its fast ║ │
│║ tradition, of course some part of the tunes are ║ │
│║ especially crafted for the guest vocalists, like ║ │
│║ the chorus of the Sleaze Metal anthem ôMonkey On ║ │
│║ Your Backö, which is clearly designed for the ║ │
│║ Ted Poley vocal style, the Hair Metal impression ║ │
│║ is even reinforced by the Guitar solo of ║ │
│║ CASABLANCA leader Ryan Roxie. One of the ║ │
│║ highlights is of course the Epic ôHighlandsö ║ │
│║ even if I think that the voice of the almighty ║ │
│║ Joe Lynn Turner is underemployed, the song is ║ │
│║ clearly a winner! ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ öwe are predatorsàAgainst the wind and rain û we ║ │
│║ carry onö those words are coming from the ║ │
│║ magnificent and touching ôBlack Wolfö featuring ║ │
│║ the hyper-talented Rick Altzi, which is also a ║ │
│║ very interesting number, the trio of voices is ║ │
│║ matching perfectly in this pieces that starts ║ │
│║ with an acoustic introà The gang backing vocal ║ │
│║ chorus is particulary efficientà Superbly Heavy; ║ │
│║ another essential tune! Swedish champion John ║ │
│║ Norum is giving his six strings maximum, for the ║ │
│║ very predictable double kick driven cut ║ │
│║ ôSomewhere Beyondö with also the ubiquitous ║ │
│║ David Reece on Vocals! ║ │
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│║ The next track contains some great performances ║ │
│║ by Don Dokken & Doug Aldrich and as always some ║ │
│║ clever arrangements but the best is yet to come. ║ │
│║ The most outstanding moment of the albums is the ║ │
│║ epic ôRise Of The Animalö, with the impressive ║ │
│║ Mr Kiske who provide his typical high flux of ║ │
│║ ultrasonic pitch yelling, embellished by a fast ║ │
│║ pace and a dramatic dimension, a melodic power ║ │
│║ frenzy somewhere between HELLOWEEN and PRIMAL ║ │
│║ FEAR with a little something from RAGE. At the ║ │
│║ final slot, the track ôUniverseö is somewhat ║ │
│║ ordinary even if the soprano vocals of Miss ║ │
│║ Michaela Schober are quite good, I canÆt connect ║ │
│║ with the melodic stream and the shift of style! ║ │
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│║ Finally, ôRise Of The Animalö is another chapter ║ │
│║ for this highly acclaimed project, a perfect ║ │
│║ sequel for their trilogy ,but itÆs not the endà ║ │
│║ I heard about a fourth episode and who knows ║ │
│║ maybe one day a live presentationà I wish and ║ │
│║ pray the gods for this eventuality. ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ Main Band: ║ │
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│║ Mark Sweeney û Lead Vocals ║ │
│║ Michael Voss û Lead Vocals/Lead Guitars/Bass ║ │
│║ Gereon Homann û Drums ║ │
│║ Jean-Marc Viller û Backing Vocals ║ │
│║ Martin Rauber û Guitars ║ │
│║ Chris Ivo û Keyboards ║ │
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│║ Guest Musicians: ║ │
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│║ Marc Storace û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ Michael Kiske û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ Andi Deris û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ Ted Poley û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ Joe Lynn Turner û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ Rick Altzi û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ David Reece û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ Charlie Huhn û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ Don Dokken û Guest Vocals ║ │
│║ Michaela Schober û Guest Vocals ║ │
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│║ Jeff Watson û Lead Guitars ║ │
│║ Ryan Roxie û Lead Guitars ║ │
│║ Bernie Torme û Lead Guitars ║ │
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│║ John Norum û Lead Guitars ║ │
│║ Doug Aldrich û Lead Guitars ║ │
│║ Axel Rudi Pell û Lead Guitars ║ │
│║ Martin Rauber û Lead Guitars ║ │
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│║ Bob Daisley û Bass ║ │
│║ Al Barrow û Bass ║ │
│║ Barend Courbois û Bass ║ │
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│║ Pablo Allen û Bagpipes ║ │
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│║ Mike Terrana û Drums ║ │
│║ Mark Schulman - Drums ║ │
│║ Simon Philips - Drums ║ │
│║ Chris Slade - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Rider Of The Storm [04:53] │
│ 02 - Sock It To Me [04:25] │
│ 03 - Monkey On Your Back [04:51] │
│ 04 - Highlands [06:25] │
│ 05 - Black Wolf [05:18] │
│ 06 - Somewhere Beyond [05:18] │
│ 07 - Running Out Of Time [03:57] │
│ 08 - Grizzly Man [05:31] │
│ 09 - High Roller [04:42] │
│ 10 - Rise Of The Animal [08:44] │
│ 11 - Universe [05:10] │
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│ Total Length : [59:14 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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