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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-22-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2002 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Persian Risk Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Rise Up Label : Powerage ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This great NWOBHM band offers an excellent ║ │
│║ power-rock/melodic metal album in ôRise Up.ö ║ │
│║ Persian Risk are typical of the NWOBHM movement, ║ │
│║ in that while they may have slogged it out for a ║ │
│║ number of years, they have little in the way of ║ │
│║ albums on offer. However, if youÆre anything ║ │
│║ like me, you may feel that ôRise Upö more than ║ │
│║ makes up for the lack of other releases. An ║ │
│║ array of powerful numbers seize the middle ║ │
│║ ground between 70Æs British Pop-Rock, Classic ║ │
│║ NWOBHM, and mid/late 80Æs US Hard Rock. A strong ║ │
│║ concoction in my books. ║ │
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│║ Track one opens the can up with a boom. Strong ║ │
│║ melodic power coming through in an instant hard ║ │
│║ rock classic. Track two, the power ballad ôJaneö ║ │
│║ ventures into pop-rock territory, with a relaxed ║ │
│║ slow verse riff, and slow-thumping bass effort ║ │
│║ rumbling along under strong lead vocals. The ║ │
│║ chorus is kinda weak, compared to the well ║ │
│║ layered melodic verses, somewhat of a let-down. ║ │
│║ Nevertheless, the subject matter ôtoo young for ║ │
│║ loveö, and clean guitar make it a worthy track. ║ │
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│║ Track three, the title-track, and our next ║ │
│║ offering, gets more into hard to hard-rock ║ │
│║ territory. At times sounding like Halford, over ║ │
│║ some thundering, crunchy guitar riffs. Really a ║ │
│║ favourite, this one is intense, and as decent a ║ │
│║ metal anthem is many other NWOBHM classics. Play ║ │
│║ this one at high-volume when looking for some ║ │
│║ heavy-metal inspiration. The guitar leads ║ │
│║ beginning around the 2 minute mark are of a high ║ │
│║ calibre, and the thumping drums underneath ║ │
│║ soaring vocals that follow are once more ║ │
│║ reminiscent of Priest. This one is the true ║ │
│║ anthem of the album and should be well-liked up ║ │
│║ by priest fans. Great stuff!!!! ║ │
│║ The next couple of tracks may not stand out as ║ │
│║ much as one or three, but have a lot to offer. A ║ │
│║ lot more leaning towards US hard rock of the ║ │
│║ period after NWOBHMs peak of popularity, most ║ │
│║ tracks retain a good amount of melodic British ║ │
│║ rock typical of the NWOBHM period (1979-1984). ║ │
│║ Track four, ôBrave New Worldö slams the listener ║ │
│║ with some heavy Priest-sounding riffs, and some ║ │
│║ decent hi-production values. Track five starts ║ │
│║ us off with crunching and quick guitar, erupting ║ │
│║ into power-rock vocals offering a decent ║ │
│║ showcase of our lead vocalist. In fact, this ║ │
│║ singer is excellent, and dare i say rarely a ║ │
│║ NWOBHM vocalist makes such an impact. Well, ║ │
│║ perhaps Diamond Head, and Grim Reaper spring to ║ │
│║ mind. ôDark Towerö is another excellent ômetalö ║ │
│║ track. Listing to the track now, in a public ║ │
│║ library, i can barely contain myself from ║ │
│║ singing along to my headphones, but would prefer ║ │
│║ to avoid the odd looks from my fellow library ║ │
│║ patrons. ║ │
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│║ All round a very strong album in my opinion. ║ │
│║ Certainly not a very well known NWOBHM act, ║ │
│║ Persian Risk arenÆt messing around, especially ║ │
│║ with this excellent release. Well-written and ║ │
│║ composed songs, with a good mix of hard-rock ║ │
│║ ballads, NWOBHM, and powerful melodic rock, with ║ │
│║ some definitive metal influence (e.g. tracks ║ │
│║ three and four). When i first acquired this gem, ║ │
│║ I found it hard to stop playing it! The ║ │
│║ production on the album is strong, especially ║ │
│║ when compared with early NWOBHM material. IÆm ║ │
│║ quite surprised this band didnÆt make it bigger, ║ │
│║ really. At the time this album was released, ║ │
│║ this brand of melodic rock/metal was becoming ║ │
│║ huge, albeit probably more across the Atlantic, ║ │
│║ rather than in England. Solid, Solid stuff. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Hold The Line [04:32] │
│ 02 - Jane [04:13] │
│ 03 - Rise Up [04:38] │
│ 04 - Brave New World [04:03] │
│ 05 - Don┤t Turn Around [03:32] │
│ 06 - Sky┤s Falling Down [04:55] │
│ 07 - Break Free [03:46] │
│ 08 - Dark Tower [04:05] │
│ 09 - Riip It Up [03:00] │
│ 10 - Women In rock [04:02] │
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│ Total Length : [40:46 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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