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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Majesty - Generation Steel + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-30-2015 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........cd1: 10 cd2: 8 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.majesty-metal.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Majesty Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Generation Steel Label : NoiseArt ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ What makes old-school swords-and-steel heavy ║ │
│║ metal great? Is it the loveable cheesiness, the ║ │
│║ huge riffs we all remember years down the line, ║ │
│║ or the almost tangible energy that inspires us ║ │
│║ to headbang, shout along, and makes us feel ║ │
│║ alive? Yes, but not for German heavy metal act ║ │
│║ Majesty. After dozens of spins and hours of ║ │
│║ listening, IÆm convinced the band mustÆve ║ │
│║ thought of these genre attributes, promptly ║ │
│║ uttered ôfuck all of that,ö and then proceeded ║ │
│║ to write and record their seventh full-length, ║ │
│║ Generation Steel. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ IÆve been as optimistic as possible and listened ║ │
│║ to this more than any sane man should, but there ║ │
│║ are very few legitimate redeeming factors that ║ │
│║ save Generation Steel from being pure, ║ │
│║ unadulterated metal failure. ôKnights of the ║ │
│║ Empireö mercifully flirts with a bit more speed ║ │
│║ than the rest of the album, and builds up to an ║ │
│║ okay chorus and is later improved by an ║ │
│║ admittedly decent solo. The problem here is that ║ │
│║ much like the rest of the album, this song is ║ │
│║ basically bland Manowar worship to the point of ║ │
│║ near emulation and nowhere close to necessary ║ │
│║ listening. ôCircle of Rageö has a good solo too, ║ │
│║ but the surrounding song sounds like a mash-up ║ │
│║ of Manowar and a slowed-down Dragonforce that ║ │
│║ nobody asked for, lacking the hooky and ║ │
│║ energetic aspects of both bands. This is further ║ │
│║ exacerbated by a grating key change at the ║ │
│║ songÆs end that simultaneously neuters and ruins ║ │
│║ the entire song in one fell swoop. ║ │
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│║ The biggest issue plaguing Majesty is that ║ │
│║ Generation Steel isnÆt just boring, itÆs ║ │
│║ aggressively boring. The vast majority of the ║ │
│║ album plods along at a horribly lackadaisical ║ │
│║ pace, as for some unknown reason Majesty insists ║ │
│║ on pursuing this direction relentlessly. The ║ │
│║ unfittingly titled ôWar for Metalö limps into ║ │
│║ battle on tired third-tier Manowar and Saxon ║ │
│║ riffage, inspiring yawns instead of battle ║ │
│║ cries, while ôRulers of the Worldö falls flat on ║ │
│║ its face with an impotent major key chorus ║ │
│║ thatÆs rivaled by Journey in heaviness and blown ║ │
│║ out of the water by Journey in catchiness. Tarek ║ │
│║ ôMetal Sonö MagharyÆs vocals contributed greatly ║ │
│║ to my discontent, as he sounds like a mediocre ║ │
│║ Eric Adams impersonator phoning it in throughout ║ │
│║ the record, further burying the songs underneath ║ │
│║ even more blandness and irritation. Remember ║ │
│║ those bad Manowar and Saxon songs that show up ║ │
│║ now and again only to be skipped over every time ║ │
│║ theyÆd come up on the record? Generation Steel ║ │
│║ is that for an entire album. ║ │
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│║ Majesty - Generation Steel 02 ║ │
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│║ The biggest travesty on Generation Steel is ║ │
│║ ôChildren of the Darkö because it had the chance ║ │
│║ to soar to the astounding heights of ôpretty ║ │
│║ okayö on the relative strength of the melody ║ │
│║ comprising its chorus. Instead of using a guitar ║ │
│║ or even the tried-and-true Manly Men of Metal ║ │
│║ Choir, Majesty decided to completely torpedo the ║ │
│║ song by foisting the task of performing the ║ │
│║ melody on a childrenÆs choir. WhatÆs worse is ║ │
│║ that this particular choir sounds like ten ║ │
│║ clones of the annoying little bastard from ║ │
│║ ManowarÆs ôThe WarriorÆs Prayer,ö and thereÆs no ║ │
│║ joke I could make that could ever rival the ║ │
│║ surreal and depressing hilarity of the band, ║ │
│║ producers, label execs, and anyone else who was ║ │
│║ a part of Generation SteelÆs creation saying ║ │
│║ ôyes, this is what the song needsö and running ║ │
│║ with it. Speaking of producers, Generation ║ │
│║ SteelÆs production is bad. The listless vocals ║ │
│║ are pushed right to the front of the mix, ║ │
│║ guitars lack punch or grit, drums sound dull and ║ │
│║ lifeless, and bass is thin when it actually ║ │
│║ shows up. The production lacks power and ║ │
│║ vibrancy, sounding more like heavy metal ║ │
│║ overcast than heavy metal thunder. Put another ║ │
│║ way, the production mirrors the music itÆs ║ │
│║ showcasing. ║ │
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│║ Look, I tried. I really, really tried. I ║ │
│║ listened time and time again, but Generation ║ │
│║ Steel just left me completely cold and actively ║ │
│║ annoyed. I couldnÆt recommend a single song on ║ │
│║ here to anyone, and if I wasnÆt reviewing this I ║ │
│║ wouldnÆt have made it through a single front- ║ │
│║ to-back listen. Majesty have scraped the generic ║ │
│║ 80s metal barrel and come up empty, and while ║ │
│║ there must be an audience for this somewhere, it ║ │
│║ most assuredly isnÆt me. It probably isnÆt you ║ │
│║ either. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ - CD1 [ ] │
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│ 01 - hawks will fly [05:15] │
│ 02 - generation steel [04:53] │
│ 03 - circle of rage [04:25] │
│ 04 - shout at the world [05:34] │
│ 05 - damnation hero [04:30] │
│ 06 - children of the dark [05:51] │
│ 07 - the last reward [06:21] │
│ 08 - knights of the empire [04:35] │
│ 09 - rulers of the world [05:10] │
│ 10 - war for metal [05:32] │
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│ - CD2 [ ] │
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│ 01 - metal law (acoustic version) [04:26] │
│ 02 - time for revolution (acoustic version) [04:39] │
│ 03 - keep it true (acoustic version) [04:16] │
│ 04 - thunder rider (acoustic version) [04:57] │
│ 05 - hellforces (acoustic version) [05:46] │
│ 06 - metal union (acoustic version) [05:49] │
│ 07 - the last reward (orchestral version) [05:55] │
│ 08 - hawks will fly (karaoke version) [05:14] │
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│ Total Length : [93:08 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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