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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-19-2015 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........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.storyteller.nu ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : The Storyteller Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Sacred Fire Label : Black Lodge ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ It's hard to believe that it's been almost 15 ║ │
│║ years since I discovered The Storyteller, a ║ │
│║ great metal band from Sweden that played heavy ║ │
│║ metal the right way! I instantly fell in love ║ │
│║ with their first album and followed their career ║ │
│║ for a bit before they kind of fell off the radar ║ │
│║ after 2005s Underworld, which seemed like the ║ │
│║ apex of their career. They returned in 2013 but, ║ │
│║ for whatever reason, that album completely blew ║ │
│║ by me. Imagine my surprise when I see that they ║ │
│║ released their sixth full length, Sacred Fire, ║ │
│║ last month. And what a release it is. When most ║ │
│║ of the European heavy/power metal bands are ║ │
│║ experimenting with their sound...and sucking at ║ │
│║ it, these guys delivered! ║ │
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│║ When they first arrived on the scene, some of ║ │
│║ their detractors were saying that they were ║ │
│║ nothing but HammerFall clones. My thoughts were, ║ │
│║ "What's so wrong with that?" Up until that time, ║ │
│║ HammerFall were one of the leading bands putting ║ │
│║ out speedy riff laden heavy metal. The ║ │
│║ difference is that the hammer fell hard and The ║ │
│║ Storyteller still has a few more stories to ║ │
│║ tell. This album comes out of the shoot strong ║ │
│║ with the riff heavy "As I Die." The lyrics are ║ │
│║ cheesy as fuck stories about dying in battles, ║ │
│║ Northmen, etc. and man do I love that shit! But ║ │
│║ it's the riffs and the hooks that pull you in ║ │
│║ here. And those gang "whooooaaaaa" backing ║ │
│║ vocals in the chorus are metal as fuck. The ║ │
│║ solos are just incredible and L.G. Persson's ║ │
│║ vocal delivery sounds better than ever. Then you ║ │
│║ have the galloping tempo, dual leads and catchy ║ │
│║ riffs of the title track. The verse has a nice ║ │
│║ melodic clean part in it adding to the old metal ║ │
│║ feel. Once again, the solo here is just awesome ║ │
│║ and the guitar tone is just perfect. The chorus ║ │
│║ is catchy and the gang backing vocals are just ║ │
│║ beauty to this old metalhead's ears. ║ │
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│║ "Serpent Eyes" just fucking slays with it's ║ │
│║ speed and overall guitar work. The chorus has ║ │
│║ wonderful melodies and just pulls you in. These ║ │
│║ songs are so well written and that it's just so ║ │
│║ refreshing. Once again, these guys are living up ║ │
│║ to their name because each song seems to tell a ║ │
│║ story. But nothing can compare to the epic "Sons ║ │
│║ of the North." This song just reeks epic metal. ║ │
│║ Going from slower to mid paced in places this ║ │
│║ song is the perfect metal song. All the elements ║ │
│║ that make this the perfect song are here. The ║ │
│║ chorus is slow, epic with choir backing vocals ║ │
│║ and a feeling that you are going into battle. ║ │
│║ This song gives me the chills. The speed picks ║ │
│║ up with the dual leads in the middle all ║ │
│║ culminating into a solo that is just amazing. ║ │
│║ This is the best song on the album let alone one ║ │
│║ of the best metal songs I've heard in a while. ║ │
│║ Then you have another galloping metal anthem, ║ │
│║ "Curse of the Seven Seas." this is another stand ║ │
│║ out track just because of the riffs and melodies ║ │
│║ and, once again, those gang vocal "whoooooaaaas" ║ │
│║ coming in at the beginning of the chorus and ║ │
│║ after the solo. I don't know about you but I ║ │
│║ fucking love that shit. ║ │
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│║ There are a couple of moments on this album that ║ │
│║ are weaker than others. "In Search for ║ │
│║ Treasures, Stones and Gold" comes after "Sons of ║ │
│║ the North" and, maybe because it does follow ║ │
│║ such an epic, it just doesn't stand out to me. ║ │
│║ Not that it's a bad song but after such an epic ║ │
│║ you need something to stand out. Maybe they ║ │
│║ could have something that stands out more after ║ │
│║ that epic like "Let Your Spirit Fly," which is a ║ │
│║ speedy number with all the aforementioned metal ║ │
│║ as fuck elements. Then you have "Coming Home," ║ │
│║ which is your obligatory metal ballad and even ║ │
│║ though it's not horrible as some of the more ║ │
│║ recent metal ballads have been, it just didn't ║ │
│║ seem necessary on an album like this. "God of ║ │
│║ War" rounds it out and does so in the best way ║ │
│║ you could possibly end and album like this. ║ │
│║ Speedy and melodic this is another song that is ║ │
│║ a stand out that just screams "metal" when you ║ │
│║ hear it. ║ │
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│║ This album slays, there is no other way to put ║ │
│║ it. This is the definition of heavy metal. Maybe ║ │
│║ this can put this band at the forefront of ║ │
│║ metal, where they have always belonged. No ║ │
│║ experimenting with more progressive or modern ║ │
│║ sounds, this is how metal is done...period! ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - As I Died [04:16] │
│ 02 - One Last Stand [04:05] │
│ 03 - Sacred Fire [04:27] │
│ 04 - Ferryman [03:29] │
│ 05 - Serpent Eyes [04:10] │
│ 06 - Sons Of The North [05:44] │
│ 07 - In Search For Treasures, Stones And Gold [04:02] │
│ 08 - Cominh Home [04:15] │
│ 09 - The Army Of Souther Fell [04:00] │
│ 10 - Curse Of The Seven Seas [03:55] │
│ 11 - Left Your Spirit Fly [04:06] │
│ 12 - God Of War [04:09] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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