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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Masters Of Disguise - The Savage And The Grace + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Apr-25-2015 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........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.masters-of-disguise.co ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Masters Of Disguise Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Savage And The Grace Label : Limb Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Speed Metal. Like itÆs name suggests , this s a ║ │
│║ genre chock full of heavy fast paced tunes. ║ │
│║ There are savage riffs, insane guitar solos and ║ │
│║ screaming melodies that make you head-bang and ║ │
│║ rock out like thereÆs no tomorrow. Having ║ │
│║ already heard a couple of bands in this genre, ║ │
│║ such as STRIKER, I can see why itÆs liked. I am ║ │
│║ partial to a bit of insane heavy tuneage from ║ │
│║ time to time. IÆm here to see if the band in ║ │
│║ this review are in the same vein. Their name is ║ │
│║ MASTERS OF DISGUISE. ║ │
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│║ Having released their successful first two ║ │
│║ releases in 2013, including an EP and a full ║ │
│║ length debut, this 4 piece American speed metal ║ │
│║ band began working on some new material while ║ │
│║ touring and in February 2015. The finished ║ │
│║ product, ôThe Savage and the Graceö was ║ │
│║ released, which seems to have a reference to one ║ │
│║ of the members previous band someone was a ║ │
│║ member of. SAVAGE GRACE in the title, but ║ │
│║ whether or not that was entirely intentional ║ │
│║ remains to be seen. ║ │
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│║ Their new album is the focus of todayÆs review, ║ │
│║ and having listened to it once all the way ║ │
│║ through before writing this review, IÆm picking ║ │
│║ up vibes of other metal acts in the music such ║ │
│║ as STRIKER who I have already heard before. ║ │
│║ There is a little bit of DIO as well, mainly in ║ │
│║ the vocal department that is, but whether or not ║ │
│║ this is deliberate/intentional is an unknown. I ║ │
│║ did like what I heard the first time. ║ │
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│║ The record opens up with a heavy instrumental ║ │
│║ before launching into the second track, which is ║ │
│║ the first vocal song on the CD entitled ôThe ║ │
│║ Enforcerö. These two songs give you a clear ║ │
│║ indication that speed metal acts donÆt like to ║ │
│║ fuck about, and write something that is half- ║ │
│║ ass. You get a real sense of when you listen to ║ │
│║ bands like MASTERS OF DISGUISE. ║ │
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│║ Throughout the remainder of the record, you ║ │
│║ continue to get a real sense of what this band ║ │
│║ are about with songs like ôHeavenÆs Fallö and ║ │
│║ ôSins of the Damnedö which is a cover of a ║ │
│║ SAVAGE GRACE song. ôBarbarians at the Gateö and ║ │
│║ ôNew Horizonsö. ItÆs while listening to this ║ │
│║ that you begin to appreciate the showmanship ║ │
│║ that goes into speed metal music, including the ║ │
│║ savage melodies, the heavy riffs, the insanely ║ │
│║ fast guitar solos and the screaming vocals ║ │
│║ amongst many other things. ║ │
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│║ Production wise, the performance does sound ║ │
│║ pretty tight for a record of this type. For the ║ │
│║ majority of the music with a couple of moments ║ │
│║ where it could have been tweaked to be a bit ║ │
│║ better, but itÆs only a small thing which should ║ │
│║ be overlooked. The same is said for the ║ │
│║ performance in terms of both music and vocals ║ │
│║ with the latter being occasionally hit and miss. ║ │
│║ ItÆs very good for the most part as it helps add ║ │
│║ to the already nutty recipe that makes up the ║ │
│║ speed metal formula. ║ │
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│║ Bottom line, ôThe Savage and the Graceö is ║ │
│║ definitely the type of record you could play ║ │
│║ loud at parties and head-bang to without ║ │
│║ worrying about what the neighbors think even if ║ │
│║ they kicked up a huge fuss about it as when you ║ │
│║ have melodies this hard, this heavy and this ║ │
│║ nutty, itÆs impossible to keep yourself ║ │
│║ restrained and it is definitely one worth ║ │
│║ checking out if you like speed metal or insane ║ │
│║ music in genre. ║ │
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│║ Alexx Stahl - Vocals ║ │
│║ Mario Lang - Bass ║ │
│║ Kalli Coldsmith - Guitars ║ │
│║ Jens Gellner - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Judgement Day [02:13] │
│ 02 - The Enforcer [03:39] │
│ 03 - Conquering The World [06:26] │
│ 04 - Knutson II: (Only A Mother┤s) Love Is Fore [05:59] │
│ 05 - Heavens Fall [04:29] │
│ 06 - New Horizons [06:57] │
│ 07 - Sins Of The Damned [04:07] │
│ 08 - The Scavenger┤s Daughter [03:42] │
│ 09 - Barbarians At The Gate [03:33] │
│ 10 - War Of The Gods (Part I) [06:46] │
│ 11 - Hammerhead (Bonus Track) [06:01] │
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