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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-24-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Asgard Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Seal Of Madness Label : My Graveyard ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ ASGARD is a super fast Power Metal band from ║ │
│║ Italy. It took a long time to find any ║ │
│║ information on the band. There is very little to ║ │
│║ be gleaned from ordinary web searches, but I did ║ │
│║ as well as I could and at least found the first ║ │
│║ names of the guys and instruments they play. ║ │
│║ These guys are full speed ahead and nothing is ║ │
│║ slow, and I mean nothing. They are going to wear ║ │
│║ out the equipment in a hurry at this fast pace ║ │
│║ and so what? You can always buy more! The ║ │
│║ vocalist has a very high pitched voice that can ║ │
│║ be a little too much at times, but that is ║ │
│║ easily fixed. He can tune it down just a little ║ │
│║ and it would be just fine. The worst part of ║ │
│║ this album is how short it is. ItÆs only 37 ║ │
│║ minutes long and itÆs a shame because I was ║ │
│║ looking forward to a large dose of super fast ║ │
│║ Power Metal. I would say Mace sounds like the ║ │
│║ lead singer of AGENT STEEL. I remember loving ║ │
│║ them a long time ago. They changed their style a ║ │
│║ bit and I lost touch with them. I donÆt remember ║ │
│║ why as it was so long ago. ║ │
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│║ Mace doesnÆt always reach for the sky. He has ║ │
│║ moments where he tones down the pitch a bit and ║ │
│║ the songs are immensely enjoyable in those ║ │
│║ instances. He has a great range in that he can ║ │
│║ go high as the sky and then go to a normal ║ │
│║ pitch. These songs are not technical wonders of ║ │
│║ art. They are meant to cater to fans that love ║ │
│║ it loud and fast. The guitar solos are almost as ║ │
│║ fast as the drums. I mean this is truly a ║ │
│║ whirlwind of fury here. It is also light hearted ║ │
│║ music. I am left wondering about the song ║ │
│║ titles such as ôI Spit On Your Handö. That is a ║ │
│║ truly odd thing to say. Perhaps something got ║ │
│║ lost in the translation. So even though you get ║ │
│║ a choice of words that may not match as well as ║ │
│║ you might hope, the vocalist enunciates the ║ │
│║ English language very well. You shouldnÆt have ║ │
│║ to reach for the lyrics sheet too much if at ║ │
│║ all. The song topics are in the true Metal style ║ │
│║ lyrically like early MANOWAR but they sound ║ │
│║ absolutely nothing alike. There are no majestic ║ │
│║ choirs or grandiose eloquence on hand. Only the ║ │
│║ lyrics are similar. Nonetheless, it is very ║ │
│║ enjoyable. Make sure you donÆt set your ║ │
│║ expectations too high and you shouldnÆt be ║ │
│║ disappointed. The fact is that there are a lot ║ │
│║ of bands that sound just like this that are on ║ │
│║ tiny labels and donÆt get that much exposure, ║ │
│║ but that doesnÆt and shouldnÆt take away from ║ │
│║ the fact that they deserve more and that this is ║ │
│║ a fun album. ║ │
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│║ You get to hear about battles fought with steel ║ │
│║ and the holy land of Asgard where Thor and Odin ║ │
│║ abide in what is their version of heaven. I have ║ │
│║ always loved the Norse Mythology and these guys ║ │
│║ do a good enough job singing about it to be ║ │
│║ entertaining. The solos are pure shred but they ║ │
│║ also contain melody, maybe not a lot, but enough ║ │
│║ to be serviceable. This is not an awesome album, ║ │
│║ but it is pretty good, especially when you keep ║ │
│║ in mind how obscure this band is. Check it out ║ │
│║ if you can. There are many incarnations of the ║ │
│║ name Asgard, mostly spelled correctly and one of ║ │
│║ them goes all the way back to 1972. If you come ║ │
│║ across that band, that is a different group. ║ │
│║ This band was formed in 2004. I will provide the ║ │
│║ link at the top of the review. This is a fun ║ │
│║ listen. ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
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│║ Mace - Vocals ║ │
│║ Albi - Guitar ║ │
│║ Dave - Guitar ║ │
│║ Jack - Drums ║ │
│║ Reno - Bass ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Disciples [03:29] │
│ 02 - I Spit On Your Hands [03:14] │
│ 03 - The Seal Of Madness [04:21] │
│ 04 - With Your Shield Or On It [04:12] │
│ 05 - Army Of Darkness [05:35] │
│ 06 - Fury Of The Night [02:24] │
│ 07 - The Age Of Steel [05:31] │
│ 08 - Hellbreaker [04:48] │
│ 09 - Asgard Invasion [03:56] │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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