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ARTIST : Neutron Hammer STOREDATE : 00-00-2012
ALBUM : Iron Storm Evocation RIPDATE : 06-20-2015
YEAR : 2012 RUNTIME : 39:35 min
GENRE : Death Metal LANGUAGE : English
LABEL : Primitive Reaction GRABBER : EAC Secure
SOURCE : CDDA ENCODER : FLAC 1.2.1
QUALITY : 937 kbps Avg 44.1kHz 2 channels SIZE : 279.5MB
URL : http://tinyurl.com/pgmv87h TRACKS : 10 Files
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01 Sodomorgia 4:23
02 Devastation Ritual 3:53
03 Death Throne 2:25
04 War Fucking War 4:37
05 Contaminated Graves 3:55
06 Mass Murder March 2:47
07 Heretics Of Iron Storm 4:07
08 Preacher Of Blasphemy 3:14
09 Apocalyptic Rites 3:59
10 Menstrual Mass 6:15
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39:35 min
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│ The album is the full-length debut by FinlandÆs Neutron Hammer, the │
│ culmination of nine years of effort that included a demo and two │
│ EPs. It doesnÆt boast zooming technicality, ground-breaking │
│ creativity, or melodic hooks that youÆll be humming days later, but │
│ for this kind of music who wants or needs that? What Iron Storm │
│ Evocation brings is 40 minutes of blasphemous black thrashing death │
│ mixed with venomous black ænÆ roll thatÆs a shitload of evil fun. It │
│ exerts a kind of animal magnetism that has brought me back to it │
│ repeatedly over the last month. │
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│ With few exceptions, the music barrels ahead at high speed with high │
│ distortion, and although the production quality isnÆt really lo-fi, │
│ itÆs close enough to coat everything in grime. The dominant musical │
│ style is blasting blackened thrash with rapid-fire chords and │
│ hammering percussion, sometimes blazing away with enough speed to │
│ fuse everything into the proverbial wall of noise. But no song on │
│ the album is really all one thing. │
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│ Even on the tracks where rolling hellfire is king, you get changes │
│ in rhythm and riffing that bring the beats of old-school punk, crust │
│ and d-beat, Mot÷rhead on an open throttle, and pretty close to │
│ straight-up rock, without ever losing the authentic air of │
│ thoroughly blackened filthiness. ThereÆs a dose of Venom and │
│ Hellhammer, an injection of of Impaled Nazarene and Nunslaughter, │
│ and even a bit of Discharge, to go along with the hailstorm of │
│ infernal thrashing. │
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│ As mentioned, Neutron Hammer donÆt ease up on the throttle very │
│ often, but there are exceptions. With less than a minute left, │
│ ôDevastate Ritualö drops into a ghastly stomp, and the albumÆs │
│ closing track (ôMenstrual Massö) is mid-paced, verging on │
│ death/doom, right up until 1:20 remaining when it accelerates into a │
│ thrashy, punk-flavored romp. (ôMenstrual Massö is the one song most │
│ unlike the rest of the album, so itÆs interesting that itÆs one of │
│ only two that have been put up for streaming before the release │
│ date.) │
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│ The death metal feel in the music comes primarily from the vocals: │
│ Kaosbringer is a near-ringer for Martin Van Drunen of Asphyx fame. │
│ His echoing howls are downright bestial and he elevates into demonic │
│ shrieks that could bring the dead bolt-upright in terror. Even when │
│ the music shifts into those catchy black ænÆ roll beats, his vocals │
│ (most of which you can understand) still drench everything in │
│ ghastly depravity. │
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