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│ + Royal Hunt - Devil's Dozen (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-28-2015 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2015 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........08 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.royalhunt.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Royal Hunt Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Devil's Dozen (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ There are few bands, with a better than 25 years ║ │
│║ career, that have been as consistent in their ║ │
│║ sound and output as Denmark's Royal Hunt. Sure, ║ │
│║ they've had their share of personnel changes, ║ │
│║ significantly in the vocalist position, yet they ║ │
│║ carry on with increasing success. Recently, some ║ │
│║ of that success comes from one simple yet ║ │
│║ significant change. They brought Pennsylvania ║ │
│║ native D.C. Cooper back on the microphone. For ║ │
│║ my money, he'll always be the voice of Royal. He ║ │
│║ remains so, and the band records their thirteen ║ │
│║ album with Cooper, XIII - Devil's Dozen, his ║ │
│║ fifth on vocals for Royal Hunt. ║ │
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│║ For those unfamiliar with Royal Hunt, which I ║ │
│║ doubt if you're reading this, the band performs ║ │
│║ melodic and symphonic heavy metal, with large ║ │
│║ emphasis on the first two descriptors. The ║ │
│║ symphonic element comes from founder and ║ │
│║ principal songwriter Andre Anderson's influence ║ │
│║ and keyboard presence. I'm presuming it's his ║ │
│║ synths that account for the large than life ║ │
│║ orchestration and not an actual orchestra. PR ║ │
│║ material was wanting on that information. ║ │
│║ Suffice to say, the symphonic layer provides two ║ │
│║ things. It provides a lush and lavish canvas and ║ │
│║ reinforces the melody of the arrangement, in ║ │
│║ every song. After this, Anderson offers keyboard ║ │
│║ solos throughout, sharing the limelight with the ║ │
│║ guitar leads. And those leads are as present and ║ │
│║ immense as everything else. Actually, I think ║ │
│║ the guitar presence is even larger on this album ║ │
│║ than most. Jonas Larsen is at the top of his ║ │
│║ game. ║ │
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│║ Following these things, Cooper is also in top ║ │
│║ form, with a strong vocal presence. His skill ║ │
│║ comes from his natural ability to follow the ║ │
│║ melody and harmony of an arrangement, and then ║ │
│║ stay in range. Then there's the character of the ║ │
│║ songs, which has been alluded to by speaking of ║ │
│║ the particular musical elements. What's notable ║ │
│║ in those song arrangements is the importance of ║ │
│║ harmony and melody, but also the basic rock ║ │
│║ groove. This is where, from the band's ║ │
│║ inception, classic melodic hard rock has been as ║ │
│║ much a pillar of the musical foundation as the ║ │
│║ symphonic element. When these things dovetail ║ │
│║ together as with So Right So Wrong, How Do You ║ │
│║ Know, Way Too Late, and the quite catchy Hear On ║ │
│║ A Platte, Royal Hunt is a formidable melodic ║ │
│║ metal powerhouse. And that was only to mention ║ │
│║ four songs. They're all outstanding, all ║ │
│║ terrific and no filler. Once more, with XIII - ║ │
│║ Devil's Dozen, Royal Hunt's melodic and ║ │
│║ symphonic heavy metal is consistent, creative, ║ │
│║ and entertaining. Sweet stuff and strongly ║ │
│║ recommended. ║ │
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│║ D.C. Cooper - Vocals ║ │
│║ AndrΘ Andersen - Keyboards ║ │
│║ Andreas Passmark - Bass ║ │
│║ Jonas Larsen - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Andreas "Habo" Johansson - Session Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - So Right, So Wrong [07:23] │
│ 02 - May You Never (Walk Alone) [07:29] │
│ 03 - Heart On A Platter [06:53] │
│ 04 - A Tear In The Rain [05:50] │
│ 05 - Until The Day [06:37] │
│ 06 - Riches To Rags [05:45] │
│ 07 - Way Too Late [06:39] │
│ 08 - Monochrome (Bonus Track) [04:20] │
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│ Total Length : [50:56 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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