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░ ██ ██ Artist: Lector ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Bubonic Dawn █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2014 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2015-10-10 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Heavy Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Stormspell Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Lector is a traditional heavy metal band from █
█ Falun, Sweden who has just released their █
█ full-length album æBubonic DawnÆ. Much about the █
█ band is shrouded in mystery so in this review, I █
█ will only be dealing with the music itself instead █
█ of bog you down with any history lessons or play █
█ the six-degrees of separation game. █
█ I would definitely compare this music to some of █
█ the more old-school heavy metal bands that have █
█ just become universally beloved at this point. █
█ Megadeth, Sepultura, Metallicaà I think you get █
█ the idea by now. But this music certainly doesnÆt █
█ sound antiquated. It is just the opposite, at █
█ times nostalgic but most of the time its just so █
█ refreshing to hear a heavy metal band try not to █
█ conform to a certain style or theme and approached █
█ their own music with respect to the genreÆs █
█ foundational elements. Soaring melodic guitar █
█ solos, primitive shouting vocals, morale-boosting █
█ drum work and expressive and fluid bass lines. █
█ Although what you mightÆve overlooked is that this █
█ album only contains seven, intact songs. Four of █
█ the tracks are just slightly different, demo █
█ versions of four of those tracks from a 2010 demo. █
█ And thereÆs also one other track that is labeled █
█ as an outtake. I guess the outtake could be █
█ considered the eighth song on the album since █
█ thereÆs nothing that really distinguishes it as █
█ any different from the seven other songs this █
█ album has. █
█ Songs like ôLucifer Och Hatets ArmΘö and the █
█ colloquial title-track ôBubonic Dawnö really give █
█ a distinct NWOBHM vibe to the album, with all of █
█ the medieval themes and lyrical references but █
█ itÆs just so hard to ignore its straightforward, █
█ pounding thrash metal interludes. I think the █
█ music is strong and can carry its own weight in █
█ the immense amount of talent this group has. █
█ Lector comes out as a very modest yet successful █
█ release that is very hard to dislike. Lector █
█ proves, once again and as usual, that the █
█ Scandinavians have a strong handle on making █
█ ass-kicking, battle-ready heavy metal. █
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░ 1. Dream World 5:32 ░
░ 2. Moonlit Chase 5:33 ░
░ 3. Lucifer och Hatets ArmΘ 8:49 ░
░ 4. Kosmisk Tomhet 6:15 ░
░ 5. Bubonic Dawn 6:05 ░
░ 6. Ond Brσd D÷d 4:03 ░
░ 7. Landscapes of Darkest Despair 4:15 ░
░ 8. Dust in the Wind (Demo 2010) 5:21 ░
░ 9. Ond Brσd D÷d (Demo 2010) 4:30 ░
░ 10. Dream World (Demo 2010) 4:59 ░
░ 11. Landscapes of Darkest Despair (Demo 4:34 ░
░ 2010) ░
░ 12. This is My Answer to You (Album Outtake) 5:00 ░
░ 64:56 ░
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