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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-30-2015 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........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.reverencemetal.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Reverence Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Gods Of War (Jap Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Recent years have found the Euro-power metal ║ │
│║ scene striding forward, as band after band ║ │
│║ emerge to vie for the crown of power metal ║ │
│║ masters. And yet, there's an argument that the ║ │
│║ few US outfits who have really made this style ║ │
│║ their own, actually do it better and with much ║ │
│║ more guile. Hence when Reverence ambushed us ║ │
│║ with When Darkness Calls in 2012, there really ║ │
│║ was reason to rejoice. A US act arriving to ║ │
│║ breathe new life into a sound that while steeped ║ │
│║ in the same heritage as those Euro bands, adds ║ │
│║ that little something that is unmistakably ║ │
│║ American and unmistakably classy. ║ │
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│║ Three years later and with a lot to live up to, ║ │
│║ the band with links to Riot V, Jack Starr's ║ │
│║ Burning Starr, Tokyo Blade, Arrest, Savatage, ║ │
│║ Crimson Glory, Overland, Sanxtion and Inner ║ │
│║ Recipe return with Gods Of War. From the off ║ │
│║ it's crystal clear that Reverence aren't here to ║ │
│║ mess about, the album's opening title cut the ║ │
│║ sort of introduction many a more renowned act ║ │
│║ would give their riffing arm for. However from ║ │
│║ there what really hits home is that there's no ║ │
│║ fat around the edges of Gods Of War, every track ║ │
│║ a prime cut that leaves a succulent full flavour ║ │
│║ for many an hour afterwards. "Until My Dying ║ │
│║ Breath" punches hard, staccato guitar barking ║ │
│║ and biting ferociously, while the confident ║ │
│║ march of "Angel In Black" is a serious smash of ║ │
│║ power and drama all brought together through the ║ │
│║ peerless vocals of Todd Michael Hall û a singer ║ │
│║ who unsurprisingly has found himself much in ║ │
│║ demand since the Reverence debut made such an ║ │
│║ impact. However the guitar pair and writing duo ║ │
│║ of Bryan Holland and Pete Rossi match Hall every ║ │
│║ step of the way, the likes of "Heart Of Gold" ║ │
│║ possessing a scything twin guitar barrage and ║ │
│║ buzz-saw riff that a certain Maidens of Iron ║ │
│║ seem to shy away from these days, while the ║ │
│║ vocal arrangement in the chorus is simply jaw ║ │
│║ dropping. ║ │
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│║ Bassist Michael Massie didn't feature on the ║ │
│║ band's debut, joining not long after but here he ║ │
│║ proves his worth, meshing seamlessly with the ║ │
│║ machine gun drumming from Steve 'Doc Killdrums' ║ │
│║ Wacholz, who is faultless throughout. And it's ║ │
│║ this confident power-house rhythm section which ║ │
│║ really allows the songs to reach the level of ║ │
│║ assertive maturity they do. "Choices Made" is a ║ │
│║ clever change of pace and focus, "Blood Of ║ │
│║ Heroes" on the other hand shows an ability to ║ │
│║ alter the pace not only from track to track, but ║ │
│║ within the same song; something many bands could ║ │
│║ take a leaf from. While "Splinter" slows things ║ │
│║ down, the frenetic pace intentionally checked to ║ │
│║ add shade to the blinding light found elsewhere. ║ │
│║ However having the ability to close out the ║ │
│║ album with the full force double hit of ║ │
│║ "Cleansed By Fire" and "Race To Obscene" proves ║ │
│║ the quality of this band once and for all. ║ │
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│║ Gods Of War is an album that delivers from start ║ │
│║ to finish, inflicting immense punches of power ║ │
│║ metal majesty through every intricate twist and ║ │
│║ turn and leaving you genuinely amazed by the ║ │
│║ standard of what you've just heard. I'm not sure ║ │
│║ if Reverence are Gods Of War, but they're sure ║ │
│║ as hell masters of metal! ║ │
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│║ Todd Michael Hall - Vocals ║ │
│║ Steve "Doc" Wacholz - Drums ║ │
│║ Bryan Holland - Guitars ║ │
│║ Michael Massie - Bass ║ │
│║ Pete Rossi - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Gods Of War [04:52] │
│ 02 - Heart Of Gold [04:01] │
│ 03 - Until My Dying Breath [03:22] │
│ 04 - Angel In Black [05:04] │
│ 05 - Tear Down The Mountain [05:21] │
│ 06 - Blood Of Heroes [04:24] │
│ 07 - Battle Cry [04:39] │
│ 08 - Choices Made [04:29] │
│ 09 - Splinter [04:27] │
│ 10 - Cleansed By Fire [05:48] │
│ 11 - Race The Obscene [04:58] │
│ 12 - Kick The Dog (Bonus Track) [03:59] │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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