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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-16-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.brainstorm-web.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Brainstorm Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Scary Creatures Label : AFM ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ IÆve said it and now IÆll say it again: there ║ │
│║ are only a few bands I know wonÆt disappoint me ║ │
│║ and Brainstorm is the vanguard of those few ║ │
│║ precious dependables. Sure, some albums are more ║ │
│║ massive than others, but theyÆve yet to let me ║ │
│║ down with a weak or uninspired effort. They have ║ │
│║ such a simple, traditional metal formula and yet ║ │
│║ somehow they wring it for all itÆs worth and ║ │
│║ release quality albums on an almost-yearly ║ │
│║ basis. Last yearÆs Firesoul was a huge mass oÆ ║ │
│║ smoking metal madness and roughly a year later ║ │
│║ we get Scary Creatures. As usual, the sound ║ │
│║ hasnÆt been tinkered with at all. ItÆs still ║ │
│║ like Nevermore with bigger hooks, less chaotic ║ │
│║ vocals, less pretenseùa combination thatÆs ║ │
│║ obviously solid gold ov steel. IÆm actually ║ │
│║ thankful for the lack of innovation because ║ │
│║ their formula has worked so well for them, and ║ │
│║ if it ainÆt broke, why the hell would you fix ║ │
│║ it? ThatÆs just a no-brainstormer [Get it? Get ║ │
│║ it!? No BRAINSTORMer?!? û Ed.]. ║ │
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│║ It feels like Homecoming Weekend as soon as ║ │
│║ those big riffs kick in on opener ôThe World to ║ │
│║ See.ö The heavy crunch is juxtaposed with Andy ║ │
│║ FranckÆs powerful voice which artfully dodges ║ │
│║ between smooth and raspy at the drop of a dime. ║ │
│║ HeÆs one of the best pure metal vocalists out ║ │
│║ there and heÆs in his prime here. But all that ║ │
│║ would come to nothing without good songwriting ║ │
│║ and thatÆs where Brainstorm always delivers. The ║ │
│║ chorus is big and memorable, the mood is trve ║ │
│║ and everything feels just right. ║ │
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│║ The good stuff is only just getting rolling and ║ │
│║ ôWe Areö is a classic rabble rousing anthem with ║ │
│║ a simple but infectious chorus and a commanding ║ │
│║ performance from Andy. Better still is ôWhere ║ │
│║ Angels Dream,ö a classic number with a ║ │
│║ galloping, heavy riff line and dramatic vocals ║ │
│║ leading to a big payoff at chorus time. The same ║ │
│║ goes for the burly and stomping title track ║ │
│║ which feels like a leftover from their excellent ║ │
│║ Soul Temptation era. Other metalicious moments ║ │
│║ come with the slow burn of ôCaressed by the ║ │
│║ Blacknessö and the powerhouse ôTake Me to the ║ │
│║ Never.ö The latter sounds like something off ║ │
│║ Metallicaæs Black Album beefed up with steroids, ║ │
│║ bourbon and Cialis, with AndyÆs vocals putting ║ │
│║ the juicy cherry of metal justice on top. ║ │
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│║ With no song hitting a sour note, this is yet ║ │
│║ another high quality slab of traditional metal ║ │
│║ with a modern touch. The only complaint I can ║ │
│║ mount about the music is that the highs are ║ │
│║ perhaps a bit less high than they were on ║ │
│║ Firesoul, but only just barely. The bigger ║ │
│║ complaint is with the mastering job, which is ║ │
│║ pretty smashed and loud. The guitars have a lot ║ │
│║ of heft and heaviness but the mix causes them to ║ │
│║ bleed into an amorphous wall of sound at times, ║ │
│║ similar to what Sabaton inflicted on us with ║ │
│║ their early albums1. This crunched sound makes ║ │
│║ the listen fatiguing at times. ║ │
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│║ As always, Andy Franck shines on Scary ║ │
│║ Creatures. When I think back to his days with ║ │
│║ the frilly prog-metal act Ivanhoe, itÆs hard to ║ │
│║ believe how much his style has changed. Now heÆs ║ │
│║ all piss and vinegar and righteous metal wrath ║ │
│║ when back then he was all daisies, doilies and ║ │
│║ rainbows. He has the Metal God shtick down pat ║ │
│║ and his vocals are always the best part of a ║ │
│║ Brainstorm album. Though, as per usual, Milan ║ │
│║ Loncaric and Torsten Ihlenfeld provide excellent ║ │
│║ backing riffs. These riffs are often simple, but ║ │
│║ always ear-catching and propulsive, with more ║ │
│║ prog touches than you expect. Loncaric and ║ │
│║ Ihlenfeld2 manage to keep things simple, but ║ │
│║ they decorate the edges with interesting ideas ║ │
│║ and their leads are always classy and tasteful. ║ │
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│║ Nine albums into life in their current form and ║ │
│║ Brainstorm has yet to drop a dud on the fans. ║ │
│║ How many other bands can make that claim? Few, ║ │
│║ my droogs, very, very few. If you like your ║ │
│║ metal traditional, heavy and very catchy, itÆs ║ │
│║ hard to find a better match than these guys. ║ │
│║ Never mind the scary creatures and almost self- ║ │
│║ unicorning Cirque du Cheese art, this is a storm ║ │
│║ well worth experiencing. It always is. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The World to See [05:11] │
│ 02 - How Much Can You Take [04:15] │
│ 03 - We Are... [05:29] │
│ 04 - Where Angels Dream [04:40] │
│ 05 - Scary Creatures [05:49] │
│ 06 - Twisted Ways [05:25] │
│ 07 - Caressed by the Blackness [04:31] │
│ 08 - Scars in Your Eyes [04:27] │
│ 09 - Take Me to the Never [05:07] │
│ 10 - Sky Among the Clouds [05:05] │
│ 11 - Lift Your Eyes to See (Bonus Track) [04:13] │
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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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