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│ + Resurrection Kings - Resurrection Kings (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-31-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Hard Rock Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Resurrection Kings Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Resurrection Kings (Jap. Ed.) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I took on the task of reviewing Resurrection ║ │
│║ Kingsæ soon to be released debut album simply ║ │
│║ because their classic metal sound piqued my ║ │
│║ interest. I didnÆt realize it at the time, but I ║ │
│║ soon found out that Resurrection Kings consists ║ │
│║ of two trusted companions of one of heavy ║ │
│║ metalÆs greatest frontmen: Mr. Ronnie James Dio. ║ │
│║ These members are guitarist Craig Goldy and ║ │
│║ drummer Vinny Appice (in one of his many ║ │
│║ projects) and with them on board, my first ║ │
│║ impression of Resurrection Kings comes as no ║ │
│║ surprise. With these two names attached to the ║ │
│║ project, my expectations for this self titled ║ │
│║ debut album only grew higher. ║ │
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│║ Along with Craig Goldy and Vinny Appice, ║ │
│║ Resurrection Kings also features bassist Sean ║ │
│║ McNabb and vocalist Chas West. Craig joined Dio ║ │
│║ in the late 80s for one album and returned three ║ │
│║ more times before Ronnie James Dioæs 2010 death ║ │
│║ and VinnyÆs relationship with Ronnie goes back ║ │
│║ to their time in Black Sabbath and is one of the ║ │
│║ only two drummers Dio (the band) ever had. I ║ │
│║ didnÆt recognize Sean McNabbÆs name at first, ║ │
│║ but when looking him up I was reminded that he ║ │
│║ played on Quiet Riotæs self titled album. The ║ │
│║ one with Paul Shortino on vocals. There are some ║ │
│║ pretty solid songs on that album, but other than ║ │
│║ that I found heÆs also been a brief member of ║ │
│║ Great White and Dokken as well as some other ║ │
│║ projects. Chas West is a name I recognize thanks ║ │
│║ to his month spent as the vocalist of Jake E. ║ │
│║ Leeæs Red Dragon Cartel in the absence of Darren ║ │
│║ Smith, at a period when instead of auditioning ║ │
│║ singers, Jake just hired guys for a month at a ║ │
│║ time. It started to become a bit ridiculous, but ║ │
│║ Chas was the best singer of the bunch, even ║ │
│║ though the competition wasnÆt fierce. ║ │
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│║ With these four men and their credentials, itÆs ║ │
│║ no surprise that right off the bat Resurrection ║ │
│║ Kingsæ opening track Distant Prayer hits you ║ │
│║ with all guns blazing. ItÆs med tempo and heavy ║ │
│║ beat mixed with its melodic backbone are sure to ║ │
│║ please any nostalgic 80Æs metal fans. It was ║ │
│║ when hearing Wash Away that I was convinced this ║ │
│║ would be a good album. It serves as the third ║ │
│║ track. Second track LivinÆ Out Loud doesnÆt have ║ │
│║ much significance. Newer artists who want to ║ │
│║ sound like 80Æs metal bands should still ║ │
│║ certainly take note of that song and so many ║ │
│║ others on this album, but LivinÆ Out Loud isnÆt ║ │
│║ one of the finer tracks. ║ │
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│║ A lot of Resurrection Kingsæ songs follow a ║ │
│║ heavy mid tempo. Some are pretty excellent in ║ │
│║ delivery such as Who Did You Run To, FallinÆ For ║ │
│║ You but then there are some that are just okay ║ │
│║ and serve little magnitude such as Path of Love ║ │
│║ and Silent Wonder. Unfortunately the closing ║ │
│║ track What You Take also lacks a true punch. The ║ │
│║ songs with a tempos that IÆd consider to be fast ║ │
│║ all appear close to the end of the album. DonÆt ║ │
│║ Have To Fight Anymore has a sound that reminds ║ │
│║ me of Rainbowæs faster stuff in their days with ║ │
│║ Joe Lynn Turner on vocals. Had Enough is another ║ │
│║ song with a fast tempo. ItÆs not as dynamic as ║ │
│║ DonÆt Have To Fight Anymore but it does a pretty ║ │
│║ good job at getting the job done. ║ │
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│║ Of course I have to mention Resurrection Kingsæ ║ │
│║ ballad Never Say Goodbye. It may seem that I ║ │
│║ always have something good to say about an ║ │
│║ albums ballad, but there are rare times where ║ │
│║ the ballad doesnÆt meet my expectations. ║ │
│║ However, this isnÆt one of those times. Never ║ │
│║ Say Goodbye may be a little corny, like many ║ │
│║ ballads, but it doesnÆt feel out of place. Much ║ │
│║ of the album is keyboard heavy and IÆve ║ │
│║ mentioned how melodic it can get and how ║ │
│║ effective it is. Al of this is present in Never ║ │
│║ Say Goodbye, but with a little extra added heart ║ │
│║ and emotion. ║ │
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│║ I donÆt know what expectations people will have ║ │
│║ of Resurrection Kings, but IÆm sure anyone who ║ │
│║ knows these band members pasts would be ║ │
│║ expecting something old school, which is exactly ║ │
│║ what theyÆd get. I donÆt know how high their ║ │
│║ expectations would be, but I think this self ║ │
│║ titled debut can meet many of them. I wouldnÆt ║ │
│║ call it a terrific album, as it has some dull ║ │
│║ moments and much of the rest of the album is ║ │
│║ good to very good, with only a few fantastic ║ │
│║ moments that arenÆt enough to propel ║ │
│║ Resurrection Kings to being more that very good. ║ │
│║ Very good is a fine way to describe an album ║ │
│║ though, and old school metal fans will probably ║ │
│║ dig this album. There is nothing modern about ║ │
│║ this album, but unlike many new bands who try ║ │
│║ and fail at making good sounding metal albums ║ │
│║ that sound like they belong in the early/mid ║ │
│║ 80Æs, Resurrection KingsÆ members were around ║ │
│║ making music in the early/mid 80Æs and they show ║ │
│║ their scars with pride. ║ │
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│║ Chas West û Vocals ║ │
│║ Craig Goldy û Guitars ║ │
│║ Sean McNabb û Bass ║ │
│║ Vinny Appice û Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Distant Paryer [04:39] │
│ 02 - Livin┤ Out Loud [05:28] │
│ 03 - Wash Away [03:57] │
│ 04 - Who Did You Run To [04:47] │
│ 05 - Fallin┤ For You [06:16] │
│ 06 - Never Say Goodbye [05:26] │
│ 07 - Path Of Love [03:57] │
│ 08 - Had Eniugh [05:37] │
│ 09 - Don┤t Have To Fight No More [04:39] │
│ 10 - Silent Wonder [03:33] │
│ 11 - What You Take [03:26] │
│ 12 - Never Say Goodbye (Acoustic Version) (Bonu [04:48] │
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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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