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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Mar-18-2016 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2001 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........14 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.astraldoors.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Astral Doors Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Testament of Rock Label : Metalville ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ I'd be willing to guess Astral Doors really like ║ │
│║ Ronnie James Dio, like almost to criminal ║ │
│║ measures. "Testament of Rock" is a best-of with ║ │
│║ fourteen Astral Doors songs that are, well, a ║ │
│║ lot like Dio anthems, and average ones at that. ║ │
│║ This compilation is the first slice of material ║ │
│║ I've heard from these guys, and I'm honestly not ║ │
│║ that impressed. There really isn't anything ║ │
│║ interesting going on with Astral Doors even ║ │
│║ though they picked these fourteen tracks to ║ │
│║ represent their greatest hits, which kind of ║ │
│║ speaks for their legacy in and of itself. I like ║ │
│║ "Testament of Rock," but I'm not very empathetic ║ │
│║ when the release topples over from rocking the ║ │
│║ boat a little too hard. ║ │
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│║ But needless to say, Astral Doors know what ║ │
│║ rules given the right circumstances. Something ║ │
│║ like "Cloudbreaker" super-sizes everything ║ │
│║ Astral Doors appears to be: bombastic vocals, ║ │
│║ spicy harmonies, energetic percussion, Dio- ║ │
│║ inspired riffs that quake and shake...basically ║ │
│║ classic metal, no sugar added. Not a lot ║ │
│║ deviates from the norm, yet that doesn't stop ║ │
│║ "Testament of Rock" from delivering some ║ │
│║ wonderful pieces which burn pound for pound into ║ │
│║ pure steel, just like the godfathers played. ║ │
│║ Nils Patrik Johansson's large, colossal voice is ║ │
│║ about as magnetizing as a singer's pipes can be, ║ │
│║ and his incredible singing is easily my favorite ║ │
│║ quality of this band; he sounds natural and ║ │
│║ totally dominate of his territory. ║ │
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│║ Yet on the other hand, the song structures they ║ │
│║ use for every cut are a premonition for boredom, ║ │
│║ unfortunately. Sure the riffs sound good and the ║ │
│║ choruses catchy, but there isn't a fire Astral ║ │
│║ Doors can hang high. Any band can write ║ │
│║ traditional heavy metal: several do it right, ║ │
│║ fewer master it, and many manage to it screw up ║ │
│║ because the heat of passion is nonexistent; ║ │
│║ these guys are definitely on the mediocre side ║ │
│║ of things. Not to mention some of the tracks are ║ │
│║ just inanimate and barren. I mean "Power and the ║ │
│║ Glory" or "Quisling" have nothing to grab the ║ │
│║ listener's attention, and the unreleased ║ │
│║ "Victory" is more of a loss than anything. Talk ║ │
│║ about shooting 50-50 from the line, sheesh! ║ │
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│║ You know, I really don't feel like I was cheated ║ │
│║ with this. In fact, listening to "Testament of ║ │
│║ Rock" has given me all that I need to hear ║ │
│║ regarding Astral Doors from now until forever. ║ │
│║ Why would their discography travel down a ║ │
│║ different road than the traditional metal route, ║ │
│║ or show a color this release obviously lacks? A ║ │
│║ self-fulfilling question, I suppose. But ║ │
│║ overall, there are some good songs, some not- ║ │
│║ so-good songs, and a whole lot of frisky heavy ║ │
│║ metal that is simply heavy metal in its most ║ │
│║ comfortable form. The release is certainly fun ║ │
│║ and listenable, but definitely insignificant and ║ │
│║ a little tedious at times too; perhaps that's ║ │
│║ the only testament Astral Doors can rightfully ║ │
│║ boast at the end of the day. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Cloudbreaker [03:32] │
│ 02 - Time to Rock [04:07] │
│ 03 - Of the son and the Father [04:54] │
│ 04 - Black Rain [04:28] │
│ 05 - Power and the Glory [04:12] │
│ 06 - Bride of Christ [03:44] │
│ 07 - New Revelation [04:29] │
│ 08 - Slay the Dragon [03:40] │
│ 09 - London Caves [03:32] │
│ 10 - Evil is forever [05:28] │
│ 11 - Lionheart [05:11] │
│ 12 - Quisling [04:02] │
│ 13 - Testament of Rock [05:33] │
│ 14 - Victory [04:07] │
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│ Total Length : [60:59 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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