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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│ + Treat - Ghost Of Graceland (Jap. Ed.) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.May-03-2016 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........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Treat Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Ghost Of Graceland (Jap. Ed.) Label : King ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ We all know what an astounding record Coup De ║ │
│║ Grace was, mainly because most of us are still ║ │
│║ playing it some 6 years since it was released. ║ │
│║ Where has that time gone?? ║ │
│║ With Ghost Of Graceland Swedish legends Treat ║ │
│║ warned us that they were changing things up a ║ │
│║ little for the new album û updating their sound ║ │
│║ for a modern day feel. ║ │
│║ And that they have done, but this is no leap ║ │
│║ into the unknown or unfamiliar territory. There ║ │
│║ are noticeable changes and some fairly ║ │
│║ contemporary sounds going on, but at the heart ║ │
│║ of this album is twelve absolutely cracking ║ │
│║ melodic rock songs that are driven by hooks, ║ │
│║ melodies and choruses to die for. ║ │
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│║ Then there is the production! The updated sound ║ │
│║ is a perfect fit for the band and sees them ║ │
│║ continue to evolve. The feel is somewhat ║ │
│║ lighter, despite a couple of tracks being every ║ │
│║ bit as heavy as ever and there are orchestral ║ │
│║ parts all over this record. ║ │
│║ This album is still going to sound fresh in 6 ║ │
│║ years the same way that Coup De Grace has kept ║ │
│║ us company for the last 6. ║ │
│║ Everything about this album screams class, style ║ │
│║ and intelligent songwriting. Not a weak track or ║ │
│║ filler to be found and the band deserve to be ║ │
│║ proud of yet another essential release. ║ │
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│║ This is a different beast than Coup De Grace. ║ │
│║ The guitars and overall production style is more ║ │
│║ attuned to a modern rock market than classic ║ │
│║ Scandi-hard rock. There are also a lot of ║ │
│║ additional effects and synth passages and even ║ │
│║ the vocals are at times slanted towards a modern ║ │
│║ accent. ║ │
│║ In places I could imagine something similar ║ │
│║ coming from the likes of Shinedown, but once the ║ │
│║ chorus hits û every time itÆs a melodic home ║ │
│║ run. ║ │
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│║ There are so many anthemic choruses on here; it ║ │
│║ was hard to keep track of them all! Several ║ │
│║ weeks of listening later, it still sounds fresh ║ │
│║ and new and exciting to listen to. ║ │
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│║ Opening the album with a mid-tempo, heavy ║ │
│║ anthem, the band immediately signals that ║ │
│║ theyÆve updated their sound. So guitars might be ║ │
│║ a bit more aggressive and tuned down a little, ║ │
│║ but the chorus is immediately likable. The ║ │
│║ symphonic keyboards add real texture to the ║ │
│║ song. ║ │
│║ I Don't Miss the Misery is what I referred to ║ │
│║ before when I compared some tracks to Shinedown. ║ │
│║ The intro, heavy riff and verse vocal is pure ║ │
│║ modern rock, but the chorus is glorious, hands ║ │
│║ in the air, anthemic bliss. I love the ║ │
│║ contrasts. ║ │
│║ Better the Devil You Know is kinda left of ║ │
│║ center and something different again, until ║ │
│║ another anthemic layered chorus arrives to throw ║ │
│║ us back to the 80s. ║ │
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│║ Do Your Own Stunts is an extraordinary song in ║ │
│║ any day or age. ItÆs not quite a ballad, not ║ │
│║ quite anything else. Basically itÆs a slow, ║ │
│║ building track with a lot of heart and a lead ║ │
│║ vocal and chorus that defy gravity. Add in ║ │
│║ orchestral parts and piano and you have a modern ║ │
│║ masterpiece. ║ │
│║ That track rolls seamlessly into Endangered, ║ │
│║ which is more traditional Treat and once again ║ │
│║ features a likeable commercial verse before a ║ │
│║ monster chorus blows things sky high. ║ │
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│║ Inferno is a very similar track and delivers a ║ │
│║ one-two old-school melodic rock punch of big ║ │
│║ choruses and big hooks. ║ │
│║ The curiously titled Alien Earthlings is slower ║ │
│║ and darker and creeps along with a modern vibe ║ │
│║ until, yes once again, a monster anthemic ║ │
│║ layered chorus arrives for singalong time. ║ │
│║ Nonstop Madness is a simpler, more relaxed ║ │
│║ track, but thereÆs no letup in pace or that ║ │
│║ expected big anthem chorus. ║ │
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│║ Too Late to Die Young rocks along at a good ║ │
│║ pace, perhaps the fastest rocker of the album. ║ │
│║ The beat thumps and the vocal harmonies and a ║ │
│║ killer chorus make it yet another winner. ║ │
│║ House on Fire probably blends into the album ║ │
│║ more inconspicuously than some other tracks, but ║ │
│║ it has its place. ItÆs all hooks and while not ║ │
│║ as immediate as others, still grows into an ║ │
│║ essential track over time. ║ │
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│║ Together Alone is a beautiful ballad that sticks ║ │
│║ in your head, sung by guitarist Anders Wikstrom ║ │
│║ and accompanied only with piano and orchestra. ║ │
│║ The chorus is layers deep in instrumentation and ║ │
│║ makes quite an impact. It reminds me a little of ║ │
│║ something Mike Tramp might try. ║ │
│║ Everything to Everyone closes the album with a ║ │
│║ multi-layered mid-tempo rocker. Another good ║ │
│║ chorus of course and in many ways the albums ║ │
│║ closes in the same musical way it started. ║ │
│║ Ghost Of Graceland is full of class, full of ║ │
│║ more classic Treat songs and full of ║ │
│║ extraordinary production techniques that take ║ │
│║ several weeks to absorb and appreciate. I would ║ │
│║ not be surprised if some come back to this album ║ │
│║ in several yearsÆ time to discuss how it lead ║ │
│║ the way as far as moving melodic rock in a more ║ │
│║ modern, contemporary direction. ║ │
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│║ Coup De Grace was more a traditional melodic ║ │
│║ hard rock record that had almost universal ║ │
│║ appeal. This album perhaps may not have the legs ║ │
│║ of its predecessor, due to the style and overall ║ │
│║ more laid back design, but thereÆs no denying ║ │
│║ this is another classic and an album the band ║ │
│║ and us as fans should be very proud of. ║ │
│║ Brilliant as hoped. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - ghost of graceland [05:22] │
│ 02 - i don't miss the misery [03:47] │
│ 03 - better the devil you know [04:42] │
│ 04 - do your own stunts [05:08] │
│ 05 - endangered [03:49] │
│ 06 - inferno [03:53] │
│ 07 - alien earthlings [04:59] │
│ 08 - nonstop madness [03:12] │
│ 09 - too late to die young [04:36] │
│ 10 - house on fire [04:14] │
│ 11 - together alone [05:04] │
│ 12 - everything to everyone [03:06] │
│ 13 - together alone (different version) (japan [04:37] │
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│ Total Length : [56:29 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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