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│ + Witchery - In His Infernal Majesty┤s Service (Jap. Ed.)-(QAT + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-18-2016 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal 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 : Witchery Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : In His Infernal Majesty┤s ServLabel : Trooper Entert ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Supergroups, supergroups everywhere. Usually, ║ │
│║ when a lot of guys from different known and/or ║ │
│║ respected bands team up to make music, the ║ │
│║ result is not as good as their main groups. ItÆs ║ │
│║ hard to keep comparisons at bay, especially when ║ │
│║ the sound portrayed is so similar to what we are ║ │
│║ used to hearing from the individual members. ║ │
│║ There are times, though, when the chemistry far ║ │
│║ surpasses the accepted minimum and turns this ║ │
│║ new æprojectÆ into something big. With Witchery, ║ │
│║ of course, IÆm referring to the latter, as their ║ │
│║ rendition of blackened thrash metal is nothing ║ │
│║ short of awesome. With former and current ║ │
│║ members of acts like Arch Enemy, Mercyful Fate, ║ │
│║ Satanic Slaughter and The Haunted, these guys ║ │
│║ donÆt need me to introduce them; but for those ║ │
│║ who donÆt know, the band was formed in 1997 by ║ │
│║ Sharlee DÆAngelo (bass), Richard Corpse and ║ │
│║ Patrik Jensen (guitars). And every now and then, ║ │
│║ they like to release a little monster into the ║ │
│║ wild. ║ │
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│║ IÆve been into the band for a good 10 years now, ║ │
│║ and I always found it too bad that they are ║ │
│║ neglected in favor of Patrick JensenÆs main act ║ │
│║ The Haunted. ItÆs been six years since their ║ │
│║ last output æWitchkriegÆ û an album that ║ │
│║ featured former Marduk frontman Legion û which ║ │
│║ received mixed feelings from fans and media but ║ │
│║ was somewhat accepted by all as a good effort. ║ │
│║ æIn His Infernal MajestyÆs ServiceÆ has a few ║ │
│║ changes in the lineup with Angus Norder ║ │
│║ (Nekokraft) and Christofer Barkensj÷ (Lill, ex- ║ │
│║ Kaamos) taking over the vocals and drums, ║ │
│║ respectively, but the effort pretty much ║ │
│║ continues where its predecessor left of. ║ │
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│║ There are 13 songs summing up less than 45 ║ │
│║ minutes of fist-pumping, fast-paced thrash with ║ │
│║ rapid-fire style, great hooks and and evil ║ │
│║ atmosphere. None of the songs clock over four ║ │
│║ minutes, making the experience frantic and ║ │
│║ visceral. I give special attention to the ║ │
│║ middle-portion of the album, especially to the ║ │
│║ songs ôNosferatuö and ôThe Burning of Salemö. ║ │
│║ Curiously enough, these two are very similar to ║ │
│║ SodomÆs characteristic style, with AngusÆ voice ║ │
│║ even resembling Tom AngelripperÆs harsh vocals ║ │
│║ on the former. There are also some groovier ║ │
│║ (sort of melodic, even) tracks such as ôZoroastö ║ │
│║ and ôFeed the Gunö that mix things up a bit, ║ │
│║ injecting a dose of unpretentiousness to the ║ │
│║ album.s ║ │
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│║ Dark and somber elements like organs in ôEscape ║ │
│║ From Dunwich Valleyö are also added to the ║ │
│║ experience in order to create the blackest ║ │
│║ atmosphere possible. ôOath Breakerö on the other ║ │
│║ hand receives a death-like treatment with ║ │
│║ double-drumming and a cool distorted guitar ║ │
│║ passage. Cadenced bits are also present in ôEye ║ │
│║ for an Eyeö, which actually doesnÆt fit well ║ │
│║ with the rest of the up-tempo tunes in this ║ │
│║ album. The over-production and the absence of ║ │
│║ more solos are two downsides to the play; this ║ │
│║ rendition of thrash metal doesnÆt require ║ │
│║ overdone production work, and at times, the ║ │
│║ experience feels sort of mechanical and overly ║ │
│║ modern. ║ │
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│║ When Witchery plays straight-up blackened ║ │
│║ thrash, itÆs where æIn His Infernal MajestyÆs ║ │
│║ ServiceÆ is at its best; pure riffing, guttural ║ │
│║ and aggressive vocals, and hellish war drums ║ │
│║ blow the crap out of your speakers and show all ║ │
│║ these neo-thrash kids out there how it should be ║ │
│║ done. However, when thereÆs a little bit of ║ │
│║ experimentation, the album loses a little bit of ║ │
│║ steam and falls in an uncomfortably common place ║ │
│║ (ironic, isnÆt it?) for the genre. Overall, this ║ │
│║ is a very solid album and well worthy of the ║ │
│║ Witchery name. Thrash and even black metal fans ║ │
│║ will feast on its sound and its very ║ │
│║ approachable short songs. What we have here is ║ │
│║ neither masterpiece, nor failure; just a good ║ │
│║ and fun display of powerful Swedish metal done ║ │
│║ right. Recommended. ║ │
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│║ Angus Norder - Vocals ║ │
│║ Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass ║ │
│║ Rickard RimfΣlt - Guitars ║ │
│║ Jensen - Guitars ║ │
│║ Chris Barkensj÷ - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Lavey-athan [03:21] │
│ 02 - Zoroast [02:34] │
│ 03 - Netherworld Emperor [03:04] │
│ 04 - Nosferatu [03:41] │
│ 05 - The Burning Of Salem [04:24] │
│ 06 - Gilded Fang [02:31] │
│ 07 - Empty Tombs [04:14] │
│ 08 - In Warm Blood [03:48] │
│ 09 - Escape From Dunwich Valley [04:10] │
│ 10 - Feed The Gun [03:03] │
│ 11 - Oath Breaker [03:13] │
│ 12 - Daemon Eater (Bonus Track) [03:59] │
│ 13 - Eye For An Eye (Bonus Track) [03:50] │
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│ Total Length : [45:52 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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