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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-29-2017 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.kreator-terrorzone.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Kreator Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Gods Of Violence-(27361 39030)Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Gods of Violence reminds me a whole lot of ║ │
│║ Sodom's latest record in how it tries pretty ║ │
│║ effectively to be everything for nearly every ║ │
│║ generation or tier of the band's audience, and ║ │
│║ it does so with a close approximation of ║ │
│║ success. Granted, if you're pining for a tip of ║ │
│║ the hat to Endorama, Outcast, Renewal or Cause ║ │
│║ for Conflict then you might be largely left out ║ │
│║ in the cold, but that would at best comprise ║ │
│║ only a literal handful of listeners on this ║ │
│║ entire planet, and Kreator would be wise to do ║ │
│║ so if they want to pump up their base. They also ║ │
│║ don't delve back into the primacy of their demos ║ │
│║ or debut. However, if you're interested in ║ │
│║ hearing an amalgam of their later 80s, involved ║ │
│║ riffing patterns with the melodic overtures of ║ │
│║ records like Phantom Antichrist and Violent ║ │
│║ Revolution, all wrapped up in the accessible ║ │
│║ thrashing echo chamber of an Enemy of God, then ║ │
│║ this should fit rather snugly to your interests. ║ │
│║ Hell, even the TITLE here is drawn from some of ║ │
│║ those... ║ │
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│║ Yes, there are a handful of riff progressions ║ │
│║ here which certainly reflect back upon records ║ │
│║ like Terrible Certainty, Extreme Aggression and ║ │
│║ Coma of Souls, but they're all trussed up in an ║ │
│║ elegant penchant for melody which alleviates ║ │
│║ some of the sinister evocations of Mille's ║ │
│║ raving, barking vocals, giving a more uplifting, ║ │
│║ anthemic feel to even the harshes thrashing. ║ │
│║ This is actually most prominent in the ║ │
│║ architecture of the leads, which are generally ║ │
│║ pretty feel-good to the point that even some of ║ │
│║ the rhythm guitars backing them shift to a more ║ │
│║ accessible direction than the verse riffing. ║ │
│║ There's no question a level of nerdy progressive ║ │
│║ metal has infiltrated the band's sense for ║ │
│║ extremity, much like it did on Phantom ║ │
│║ Antichrist, but one could make a strong case ║ │
│║ that the band has reached 'peak proficiency' ║ │
│║ here, since the sheer number of notes and leads ║ │
│║ flitting around the 11 tracks and 52 minutes ║ │
│║ seems to exceed anything that has come before ║ │
│║ it. Bound up in the elegant, slick production ║ │
│║ values which make it effortless to experience ║ │
│║ every individual breath or note, Gods of ║ │
│║ Violence might not live up to its title in terms ║ │
│║ of the expected brutality, but it's one frenetic ║ │
│║ record with plenty to take in across a good ║ │
│║ number of listens. ║ │
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│║ Personal favorites here included "Army of ║ │
│║ Storms" and "Lion With Eagle Wings", just for ║ │
│║ striking that perfect balance of aggression and ║ │
│║ melody, and in the latter case even providing me ║ │
│║ with something that felt fresh and new in the ║ │
│║ Kreator lexicon. And Gods does that quite a ║ │
│║ lot...for every callback riff there's another ║ │
│║ here which simply has never existed before in ║ │
│║ their catalog, and while it's not going to prove ║ │
│║ very welcome for folks who feel like the band ║ │
│║ died off or sold out after Pleasure to Kill, I'm ║ │
│║ not ready to give up on the notion that these ║ │
│║ veterans have something left to give us as they ║ │
│║ continue to forge on through another decade. For ║ │
│║ a band over 30 years into its existence, this ║ │
│║ material doesn't entirely rest entirely on its ║ │
│║ laurels, lazily subsisting on nostalgia alone. ║ │
│║ Rather, it's inspired. Mille still sounds great, ║ │
│║ and the clarity with which his vocals can adhere ║ │
│║ to the more melodic guitars behind them is a ║ │
│║ real stunner. Drumming is efficient, and the ║ │
│║ bass is fine, but really this is ALL about those ║ │
│║ intricate, harried guitar lines, and how you ║ │
│║ feel about that will make or break your ║ │
│║ experience. So far, the songs don't rank among ║ │
│║ the most memorable in their canon, and no amount ║ │
│║ of busyness or proficiency can really make up ║ │
│║ for that, but Gods of Violence is enjoyable from ║ │
│║ fore to aft while I wait for whatever they ║ │
│║ summon up next. ║ │
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│║ Mille Petrozza - Vocals, Guitars ║ │
│║ Sami Yli-Sirni÷ - Guitars ║ │
│║ Christian "Speesy" Giesler - Bass ║ │
│║ Ventor - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Apocalypticon [01:07] │
│ 02 - World War Now [04:28] │
│ 03 - Satan Is Real [04:38] │
│ 04 - Totalitarian Terror [04:45] │
│ 05 - Gods Of Violence [05:51] │
│ 06 - Army Of Storms [05:10] │
│ 07 - Hail To The Hordes [04:02] │
│ 08 - Lion With Eagle Wings [05:23] │
│ 09 - Fallen Brother [04:37] │
│ 10 - Side By Side [04:20] │
│ 11 - Death Becomes My Light [07:27] │
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│ Total Length : [51:48 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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