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░ ██ ██ Artist: Suicidal Angels ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Division of Blood █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2016 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-03-02 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Thrash Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: NoiseArt Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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░█ █░ ▀
█ And the Thrash Metal Division from Greece is back █
█ to the front! Yes, "Division of Blood" is the █
█ newest album from SUICIDAL ANGELS is finally █
█ released, so be prepared for some breakneck songs █
█ and moshpit euphoria! But what we can expect from █
█ "Division of Blood"? Let me be honest: the quartet █
█ is in a constant evolution process since they █
█ released "Sanctify the Darkness". Of course they █
█ gathered a great experience, and now, it seems to █
█ come to a high peak of quality, because the album █
█ is the best they had done on their entire career. █
█ █
█ Mixing their Thrash Metal essence they show since █
█ their earlier works with the modern day technology █
█ of recording an album, more the knowledge from █
█ their last four releases (especially "Divide and █
█ Conquer", where some modern aspects entered their █
█ musical personality), they became a Thrash Metal █
█ band with an Old School approach, but with a █
█ modern way of playing and creating songs. Nick █
█ vocals became better, using a more aggressive form █
█ with a normal tune, and he and the newcomer Gus █
█ are unleashing excellent guitar riffs and great █
█ solos (with some melodic aesthetics on them), and █
█ the rhythmic kitchen of Aggelos (bass guitar) and █
█ Orpheas (drums) is on excellent shape as well, █
█ keeping the rhythm, but with a very good █
█ technique. So we can say that they are on their █
█ best form as well. █
█ █
█ The album was produced by J÷rg Uken (that already █
█ worked with DEW-SCENTED, GOD DETHRONED, SINISTER, █
█ and did the mixing and mastering of "Bloodbath"), █
█ so we have that raw sound they need to be more █
█ aggressive, giving their musical work the needed █
█ punch. But it's clear, and we can understand their █
█ musical arrangements perfectly. And the artwork of █
█ the cover is another fine piece done by Ed Repka, █
█ known for his works with MEGADETH and DEATH, and █
█ it is really great, showing what the band states █
█ with their songs. On "Division of Blood", the █
█ quartet reached a level that they can try to be as █
█ great as any band on the North American Big4 or on █
█ German Trio. █
█ █
█ Their 9 songs are all excellent, but the attack of █
█ fast tempos and guitars shown on "Capital of War" █
█ (with very good work of bass guitar and drums, █
█ creating very good rhythmic changes), the perfect █
█ storm of killer riffs and solos that "Division of █
█ Blood" presents (the tempos are so fast, but the █
█ aggressiveness of the song is really great), the █
█ short and technical "Image of the Serpent" (with █
█ fast tempos and very good of the vocals), the high █
█ dose of pure adrenaline given on "Set the Cities █
█ on Fire", the bitter slow song called "Frontgate" █
█ (with a hypnotic set of guitar riffs and great █
█ drumming), and the brutal grasp on the slow tempos █
█ of "Of Thy Shall Bring the Light" (another fine █
█ masterpiece, where all the band is an excellent █
█ shape) are their finest moments. But don't take █
█ away the other songs, because they are excellent █
█ as well. SUICIDAL ANGELS is really amazing, and █
█ hope they can become greater with "Division of █
█ Blood". Hear it and get hooked! █
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░ 1. Capital of War 4:25 ░
░ 2. Division of Blood 5:12 ░
░ 3. Eternally to Suffer 4:14 ░
░ 4. Image of the Serpent 2:59 ░
░ 5. Set the Cities on Fire 3:20 ░
░ 6. Frontgate 4:13 ░
░ 7. Bullet in the Chamber 3:25 ░
░ 8. Cold Blood Murder 3:20 ░
░ 9. Of Thy Shall Bring the Light 12:20 ░
░ 43:28 ░
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