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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-20-2017 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2017 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.running-wild.net ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Running Wild Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Black Hand Inn Label : Noise ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Gotta give credit to Rolf for not only writing ║ │
│║ the same album for the fourth time, but for also ║ │
│║ making it one of the best in his career. Hearing ║ │
│║ Black Hand Inn is bittersweet, since although it ║ │
│║ is another album to cherish, it means one more ║ │
│║ in the last line of worthy albums. The band ║ │
│║ would still churn out other awesome material, ║ │
│║ but all of this feels so long ago that it is ║ │
│║ already a tale in the history. Next time you ║ │
│║ look in the history books, youÆll see Black Hand ║ │
│║ Inn therein, and a nostalgic sigh will emit ║ │
│║ thereafter. ║ │
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│║ Just to get it out of the way, the sound of the ║ │
│║ drums can be a little grating for some. The ║ │
│║ bulky, boisterous bonks battering the listener ║ │
│║ every instant gives mixed signals: click-ish ║ │
│║ double bass? Dusty snares? Rattling cymbals? Did ║ │
│║ ôAngelo Sassoö do guest drumming? No, theyÆre ║ │
│║ real, and they arenÆt as bad as ôSassoÆsö ║ │
│║ contributions later on. Personally I think the ║ │
│║ drumming here fits just fine, and itÆs the ║ │
│║ upbeat assault of double bass with complete ║ │
│║ rhythm precision that makes J÷rg Michael stand ║ │
│║ well in the rabble of drummers. Like all the ║ │
│║ players on this album, you can feel his utter ║ │
│║ control over the instrument. Switching gears to ║ │
│║ the other rhythm maintainer, the bass support ║ │
│║ grumbles like a hushed boat rudder. I do miss ║ │
│║ BeckerÆs lead takeover, but I also love this ║ │
│║ low-end bubble-bass that compliments the refined ║ │
│║ speed / heavy metal attitude most present on ║ │
│║ songs like ôSoullessö. So infectious and thick; ║ │
│║ kick back and get dragged and burned by bass. ║ │
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│║ Rolf and company (whoever that consists of at ║ │
│║ any given time) have never let us down when it ║ │
│║ came to the guitar department, even on the later ║ │
│║ albums (barely) were production was the main ║ │
│║ problem. Here I was given more of the crunchy, ║ │
│║ cherished, commanding riffs, leads, solos, and ║ │
│║ straight-up barrages of speedy force. Seriously, ║ │
│║ harmonies are abundant from the conceptual ║ │
│║ intro, to the title trackÆs riff-onslaught, and ║ │
│║ through the trilogy of monstrous anthems ║ │
│║ preceding the final closer. Every song has a ║ │
│║ tune that sticks with you for life, and I ║ │
│║ guarantee their warranty is a lifetime. ItÆs ║ │
│║ impossible not to go berserk listening to beasts ║ │
│║ such as ôThe Privateerö or the groovy, drum / ║ │
│║ bass oriented ôFight The Fire Of Hateö. The last ║ │
│║ track, ôGenesisàö, is the most epic on the ║ │
│║ album, naturally, with a ton of Maiden-competing ║ │
│║ solos, vicious riffs, and insane vocals. ║ │
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│║ Vocally IÆd say Black Hand Inn contains some of ║ │
│║ RolfÆs best moments, with the standard set at no ║ │
│║ less than awesome. He never sounds dull or ║ │
│║ exhausted, with plenty of those bellowing, ║ │
│║ gritty howls to encompass another three or four ║ │
│║ albums. The finale is the last straw, where the ║ │
│║ gargantuan scope and speed metal domination of ║ │
│║ the riffs collide with RolfÆs gruff barks to ║ │
│║ make one of Running WildÆs best tracks; track ║ │
│║ length be damned! Expect only authoritative, ║ │
│║ aggressive speed / heavy / power metal with ║ │
│║ crisp production, powerful (manly) vocals, and a ║ │
│║ plethora of cool, catchy riffs. ThereÆs no ║ │
│║ ditching that tone of royalty though, so while ║ │
│║ angry, itÆs still a chivalrous piece of work. ║ │
│║ IÆd certainly rank this up there with Blazon ║ │
│║ Stone and Port Royal - maybe even slightly ║ │
│║ higher. Glad to know Rolf was able to muster a ║ │
│║ couple more novelties before meeting middle-aged ║ │
│║ burnout. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Curse [03:14] │
│ 02 - Black Hand Inn [04:32] │
│ 03 - Mr. Deadhead [04:02] │
│ 04 - Soulless [04:56] │
│ 05 - The Privateer [04:20] │
│ 06 - Fight the Fire of Hate [06:38] │
│ 07 - The Phantom of Black Hand Hill [06:23] │
│ 08 - Freewind Rider [05:15] │
│ 09 - Powder & Iron [05:16] │
│ 10 - Dragonmen [05:40] │
│ 11 - Genesis (the Making and the Fall of Man) [15:19] │
│ 12 - Dancing on A Minefield (Bonus Track) [04:58] │
│ 13 - Poisoned Blood (Bonus Track) [03:44] │
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│ Total Length : [74:17 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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