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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-21-2017 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2012 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Attic Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : The Invocation-(VAN86) Label : VAN ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ An organ welcomes the listener. Its clerical ║ │
│║ sounds are the opening for an occult celebration ║ │
│║ that takes place in a dark church where ║ │
│║ Christianity has been banished a long time ago. ║ │
│║ The guys that brought another form of ║ │
│║ religiousness to this special place were called ║ │
│║ Mercyful Fate and their influence shimmers ║ │
│║ through every tone of "The Invocation". To avoid ║ │
│║ misunderstandings right from the beginning, I ║ │
│║ have no problem with this approach of the German ║ │
│║ newcomers. Firstly, everybody has the right to ║ │
│║ reveal his inspiration on his debut, secondly, ║ │
│║ the guys of Attic do not act like copycats that ║ │
│║ have nothing in mind but following the path of ║ │
│║ their idols in a slavish manner. ║ │
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│║ Okay, lead vocalist Meister Cagliostro (strange ║ │
│║ pseudonym) covers the complete spectrum of the ║ │
│║ King. Spoken parts, high-pitched lines, ║ │
│║ whispered words, shrill cries and so on, guess ║ │
│║ you know the repertoire of the Danish ║ │
│║ grandmaster of falsetto sounds. However, Attic's ║ │
│║ frontman uses his voice excellently. He does not ║ │
│║ appear as a clown who tries to deliver a ║ │
│║ performance which lies beyond his possibilities. ║ │
│║ Instead, this guy really is on a par with the ║ │
│║ King, both in terms of charisma and variability. ║ │
│║ This polarizing style of singing is always at ║ │
│║ risk to have a comical touch, but, as indicated ║ │
│║ before, Cagliostro does not lack of self- ║ │
│║ confidence and handles the situation skilfully. ║ │
│║ He provides, inter alia, an important element ║ │
│║ for the impact of the wistful "Edlyn". By the ║ │
│║ way, this track follows, thanks to a clever ║ │
│║ arrangement of the tunes, the stormy and ║ │
│║ powerful "Join the Coven" which is crowned by ║ │
│║ its irresistible chorus. ║ │
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│║ By contrast, the guitar sound is somewhat ║ │
│║ difficult. It does not sound bad, the entire ║ │
│║ album is based on a well defined, transparent ║ │
│║ sound. Yet the guitars deliver a small number of ║ │
│║ parts that do not have the appropriate degree of ║ │
│║ evilness and heaviness. The actually strong ║ │
│║ title track, for instance, suffers from a light ║ │
│║ and fragile guitar line. Michael Denner, Hank ║ │
│║ Sherman, please invite the guys at the six ║ │
│║ strings to Denmark and explain them how to ║ │
│║ create more sinister melodies. It should be no ║ │
│║ big deal, because these dudes have an enormous ║ │
│║ potential. There can be no doubt about it, ║ │
│║ because "The Invocation" holds several jewels. ║ │
│║ Let us have a closer look at two of many songs ║ │
│║ that should fascinate each and every member of ║ │
│║ any kind of unholy circle. ║ │
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│║ "Satan's Bride" (not "Satan's Fall") belongs to ║ │
│║ the most aggressive tunes of the album. ║ │
│║ Comparatively straight, the song emphasizes the ║ │
│║ (fairly) brutal side of the band. Without ║ │
│║ negating the inherently conspiratorial character ║ │
│║ of the output, it comes more directly to the ║ │
│║ point than the majority of the other tracks. ║ │
│║ "Ghost of the Orphanage" represents the more ║ │
│║ complex songs. It offers a lot of different ║ │
│║ parts, but it does not sound torn, because its ║ │
│║ smooth and catchy chorus holds everything ║ │
│║ together. Cagliostro delivers a great vocal line ║ │
│║ and makes the chorus to something special. These ║ │
│║ songs are really well done, but don't get me ║ │
│║ wrong: there are no downers on "The Invocation" ║ │
│║ and all regular tracks (the sixth song is also ║ │
│║ just an intro) are meticulously and coherently ║ │
│║ designed. ║ │
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│║ Lyric-wise, the formation would be well advised ║ │
│║ to emancipate itself from the wordings of the ║ │
│║ Danish legend. Of course, this kind of more or ║ │
│║ less mysterious music is inseparably linked with ║ │
│║ certain topics such as black magic, superstition ║ │
│║ or unholy scenarios, but a title like "The ║ │
│║ Headless Horsemen" seems to gallop "in the ║ │
│║ shadows" of the "Legend of the Headless Rider" ║ │
│║ and "Join the Coven" appears as Attic's ║ │
│║ translation of "Come to the Sabbath". ║ │
│║ Nevertheless, the musically competent debutants ║ │
│║ are doubtlessly an independent and promising ║ │
│║ band and I would draw its attention to the fact ║ │
│║ that a second album is overdue. I don't want to ║ │
│║ be forced to tell the King that his young ║ │
│║ spiritual brothers are lazy idlers. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - The Hidden Grave [00:52] │
│ 02 - Funerasl In The Woods [04:58] │
│ 03 - Join The Coven [05:40] │
│ 04 - Edlyn [05:39] │
│ 05 - Ghost Of The Orphanage [06:06] │
│ 06 - In The Chapel [01:10] │
│ 07 - The Invocation [05:26] │
│ 08 - The Headless Horseman [05:56] │
│ 09 - Satan┤s Bridge [05:11] │
│ 10 - Evil Inheritance [06:51] │
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│ Total Length : [47:49 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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