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░ ██ ██ Artist: Accuser ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: The Mastery █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2018 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2018-03-24 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Thrash Metal ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Metal Blade ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■
░█ █░ ▀
█ ACCUSER is a thrash metal band from Germany. The █
█ band began back in 1986 and have released █
█ countless albums. ôThe Masteryö is their second █
█ album with Metal Blade records following 2016Æs █
█ ôThe Forlorn Divideö. Even with their storied past █
█ I personally have never heard ACCUSER, so I am █
█ interested to see what this band brings to the █
█ thrash metal table. █
█ █
█ When ôMission: Missileö starts up itÆs like a slow █
█ ramp up to a harsh guitar riff with some extreme █
█ drum beats accompanying it. I wasnÆt feeling this █
█ song, it wasnÆt bad, but I felt that it was the █
█ weakest song on the album. Where that becomes so █
█ unfortunate is that it may be the only one that █
█ listeners hear when testing out the album. This █
█ song doesnÆt have the same melodic flair the other █
█ songs do and if someone turned away on this track █
█ they would miss a very good album that followed. █
█ █
█ The second song on the album ôThe Real Worldö can █
█ only be described as beautiful chaos. It starts █
█ out with the title of the track being repeated █
█ over and over. The feeling that this isnÆt going █
█ to be good overcame me, and then the music kicks █
█ in. There is so many things being thrown out there █
█ in this song, and it should work but it does. █
█ Hell, at one point there is even some cowbell, but █
█ it continues to be melodic heavy thrash. By the █
█ time the guitar solo kicks in, and its an amazing █
█ solo, I am sold on this song, like I said █
█ beautiful chaos. █
█ █
█ ôTime for Silenceö is anything but silent. The █
█ drums, guitar, and vocals come in hard and fast. █
█ Even with the speed of the song the band can keep █
█ it catchy and melodic. Like other songs on this █
█ album you find yourself tapping your feet and █
█ banging you head without even realizing it. There █
█ is a lot of irony that a song called ôTime for █
█ Silenceö is one of the loudest songs on the album. █
█ This track has another amazing guitar solo to put █
█ the musical cherry on top of a very good song. █
█ █
█ ôCatacombsö starts out a little tamer than the █
█ rest of the album, but quickly goes full throttle █
█ into the guitar and drums. Speed that the guitar █
█ keeps with the vocals in this song is very █
█ impressive. Overall, itÆs a very good listen. It █
█ is one of those songs you can put on in your car █
█ and thank later for the speeding ticket you will █
█ definitely get from it. █
█ █
█ The band ends the album with the title track ôThe █
█ Masteryö which is a strong thrash song. It comes █
█ right out the gates to assault your eardrums. The █
█ last song on the album leaves you with the feeling █
█ of energy and readiness to enter the pit for some █
█ blood. By the time the song comes to and end you █
█ will catch yourself hitting the play button again. █
█ █
█ Overall this was a stellar album. The melodic tone █
█ that the band is able to accomplish while still █
█ keeping it fast and heavy was amazing. I went into █
█ ACCUSER blind, and came out the other side a fan. █
█ When people miss the good ole days of thrash metal █
█ and fear that it is a thing of the past they need █
█ to look no further than Accuser. They are carrying █
█ that torch high above their heads as they burn up █
█ the competition. █
█ █
█ http://www.accuserdomination.com/ █
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░ 1. Mission: Missile 4:14 ░
░ 2. The Real World 4:33 ░
░ 3. Solace in Sorrow 5:09 ░
░ 4. Time for Silence 5:07 ░
░ 5. My Skin 5:41 ░
░ 6. Catacombs 4:46 ░
░ 7. Mourning 5:21 ░
░ 8. Ruthless 4:37 ░
░ 9. Into the Black 4:01 ░
░ 10. The Mastery 6:57 ░
░ 50:26 ░
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