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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Aug-29-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........14 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.udo-online.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : U.D.O. Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Steelfactory-(MICP-11437) Label : Avalon ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ One clear depiction of the strong as nails ║ │
│║ effect Heavy Metal has had on the world for well ║ │
│║ over 40 years now is seeing it pass through ║ │
│║ generations with the greats from the old days ║ │
│║ still rocking out today alongside their ║ │
│║ offspring in a sense of powerful timelessness. A ║ │
│║ perfect example of this comes with the current ║ │
│║ lineup of U.D.O. as Udo Dirkschneider with his ║ │
│║ son now in tow march on with new album ║ │
│║ Steelfactory, which will be released on August ║ │
│║ 31st, 2018 on AFM Records. ║ │
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│║ The bandÆs current lineup features Udo ║ │
│║ Dirkschneider, of course, on the commanding ║ │
│║ vocals, Andrey Smirnov on the exemplary guitars, ║ │
│║ Fitty Wienhold on the steady bass riffs, and ║ │
│║ youngest member, Sven Dirkschneider, on the ║ │
│║ charging drums. This German Heavy Metal quartet ║ │
│║ has carried a solid foundation since its late ║ │
│║ Æ80s origin and has not slowed down for even a ║ │
│║ minute. ║ │
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│║ As the lead vocalist of the classic band Accept, ║ │
│║ Udo has managed to keep some of those songs in ║ │
│║ his live shows, but is toying with focusing more ║ │
│║ on the solo workings he has successfully endured ║ │
│║ through constant lineup changes. It seems with ║ │
│║ phenomenal Guitarist Andy Smirnov he may have ║ │
│║ found a new, non-blood related family member to ║ │
│║ endure the long haul with and it could not be a ║ │
│║ better match of wits. ║ │
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│║ With sixteen solo U.D.O. albums under their ║ │
│║ belts and after three years of silence, they ║ │
│║ have returned strong as an ox with the thirteen ║ │
│║ new tracks of timeless Heavy Metal classics that ║ │
│║ permeate throughout Steelfactory. Starting off ║ │
│║ with a power punch is the track ôTongue Reaperö ║ │
│║ in all its badass anthem-fused glory. Racing on ║ │
│║ to ôMake The Move,ö the guitar solos and antics ║ │
│║ carry forth the ravishing punishment of ear ║ │
│║ bleeding riffs for eternity. As it is known with ║ │
│║ U.D.O. in live settings a dueling guitar battle ║ │
│║ normally ensues, and although this album has ║ │
│║ that same production quality, it is in moments a ║ │
│║ bit cleaner and crisper in tone, which is still ║ │
│║ warrants much technical appreciation. ║ │
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│║ The next track ôKeeper Of My Soulö is some of ║ │
│║ UdoÆs finest vocal work and the guitars bode ║ │
│║ well to keep it lively and catchy. Played in a ║ │
│║ live setting there would be no complaints and ║ │
│║ much acceleration of horns in the air. In the ║ │
│║ tune ôRaise The Game,ö the solo work surpasses ║ │
│║ expectations and the drums start to form a ║ │
│║ stylistic approach of their own which holds well ║ │
│║ on the layering effects. Just when the peak of ║ │
│║ the album seems to have shown its true colors, ║ │
│║ the song ôBlood On Fireö makes its debut shoving ║ │
│║ feelings into the veins of its listeners with a ║ │
│║ layered vocal chant and chorus able to wake the ║ │
│║ dead. ║ │
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│║ Over halfway through Steelfactory, the tune ║ │
│║ ôHungry and Angryö plows in with that unexpected ║ │
│║ silliness and charm that Udo created way back ║ │
│║ when in the ever popular ôBalls To The Wallö ║ │
│║ song, as the lyrics are a bit comical yet still ║ │
│║ fit with Udo and his unexpected antics. Then for ║ │
│║ more excitement topping the song off are more ║ │
│║ creative guitar solos for that extra win of pure ║ │
│║ entertainment. Keeping with the hungry theme, ôA ║ │
│║ Bite Of Evilö slips into the mix with its ║ │
│║ continued early Judas Priest vibe that slithers ║ │
│║ in its own style with the creative riffs as ║ │
│║ always. ║ │
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│║ As the last show stealer before the ballad-style ║ │
│║ final, ôEraserö blows onto center-stage as ║ │
│║ perhaps the most charged and worthy track of the ║ │
│║ album with its mind-bending solo antics of pure ║ │
│║ madness holding the thrusting beats in a ║ │
│║ position of rapid fire. The listener is ║ │
│║ immediately transformed into a live setting ║ │
│║ encompassed with witnessing shoes flying in the ║ │
│║ mosh pit due to its energetic thrash attitude. ║ │
│║ To end the righteous battle of wits is a ║ │
│║ beautifully-written acoustic ballad with UdoÆs ║ │
│║ gentle vocals leading the path of destiny. ║ │
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│║ The journey alone that U.D.O. has endured over ║ │
│║ so many years, and trained his son into showing ║ │
│║ affection for, is a feat that some never get the ║ │
│║ chance to endure. Much in the way that Judas ║ │
│║ Priest or even Ozzy Osbourne has bent the sands ║ │
│║ of time to stay afloat as powerful as ever, ║ │
│║ still writing new hits that can possibly even ║ │
│║ compete with or exceed the last, Udo charges ║ │
│║ head first into the future with the best Heavy ║ │
│║ Metal family anyone could ask for. ║ │
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│║ Perhaps a true test of strength would be for the ║ │
│║ current lineup of Accept to join forces and tour ║ │
│║ with U.D.O., because at this juncture in time ║ │
│║ they are very different bands on a different ║ │
│║ path yet they still share a common goal. The ║ │
│║ days of German Heavy Metal are a far cry from ║ │
│║ over, and perhaps it has just begun. Without ║ │
│║ further hesitation CrypticRock gives U.D.OÆs ║ │
│║ Steelfactory 4.5 out of 5 stars for the highly ║ │
│║ technically creative and passionate masterpiece ║ │
│║ that it is. ║ │
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│║ Review written by Lisa Burke for ║ │
│║ www.crypticrock.com ║ │
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│║ Udo Dirkschneider - Vocals ║ │
│║ Andrey Smirnov - Guitars ║ │
│║ Fitty Wienhold - Bass ║ │
│║ Sven Dirkschneider - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Tongue Reaper [04:26] │
│ 02 - Make The Move [04:04] │
│ 03 - Keeper Of My Soul [04:02] │
│ 04 - In The Heat Of The Night [04:52] │
│ 05 - Raise The Game [04:12] │
│ 06 - Blood On Fire [04:42] │
│ 07 - Rising High [04:10] │
│ 08 - Hungry And Angry [04:37] │
│ 09 - One Heart One Soul [04:57] │
│ 10 - A Bite Of Evil [05:11] │
│ 11 - What A Hell Of A Night (Bonus Track) [04:08] │
│ 12 - Eraser [04:00] │
│ 13 - Rose In The Desert [04:12] │
│ 14 - The Way [04:47] │
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│ Total Length : [62:20 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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