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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-31-2018 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........10 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.blackmajesty.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Black Majesty Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Children Of The Abyss-(PJM 11381)el : Pride & Joy Mu ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The last Black Majesty album was super lame and ║ │
│║ boring, and I can't imagine the band thought so, ║ │
│║ seeing as they chose to release it... but ║ │
│║ whatever happened, they apparently wanted to go ║ │
│║ in a totally different direction with Children ║ │
│║ of the Abyss. I can't be happier, as this is a ║ │
│║ seriously awesome shred-fest of classic ║ │
│║ Helloween-style power metal, and one of the most ║ │
│║ no-bullshit things this band has ever done. ║ │
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│║ There's just no fat or filler on this one. It ║ │
│║ sounds like they just re-discovered what it felt ║ │
│║ like to be young kids again just rocking the ║ │
│║ fuck out, not a care in the world. Every song on ║ │
│║ this album is just a manic riff fest with ║ │
│║ awesome, epic soloing and kick-ass catchy ║ │
│║ choruses. Though, the more you listen, you ║ │
│║ realize they're still pretty complex, intricate ║ │
│║ tunes, just done up with that youthful piss and ║ │
│║ vigor. The riffs are pounding steel slabs and ║ │
│║ the solos wrap around them like Christmas bows. ║ │
│║ Vocalist Gio Cavaliere sounds raw and powerful, ║ │
│║ working the vocal lines into seriously great, ║ │
│║ hook-laden melodies that won't come out of your ║ │
│║ head. ║ │
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│║ Standouts are actually tough to list, as every ║ │
│║ song rules and grows on you with a few spins. ║ │
│║ Opener ôDragons Uniteö is a hammering riff-fest ║ │
│║ with a tremendous, aching chorus melody, almost ║ │
│║ apocalyptic in tone. ôSomething's Going Onö was ║ │
│║ the lead single and I didn't like it at first, ║ │
│║ but then it started to worm its way into my ║ │
│║ brain. The title track rules with a barn-burning ║ │
│║ riff, ôWars Greedö is a standout for its slow ║ │
│║ build and somber chorus, and the duo of ôAlways ║ │
│║ Runningö and ôLonelyö pack enough sweet riffs, ║ │
│║ melodies and chorus-work to fill a whole album ║ │
│║ of, say, Pathfinder or Twilight Force songs or ║ │
│║ something. I just listed half the damn ║ │
│║ tracklist. Even ones like "Sanctified" that ║ │
│║ don't immediately stand out, end up growing on ║ │
│║ you and eventually the whole album sounds great. ║ │
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│║ The only issue is the production, which is ║ │
│║ weirdly muted and soft like the speakers had ║ │
│║ hand-knit Christmas sweaters covering them in ║ │
│║ recording, with the vocals in particular being ║ │
│║ way in the back of the mix. I don't know why ║ │
│║ they did this, as Gio is a master-class singer. ║ │
│║ But the music manages to shine through. ║ │
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│║ It's a total 180 from their last album, and ║ │
│║ honestly sounds even more invigorated than even ║ │
│║ Stargazer, a fine album in its own right. So ║ │
│║ that makes it the best one since In Your Honor, ║ │
│║ almost a decade ago. This album can't touch the ║ │
│║ first two Black Majesty albums, but that's no ║ │
│║ shame as those are stone classics. What it is, ║ │
│║ though, is masterfully epic, well done music ║ │
│║ from a band I was actually kinda unsure about ║ │
│║ after the terrible last album. They proved me ║ │
│║ wrong and I'm goddamn glad for it. ║ │
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│║ Review written by Empyreal for ww.metal- ║ │
│║ archives.com ║ │
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│║ John "Gio" Cavaliere - Vocals ║ │
│║ Hanny Mohammed - Guitars, Keyboards ║ │
│║ Steve Janevski - Guitars ║ │
│║ Evan Harris - Bass ║ │
│║ Ben Wignall - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Dragons Unite [04:26] │
│ 02 - Something┤s Going On [05:26] │
│ 03 - Children Of The Abyss [04:36] │
│ 04 - Hideaway [04:34] │
│ 05 - Wars Greed [04:48] │
│ 06 - Always Running [04:55] │
│ 07 - Lonely [04:25] │
│ 08 - Sanctified [04:54] │
│ 09 - Nothing Forever [04:28] │
│ 10 - Reach Into Darkness [04:24] │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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