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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Dec-25-2018 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │
│║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2018 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.nothgard.de ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Nothgard Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Malady X-(3984-15614-0) Label : Metal Blade ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ The story of how I discovered Nothgard is quite ║ │
│║ similar to how I discovered Omnium Gatherum. ║ │
│║ When I saw Equilibrium in Paris earlier this ║ │
│║ year, I got chatting to their lead guitarist, ║ │
│║ Dom R Crey, who is the front-man of Nothgard. At ║ │
│║ the time, I was not aware until I did my ║ │
│║ research post-show and noticed that he was the ║ │
│║ main man in that band. The band then posted ║ │
│║ their new video on the event page for the London ║ │
│║ show and I figured it was worth a listen, given ║ │
│║ that I love Equilibrium. I was not disappointedà ║ │
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│║ And it is that track which plays after a rather ║ │
│║ epic orchestral intro track. Referring to the ║ │
│║ modern world as a TV show, ôMalady Xö sets the ║ │
│║ scene for what is to come on the album. Classic ║ │
│║ riffs, the mid-pitched harsh vocals and superb ║ │
│║ guitar playing of Dom make this a track that you ║ │
│║ just donÆt want to stop playing. ôShades of Warö ║ │
│║ then follows on and could almost be called a ║ │
│║ Sabaton track with a more death metal vibe. Huge ║ │
│║ choruses abound with riffs that would be at home ║ │
│║ on a record from the Swedish powerhouse but ║ │
│║ equally work in this melodic death metal ║ │
│║ situation. The same could be said of ôGuardians ║ │
│║ of Sanityö with the backing keyboard parts and ║ │
│║ uplifting melodies in contrast to the dark and ║ │
│║ expressive melodies that is normally found in ║ │
│║ music of this genre. ║ │
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│║ Arguably one of my favourite tracks on the ║ │
│║ album, ôEpitaphö takes everything I like in this ║ │
│║ genre and kicks it into overdrive. Epic guitar ║ │
│║ solos, expressive lyrics and a chorus that you ║ │
│║ canÆt help but sing along to, this is a classic ║ │
│║ melo-death track. The next track, ôDeamonium Iö ║ │
│║ however doesnÆt really do it for me. I know itÆs ║ │
│║ meant to be more of a ballad style track and ║ │
│║ Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast) is a very nice ║ │
│║ addition to the track, but IÆm not really a fan. ║ │
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│║ ôSerpents Hollowö however, now thatÆs an awesome ║ │
│║ track. Sounding like it was lifted from a recent ║ │
│║ Arch Enemy album, the track is more of a modern ║ │
│║ melodic metal track as opposed to a melo-death ║ │
│║ track (in the sense that I refer to it as. To be ║ │
│║ clear, I consider melo-death to be stuff such as ║ │
│║ Dark Tranquility, Insomnium and Kalmah and not ║ │
│║ stuff by Arch Enemy and Black Dahlia Murder). ║ │
│║ Having a faster pace than the other tracks on ║ │
│║ the album, it again is one of my favourites on ║ │
│║ the album due to it being that bit different to ║ │
│║ the other tracks. ôDevil Will Knowö brings back ║ │
│║ more of themes that have been explored on the ║ │
│║ album before with melodic riffing and more crazy ║ │
│║ guitar solos from Dom. Seriously, the guy is an ║ │
│║ impressive guitarist and quite underrated in ║ │
│║ this field in my opinion. ║ │
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│║ Picking from where the previous track left off, ║ │
│║ ôFall of an Empireö is another modern melodic ║ │
│║ track and one that would go down a storm live. ║ │
│║ With a chorus which could be screamed back by an ║ │
│║ eager crowd and a main riff thatÆs just the ║ │
│║ right speed to windmill too, it could turn out ║ │
│║ to be a fan favourite at shows. The last song ║ │
│║ with vocals on, ôHerald of Deathö continues the ║ │
│║ trend of before but instead of having an epic ║ │
│║ chorus, it has an epic feel throughout the track ║ │
│║ with the guitars and keyboards playing off each ║ │
│║ other to great effect. ║ │
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│║ Ending the album, ôBlack Horizonö is entirely ║ │
│║ instrumental and is also the first instrumental ║ │
│║ track that Nothgard have written. And IÆll ║ │
│║ admit, for a first time itÆs really damn good. ║ │
│║ The choir that features in points breaks up the ║ │
│║ track quite nicely and it is also not too long ║ │
│║ which some instrumentals are guilty of being. ║ │
│║ Overall, a solid track which ends by fading out. ║ │
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│║ But IÆm not done yet! There are two more tracks ║ │
│║ that feature on the special edition of the album ║ │
│║ which are worth mentioning. ôEye For An Eyeö is ║ │
│║ the first one of these and shares a lot of the ║ │
│║ characteristics of the other tracks on the album ║ │
│║ the main being the huge choruses and the ║ │
│║ excellent guitar solos. The other track is ║ │
│║ something a bit different though, a cover of ║ │
│║ ôNinjaö by Europe which sounds like the death ║ │
│║ metal version of Europe. It surprisingly works ║ │
│║ and sounds really rather good. ║ │
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│║ Having listened to bits and pieces of NothgardÆs ║ │
│║ back catalogue, it is clear that this album is ║ │
│║ different to previous ones from the band. Malady ║ │
│║ X feels much more mature, refined and has a ║ │
│║ sense of purpose about it. I personally feel ║ │
│║ that Nothgard have found their sound with this ║ │
│║ album and I look forward to hearing some of ║ │
│║ these tracks at the show next month in London. ║ │
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│║ Review written by James for www.moshville.co.uk ║ │
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│║ Dom R. Crey - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards ║ │
│║ Skaahl - Guitars ║ │
│║ Nico Kolja - Bass ║ │
│║ Felix Indra - Drums ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Voyage To Decay [01:31] │
│ 02 - Malady X [04:41] │
│ 03 - Shades Of War [04:16] │
│ 04 - Guardians Of Sanity [03:42] │
│ 05 - Epitah [03:58] │
│ 06 - Deamonium I [05:04] │
│ 07 - Serpent Hollow [04:44] │
│ 08 - Devil Will Know [05:02] │
│ 09 - Fall Of An Empire [04:13] │
│ 10 - Herald To Death [04:56] │
│ 11 - Black Horizon [04:32] │
│ 12 - Eye For An Eye (Bonus Track) [04:50] │
│ 13 - Ninja (Europe Cover-Bonus Track) [03:50] │
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