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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Jan-07-2019 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........11 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.sinbreed.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Sinbreed Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : IV-(RADC-112) Label : Radtone Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Sinbreed remains one of the most unique ║ │
│║ adherents of the German speed/power metal scene ║ │
│║ to come raging out of the millennial revival, ║ │
│║ though in the beginning they went by the name ║ │
│║ Neoshine. They've maintained a sound over the ║ │
│║ years that conforms all but equally to the ║ │
│║ melodic splendor of Helloween and also the more ║ │
│║ thrashing bite and bluster of Blind Guardian and ║ │
│║ their Swedish doppelgangers Persuader, all the ║ │
│║ while maintaining a wholly Christian-oriented ║ │
│║ lyrical content that dovetailed with the ║ │
│║ involvement of vocalist Herbie Langhans, ║ │
│║ arguably one of the most important figures of ║ │
│║ said side of the power metal scene and one who's ║ │
│║ original flagship project Seventh Avenue ║ │
│║ predated Narnia and the resulting Swedish school ║ │
│║ headed by Christian Rivel. Suffice it to say, ║ │
│║ when news hit earlier this year that Langhans ║ │
│║ had left Sinbreed, the author of this review ║ │
│║ joined many in morphing from true believer to ║ │
│║ hardened skeptic insofar as this band's future, ║ │
│║ even as it was revealed that a rising star in ║ │
│║ the European power metal world in Nick Holleman ║ │
│║ was stepping up to fill the void on the plainly ║ │
│║ titled album IV after a brief stint with Vicious ║ │
│║ Rumors. ║ │
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│║ Surprisingly enough, despite having a radically ║ │
│║ different vocal approach, Holleman manages to ║ │
│║ settle into the driving, speed-infused splendor ║ │
│║ of this outfit all but seamlessly, finding ║ │
│║ himself the impresario of a revitalized band ║ │
│║ bent on reliving the glory of their crowning ║ │
│║ achievement in 2014's Shadows. His voice is far ║ │
│║ smoother, airier and higher-pitched than his ║ │
│║ gravely predecessor, having far more in common ║ │
│║ with a past, 20 something incarnation of either ║ │
│║ Andre Matos (during his tenure in the 80s with ║ │
│║ Viper) or perhaps Lance King when at his most ║ │
│║ intense. The resulting catharsis of this smooth, ║ │
│║ late-80s Helloween vocal approach with the ║ │
│║ jagged edges of a riff happy speed metal ║ │
│║ backdrop intense enough to rival Stormwarrior or ║ │
│║ even Grave Digger is nothing short of brilliant, ║ │
│║ creating all but a perfect bridge between the ║ │
│║ two divergent German schools of power metal into ║ │
│║ a finely tuned speed machine. Truth be told, ║ │
│║ from a purely musical standpoint, this is about ║ │
│║ the most consistently fast and furious offering ║ │
│║ to come out of the scene and bears a greater ║ │
│║ resemblance to the most recent outings of ║ │
│║ Judicator and Ancestral, all the while keeping ║ │
│║ that bare essentials guitar, bass and drums ║ │
│║ arrangement front and center. ║ │
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│║ Barring a rather brief yet unforgettable ║ │
│║ acoustic prelude that kicks off the album and ║ │
│║ some rock organ noodling that ornaments the ║ │
│║ closing speeder "Through The Fire", there isn't ║ │
│║ really much to find on here in way of gimmicks. ║ │
│║ A rather cliche merger of sea shanty tunes ║ │
│║ translated into a dueling harmony guitar ║ │
│║ arrangement and a more swinging mid-paced romp ║ │
│║ in "Final Call" presents the only real outright ║ │
│║ interruption in the full on speed assault, yet ║ │
│║ even here the overall impression is an ║ │
│║ aggressive one isn't too much of a far cry from ║ │
│║ Blind Guardian. Generally the point of ║ │
│║ differentiation beyond this is just how utterly ║ │
│║ infectious the melodic content of each riff- ║ │
│║ happy cruiser on here is from one to the next, ║ │
│║ with the opening "First Under The Sun" and ║ │
│║ correspondingly speedy and catchy offerings of ║ │
│║ "Pale-Hearted" and "Pride Strikes". Special ║ │
│║ mention should likewise be made of the longer ║ │
│║ and somewhat more measured galloping epic "At ║ │
│║ Least I Am", which mixes things up a bit more ║ │
│║ thematically, includes some occasional harsher ║ │
│║ vocal moments and a brilliant set of noodling ║ │
│║ dueling lead guitar passages, not to mention a ║ │
│║ wild guitar solo that would make Roland Grapow ║ │
│║ proud.s ║ │
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│║ The sizable and intensely loyal fan base that ║ │
│║ this band has likely accrued over the past ║ │
│║ several years due to their closer association ║ │
│║ with Blind Guardian and their very qualitatively ║ │
│║ consistent output may need some time to adjust ║ │
│║ to Holleman's lighter vocal style, but this will ║ │
│║ do more than allay their fears of this band ║ │
│║ coming to an untimely demise, at least for now. ║ │
│║ The foundation is set here for what could well ║ │
│║ be an equally if not more powerful incarnation ║ │
│║ of this band to continue for the years to come, ║ │
│║ hopefully seeing several successors to this fine ║ │
│║ piece of studio work will be on the near ║ │
│║ horizon. This may even well expand Sinbreed's ║ │
│║ base as the vocal work further reveals the ║ │
│║ underlying melodic quality of this band's ║ │
│║ overall sound, likely roping in fans of the ║ │
│║ lighter sound inherent to acts like Freedom ║ │
│║ Call, Angra and even the sizable Christian power ║ │
│║ metal scene that has remained throughout the ║ │
│║ past two decades in Sweden and seen expansion ║ │
│║ into parts of Eastern Europe. There is no ║ │
│║ telling what the enigmatic druid/Nazgul mascot ║ │
│║ of this band will be up to next time around, but ║ │
│║ everyone with even an iota of allegiance to the ║ │
│║ German power metal scene ought to be anxious to ║ │
│║ find out. ║ │
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│║ Review written by hells_unicorn for www.metal- ║ │
│║ archives.com ║ │
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│║ Nick Holleman - Vocals ║ │
│║ Alex Schulz - Bass ║ │
│║ Frederik Ehmke - Drums ║ │
│║ Flo Laurin - Guitars, Keyboards ║ │
│║ Manuel Seoane - Guitars ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - First Under The Sun [04:07] │
│ 02 - Falling Down [04:51] │
│ 03 - Wasted Trust [05:25] │
│ 04 - Into The Arena [04:44] │
│ 05 - Pale-Hearted [05:07] │
│ 06 - Final Call [03:29] │
│ 07 - The Purge [04:33] │
│ 08 - Pride Strikes [04:19] │
│ 09 - At Least I Am [06:15] │
│ 10 - Through The Fire [05:34] │
│ 11 - The Wound (Bonus Track) [05:01] │
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