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│ + Battle Beast - No More Hollywood Endings-(27361 47520) + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-24-2019 Encoder......L3.100 -v0 ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2019 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.battlebeast.fi ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Battle Beast Rating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : No More Hollywood Endings-(273Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Music is not something that you can just quit, ║ │
│║ according to the 1992 Beethoven Lives Upstairs ║ │
│║ depiction of said legendary composer, but it ║ │
│║ would seem that musicians continue to find ways ║ │
│║ to quit each other. Among the many schisms to ║ │
│║ rock the metal world in the current decade, few ║ │
│║ stand out as prominently as guitarist/songwriter ║ │
│║ Anton Kabanen from Battle Beast, barring maybe ║ │
│║ the exodus Luca Turilli and later Fabio Lione ║ │
│║ from the Rhapsody Of Fire family. In similar ║ │
│║ fashion, a new project was born out of the ║ │
│║ principle figure(s) exodus and a hole was left ║ │
│║ in the sound of the former one, though in ║ │
│║ Rhapsody Of FireÆs case this was remedied a ║ │
│║ couple years later. Following a somewhat weak ║ │
│║ and overly predictable 2017 offering in Bringer ║ │
│║ Of Pain, KabanenÆs newer project Beast In Black ║ │
│║ appeared poised to continue eclipsing this fold ║ │
│║ and raising questions as to whether Battle Beast ║ │
│║ is truly what it purports to be without him ║ │
│║ writing the songs. ║ │
│║ ║ │
│║ If nothing else, it can be plainly stated that ║ │
│║ the post-Kabanen incarnation of Battle Beast had ║ │
│║ been a shell of its former self, though it ║ │
│║ continued to be a fairly impressive shell ║ │
│║ relative to what often befell earlier bands when ║ │
│║ the power behind the voice vacated the premises. ║ │
│║ However, the current picture depicts that of a ║ │
│║ shell that is filling itself up again gradually, ║ │
│║ as 2019Æs No More Hollywood Endings sees this ║ │
│║ beast reclaiming some of the old glory of the ║ │
│║ earlier 2010s while keeping themselves ║ │
│║ reasonably distinct from KabanenÆs past ║ │
│║ contributions to the band and Beast In BlackÆs ║ │
│║ studio outings. The contrast lay mostly in a ║ │
│║ greater degree of pop-influences, largely owing ║ │
│║ to a greater emphasis on vocalist Noora ║ │
│║ LouhimoÆs capabilities of softening her Janis ║ │
│║ Joplin meets Doro Pesch grit for lighter fair, ║ │
│║ though the lyrical content taking on a more ║ │
│║ feminine tone and the keyboard work leaning a ║ │
│║ bit more in a symphonic direction help push the ║ │
│║ distinctiveness factor significantly. ║ │
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│║ In contrast to the generally flat and one-tempo ║ │
│║ at all times character of the last time around, ║ │
│║ here Battle Beast opts to mix things up a fair ║ │
│║ bit more. Truth be told, while not the strongest ║ │
│║ thing to come out of this band, there is a very ║ │
│║ clear case to make that this is the most ║ │
│║ eclectic collection of songs in their repertoire ║ │
│║ from a stylistic standpoint. The signature sound ║ │
│║ of mid-paced heavy metal and with hooks aplenty ║ │
│║ finds itself married to an almost Nightwish-like ║ │
│║ degree of symphonic pomp on memorable anthems ║ │
│║ such as ôUnbrokenö, ôEdenö and reaches an ║ │
│║ absolute fever pitch on the epic cruiser ôRaise ║ │
│║ Your Fistsö, arguably the most inspirational ║ │
│║ anthem out of this outfit since their 2013 ║ │
│║ eponymous album. By contrast, the post-disco nod ║ │
│║ to Scarface and Rocky with a metal edge ôThe ║ │
│║ Heroö and the modern pop meets power metal ║ │
│║ bluster of ôUnfairy Talesö come off as slightly ║ │
│║ gimmicky, while the 80s hair band fluff of ║ │
│║ ôEndless Summerö and the syrupy keyboard ║ │
│║ balladry of ôBent And Brokenö get just a bit too ║ │
│║ sugary to swallow without a gallon of coffee. ║ │
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│║ The majority of the songs on here prove to be ║ │
│║ hits rather than misses, either thanks to this ║ │
│║ wild eclecticism or perhaps in spite of it. ║ │
│║ There is credence given to the latter sentiment ║ │
│║ in the majestic speed metal fest that is ôThe ║ │
│║ Golden Hordeö, as apart from the synth-pop ║ │
│║ keyboard intro, it cooks with the ferocity of ║ │
│║ Judas PriestÆs ôMetal Meltdownö off Painkiller ║ │
│║ and rivals the general metallic fury of this ║ │
│║ bandÆs heyday with Kabanen at the songwriterÆs ║ │
│║ chair. Similarly, the punchy groove machine ║ │
│║ ôPiece Of Meö pretty much foregoes almost any ║ │
│║ non-metallic additives and listens like a fist- ║ │
│║ pounding answer to DoroÆs solo output with some ║ │
│║ occasional keyboard gimmicks. But perhaps the ║ │
│║ ultimate coup de grace in favor of Battle Beast ║ │
│║ trying to move back towards their earlier sound ║ │
│║ displayed on here is the mid-paced, straight up ║ │
│║ glorious banger ôWorld On Fireö, which is about ║ │
│║ as close to a full on retread of the sound of ║ │
│║ their eponymous LP masterwork without completely ║ │
│║ plagiarizing Kabanen in the process. ║ │
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│║ For those who love rivalries between bands born ║ │
│║ out of schisms from older acts, the scoreboard ║ │
│║ still favors Beast In Black from an overall ║ │
│║ qualitative standpoint. It isnÆt for any want of ║ │
│║ ability on this outfitÆs part, as Brymir ║ │
│║ guitarist Joona Bjorkroth is equally as capable ║ │
│║ at lighting the fret board on fire as Kabanen ║ │
│║ ever was, and there are points where the ║ │
│║ songwriting here matches the capabilities of ║ │
│║ their former composer. For how good this album ║ │
│║ is and how interesting it can get when the metal ║ │
│║ clichΘs are abandoned for an expansive ║ │
│║ hybridized stylistic niche, there is a general ║ │
│║ lack of focus displayed here that keeps it from ║ │
│║ being as good as their formative years and their ║ │
│║ unofficial rival label mates. ItÆs well worth a ║ │
│║ listen for anybody who either loved the 80s when ║ │
│║ they were raging or has discovered the music of ║ │
│║ said decade after the fact, but even the most ║ │
│║ unashamed melodic metal geek might find ║ │
│║ him/herself skipping around a bit. ║ │
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│║ Originally published to Sonic Perspectives ║ │
│║ (www.sonicperspectives.com) on March 28th, 2019. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Unbroken [04:09] │
│ 02 - No More Hollywood Endings [03:55] │
│ 03 - Eden [04:00] │
│ 04 - Unfairy Tales [03:33] │
│ 05 - Endless Summer [03:37] │
│ 06 - The Hero [04:13] │
│ 07 - Piece Of Me [03:40] │
│ 08 - I Wish [04:26] │
│ 09 - Raise Your Fist [06:10] │
│ 10 - The Golden Horde [03:59] │
│ 11 - World On Fire [04:04] │
│ 12 - Bent A Broken (Bonus Track) [03:51] │
│ 13 - My Last Dream (Bonus Track) [03:51] │
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│ Total Length : [53:28 minn │
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