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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-01-12 Encoder......LAME 3.100 -V0 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Thrash Metal Graber.......Adobe Audition CC ║ │
│║ Year......1997 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....The_Patriarch Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Source....LP Covers.......Yes ║ │
│║ Url..http://www.testamentlegions.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Testament ║ │
│║ Album : Demonic ║ │
│║ Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
│║ Cat.No : NB 4223-1 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ or two reasons, I have to give Demonic some credit. Seeing ║ │
│║ that they had been tampering with different ideas for a few ║ │
│║ years now, this is by far the biggest step out of line that ║ │
│║ Testament would ever take. Not only was it ballsy, but it ║ │
│║ was an evolutionary step. Perhaps not the best form of the ║ │
│║ band we ever got, but what matters is that it changed the ║ │
│║ formula, and introduced the death metal vocals. And whether ║ │
│║ you like it or not, it would use that on every album ║ │
│║ following it at some point. The other is a bit more ║ │
│║ personal, and that's that it was a bit of a gateway for me ║ │
│║ to tolerate the death metal growl. ║ │
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│║ But as much as the vocals may incorporate death metal, ║ │
│║ that's not what Demonic is all about, despite popular ║ │
│║ belief. The riffing is anything but that. For the most ║ │
│║ part, the riffs extract from the ingredients that made up ║ │
│║ its predecessor, Low. The start/stop rhythm patterns are ║ │
│║ everywhere, the wailing leads make no attempts at being ║ │
│║ subtle, and there's an overall stomping nature. And of ║ │
│║ course, you can still pick up some of the classic sounding ║ │
│║ Chuck Billy vocalizations, just perhaps smeared far more. ║ │
│║ See "John Doe," as the singing is very grunt-like and drawn ║ │
│║ out far more than what Testament fans are used to. ║ │
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│║ So what's the outcome here? An effort with groovy ║ │
│║ instrumentation, growling vocals, and occasional traces of ║ │
│║ classic Testament. As much as that may send the message, ║ │
│║ there's no escaping the awkwardness that it can create, nor ║ │
│║ some monotony. For the most part, this is a disc that has ║ │
│║ its moments, much like The Ritual, only on the opposite end ║ │
│║ of the spectrum. "The Burning Times" is an incredible song, ║ │
│║ and it used to scare the shit out of my fifteen-year old ║ │
│║ self. They really knew how to invoke the feeling of fear ║ │
│║ with the layering and execution of that one. "Murky Waters" ║ │
│║ is another one similar to that. "Jun-Jun" and "Together As ║ │
│║ One" are also quite fun, the latter being a stellar example ║ │
│║ of vocal layering. It's bridge sequence preceding the solo ║ │
│║ is also solid. ║ │
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│║ The conclusion I've come to over the years is that Demonic ║ │
│║ is top heavy, and for every stronger song, there's a bad or ║ │
│║ boring one that goes nowhere. In my personal words, I like ║ │
│║ to refer to it as Testament's Risk. A universally hated ║ │
│║ album that went just a bit too far out of line, is weirdly ║ │
│║ executed, but still has gems that I hold dear. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Demonic Refusal 5:24 │
│ 2. The Burning Times 5:18 │
│ 3. Together as One 4:19 │
│ 4. Jun-Jun 3:45 │
│ 5. John Doe 3:11 │
│ 6. Murky Waters 3:02 │
│ 7. Hatred Rise 3:17 │
│ 8. Distorted Lives 3:38 │
│ 9. New Eyes of Old 3:01 │
│ 10. Ten Thousand Thrones 4:35 │
│ 11. Nostrovia 1:32 │
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│ Total Length : 00:41:02 │
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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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