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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-04-08 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2020 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
│║ Url..http://www.testamentlegions.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Testament ║ │
│║ Album : Titans Of Creation ║ │
│║ Label : Nuclear Blast ║ │
│║ Cat.No : NB 5345-0 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Review courtesy of blabbermouth ║ │
│║ What the world needs now is a comfort-food thrash record ║ │
│║ that is big, dumb and absolutely killer. Sure, there are ║ │
│║ plenty of newer bands capable of generating that sort of ║ │
│║ din. It is exponentially more satisfying when that ║ │
│║ essential thrash record is put out by established genre ║ │
│║ greats. TESTAMENT long ago established why they are the ║ │
│║ answer to many inquiries regarding the best thrash band ║ │
│║ that is just outside "Big Four" status. While they have ║ │
│║ shown on previous records that they are capable of more ║ │
│║ ambitious songcraft, there is still something refreshing ║ │
│║ about the band utilizing their veteran presence and ║ │
│║ capabilities to produce a well-executed assault of ║ │
│║ relatively basic thrash metal. ║ │
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│║ TESTAMENT wastes no time making their intentions clear on ║ │
│║ their latest record, "Titans of Creation". There are no ║ │
│║ overindulgent extended intros and there is zero wasted ║ │
│║ motion to be found. The album launches with "Children of ║ │
│║ the Next Level", a catchy and forceful thrash anthem that ║ │
│║ sees Chuck Billy leading the band's charge with his ║ │
│║ trademark vocals snarls. Guitarist Alex Skolnick also uses ║ │
│║ the opening track as an opportunity to immediately show off ║ │
│║ that he is in super-shredder mode with his solos throughout ║ │
│║ this record. He has long been rightfully revered for his ║ │
│║ guitar work, but this time around there seems to be a ║ │
│║ stronger sense of urgency and speed with almost every ║ │
│║ moment he unleashes here, at least comparatively to more ║ │
│║ recent albums. ║ │
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│║ The trends established in the opener are continued ║ │
│║ throughout the first third of the record. "WWIII" begins ║ │
│║ with a more Teutonic display of pounding before settling ║ │
│║ into another anthemic thrash approach. "Dream Deceiver" ║ │
│║ comes off as the best candidate for remaining in the band's ║ │
│║ set list moving forward, with bassist Steve DiGiorgio and ║ │
│║ drummer Gene Hoglan anchoring the track with vigorous ║ │
│║ performances. "Night of the Witch" has an underlying buzz ║ │
│║ saw-rhythm riff from guitarist Eric Peterson that is a bit ║ │
│║ more angular, while maintaining a steady groove, which ║ │
│║ makes the track another prime candidate for breaking the ║ │
│║ pit open on upcoming live shows. ║ │
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│║ The middle section of the album gets a bit moodier and sees ║ │
│║ the band slowing down a little bit. A heavy metal song ║ │
│║ about serial killer Richard Ramirez (aka "The Night ║ │
│║ Stalker") may not exactly win awards for groundbreaking ║ │
│║ lyrical content in 2020, but "City of Angels" is an ║ │
│║ engrossing track bolstered by Billy shifting his vocals ║ │
│║ over to a more haunting rasp, DiGiorgio's administering his ║ │
│║ finest bass performance of the album, and Skolnick ║ │
│║ branching out and showing off multiple facets of his guitar ║ │
│║ abilities. "Ishtar's Gate" starts off with another ominous ║ │
│║ bass intro from DiGiorgio before shifting back into a ║ │
│║ thrasher that features the album's most purely dazzling ║ │
│║ solo from Skolnick, and "Symptoms" is another fine ║ │
│║ mid-tempo stomper. ║ │
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│║ The pace picks back up in the final third of the record, ║ │
│║ with more great solos from Skolnick, pounding drums from ║ │
│║ Hoglan, and venomous vocal delivery from Billy. The task ║ │
│║ presented through the final moments of the record by ║ │
│║ TESTAMENT to their fans is to bang their head to some heavy ║ │
│║ thrash, though "Code of Hammurabi" does break from the pack ║ │
│║ somewhat with a slight neoclassical flair. ║ │
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│║ While TESTAMENT has in the past shown to be capable of much ║ │
│║ more in terms of lyrics and songcraft, the fact that the ║ │
│║ band is using their power in 2020 to simply put out a ║ │
│║ killer thrash record full of songs about well-worn topics ║ │
│║ such as World War III, serial killers from a generation ║ │
│║ ago, and the Heaven's Gate suicide cult is comforting and ║ │
│║ very welcome. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Children Of The Next Level 6:13 │
│ 2. WWIII 4:48 │
│ 3. Dream Deceiver 4:58 │
│ 4. Night Of The Witch 6:32 │
│ 5. City Of Angels 6:43 │
│ 6. Ishtar's Gate 5:09 │
│ 7. Symptoms 4:37 │
│ 8. False Prophet 4:54 │
│ 9. The Healers 4:23 │
│ 10. Code Of Hammurabi 4:52 │
│ 11. Curse Of Osiris 3:24 │
│ 12. Catacombs 2:01 │
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│ Total Length : 00:58:34 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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