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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-04-26 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2008 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Nimrod ║ │
│║ Album : Return to Babylon ║ │
│║ Label : Independent ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ This outfit is a fairly interesting entity; they started in ║ │
│║ the distant 1985, but after toiling in the underground for ║ │
│║ about six years, they called it quits. The result of said ║ │
│║ toilings amounted to an isolated 4-track demo that was ║ │
│║ later featured in the 2003 compilation of the same title. ║ │
│║ The style on that demo was intense dark thrash with echoes ║ │
│║ of Possessed and the Canadians Slaughter, plus the casual ║ │
│║ stomping nod to early Celtic Frost. The compilation wasnÆt ║ │
│║ exactly a product of any reformation attempts as it was ║ │
│║ another four years later when the guys were up and ready ║ │
│║ for another spell with the music industry. ║ │
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│║ A 2-piece demo was quickly assembled as an inauguration ║ │
│║ gesture, both cuts featured on the album reviewed here, in ║ │
│║ the company of several songs from their 80Æs period. The ║ │
│║ delivery has shifted towards a blend of power and thrash as ║ │
│║ both styles have been well balanced throughout the ║ │
│║ excellent soaring clean vocals of the singer Eric Morales ║ │
│║ (also the epic doom metal heroes Dantesco) establishing ║ │
│║ themselves on the forefront from the get-go. The guys spare ║ │
│║ no one, though, at the beginning with the duo of vitriolic ║ │
│║ speed/thrashing openers (ôNight of the Witchesö, ôI Am,ö) ║ │
│║ which still come epic-decorated, but the raging riffs are ║ │
│║ really hard to be disguised. The title-track pacifies the ║ │
│║ situation being a quiet balladic instrumental, but ôBroken ║ │
│║ Windsö speeds up again split between heavy mid-paced ║ │
│║ passages and more technical up-tempo motifs embedded in the ║ │
│║ second half. ║ │
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│║ ôReady to Burnö is a brilliant mix of doom and thrash in ║ │
│║ the vein of the 90Æs Swedish wave (Memento Mori, Hexenhaus, ║ │
│║ Pathos) and SanctuaryÆs ôInto the Mirror Blackö with ║ │
│║ enchanting Oriental tunes and a sudden, somewhat ║ │
│║ off-context, brutal deathy break; and ôBetrayer of the ║ │
│║ Soulö follows a similar pattern, increasing the virtuoso ║ │
│║ lead exploits also adding a nice memorable chorus. ôTime ║ │
│║ for Changesö from the debut demo comes pouring steel ║ │
│║ fast-paced riffs into the proceedings, a standout thrasher ║ │
│║ modernized to an extent to suit the new environment, also ║ │
│║ with an added more technical flair. ôDark Landö and ║ │
│║ ôNimrodö, two other remnants from the same demo, follow ║ │
│║ suit with the same no-bars-held approach, wrapping it on ║ │
│║ with furious lashing guitars the latter aggravating the ║ │
│║ setting with more aggressive deathy flair. ║ │
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│║ An excellent compendium all over, the new more laid-back ║ │
│║ material siding well with the more intense older stuff, the ║ │
│║ band feeling confident handling these two genres with ║ │
│║ dexterity, producing a far-reaching opus in the process. ║ │
│║ There were no compromises whatsoever made with their ║ │
│║ assured retro metal stance, and it seemed as though the ║ │
│║ Chilean scene would have distinguished leaders in the face ║ │
│║ of these hardened veteransà ║ │
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│║ well, not exactly as they hid from sight, only to re-appear ║ │
│║ a few months ago after a lengthy absence with a brand new ║ │
│║ opus. Another commendable achievement on all counts, it ║ │
│║ shows our heroes much fonder of the more bashing, more ║ │
│║ immediate side of our favourite thrash, moshing with ║ │
│║ renovated vigour, producing a beast of the Forbidden debut ║ │
│║ and Vio-LenceÆs ôEternal Nightmareö proportions. A few ║ │
│║ mellower power metal tendencies can still be detected, but ║ │
│║ these are mere glimpses of more introspective thinking ║ │
│║ which the band obviously have intentions on phasing out bit ║ │
│║ by bit. Even if they donÆt completely, one would hardly ║ │
│║ mind hearing the good old thrash in league with the odd ║ │
│║ heavy, epic power metal motif. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Night Of The Witches 3:57 │
│ 2. I Am 3:09 │
│ 3. Return To Babylon 1:28 │
│ 4. Broken Wings 3:50 │
│ 5. Ready To Burn 4:52 │
│ 6. Death Behind 3:57 │
│ 7. Betrayer Os The Soul 5:09 │
│ 8. Time Of Changes 3:45 │
│ 9. Dark Land 4:04 │
│ 10. Fall Of The Tower 0:46 │
│ 11. Nimrod 5:46 │
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│ Total Length : 00:40:43 │
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