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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-05-06 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Thrash Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2010 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Heathen ║ │
│║ Album : The Evolution Of Chaos ║ │
│║ Label : Mascot Records ║ │
│║ Cat.No : M 7257 2 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Thrash metal tends to be a lot like mainstream American ║ │
│║ politics. While you generally have a more complex situation ║ │
│║ than the media advertized two-party system, most bands fall ║ │
│║ into the category of being either liberal or conservative. ║ │
│║ The analogy can be a bit tenuous at times, but there is a ║ │
│║ good case to be made that particularly with the resurgence ║ │
│║ of old school thrash in the past 7 or 8 years that the once ║ │
│║ progressive concept of modernity in thrash metal is ║ │
│║ receiving an old guard challenge. Perhaps the most ║ │
│║ interesting aspect of this is how the original pioneers of ║ │
│║ the style are choosing to sound, seeing the likes of Death ║ │
│║ Angel, Megadeth and Overkill keeping up a more traditional ║ │
│║ sound, while Machine Head and Metallica are playing with ║ │
│║ the latest flavor of the month. Heathen could be qualified ║ │
│║ as among the more predictable of the former category, yet ║ │
│║ have found an intricate way of communicating their older ║ │
│║ style through a newer template. ║ │
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│║ Speaking purely from musical content, ôThe Evolution Of ║ │
│║ Chaosö isnÆt really all that much of a far cry from ║ │
│║ ôVictims Of Deceptionö, at least no more so than ôKillbox ║ │
│║ 13ö and ôIronboundö are from ôHorrorscopeö. The same ║ │
│║ massive collection of riffs, occasional references to Iron ║ │
│║ Maiden in melodic instrumental breaks, and the tendency ║ │
│║ towards long and drawn out songwriting is all but identical ║ │
│║ to the bandÆs early 90s classic. The break with the past ║ │
│║ comes primarily through the production job, which has that ║ │
│║ raucously loud, heavy on the drums and slightly heavier on ║ │
│║ the guitars approach to mixing that actually gets to be a ║ │
│║ bit much at times. Similarly, David WhiteÆs vocal ║ │
│║ interpretation is a good deal more gritty and rough, almost ║ │
│║ to the point of occasionally sounding like Phil Anselmo ║ │
│║ circa ôCowboys From Hellö or early 90s era James Hetfield, ║ │
│║ which seems to be more the trend among thrash revival bands ║ │
│║ nowadays. He still gets up there at times, but the ║ │
│║ proto-speed/thrash character in the image of Joey ║ │
│║ Belladonna heard on ôBreaking The Silenceö is noticeably ║ │
│║ absent. ║ │
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│║ For the most part, by modern thrash standards, this is a ║ │
│║ pretty conservative offering that seems almost as heavily ║ │
│║ influenced by pre-thrash heavy metal and even a few hard ║ │
│║ rock outfits that were prominent in the lead up to the ║ │
│║ NWOBHM era as it is by the iron fisted gauntlet of the Bay ║ │
│║ Area. Right from the mysterious, sitar drenched prelude ║ │
│║ simply dubbed ôIntroö there is a strong helping of classic ║ │
│║ Rainbow influences (think ôGates Of Babylonö) that segues ║ │
│║ right into a glorious fury of earth shaking riff work in ║ │
│║ ôDying Seasonö. Similar exercises in skull bludgeoning ║ │
│║ brilliance with an emphasis on speed and anger include ║ │
│║ ôBloodkultö and ôSilent Nothingnessö, which are all among ║ │
│║ the most pure and orthodox versions of thrash metal to be ║ │
│║ found on here. But even when veering into half-ballad ║ │
│║ territory such as in ôRed Tears Of Disgraceö, the ║ │
│║ aggression is still consistently present, though in a ║ │
│║ somewhat slower package. ║ │
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│║ There isnÆt really anything on here to speak of that is ║ │
│║ categorically bad, but unlike in the case of ôVictims Of ║ │
│║ Deceptionö, a few mixed bags emerge from a slight sense of ║ │
│║ overambitious songwriting. The worst offender in this ║ │
│║ department is ôA HeroÆs Welcomeö, which largely goes back ║ │
│║ to some of those experimental ballad ideas that Metallica ║ │
│║ was playing with on their middle era releases. ║ │
│║ Unfortunately the song is repetitive and more of a straight ║ │
│║ up metal ballad without any sense of triumph, like an ║ │
│║ ambitious reinterpretation of a military funeral march with ║ │
│║ a slightly longer length. ôNo Stone Unturnedö somehow ║ │
│║ manages to get away with throwing in a groove riff that ║ │
│║ sounds almost hypnotic enough to have been heard on ôFar ║ │
│║ Beyond Drivenö, and somehow manages to wander through a ║ │
│║ intricate barrage of mid-tempo riffs before suddenly ║ │
│║ exploding into a melodic instrumental fest that sounds ║ │
│║ dangerously similar to MaidenÆs ôHallowed Be Thy Nameö. Not ║ │
│║ a bad song per say, but needlessly long and suffering from ║ │
│║ just a few too many ideas being thrown together. ║ │
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│║ For a band that has been gone from the scene for the better ║ │
│║ part of 18 years, this is about as impressive of a comeback ║ │
│║ album that IÆve seen since RainbowÆs ôStranger In Us Allö. ║ │
│║ It is about as close to the old days of the 80s as it can ║ │
│║ get without actually being an overt attempt at reliving the ║ │
│║ past (aka Fueled By Fire, Skull Hammer and a few others). ║ │
│║ But more than anything else, itÆs one of the better reasons ║ │
│║ why anyone who ever tells you that thrash is dead needs a ║ │
│║ good ass kicking, not to mention a way to do it with a nice ║ │
│║ bit of intelligence for a more precise infliction of ║ │
│║ damage. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Intro 1:21 │
│ 2. Dying Season 5:40 │
│ 3. Control By Chaos 7:09 │
│ 4. No Stone Unturned 11:10 │
│ 5. Arrows Of Agony 6:40 │
│ 6. Fade Away 5:44 │
│ 7. A Hero's Welcome 6:51 │
│ 8. Undone 6:42 │
│ 9. Bloodkult 4:30 │
│ 10. Red Tears Of Disgrace 5:51 │
│ 11. Silent Nothingness 6:50 │
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│ Total Length : 01:08:28 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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