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│ + The Rods - Brotherhood Of Metal + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-05-21 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2019 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........11 ║ │
│║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │
│║ Url..http://www.therods.com ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : The Rods ║ │
│║ Album : Brotherhood Of Metal ║ │
│║ Label : SPV ║ │
│║ Cat.No : SPV 284122 CD ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ THE RODS are one of the first, original Power Metal bands ║ │
│║ going all the way back to 1980. David ôRockö Feinstein, ║ │
│║ founding member and cousin of the famous Ronnie James Dio, ║ │
│║ got his start in DioÆs band ELF before founding this one. ║ │
│║ After a long breakup in 1986, the band came back together, ║ │
│║ recording their hit ôVengeanceö. If youÆre into 80's ║ │
│║ nostalgia, from the sound to the lyrical content, this ║ │
│║ album is for you. The opening track is an ode to the Metal ║ │
│║ lifestyle, accompanied by beautiful instrumentation and a ║ │
│║ very nice piano opening. However, the dissonance of a piano ║ │
│║ solo in a Metal anthem kind of bugs me a little, but thatÆs ║ │
│║ just a personal nitpick. All in all, the voice is good, the ║ │
│║ instrumentals are good, and the echoing chorus is epic. ║ │
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│║ In the next two songs, the vocalist is buried in ║ │
│║ production, which is always a distraction for me, but I ║ │
│║ think the purpose here is to tone down the singerÆs upper ║ │
│║ register to hide any flaws that might come. A common ║ │
│║ problem for singers is being able to control their upper ║ │
│║ range so it sounds good and remains on key, while ║ │
│║ projecting it at the same time; the remedy is a lot of ║ │
│║ vocal training and meanwhile, singing in a more comfortable ║ │
│║ range. I believe if the melody were brought down and ║ │
│║ Feinstein were brought up, these would be flawless songs. ║ │
│║ Feinstein plays guitar incredibly, though. I love the riff ║ │
│║ in ôSmoke on the Horizonö, and itÆs one of my favorite ║ │
│║ parts on the album. My favorite track is ôTyrant Kingö due ║ │
│║ to the vocals and the lower-tone guitars. ItÆs 80s ║ │
│║ nostalgia with its own sound. ║ │
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│║ The more nostalgic tracks, notably ô1982ö, ôParty All ║ │
│║ Nightö and ôLouder Than Loudö are simplistic nods to the ║ │
│║ decade that made the band. If youÆre looking for a blast to ║ │
│║ the past, youÆve found it. If youÆre not, the simplicity of ║ │
│║ the songs and the old-fashioned production might sound too ║ │
│║ 80's to you. In particular, ôLouder than Loudö has a ║ │
│║ fantastic guitar solo straight from the halcyon days of ║ │
│║ early American Power Metal and NWOBHM; if youÆre a fan of ║ │
│║ the genre, youÆll enjoy it. ║ │
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│║ The final songs follow the same pattern, but with some more ║ │
│║ complex tricks thrown in for good measure. I particularly ║ │
│║ liked the opening of ôThe Devil Made Me Do Itö and the drum ║ │
│║ change in ôHell on Earthö. Overall, I enjoyed the melodic ║ │
│║ aspects embedded in the album and the closing guitar solo ║ │
│║ was epic. However, I kind of wanted to see more punch from ║ │
│║ the opening anthem and branching out in general from the ║ │
│║ album. After the wonderful piano composition in the opening ║ │
│║ track, I would love to see them experiment. However, I ║ │
│║ donÆt think thatÆs the bandÆs style, and thatÆs okay. The ║ │
│║ world needs simple Metal songs without bells and whistles, ║ │
│║ and bands like THE RODS will be there to provide. ║ │
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│║ Lineup: ║ │
│║ David ôRockö Feinstein û Guitars & Vocals ║ │
│║ Carl Canedy û Drums & Vocals ║ │
│║ Garry Bordonaro û Bass & Vocals ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Brotherhood Of Metal 7:28 │
│ 2. EverybodyÆs RockinÆ 3:57 │
│ 3. Smoke On The Horizon 4:47 │
│ 4. Louder Than Loud 4:15 │
│ 5. Tyrant King 4:38 │
│ 6. Party All Night 2:49 │
│ 7. Tonight We Ride 4:40 │
│ 8. 1982 5:16 │
│ 9. Hell On Earth 4:20 │
│ 10. The Devil Made Me Do It 3:54 │
│ 11. Evil In Me 6:27 │
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│ Total Length : 00:52:31 │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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