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│ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Rls Date..2020-05-23 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │
│║ Genre.....Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year......2019 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │
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│║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........12 ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : The Ferrymen ║ │
│║ Album : a New Evil ║ │
│║ Label : King Records ║ │
│║ Cat.No : KICP 4003 ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ As the next decade approaches and the 10 year mark of ║ │
│║ Ronnie DioÆs untimely passing has come and gone, the ghost ║ │
│║ of the man on the silver mountain continues to haunt to ║ │
│║ heavy and power metal scenes alike. So much so that the ║ │
│║ past five years has seen two substantial spinoff projects ║ │
│║ in Last In Line and Dream Child, led by DioÆs two most ║ │
│║ prominent guitarists no less, emerging alongside a recently ║ │
│║ reformed Rainbow as even the olden sage of the six-stringed ║ │
│║ instrument Ritchie Blackmore himself has been hit by this ║ │
│║ mass nostalgia effect. In keeping with this, virtuoso ║ │
│║ guitaristist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Magnus ║ │
│║ Karlsson opted to seize upon this phenomenon by recruiting ║ │
│║ current Rainbow vocalist and Chilean Dio doppelganger ║ │
│║ Ronnie Romero and former Axel Rudi Pell drummer (among ║ │
│║ countless other projects) Mike Terrana in 2016 for a ║ │
│║ recording project dubbed The Ferrymen and put forth an ║ │
│║ impressive melodic power display of an eponymous debut the ║ │
│║ following year, arguably matching if not surpassing ║ │
│║ KarlssonÆs finest works outside of Primal Fear in the ║ │
│║ process. ║ │
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│║ In every respect, this projectÆs latest installment and ║ │
│║ sophomore outing A New Evil stands as a more amped up ║ │
│║ version of its predecessor. The same amalgamation of ║ │
│║ MagnusÆ melodic power, heavy and progressive metal ║ │
│║ influences that touched his songwriting from the early days ║ │
│║ of Midnight Sun up to his various vocalist conglomerations ║ │
│║ and shred fest albums under the Free Fall moniker are ║ │
│║ present here, alongside a more heightened speed metal ║ │
│║ tendency no doubt imported from his 10 year affiliation ║ │
│║ with Primal Fear. Likewise, the symphonic character of his ║ │
│║ compositional work with another Frontiers Records project ║ │
│║ in Kiske/Somerville, no doubt inspired by the latter ║ │
│║ vocalistÆs connection with Epica, is a prominent feature ║ │
│║ that gives things a sense of epic splendor that is sure to ║ │
│║ play well with the Nightwish crowd. At its core, however, ║ │
│║ this is a project that is geared towards an older heavy ║ │
│║ metal vibe, and is appropriately chock full of hard-hitting ║ │
│║ riffs, blazing guitar solos and enough vocal attitude out ║ │
│║ of RomeroÆs gritty, Dio-like pipes to make one party like ║ │
│║ its 1985. ║ │
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│║ Much like the haunting visual on the cover of Charon ║ │
│║ ferrying lost souls across the Acheron, the musical ║ │
│║ demeanor of this album is both cinematic and heavy from its ║ │
│║ very inception. Like a perfect combination of a symphonic ║ │
│║ nod to the current female-fronted craze and the riff-happy ║ │
│║ madness of Primal Fear, ôDonÆt Stand In My Wayö leaves an ║ │
│║ impression right in the listenerÆs skull and sets a ║ │
│║ precedent of power by which most of this album follows ║ │
│║ effortlessly. Similarly guitar-dominated yet dense ║ │
│║ orchestral anthems with a speed metal flavor such as the ║ │
│║ title song ôA New Evilö, ôSave Your Prayersö and the almost ║ │
│║ thrashing cruiser ôYou Against The Worldö could almost pass ║ │
│║ for material from MagnusÆ handiwork with the aforementioned ║ │
│║ German speed extraordinaire outfit were Ralf Scheepers ║ │
│║ handling vocals, though even with RomeroÆs more gravely, ║ │
│║ 70s rock inspired growl the affinity for material off an ║ │
│║ album like Delivering The Black or Rulebreaker on here is ║ │
│║ impossible to miss, to speak nothing for KarlssonÆs ║ │
│║ Malmsteen inspired shred segments, which are a bit more ║ │
│║ measured yet still utterly off the hook. ║ │
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│║ Nevertheless, in much the same fashion as DioÆs iconic ║ │
│║ offerings from the mid-1980s, this is an album that truly ║ │
│║ shines when the tempo is brought back to more of a rocking ║ │
│║ groove, while the melodic hooks and vocal work takes center ║ │
│║ stage. This is perhaps best encapsulated on more drawn out ║ │
│║ offerings such as ôBring Me Homeö, which definitely has a ║ │
│║ bit of a ôHoly Diverö character to it at times between the ║ │
│║ slow thud of the drum work that sees Terrana channeling ║ │
│║ Vinnie Appice flawlessly and the more Vivian Campbell ║ │
│║ inspired crunch of the guitars, though true to form ║ │
│║ Karlsson keeps it from throwback territory by loading ║ │
│║ things to the brim with bombastic keyboards and a ║ │
│║ Helloween-inspired lead guitar theme. Shorter rockers like ║ │
│║ ôThe Night People Riseö and ôHeartbeatö, in additional to ║ │
│║ featuring titles similar to Dio offerings of 3 decades ║ │
│║ past, also carry some fairly blatant musical parallels to ║ │
│║ the Sacred Heart and Dream Evil albums at times. All the ║ │
│║ same, each of these songs still exudes that modern power ║ │
│║ metal sound as only Karlsson can deliver, and occasionally ║ │
│║ things leave the Dio nostalgia behind for full on symphonic ║ │
│║ power territory, such as the infectious ode ôMy Dearest ║ │
│║ Fearö. ║ │
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│║ As with just about every offering that has come down the ║ │
│║ pike with the support of Frontiers Records, this is an ║ │
│║ album that makes no mystery as to its target audience and ║ │
│║ is equally interested in reviving the past as it is ║ │
│║ soldiering into the future. ItÆs a foregone conclusion that ║ │
│║ any fans of KarlssonÆs other associated projects will take ║ │
│║ to this, as he has a very clearly defined style of ║ │
│║ songwriting and production that changes very little ║ │
│║ regardless of the other musicians involved, though there is ║ │
│║ a pretty strong case to be made that The Ferrymen might be ║ │
│║ MagnusÆ finest hour outside of Primal Fear given the ║ │
│║ caliber of RomeroÆs vocals and the continual technical ║ │
│║ evolution that KarlssonÆs riff work has seen since the ║ │
│║ mid-2000s. Many have no doubt been speculating since the ║ │
│║ demise of heavy metalÆs beloved king as to where he would ║ │
│║ have gone musically since the dawn of the now closing ║ │
│║ decade, and while one wouldnÆt be far off in pointing to ║ │
│║ the recent Dream Child album that Craig Goldie put forth ║ │
│║ last year as the likely answer, DioÆs praise of the ║ │
│║ European power metal scene throughout the 2000s make an ║ │
│║ album like this a strong possibility as well. ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 1. Don┤t Stand In My Way 5:02 │
│ 2. Bring Me Home 6:23 │
│ 3. A New Evil 3:52 │
│ 4. The Night People Right 3:37 │
│ 5. Save Your Prayers 5:14 │
│ 6. Heartbeat 5:43 │
│ 7. Our Own Heroes 4:49 │
│ 8. No Matter How Hard We Fall 4:31 │
│ 9. My Dearest Fear 4:40 │
│ 10. You Against The World 3:54 │
│ 11. All We Got 3:50 │
│ 12. Bring Me Home (Acoustic Version) (Bonus 5:09 │
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│ Total Length : 00:56:44 │
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