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/:: Artist :: The Mist ::\
:: Album :: The Circle of the Crow ::
:: Year :: 2022 ::
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:: . Genre :: Thrash Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: MCK Discos R.date :: 16.05.2022 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: MCKPAC0519 Size :: 38,5 MB __::_
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. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint-Stereo .
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:: 01. My Inner Monster 06:33 ::
:: 02. Over My Dead Body 03:48 ::
:: 03. The Blackmail of God 05:15 ::
:: 04. The Tempest 04:47 ::
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:: Wow, a whole circle of crows has flown over from the ::
:: beautiful Brazilian horizonteà sorry, horizonà but they do ::
:: look nice and fitting, adding an unnerving blacky touch to ::
:: the otherwise naturally mirthful proceedingsà cause we have ::
:: a lot of reasons to celebrate tonight, with the Brazilian ::
:: veteranos back on the field with full force! ::
:: ::
:: The mist in their camp has been dissipated, finally, and ::
:: Vladimir Korg, the band vocalist who put an end to his ::
:: spell with the compatriots Chakal a few years back, sees no ::
:: reason why he shouldnÆt try marching some more on the ::
:: contemporary metal arena under the crystal-clear weatherà ::
:: sorry, circumstances. There's no one else in sight from his ::
:: old colleagues, but what it takes is to surround yourself ::
:: with capable artists from operational Brazilian outfits ::
:: (the thrashers HellÆs Punch, the melo-death metal outfit ::
:: D.A.M., the power metal cohort Age of Artemis), and to ::
:: start moshing with gusto and exultation, creating more old ::
:: school thrash phantasmagorias for the hungry metal lover. ::
:: But no German titles, please; those boded disaster some 30 ::
:: years earlier when the bandÆs last full-length embraced the ::
:: numetal/groovy vogues with badly disguised aggro- ::
:: enthusiasm. DidnÆt work, on any level conceivable, this ::
:: suicidal metamorphosis, the guys hanging themselves on ::
:: numerous trees around the Amazon Jungle as a gesture of ::
:: belated repentance. ::
:: ::
:: But Korg is back, also surrounded by chakals... sorry, ::
:: crows this time, harbingers of high quality music those ::
:: birds above all, shooting every poser in the vicinity with ::
:: the impetuous blitzkrieg wonder ôMy Inner Monsterö, the ::
:: guys also adding nice atmospheric touches to the fervent ::
:: retro thrash rifforama. Sounds like a phantasmagorical deal ::
:: this cut, by all means, and with the catchy theme from the ::
:: ôHalloweenö cinematic blockbuster added to the fore on ::
:: ôOver My Dead Bodyö, the setting reaches truly delightful ::
:: proportions, not without more high-speed thrashing served ::
:: around the soundtrack attempts. Korg sounds more sinister ::
:: here, with an overt deathly shade stitched to his ::
:: traditionally venomous tirades, which sound both subdued ::
:: and authoritative, and also tangibly threatening on the ::
:: dark doom-laden saga ôThe Blackmail of Godö, this ::
:: composition also crossing over the realms of death with its ::
:: dramatic vehemence. One canÆt expect anything less from a ::
:: piece titled ôThe Tempestö than all-out bashing retro ::
:: thrash, and this is what the listener gets exposed to, a ::
:: jubilant mosh till death stirred on this tiring roller- ::
:: coaster. ::
:: ::
:: Save for a couple of more ominous macabre overtones, this ::
:: recording isnÆt exactly a return to the bandÆs serious ::
:: near-progressive roots as Korg is more interested in the ::
:: headbanging side of the spectre, giving his new comrades ::
:: all the freedom to lash high-speed razor-sharp riffs at ::
:: will, from here to the belo horizon and back. No complaints ::
:: whatsoever, the entertainment is still on a fairly high ::
:: level all over. Fogs, smogs and mists have been swept away ::
:: with ease, no visible hindrances standing on the manÆs way, ::
:: least of all flirtations with dubious musical currents. ::
:: And, he doesnÆt really need to stone the crows the next ::
:: time around, or go astray again for partnerships with other ::
:: fellow thrash metal practitionersà itÆs quite obvious that ::
:: his inner monster only reflects classic thrash skirmishesà ::
:: the more phantasmagorical and deadlier, the better. ::
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