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| Artist..: Sorcerer |
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| Album...: Reign of the Reaper |
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| Genre...: Metal | Label...: Metal Blade Records |
| Year....: 2023 | Cat.No..: |
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| R.date..: 2023-10-26 | S.date..: 2023-10-27 |
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| Source..: WEB (24bit) | Encoder.: libFLAC |
| Bitrate.: 1744kbps avg. | F.Rate..: 44.1kHz |
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| 01. Morning Star 6:34 |
| 02. Reign of the Reaper 6:29 |
| 03. Thy Kingdom Will Come 5:02 |
| 04. Eternal Sleep 6:34 |
| 05. Curse of Medusa 5:03 |
| 06. Unveiling Blasphemy 6:24 |
| 07. The Underworld 4:33 |
| 08. Break of Dawn 6:27 |
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| Reign Of The Reaper is SorcererÆs fourth long player. Since their return |
| in the early 2010Æs, Sorcerer have released a treasure trove of |
| stupendously good, epic, heavy metal. A doom label is regularly applied |
| but it is a little unfair to pigeonhole them as such. Yes, there are |
| elements; however there is so much more going on û itÆs SorcererÆs style |
| of doom. |
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| Morning Star was released as a first taste of the album. It is based on |
| the fall of Lucifer, and musically, shows the band are in imperious form. |
| The marching drums and melodic guitars act as a call to arms before the |
| band hit their stride and deliver an awesome groove. Throughout, you get a |
| taster of what is to come as the band move through various tempos and |
| really put their marker down. |
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| Reign Of The Reaper offers a more sinister affair with great bass work and |
| a ghostly voice pervading the early strains. A little piano breakdown in |
| the middle of the song gives more than a hint of John CarpenterÆs classic |
| Halloween theme. Thy Kingdom Will Come brings pace from the start, which |
| is a nice turn. ôRide, side by side, the pounding of hooves on the |
| ground;ö this lyric goes a long way to summing the song û full blooded, |
| battle soaked battle lyrics. Glorious. |
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| As far as the term epic goes, Eternal Sleep fits the bill. The story |
| telling within the song has a style that could grace a stage play (think |
| Jeff WayneÆs War Of The Worlds). Anders Engberg absolutely sings his |
| backside off û it is spine chilling. Curse Of Medusa picks up the pace |
| again with a brilliant drum introduction paving the way for razor sharp |
| guitars that could take the head of the aforementioned slithery gorgon. |
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| Unveiling Blasphemy is a standout track on Reign Of The Reaper. There is a |
| seeming synth undercurrent that swirls below the main mix of the band. It |
| creates an otherworldly feel full of atmosphere and mystique. Richard |
| Evensand once again masterfully drums whilst Peter Hallgren and Kristien |
| Niemann trade solos. The Underworld cascades ferociously in and brings a |
| short, sharp stab of Sorcerer. ôSave us from the underworld,ö is a |
| brilliant chorus line and will be a brilliant feature of a live set. |
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| Break Of Dawn closes out the album in grand fashion. It is of slower pace |
| and gives a more ethereal vibe. Like the opener, it showcases all that is |
| brilliant about Sorcerer. The acoustic parts on the song are beautiful and |
| the closing acoustic melodies bookend the album perfectly. |
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| Deluxe editions of the album come with the Reverence EP. It is well worth |
| the acquisition as the covers contained are insanely good; especially |
| their rendition of Black SabbathÆs When Death Calls. There are also covers |
| of Saxon, Rainbow and Ozzy Osbourne. |
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| Reign Of The Reaper is a shorter affair than previous Sorcerer albums, |
| however, the album benefits from this. The four minute bluster of The |
| Underworld is refreshing, and the longer, more epic closer of Break Of |
| Dawn fit perfectly. What is also nice, is that the vinyl format of the |
| album is side a and side b û no money spinning æetchingsÆ or 2LP sets cut |
| at 45rpm to squeeze a few more pennies from peoples purses. |
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