▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Ancillotti ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Strike Back █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2016 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-02-25 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Heavy Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Pure Steel Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ When NWOBHM became a strong musical/social █ █ movement in the end of the 70s, a great number of █ █ Metal bands appeared and changed history. Yes, █ █ since these years, Metal was considered a █ █ perennial form of music, and nevermore some idiot █ █ dared to say that Metal was dead. No, Metal will █ █ never die, because its roots are strong, and past, █ █ present and future live together with bands █ █ creating works that are opening new musical █ █ possibilities, or then keeping the older musical █ █ forms of Metal alive. In this last set is the █ █ Italian quartet ANCILLOTTI, which is releasing █ █ their second album, ôStrike Back.ö █ █ █ █ Their musical work is based on way that mixes the █ █ known style from NWOBHM with older German Metal █ █ School (in bands as ACCEPT, being more specific), █ █ with a musically accessible insight from old Hard █ █ Rock influence. No, they arenÆt creating a new █ █ Metal style, just using an old one. But they are █ █ good, trying to do something with personality, and █ █ besides the fact that they still have a way to go, █ █ they are really good. But they make a very good █ █ point: the musical production. Yes, because they █ █ ran away from that disgusting mania of any bands █ █ that try to sound in the same of the 80s, changing █ █ it by a modern and clear sound quality, that keeps █ █ the weight, but is not as raw as those albums from █ █ the beginning of the NWOBHM. YouÆll understand all █ █ their musical work easily. █ █ █ █ Melodic and charming, with the right instrumental █ █ tunes, very good vocals and choruses, fine █ █ melodies, the quartet has as guest Simone Manuli █ █ playing the keyboards parts. Besides they can do █ █ more that we hear on ôStrike Backö, songs as the █ █ powerful wild horse called ôTo Hell With Youö █ █ (very good guitars and chorus), the power surge █ █ shown on the melodies of ôImmortal Idolö, the █ █ hooking accessible arrangements of ôFirestarterö █ █ (fine bass guitar and drums work) and on ôWhen █ █ Night Callsö (a very hood HardÆnÆHeavy song, █ █ indeed, with that essential very good work on █ █ guitars), the German Metal School influence on the █ █ mix of musical aggressiveness and melodies of █ █ ôBurn, Witch, Burnö, the tender melodies of the █ █ hooking ôLife is tor LivinÆö, and the melodic █ █ aggressive insight used on ôThe Hunterö are █ █ showing that they can offer more and more. █ █ Adjusting some points (putting more of their █ █ personality on the songs, and some improvements on █ █ BudÆs way of singing), and they can become great! █ █ █ █ http://www.ancillottiband.com/ █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Intro 1:02 ░ ░ 2. To Hell With You 3:00 ░ ░ 3. Immortal Idol 3:32 ░ ░ 4. Fight 4:41 ░ ░ 5. Firestarter 4:50 ░ ░ 6. The Beast is Rising 3:21 ░ ░ 7. When Night Calls 4:53 ░ ░ 8. Burn, Witch, Burn 3:47 ░ ░ 9. Lonely Road 5:45 ░ ░ 10. Life is for Livin' 3:50 ░ ░ 11. Never Too Late 4:31 ░ ░ 12. The Hunter 4:20 ░ ░ 47:32 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░