▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Bonfire ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Byte the Bullet █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-05-17 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Hard Rock ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: UDR ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ After quite a few line up changes, Bonfire seems █ █ to have created an album that hearkens back to the █ █ sounds of the best of their discography. New █ █ vocalist, Alexx Stahl sounds really quite similar █ █ to original vocalist Claus Lessmann. I was quite █ █ surprised when Bonfire and former vocalist David █ █ Reece (Ex-Accept, Bangalore Choir) parted ways █ █ after just two albums. But, with the release of █ █ ReeceÆs fantastic new album and band Saints And █ █ Sinners, which also features guitarist Frank █ █ PaneÆ, and now BonfireÆs equally incredible Byte █ █ The Bullet, perhaps both bands have found the best █ █ fit for what they are trying to do. Byte The █ █ Bullet starts off with the 7 minute plus track █ █ Power Train which gives you a sense of the bandÆs █ █ overall sound on this release. If you love the █ █ classic Bonfire albums like DonÆt Touch The Light █ █ and Fireworks, youÆre going to love Byte The █ █ Bullet. The first two singles are really strong █ █ with the band doing a cover song of Jethro TullÆs █ █ Locomotive Breath and the original track Praying 4 █ █ A Miracle. But, I have to say that overall the █ █ whole album is a real solid outing and a welcome █ █ return to the original sound that made the band █ █ one of GermanyÆs top hard rock acts. Hans Ziller █ █ shows his classical side with Instumental, which █ █ showcases his speed and proficiency as a guitar █ █ virtuoso. The title track is a real fist pumping █ █ rocker and is one my favorite tracks along with █ █ Power Train, Some Kinda Evil and Reach For The █ █ Sky. █ █ █ █ This is a great album with solid performances, █ █ song writing and production. If youÆre an 80Æs █ █ metal fan, go grab Byte The Bullet. It will more █ █ than satisfy your craving for the glory days of █ █ rock. █ █ █ █ http://www.bonfire.de/ █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Power Train 7:02 ░ ░ 2. Stand Up 4 Rock 4:34 ░ ░ 3. Praying 4 a Miracle 4:32 ░ ░ 4. Some Kinda Evil 4:15 ░ ░ 5. Lonely Nights 4:48 ░ ░ 6. Byte the Bullet 4:34 ░ ░ 7. Locomotive Breath 6:24 ░ ░ 8. Reach for the Sky 5:27 ░ ░ 9. Sweet Surrender 4:37 ░ ░ 10. Friedensreich 0:51 ░ ░ 11. Instrumetal 3:39 ░ ░ 12. Too Far from Heaven 5:03 ░ ░ 13. Without You 4:28 ░ ░ 14. Sweet Obsession 3:12 ░ ░ 63:26 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░