▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Cellador ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Off the Grid █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2017 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-04-30 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Heavy Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Scarlet Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ For fans of Power Quest, Persuader, Domine, Steel █ █ Attack, Iron Savior or Cryonic Temple, CelladorÆs █ █ music needs to be a must have. Heavy as hell, █ █ melodic, fierce, fast, layered, soaring and █ █ relentless from Omaha, Neb. is CelladorÆs latest, █ █ its 4th, Off The Grid, released under the Scarlet █ █ Records label. Power Metal with touches of Thrash █ █ and Speed; this is one incredible anthology of █ █ music. █ █ █ █ Each song is jammed pack with music, never █ █ allowing one to catch their breath. Some songs so █ █ heavy, so strong, so full, so skull crushing █ █ (ôShadowfold,ö ôWake Up The Tyrant,ö) it is almost █ █ overwhelming, and unavoidable. For the unfamiliar █ █ with Cellador and their approach to Heavy Metal it █ █ must be said, ôbrace yourself, pumpkin, for this █ █ is going to kick your ass all over the place.ö The █ █ guitars are just insane. But whatÆs interesting is █ █ while listening to this ear and mind splintering █ █ gathering of songs, just when one thinks itÆs a █ █ bit convoluted with so much going on from the █ █ opening bars, with so much guitar and rhythm, in █ █ time each song comes into its own, and smoothes █ █ itself out. The sound, feel, vibe, and music that █ █ is Melodic Power Metal comes through in great █ █ fashion. The music is unassuming and completely █ █ approachable, meaning it is what it is. █ █ █ █ With no apologies, the boys of Cellador offer █ █ their music, and with nothing more than true █ █ talent, and a tangible love for playing, this CD █ █ keeps the interest high, as there is always █ █ something to hear û and appreciate. The harmonic █ █ vocals are outstanding. The drums are so fast; it █ █ is a wonder how one man can bang on his kit with █ █ that much fury and speed. Time and again the █ █ choruses soar, taking the listener with it, and █ █ then come back downward as the next verse begins. █ █ Mixing the towering styling of Fabio Lione █ █ (Rhapsody of Fire, Agra, Kamelot,) and the power █ █ of Olaf Hayer (Dionysus, Luca Turilli, Symphonity, █ █ Magic Kingdom,) Chris Petersen has an amazing █ █ voice û fueled with power, passion, and strength. █ █ █ █ ôSoul Survivorö opens this ass-kicker of an album █ █ that is a fantastic, loud, Melodic Power Metal █ █ song with a huge, vocal heavy harmonic chorus, and █ █ a guitar solo that is so well done. While █ █ listening to ôSoul Survivorö pay attention to █ █ PetersonÆs vocal work, for his, is a voice that is █ █ every bit as good as some of the finest in Metal, █ █ and this song proves it. The CD highlight, ôBreak █ █ Heresyö is a song that should be on every American █ █ heavy metal radio station (but of course, wonÆt █ █ be,) and ôSwallow Your Prideö almost took the █ █ album into DragonForce territory, as in certain █ █ moments it was reminiscent of the excellent track, █ █ ôThrough The Fire and Flames.ö ôShimmering Statusö █ █ was a showcase for drummer Nick McCallister and █ █ keyboardist Diego Valadez, and ôThis Means War,ö █ █ is so intense, and so fast itÆll make your heart █ █ pound, and head explode. Definitely, the heaviest █ █ and fastest song on Off The Grid, an instant reach █ █ for the volume knob was made, as this song too, █ █ was a CD highlight. Four strikes of the hi-hat █ █ kicked off the closing track, the gorgeous, █ █ majestic, jam-packed, powerful, ôRunning Riot.ö █ █ █ █ The title track was a bit much in parts, but on █ █ the whole, really not a bad song to be heard. Like █ █ it has been said so many times by this reviewer, █ █ radio will continue to prove that they just suck █ █ ass when it comes down to helping support bands █ █ like Cellador that put everything they have into █ █ their releases. When hearing music like that what █ █ was heard on this album it quickly becomes █ █ apparent that bands like Cellador love their fans █ █ and make music for their fans û god awful radio █ █ aside û and thank God that bands like Cellador █ █ exist, for this was as great of a listening █ █ experience as a lover of Melodic Power Metal could █ █ want. █ █ █ █ http://www.cellador.com/ █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Sole Survivors 3:47 ░ ░ 2. Break Heresy 4:17 ░ ░ 3. Shadowfold 4:03 ░ ░ 4. Wake Up the Tyrant 4:17 ░ ░ 5. Off the Grid 4:53 ░ ░ 6. Swallow Your Pride 5:04 ░ ░ 7. Shimmering Status 4:39 ░ ░ 8. Good Enough 3:16 ░ ░ 9. This Means War 4:25 ░ ░ 10. 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