┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Chastain - Surrender To No One + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.nov-26-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2013 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.davidtchastain.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Chastain Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Surrender To No One Label : Leviathan ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The news that David T. Chastain reactivated ║ │ │║ CHASTAIN with Leather behind the mic created ║ │ │║ mixed emotions for the obvious reasons; it feels ║ │ │║ great to see a lineup getting together after ║ │ │║ almost 25 years (at least 3 out of 4 members) ║ │ │║ but at the same time raises the burning question ║ │ │║ whether the reactivated band is capable to get ║ │ │║ back on track after all this time. Well, the ║ │ │║ truth resides somewhere in between and ║ │ │║ personally I like to deal with such ║ │ │║ reactivations as something totally new and at ║ │ │║ the same time keep an eye on the history to ║ │ │║ check if music meets the quality level of the ║ │ │║ past. From whatever angle you choose to watch ║ │ │║ this, the almost shocking truth is that CHASTAIN ║ │ │║ is back with ôSurrender To No Oneö and I am more ║ │ │║ than happy to spin this one. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ôStand And Fightö opens the album with an in- ║ │ │║ your-face riff that has ChastainÆs name written ║ │ │║ all over it, having as solid foundations the ║ │ │║ excellent production with one foot on the 80s ║ │ │║ and the other on the current modern times. But ║ │ │║ what will blast your ear drums putting a huge ║ │ │║ smile on your face is LeatherÆs voice that seems ║ │ │║ to continue where it had stopped two decades ║ │ │║ ago. The harshness, the vibrato and the ║ │ │║ characteristic timbre are still here, so crank ║ │ │║ it up somewhere after the Chastain-signature ║ │ │║ guitar solo to listen to what I like to call ║ │ │║ "sonic evidence". The double bass drum action ║ │ │║ and the heavy riffs kind of sound modern and ║ │ │║ please take this in the best possible way. In ║ │ │║ other words, the band did not try to copy the ║ │ │║ 80s sound and make it appealing for the sake of ║ │ │║ sounding old-school or retro or whatever; the ║ │ │║ music is fresh and most-importantly motivated. ║ │ │║ ôDeep Down In The Darknessö is a fine example of ║ │ │║ the current CHASTAIN with a groovy/headbanging ║ │ │║ rhythm section, powerful vocal melodies and an ║ │ │║ awesome dark atmosphere. In pretty much the same ║ │ │║ wavelength stands ôRise Upö that I am sure is a ║ │ │║ strong candidate for any possible plans to get ║ │ │║ on tour and it would not be too much to mention ║ │ │║ some almost Teutonic dynamics in the super tight ║ │ │║ rhythm section and the sweet high-hat action. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The in-your-face riff and the full-of-attitude ║ │ │║ singing by Leather are the strongest ingredients ║ │ │║ of the self-titled track where you will also ║ │ │║ enjoy the nice bass lines in the mid-tempo ║ │ │║ breaks. If you are still wondering what ║ │ │║ LeatherÆs vocal chords can do anno 2013, then ║ │ │║ the keyboard-driven part of ôBleed Throughö will ║ │ │║ give you the hard facts but also let you enjoy ║ │ │║ her cocky singing attitude that is so rare to ║ │ │║ find among female singers who like to choose the ║ │ │║ soft-side of Metal. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Yeah, I tried to keep my cool while listening to ║ │ │║ the CHASTAIN comeback but I miserably failed. ║ │ │║ ôSurrender To No Oneö is not just a good album ║ │ │║ from a veteran band; itÆs a solid release with ║ │ │║ great tracks, motivated song-writing, great six ║ │ │║ string action from a guitar virtuoso who knows ║ │ │║ about the listening-economics (in other words, ║ │ │║ there are no boring and endless/pointless ║ │ │║ soloing) and on top of everything a powerful ║ │ │║ singer with one of a kind timbre. Welcome back, ║ │ │║ CHASTAIN - so I guess a tour is in order, right? ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Stand And Fight [04:55] │ │ 02 - Call Of The Wild [05:02] │ │ 03 - Deep Down In The Darkness [06:09] │ │ 04 - Freedom Within [04:13] │ │ 05 - I Am Sin [04:41] │ │ 06 - Rise Up [04:07] │ │ 07 - Evil Awaits Us [04:32] │ │ 08 - Fear My Wrath [04:37] │ │ 09 - Save Me Tonight [04:47] │ │ 10 - Surrender To No One [05:51] │ │ 11 - Bleed Though Me [05:17] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [54:11 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘