┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Eternal Champion - The Armor Of Ire + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Dec-04-2016 Encoder......L3.98.4 -V0 --lowpas ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2016 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........08 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Eternal Champion Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : The Armor Of Ire Label : No Remorse ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Hold the line, folks. ItÆs hammer time! No, we ║ │ │║ are not reviewing the latest Hammerfall product. ║ │ │║ IÆm taking about a band of Texan traditionalists ║ │ │║ named Eternal Champion. Their debut album, The ║ │ │║ Armor of Ire, has been well-received by fans and ║ │ │║ critics alike (including the indefatigable ║ │ │║ Fenriz himself). ItÆs not too difficult to ║ │ │║ figure out why. On the very first track of the ║ │ │║ record, lead singer Jason Tarpey defiantly ║ │ │║ shouts ôI am the Hammerö and for once, I am ║ │ │║ inclined to endorse his imaginary identity. The ║ │ │║ vocal delivery and instrumental backdrop are ║ │ │║ just so energetic and convincing. Who can resist ║ │ │║ the urge to join the melee? ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Greatest of captains Robert E. Lee once ║ │ │║ considered the Texans to be his best soldiers. ║ │ │║ Some of that old fighting spirit is certainly ║ │ │║ present on The Armor of Ire. On songs like "The ║ │ │║ Last King Of Pictdom", the hunger for battle is ║ │ │║ overwhelming: ôBring forth those whoÆd conquer . ║ │ │║ . . no dawn for Roman dogsö. Man, I would not ║ │ │║ wish to meet this bunch of barbarian ║ │ │║ bushwhackers. Luckily, the bandÆs bellicose ║ │ │║ tendencies are balanced with a narrative flair. ║ │ │║ The lyrics tell tales of the Eternal Champion ║ │ │║ (duh!), a fictional character created by English ║ │ │║ fantasy and science fiction writer Michael ║ │ │║ Moorcock. In a ômultiverseö torn apart by the ║ │ │║ perennial struggle between the forces of Law and ║ │ │║ Chaos, our hero is destined to fight for Cosmic ║ │ │║ Balance. He is often a reluctant leader, ║ │ │║ however, not always conscious of his higher ║ │ │║ calling. If you are now thinking about HegelÆs ║ │ │║ ôirony of historyö, you are too much a nerd, so ║ │ │║ the Eternal Champion may arrive and kick you in ║ │ │║ the face. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Musically, Eternal Champion invites comparison ║ │ │║ with Sumerlands, another band whose debut came ║ │ │║ out in the fruitful year of 2016. Some of the ║ │ │║ similarities in sound can be traced back to ║ │ │║ Arthur Rizk (SumerlandsÆ extraordinary ║ │ │║ guitarist), who produced both records. In ║ │ │║ Eternal Champion, he also handles the rhythm ║ │ │║ section, leaving guitar duties to his buddy John ║ │ │║ Powers. However, while SumerlandsÆ eponymous ║ │ │║ album exudes ambition thanks to its varied ║ │ │║ songwriting and subtle aesthetic, The Armor of ║ │ │║ Ire seems a tad less serious. The song ║ │ │║ structures are very straightforward and the ║ │ │║ riffs are anything but sophisticated. One cannot ║ │ │║ fail to notice the influences of Judas Priest, ║ │ │║ Iron Maiden, Savatage and Manilla Road. But in ║ │ │║ the end, itÆs hard to argue with the ║ │ │║ effectiveness of those simple grooves and ║ │ │║ melodies, delivered as they are with such energy ║ │ │║ and passion. And as I mentioned, the authentic ║ │ │║ vocals of Jason Tarpey really put these Texans ║ │ │║ over the top. The man snaps like a young Jon ║ │ │║ Oliva, but he also has a storytelling voice ║ │ │║ through which he channels his best Mark Shelton. ║ │ │║ Very convenient, since a warriorÆs reputation is ║ │ │║ never established on the battlefield alone. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Traditional metal has experienced a slow and ║ │ │║ steady revival during the last decade, ║ │ │║ especially in the United States. While some ║ │ │║ bands (like Pharaoh or Mindcage) are exploring ║ │ │║ the high road of greater musical and lyrical ║ │ │║ sophistication, others (like Eternal Champion) ║ │ │║ are taking the low road with their straight- ║ │ │║ shooting sound. The fact that they are able to ║ │ │║ do so without succumbing to either stupidity or ║ │ │║ commercialism is truly admirable, to say the ║ │ │║ least. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - I Am The Hammer [05:15] │ │ 02 - The Armor Of Ire [04:55] │ │ 03 - The Last King Of Pictdom [04:13] │ │ 04 - Blood Ice [02:03] │ │ 05 - The Cold Sword [04:03] │ │ 06 - Invoker [04:31] │ │ 07 - Sing A Last Song Of Valdese [06:04] │ │ 08 - Shade Gate [03:14] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [34:18 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘