┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Heretic - Breaking Point + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Mar-13-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2009 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........11 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.hereticusa.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Heretic Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Breaking Point Label : Metal Blade ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ This album is a great thrashfest with some ║ │ │║ power-metal atmosphere, and nice speed metal ║ │ │║ moments as well. It can, interestingly enough, ║ │ │║ be put in between "The Dark" and "Blessing in ║ │ │║ Disguise" in the overall Metal Church evolution ║ │ │║ - it make sense chronologically, and the songs ║ │ │║ tend to be a combination of the overtly fast and ║ │ │║ furious style of "The Dark", the more restrained ║ │ │║ and progressive thrash constructions of the ║ │ │║ second half of "Blessing in Disguise", and the ║ │ │║ even more drawn out compositions with many ║ │ │║ movements and acoustic interludes of the first ║ │ │║ half of "Blessing". ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ It's really quite an album - it has variety and ║ │ │║ strength in songwriting, and also an insane ║ │ │║ shitload of riffs. We start out with a little ║ │ │║ acoustic intro which builds up stronger and ║ │ │║ stronger until it breaks into a pure headbanging ║ │ │║ furious speed-metal riff, that is "The Heretic". ║ │ │║ This pretty much is yet another song that has ║ │ │║ drinken heavily from the "Freewheel Burning" ║ │ │║ fountain. There are two verses, over the same ║ │ │║ blazing guitar riff that features VERY ║ │ │║ prominently in the mix, combining with Mike ║ │ │║ Howe's powerful vocals, and then a slight riff ║ │ │║ change and some incredibly fast soloing, and ║ │ │║ then the chorus again. Yes, folks, it's speed ║ │ │║ metal. Very competently executed - short and to ║ │ │║ the point. The particular riff choice is also ║ │ │║ really good - it's half a "Freewheel Burning" ║ │ │║ riff for the most part. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Then, we have a slower thrash song, "And ║ │ │║ Kingdoms Fall". It's almost power-metal in its ║ │ │║ construction, as it doesn't overtly rip your ║ │ │║ face out, and only has about 6 different riffs ║ │ │║ over the whole song. Also, the chorus features ║ │ │║ prominently, and a main feature of this song - ║ │ │║ as well as the whole album, really - is Mike ║ │ │║ Howe's vocals. Not particularly shrieky, but ║ │ │║ definitely powerful. "The Circle" and "Enemy ║ │ │║ Within" continue along the same vein as the last ║ │ │║ song, though the specifics are a bit different. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ "Time Runs Short" starts off slowly, and then ║ │ │║ builds up, with some massive bludgeoning riffs ║ │ │║ forming the basis of the song. Very well ║ │ │║ executed, and comparable in general atmosphere ║ │ │║ to some of "Blessing in Disguise". After "Pale ║ │ │║ Shelter", which is a short acoustic interlude, ║ │ │║ we get into "Shifting Fire", which is an uptempo ║ │ │║ thrasher. Probably the catchiest song on here, ║ │ │║ especially with the way the riffs under the ║ │ │║ chorus work. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Next, "Let 'em Bleed" - the other all-out speed ║ │ │║ metal song on this album. This one is longer and ║ │ │║ more developed, especially in the area of the ║ │ │║ middle guitar solo. That right there is of ║ │ │║ course total Judas Priest worship - a guitar ║ │ │║ duel that would not look out of place in "Ram it ║ │ │║ Down" or anywhere else for that matter. Pure ║ │ │║ classic 80s speed metal. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Then, "Evil for Evil" is a bit slower, and has ║ │ │║ probably the best vocals out of any song on ║ │ │║ here. "Feel the blade, cut right through - ║ │ │║ through your heart!!!!" Also, the midpaced ║ │ │║ bludgeoning thrash riffs keep cropping up here - ║ │ │║ this album definitely makes excellent use of ║ │ │║ them, ranging from everything from slower ║ │ │║ acoustic parts to "efficient speed" riff ║ │ │║ monstrosities to total speed metal. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The final song, "The Search" is the epic ║ │ │║ balladic acoustically-interluded complex song to ║ │ │║ close off the album. It's about 7 minutes long, ║ │ │║ and works very well, also being very very ║ │ │║ reminiscent of "Anthem to the Estranged" at ║ │ │║ times. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ So what do we have here? A classic thrash album, ║ │ │║ that's what. I have no idea how rare this is - ║ │ │║ fuck that, get it anyway! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Heretic [03:36] │ │ 02 - And Kingdoms Fall [04:55] │ │ 03 - The Circle [05:17] │ │ 04 - Enemy Within [03:20] │ │ 05 - Time Runs Short [06:36] │ │ 06 - Pale Shelter (Instrumental) [03:40] │ │ 07 - Shifting Fire [03:58] │ │ 08 - Let ┤Em Bleed [03:05] │ │ 09 - Evil For Evil [03:53] │ │ 10 - The Search [07:06] │ │ 11 - Impulse (Bonus Track) [04:26] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [49:52 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘