┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Iron Cross - Iron Cross + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Jul-18-2013 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2001 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........13 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Iron Cross Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Iron Cross Label : Iron Glory ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The power metal scene in America during the ║ │ │║ eighties was easily one of the best scenes ║ │ │║ around. These bands, whether it be Omen, Jag ║ │ │║ Panzer, Attacker, or Metal Church, were all ║ │ │║ capturing the catchiness of the traditional ║ │ │║ heavy metal acts around, but they also had a lot ║ │ │║ of faster material that was more akin to the ║ │ │║ thrash bands that began to sweep the world. Iron ║ │ │║ Cross is another one of those bands, though, ║ │ │║ these guys really stand out because of their ║ │ │║ underlying evil tone. Bands like Slayer and ║ │ │║ Kreator were innovating with their takes on ║ │ │║ brutality in the metal underground during 1986, ║ │ │║ but they didn't have that dark feeling that Iron ║ │ │║ Cross could seemingly conjure at will with ║ │ │║ nothing more than a few melodies, some occult ║ │ │║ song topics and some stellar vocals that all ║ │ │║ make their self-titled debut a masterpiece of ║ │ │║ the genre. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album opener "Demon's Disciple" opens with ║ │ │║ some feedback and the eventual thumping bassline ║ │ │║ that serves as the prelude to a chugging riff ║ │ │║ that alone isn't anything special, but then the ║ │ │║ vocals come in. These are definitely not the ║ │ │║ kind of vocals that a typical power metal ║ │ │║ listener would be accustomed to, simply because ║ │ │║ they sound a little demented which adds to the ║ │ │║ creepy and sinister feel perfectly. The track ║ │ │║ "Bloodlust" is even crazier as the vocals are ║ │ │║ completely unhinged and the addition of sadistic ║ │ │║ laughter and slow, vile melodies makes for an ║ │ │║ extremely fun listen. "Dark Dreams" and ║ │ │║ "Mistress of the Dark" are two basic power metal ║ │ │║ tracks that don't stray away from the norm, but ║ │ │║ both songs still rule with an iron fist, the ║ │ │║ latter track being one of my personal favorite ║ │ │║ power metal tunes of all time (The catchiness is ║ │ │║ fucking ridiculous). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Along with the more upbeat power metal tunes and ║ │ │║ the more chilling material, Iron Cross shows off ║ │ │║ some of their versatility with the tracks ║ │ │║ "Demons" and "Fantasy World," both of which ║ │ │║ feature clean guitar passages and clean singing, ║ │ │║ which ordinarily would be completely normal, but ║ │ │║ in contrast to manic songs like "Bloodlust" and ║ │ │║ "Demon's Disciple" it's incredible to see the ║ │ │║ band slow things down for some more relaxing ║ │ │║ songs that are just as great as the other songs. ║ │ │║ Aside from everything already praised about this ║ │ │║ record, there isn't much more to say, except ║ │ │║ that even guitar virtuosos would drool over the ║ │ │║ lead work here. The solos are mindblowing, and ║ │ │║ the epic solos that serve as the ending to the ║ │ │║ track "Fantasy World" are masterful, which ║ │ │║ really reflects this work as a whole. Masterful. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Highlights ║ │ │║ "Demon's Disciple" ║ │ │║ "Bloodlust" ║ │ │║ "Mistress of the Dark" ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Die like that [03:52] │ │ 02 - Demons deciple [03:54] │ │ 03 - Bloodlust [04:39] │ │ 04 - Mistress of the Dark [02:53] │ │ 05 - Demons [05:11] │ │ 06 - Halloween [05:53] │ │ 07 - Archangel [06:07] │ │ 08 - S M Medley [07:35] │ │ 09 - Believer Deceiver [05:44] │ │ 10 - Rest in Peace [04:20] │ │ 11 - Dark Dreams [04:04] │ │ 12 - Am I Insane [05:49] │ │ 13 - Fantasy World [05:29] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [65:30 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘