┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Kryptos - Burn Up The Night + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ 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 : Kryptos Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Burn Up The Night Label : AFM ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Adorn your battle jackets, pull up those spikes ║ │ │║ and open up the beers, for Kryptos is here with ║ │ │║ their much anticipated album number four titled ║ │ │║ æBurn Up The NightÆ. One look at the artwork and ║ │ │║ you know what will be served. Mattias FriskÆs ║ │ │║ tribute to the 80Æs golden era of Heavy Metal ║ │ │║ features a simplistic steel fist emanating ║ │ │║ static, with the bandÆs name written in a razor ║ │ │║ sharp silver font drenched in a sea of black and ║ │ │║ red. It looks in stark contrast with the bandÆs ║ │ │║ previous offering æCoils of ApollyonÆ in 2012 ║ │ │║ with Mark RiddickÆs maggot filled demon seated ║ │ │║ with a sceptre ornamented with a skull. This is ║ │ │║ evidence enough that the band is taking a ║ │ │║ slightly different direction deviating from its ║ │ │║ thrashy mix of melodic Heavy Metal sound to a ║ │ │║ more straight-up NWOBHM influenced flavor on ║ │ │║ this new album. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The album opens up with ôBlackstar Horizonö, a ║ │ │║ heavy metal anthem that instantly makes you pump ║ │ │║ your fists to its mid-tempo groove. The track ║ │ │║ has that trademark Old School Metal feel that is ║ │ │║ characteristic of Kryptos, albeit a slightly ║ │ │║ slower version of their former self. The song ║ │ │║ revolves around a melodic main riff backed by a ║ │ │║ sustained gallop and rounded up by Nolan LewisÆ ║ │ │║ raspy vocals. The second track, ôFull Throttleö ║ │ │║ was the first single released by the band for ║ │ │║ this album and gives off a similar vibe but ║ │ │║ cranks up the catchiness manifolds. It is one of ║ │ │║ my favourite tracks on the album and I just ║ │ │║ canÆt get enough of that intro riff. The guitar ║ │ │║ harmonies and the steady drum pattern will ║ │ │║ transport you back to the years when you first ║ │ │║ fell in love with Heavy Metal. It is hard not to ║ │ │║ feel nostalgic with the guitar work and the ║ │ │║ overall arrangement on this album. Consider ║ │ │║ ôWaveriderö as an example; you cannot stop but ║ │ │║ think of Iron Maiden while listening to it. ║ │ │║ Faster in pace as compared to others, ║ │ │║ ôWaveriderö will make you bang your head right ║ │ │║ from the opening riffs, through the chorus and ║ │ │║ definitely make you air-guitar on the solo. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Guitarist Rohit ChaturvediÆs riffs are razor ║ │ │║ sharp and his immaculate solos on this album ║ │ │║ will definitely make you fall in love with his ║ │ │║ work. I challenge you to try and keep your hands ║ │ │║ from air-guitaring on the solo of ôOne Shot To ║ │ │║ Killö. It is also hard not to get lost in the ║ │ │║ innumerable twin guitar harmonies strewn across ║ │ │║ on this album. Some of the riffs on this album ║ │ │║ just get stuck in your head for hours after you ║ │ │║ have listened to the album. Nolan LewisÆ ║ │ │║ trademark hiss cuts across the melody like a ║ │ │║ spiteful snake out for vengeance. His vocals do ║ │ │║ go a long way to give Kryptos its unique ║ │ │║ identity and his legacy is maintained on this ║ │ │║ album as well. Drummer Anthony HooverÆs work is ║ │ │║ tight and crisp and Ganesh KrishnaswamyÆs bass ║ │ │║ work provides a nice cushion to the distortion, ║ │ │║ his tone amplifying the thump in the ║ │ │║ composition. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The band has clearly taken a more simplistic ║ │ │║ route for songwriting than their previous ║ │ │║ attempts, especially when compared to their ║ │ │║ previous album æCoils of ApollyonÆ. Also, the ║ │ │║ guitars seem to have lost a bit of the edginess ║ │ │║ we saw in their previous attempts and the drum ║ │ │║ work too is fairly simplistic and ║ │ │║ straightforward. However, I donÆt want to convey ║ │ │║ this as a weakness but merely a change in the ║ │ │║ direction for the band. They seem to have cut ║ │ │║ the frills and focused to create a sound which ║ │ │║ is a clear derivative of the bygone NWOBHM era. ║ │ │║ Although different from their previous albums ║ │ │║ but the emotions and power the band delivers ║ │ │║ remain intact despite this transformation. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ The production perfectly preserves the old ║ │ │║ school ethos the band swears by. Although it is ║ │ │║ quite raw, but every member is heard equally ║ │ │║ well in the mix. However, the mix itself could ║ │ │║ have sounded a bit louder with a slightly more ║ │ │║ aggressive tone. Comparing it with the ║ │ │║ production of their previous album, I felt æBurn ║ │ │║ Up The NightÆ falters slightly. However, it is ║ │ │║ only a minor flaw in an otherwise flawless ║ │ │║ effort. Kryptos reinforce their legacy with ║ │ │║ their latest album æBurn Up The NightÆ. The flag ║ │ │║ bearers of Indian Heavy Metal deliver a powerful ║ │ │║ sound full of nostalgia recreating the glorious ║ │ │║ NWOBHM era in this 40 minute ride. It also paves ║ │ │║ the way to an interesting new direction the band ║ │ │║ may take for the future which we should ║ │ │║ definitely watch out for. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Nolan Lewis - Guitars, Vocals ║ │ │║ Rohit Chaturvedi - Guitars, Keyboards ║ │ │║ Anthony Hoover - Drums ║ │ │║ Ganesh K. - Bass ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Blackstar Horizon [04:22] │ │ 02 - Full Trottle [03:53] │ │ 03 - The Summoning [05:25] │ │ 04 - Unto Elysium [05:54] │ │ 05 - One Shot To Kill [04:50] │ │ 06 - Waverider [04:50] │ │ 07 - Prpepare To Strike [05:52] │ │ 08 - Burn Up The Night [05:18] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [40:24 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘