▄█████▄ ░█████▄ ▄████▄░█▄ ░█▄ ▄█████▄ ███▄██ ▄██ ▄█▄ ▄██████ ▄█▄ ▄███ ░████░██▀████▓ ▀██ ▄██░▀█████ ████ ███▓ ██████▓██ ▓███████ ███▓░▀█▀████ ███▓ ███▓ ▓███░ ██ ██▄ ▄██▓██ ▓███▓██░ ▓███░███░███████████▄ ███░███░ ███░ ▄███ ███ ▄█▀░ ████████░██ █████████▄ ▓██░███ ███▓█████████ ███████ ███ ███░ ███████ ███▓ ░██ ██ ██████▓ ░██ ▀██ ███░███▓██████ ███▓███ ███ ███ ████████░███░ ███ ██▄ ██▓███░ ██▄ ██░██▓ ███ ▀▀████ ███░███ ███ ███ ███▓░███████░ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███▓██▓██░ ███ ▓████ ███ ███ ▓██▓ ███ ███░ ▓██████ ███ ▓████ ▓██▄ ▓████████ ███ ▓███ ███ ███ ███░███ ███ ░██████ ███ ░████ ░███ ███▓███▓ ███ ░███ ███ ███ ██▓███ ███ ███▓██ ███ ███ ▓██▄ ███░███░ ███ ███ ███ ███ ░█████ ███ ██▓░██▄ ███ ▓█▀ ▓██▄ ███ ██░ ███ ██▓ ███ ███ ░███▀ ░█▀ ██░ ██ ░█▀ ░███▄ ▀ ▀ ▓█▀ ███░ ░█▀ ██▀ ██░ ▄██▀ ░█▄ ▄███▀ ░██ ░ ██ ▓░ ▓░ ██░ ▓█░ ░█▀ ▀█░ ░█▓ ░ ██ ██ Artist: Raptore ██ ██ ▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Rage 'n' Fever █■ ░░█ ■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2016 █ ▀▓█ ░ █ ▓ Rel. Date: 2017-03-28 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Heavy Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Total Desaster Productions ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ Raptore is an Argentinean heavy metal band born in █ █ 2012. Two years later they released their first █ █ demo. Consisting of two songs, it was a precise █ █ attack packed with high energy and razor-sharp █ █ guitars, all lead by the high pitched vocals of █ █ Nico Cattoni (vocals/guitar). I've been following █ █ the band ever since. █ █ Time has come, Rage'n'Fever has finally arrived! █ █ Raptore's full length debut is great as expected. █ █ When you look at the artwork you instantly know █ █ what kind of stuff you are getting: high octane █ █ metal filled with rabid riffs and catchy choruses. █ █ Heavy metal as it should be, simple as that. I █ █ mean, what else can you think of when you see a █ █ car on flames jumping off a cliff, leaving behind █ █ a trail of burning tires? █ █ Most songs are rooted in classic heavy metal with █ █ a fair share of catchy riffs and big hooks in the █ █ style of Scorpions/Accept. There are gang choruses █ █ thrown here and there, for example ôNight on █ █ FireÆsö (that particular song was used as their █ █ first video clip). It isnÆt hard to understand █ █ what kind of metal Raptore wants to practice. They █ █ wear their influences proudly on their sleeve █ █ while adding some of their own style in the █ █ process. The emphasis is put on the choruses and █ █ the vocal melodies, which are rooted also in █ █ classic 70s rock in the likes of Kiss and Bad █ █ Company. Raptore shines in the crushing mid tempo █ █ tracks ôTime Has Comeö and ôBack in the Oven,ö █ █ just like Accept, one of their biggest influences. █ █ The band feels comfortable and in total control █ █ when things slow down a bit. Wolf HoffmanÆs school █ █ of riffing! █ █ There is also room for those who like it fast. █ █ ôEvil Handö (one of my favorite tracks on the █ █ entire album) is probably their thrashiest song, █ █ with a noticeable Anthrax and Testament influence █ █ on the vocal melodies and the main riff. ôRunner █ █ of Deathö is another fast one, maybe closer to █ █ classic speed metal bands such as Exciter. While █ █ these are the most aggressive moments, RaptoreÆs █ █ underlying rock n roll vibe is still present in █ █ the lead guitar work. ThatÆs a positive thing to █ █ me, they sound like a rock band showing us their █ █ take on speed metal. Finally thereÆs also a power █ █ ballad that showcases RaptoreÆs most dramatic █ █ side. To me, ôThe Flameö is a total success. It █ █ sounds as genuine and passionate as the other █ █ tracks on the album. It follows a very usual █ █ structure full of crescendos and arpeggios, but █ █ with such a conviction that you just canÆt help █ █ but singing that chorus with all your lungs. █ █ All in all, I think the band did a really fine █ █ job. I wish more bands in Argentina sounded like █ █ this. It may sound easy, but crafting sincere and █ █ energetic music is a tough task. I see a very █ █ promising future ahead, even more promising than █ █ their bright present. Get Rage'n'Fever at all █ █ cost! █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Rage 'n' Fever 4:11 ░ ░ 2. Night on Fire 3:44 ░ ░ 3. My Own Grave 4:04 ░ ░ 4. The Flame 3:52 ░ ░ 5. Evil Hand 4:03 ░ ░ 6. Time Has Come 6:38 ░ ░ 7. Runner of Death 3:46 ░ ░ 8. Back in the Oven 5:35 ░ ░ 35:53 ░ ░ ▒ ▒ ▓ █ ░ ▓ ░ ■ █▄ ░ ██ ▀█▄░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ▓ ░ ▄▄▄▄▄ ░▄██░ ░ ▀████▓█▄▄█████████▓░ ███ ███▓░ █████████▄▄██████▀ ▓ ▓▀▓ ▒███████▀▀ ▀████████▒ ░████████▀ ▀▀███████░▓▀▓ ■ ░ ▄█░█▀▀▄████▄▓ ▀█▀ █▓░ ▒▓█ ▀█▀ ▄████▄ ▀███▄░ ▄█▀░ ░███▀▀▀███▄ ▀█▒ ██▓ ██ ▓█▀ ▄███▀▀▀███░ ▀█░ █▀ ▓██▓ ▄███ ▀█▓ ████ ▒█▀ ▓███▄ ▓██▓ ▀█▓ █▀ ▓██░ ▒██████▓ ▀█ █▓ █▀ ▓██████▒ ░██▓ ▀█ ▒ ▄██ ░███ ▓███▓ ▀░██░▀ ▓███░ ███ ██▄ ▒ ░█▀ ███ ▄▀ ███▄ ▓████▒ ▄███▀▄ ███ ▀█░ ▓█▀ ▄██▄█▀ ░ ██████████████ ▀█▄ ██▄ ▀█▓ █▀ ████▀█▄▓░▄█ ▀██████▀ █▄▓░▄█▀█▄██ ▀█▓ ░ ▄ ██▀ ▀████▀ ▀█▓▀██ ▀████▀ ▀███ ▄ ▒ █░█▓ ██░ █░ █ ░██ ▀██▒█ ███░ ▒█░ ▄ ▓ ▒ ░█▒ ▓███ ░ ▓██ ░ ██▓ ██░ ░██ █▒ ░ ░█ ▀█ █▀ ▓ ░ ░