┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Reviver - Reviver + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Dec-29-2011 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2005 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.reviver.nl ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Reviver Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Reviver Label : Remedy ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ A year ago, I was left totally awestruck, when I ║ │ │║ heard a couple of tracks by this DUTCH band. The ║ │ │║ time has come, however, for REVIVER, to rise ║ │ │║ from the shadows and the underground infamy and ║ │ │║ take a stab at international superstardom. The ║ │ │║ band manages to create European flavored Power ║ │ │║ Metal, but does so in a very unique way. They're ║ │ │║ far more akin to HEAVENS GATE rather than ║ │ │║ HAMMERFALL, if you get what I mean. Passionate ║ │ │║ guitar duels, with strong vocals through and ║ │ │║ through, that although high pitched still manage ║ │ │║ to sound very emotional. In a way they remind me ║ │ │║ of mix between early MORGANA LEFAY and TAD ║ │ │║ MOROSE. Their guitars are classy, and the lead ║ │ │║ themes sound almost like instant classics, very ║ │ │║ close to IRON MAIDEN crossed with CRIMSON GLORY. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ MONTANY's ex singer Patrick van Maurik is really ║ │ │║ theatrical and lends the band even greater ║ │ │║ credibility. Think of the guttural delivery of ║ │ │║ Kai Hansen crossed with Michaels Kiske. I know ║ │ │║ it's hard to imagine it, but PvM, is stuck in ║ │ │║ the middle between those two guys, which is not ║ │ │║ a bad a place to be. In places he also sounds a ║ │ │║ bit like T. Rettke too, which if I were him I 'd ║ │ │║ take as a huge compliment. Tom Heemskerk & Fred ║ │ │║ Mantel manage to render keyboards useless with ║ │ │║ their masterful playing, something that makes ║ │ │║ the album so much older school and kick ass ║ │ │║ like. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Having heard one of their numerous EPs, last ║ │ │║ year I was impressed, but the full-length album ║ │ │║ just surpassed any of my expectations. Fuck this ║ │ │║ promo, I 'm buying the full album. (DID) ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Every stone you might pick, ehr, every song you ║ │ │║ might decide to give a spin I meant, is a ║ │ │║ lottery winner, baby! From the storming "Osiris ║ │ │║ Eyes" to the frantic "Watch out" which reminded ║ │ │║ me of the speed metal of MIND ODYSSEY, the very ║ │ │║ SCANNEResque "Gates of Time", the amazing ║ │ │║ "Garden of Eden", The stomping "Another Day" or ║ │ │║ the poignant "Cycles", the fucking onslaught ║ │ │║ that is "Revive and Survive" (corny title but ║ │ │║ who gives a fuck), ah screw it, the guys ║ │ │║ obviously, decided to put only great songs on ║ │ │║ their debut. Filler, was out of the question. I ║ │ │║ could have lived without the falsetto in ║ │ │║ "Bringer of Evil", which is a bit ill conceived ║ │ │║ but finely executed, to be honest, but this ║ │ │║ momentarily funk-up doesn't jade the song or the ║ │ │║ album. I m sure, the ridiculously HEAVENS GATE ║ │ │║ sounding, "Fight your fight", must have been ║ │ │║ stolen from Sascha Paeth's drawer and there's a ║ │ │║ very transcendental, beautiful almost totally ║ │ │║ instrumental workout that closes the album in ║ │ │║ the form of "Beyond the infinite". ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Heck. Boys, congrats! You just won a place in my ║ │ │║ 2005's top 20. Reviver, successfully Revive what ║ │ │║ was cool about the 80's power metal. The power, ║ │ │║ the passion and the glory. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ FUCKING AWESOME and a FUTURE CLASSIC! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ LINE-UP ║ │ │║ Patrick van Maurik: vocals ║ │ │║ Tom Heemskerk: guitars ║ │ │║ Fred Mantel: guitars ║ │ │║ Stefan Brederode: bass ║ │ │║ Tom van Veenhuijzen: drums ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ DISCOGRAPHY ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Reviver Demo 1998 ║ │ │║ Track Promo Demo 2000 ║ │ │║ Gates of Time Demo 2001 ║ │ │║ Osiris Eyes Demo 2003 ║ │ │║ Reviver Full-length 2005 ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - The Call [01:21] │ │ 02 - Osiris Eyes [04:27] │ │ 03 - Watch Out [03:26] │ │ 04 - Gates Of Time [03:48] │ │ 05 - Garden Of Eden [04:22] │ │ 06 - Another Day [04:27] │ │ 07 - Cycles [05:17] │ │ 08 - Revive And Survive [04:12] │ │ 09 - Strong [04:43] │ │ 10 - Bringer Of Evil [04:47] │ │ 11 - Fight Your Fight [03:28] │ │ 12 - Beyond The Infinite [06:23] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [50:41 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘