┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Split Heaven - Street Law + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Dec-27-2011 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........2011 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........10 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.splitheaven.net ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Split Heaven Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Street Law Label : PureSteel ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Here is another newcomer that wanted to ride the ║ │ │║ wave of the old days. That is what I thought ║ │ │║ when I first saw the cover of SPLIT HEAVENÆs ║ │ │║ ôStreet Lawö album. The cartoon-esque quite ║ │ │║ cluttered picture of the front brought my mind ║ │ │║ to bands as RISK, ANTHRAX or such. Damn was I ║ │ │║ wrong! To start with ôStreet Lawö, this is the ║ │ │║ MexicanÆs third full length album and apart from ║ │ │║ the style of the cover they donÆt have much in ║ │ │║ common with the mentioned bands. Sure, we are ║ │ │║ talking about Heavy Metal with slight Thrash ║ │ │║ influences. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ There are a few songs on the first half of the ║ │ │║ album which ends up somewhere right between ║ │ │║ STEEL PROPHET and AGENT STEEL. On occasion, ║ │ │║ vocalist, Eligio Valenzuela, sounds freakishly ║ │ │║ much like Rick Mythiasin, though with a slight ║ │ │║ Spanish accent. Just listen to ôThe Devil IsnÆt ║ │ │║ Foolö and judge for yourself. Not a bad ║ │ │║ comparison if you ask me. Musically, at least a ║ │ │║ few of the songs is more towards the Bruce Hall ║ │ │║ days of AGENT STEEL. Melodic, semi technical ║ │ │║ Power/Thrash. Very nice I think. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ After a few songs thereÆs a slight change in ║ │ │║ style, SPLIT HEAVEN becomes more traditional 80s ║ │ │║ Metal, the later part of the 80s. Really nice ║ │ │║ riffs and catchy songs, nothing particularly ║ │ │║ unique but thereÆs something about this stuff ║ │ │║ that I really like. A vocalist like Eligio do a ║ │ │║ lot of course, then everything else feels very ║ │ │║ effortless. All rhythm changes and fills, the ║ │ │║ solos and the guitar licks melodies really put ║ │ │║ SPLIT HEAVEN above many other bands around ║ │ │║ today. I mean, if you have a catchy riff and add ║ │ │║ a melodic guitar harmony on it in a true IRON ║ │ │║ MAIDEN style and still make it sound your own, ║ │ │║ that you shall have credit for it. ôRed Light ║ │ │║ Districtö is a very good example of this notion. ║ │ │║ Still ôNightfallö is my favorite of the Heavy ║ │ │║ Metal ones in all its simplicity. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ThatÆs so cool with SPLIT HEAVEN, thereÆs some ║ │ │║ mighty fine playing going on ôStreet Lawö but it ║ │ │║ still feels quite rough and edgy, it has that ║ │ │║ naivety and drive, thereÆs quite a lot going on ║ │ │║ but it still feels like music from the heart. ║ │ │║ Not at all something like they would do just to ║ │ │║ make it. Overall, this is a very nice album, a ║ │ │║ pleasant surprise and I will absolutely check ║ │ │║ out how the rest of their material sounds. Still ║ │ │║ I do prefer the Thrashier songs in the beginning ║ │ │║ of the album but that is only a matter of taste. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Time Warrior [04:18] │ │ 02 - The Devil Isn't Fool [04:10] │ │ 03 - Night of the Jaguar [04:58] │ │ 04 - Street Law [03:36] │ │ 05 - Servants Of The Night [03:06] │ │ 06 - Lonewolf [04:00] │ │ 07 - Road To Nowhere [03:07] │ │ 08 - Red Light District [03:35] │ │ 09 - Nightfall [03:32] │ │ 10 - The Obscure [03:13] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [37:35 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘