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Date: 2017-03-02 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Thrash Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: NoiseArt Records ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ And the Thrash Metal Division from Greece is back █ █ to the front! Yes, "Division of Blood" is the █ █ newest album from SUICIDAL ANGELS is finally █ █ released, so be prepared for some breakneck songs █ █ and moshpit euphoria! But what we can expect from █ █ "Division of Blood"? Let me be honest: the quartet █ █ is in a constant evolution process since they █ █ released "Sanctify the Darkness". Of course they █ █ gathered a great experience, and now, it seems to █ █ come to a high peak of quality, because the album █ █ is the best they had done on their entire career. █ █ █ █ Mixing their Thrash Metal essence they show since █ █ their earlier works with the modern day technology █ █ of recording an album, more the knowledge from █ █ their last four releases (especially "Divide and █ █ Conquer", where some modern aspects entered their █ █ musical personality), they became a Thrash Metal █ █ band with an Old School approach, but with a █ █ modern way of playing and creating songs. Nick █ █ vocals became better, using a more aggressive form █ █ with a normal tune, and he and the newcomer Gus █ █ are unleashing excellent guitar riffs and great █ █ solos (with some melodic aesthetics on them), and █ █ the rhythmic kitchen of Aggelos (bass guitar) and █ █ Orpheas (drums) is on excellent shape as well, █ █ keeping the rhythm, but with a very good █ █ technique. So we can say that they are on their █ █ best form as well. █ █ █ █ The album was produced by J÷rg Uken (that already █ █ worked with DEW-SCENTED, GOD DETHRONED, SINISTER, █ █ and did the mixing and mastering of "Bloodbath"), █ █ so we have that raw sound they need to be more █ █ aggressive, giving their musical work the needed █ █ punch. But it's clear, and we can understand their █ █ musical arrangements perfectly. And the artwork of █ █ the cover is another fine piece done by Ed Repka, █ █ known for his works with MEGADETH and DEATH, and █ █ it is really great, showing what the band states █ █ with their songs. On "Division of Blood", the █ █ quartet reached a level that they can try to be as █ █ great as any band on the North American Big4 or on █ █ German Trio. █ █ █ █ Their 9 songs are all excellent, but the attack of █ █ fast tempos and guitars shown on "Capital of War" █ █ (with very good work of bass guitar and drums, █ █ creating very good rhythmic changes), the perfect █ █ storm of killer riffs and solos that "Division of █ █ Blood" presents (the tempos are so fast, but the █ █ aggressiveness of the song is really great), the █ █ short and technical "Image of the Serpent" (with █ █ fast tempos and very good of the vocals), the high █ █ dose of pure adrenaline given on "Set the Cities █ █ on Fire", the bitter slow song called "Frontgate" █ █ (with a hypnotic set of guitar riffs and great █ █ drumming), and the brutal grasp on the slow tempos █ █ of "Of Thy Shall Bring the Light" (another fine █ █ masterpiece, where all the band is an excellent █ █ shape) are their finest moments. But don't take █ █ away the other songs, because they are excellent █ █ as well. SUICIDAL ANGELS is really amazing, and █ █ hope they can become greater with "Division of █ █ Blood". Hear it and get hooked! █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Capital of War 4:25 ░ ░ 2. Division of Blood 5:12 ░ ░ 3. Eternally to Suffer 4:14 ░ ░ 4. Image of the Serpent 2:59 ░ ░ 5. Set the Cities on Fire 3:20 ░ ░ 6. Frontgate 4:13 ░ ░ 7. Bullet in the Chamber 3:25 ░ ░ 8. Cold Blood Murder 3:20 ░ ░ 9. 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