Ritual Steel - Collection (2003-2007), 3 CD, WavPack (image+.cue), lossless

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Жанр: Heavy Metal || Год издания диска: 2003-2007
Страна-производитель диска, исполнителя: Germany
Аудиокодек: WavPack (*.wv) || Тип рипа: image+.cue || Битрейт аудио: lossless
Источник (релизер): FireSnake (спасибо) || Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: да
[spoiler="2003 - A Hell Of A Knight; 00:43:37"]
Издатель (лейбл): The Miskatonic Foundation
Номер по каталогу: HPL008
Треклист:
01. Preludium (00:57)
02. Hell Brigade (05:22)
03. Where Shall I Sleep? (05:20)
04. Armageddon Symphony (04:18)
05. Solar Maiden (02:59)
06. Master Rage (04:48)
07. No Escape (06:52)
08. Twon (05:17)
09. Ritual Steel (07:38)
[spoiler="Лог создания рипа"]
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

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Ritual Steel / A Hell Of A Knight

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[spoiler="Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)"]
REM GENRE "Heavy Metal"
REM DATE 2003
REM DISCID 660A3809
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.99pb5"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
TITLE "A Hell Of A Knight"
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TRACK 01 AUDIO
TITLE "Preludium"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 00:00:00
TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Hell Brigade"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 00:57:61
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "Where Shall I Sleep?"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 06:20:42
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "Armageddon Symphony"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 11:41:25
TRACK 05 AUDIO
TITLE "Solar Maiden"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 15:59:74
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Master Rage"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 18:59:11
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "No Escape"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 23:47:61
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Twon"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 30:40:35
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TITLE "Ritual Steel"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 35:58:14
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[spoiler="Об альбоме (сборнике)"]
I personally rather think that the material on "A Hell Of A Knight" is a tribute to the glorious Eighties, where Metal still has been Metal and hairspray still hairspray... So no modern sounds and the production also is held deliberately tough. What will reign in success a lot is the voice of singer Sascha (Sir Lord Doom?), whose voice is, let's call it like that, original and you have to get used to it. He is not really a blessed vocal acrobat, but his cranky voice still fits like the fist in the face of the unbeliever! His high screams can really gnaw on some peoples' nerves. Apart from that I like his rough voice, because I like those cranky vocals… On "Hell Brigade" he still overdoes it a little, yet as a parody on Udo Dirkschneider it comes off very well.

On "Armageddon Symphony" the screaming fits again... the song is a great speeder, without nursery rhyme attitude - rough and metallic! You also have to attest the other songs burning passion, everything comes straight from the heart - you can hear that! Best example is "Ritual Steel" a cranky hammer that should cater to every fan of MANILLA ROAD or CIRITH UNGOL.

In a time where music has turned into an interchangeable fast food form, casted bands make tons of money and millions of people sit in front of the TV to watch "Germany searches for the soup star", I'm glad for a band like RITUAL STEEL: They give a shit on bad reviews that will come (Hi "Rock Hard") and will get cult status from the fans that know what's real Metal. Not everything has to sound perfect, smooth and happy. Shit on triggered drums, who cares for 5 octave voices, if you can convey the right atmosphere nicely rough as well? Call me a child of yesterday, but I prefer RITUAL STEEL over all the polished crap from Italy and Sweden (no exceptions) that molests our ears every month. (Online March 2, 2003)
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[spoiler="Состав"]
Sascha 'Sir Lord Doom' Maurer: vocals
Timo Tippmann: guitar
Dirk Johannsen: guitar
Oliver Zuhlke: bass
Martin Zellmer: drums
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[spoiler="2004 - Blitz Invasion; 00:48:37"]
Издатель (лейбл): Hellion Records
Номер по каталогу: HE 310704
Треклист:
01. Metalbeasts (08:48)
02. Blitz Invasion (06:56)
03. Le Division De Fer (04:56)
04. Tribute (to Rock n Roll) (03:05)
05. Bitter Blood (04:42)
06. Forsaken Land (07:26)
07. Victory (05:08)
08. Hellfire (07:32)
[spoiler="Лог создания рипа"]
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 21. March 2011, 1:10

Ritual Steel / Blitz Invasion

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[spoiler="Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)"]
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REM DATE 2004
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[spoiler="Об альбоме (сборнике)"]
Brand new on the market is the new RITUAL STEEL album “Blitz Invasion” and the increase compared to the debut “Hell Of A Knight” is more than remarkable. Especially the vocal performance by Sir Lord Doom aka Sascha Maurer has won a lot of maturity and depth. By now he can compete with the better representatives of the US Power Metal guild. Despite the rather mid-rough pitch Sascha still delivers some shrill shrieks, as on “Metalbeasts”. But not as embarrassing/culty as still on “Where Shall I Sleep" and he also speaks French, well, at least sing in it. But also the performance of the band is good. Sure, we do not have any instrumental gods on offer here, but simple fans with solid abilities on their instruments, yet with the heart in the right spot and the right feeling for the true spirit of Heavy Metal.
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[spoiler="Состав"]
Sascha 'Sir Lord Doom' Maurer: vocals
Timo Tippmann: guitar
Torsten Lang: guitar
Jesco-Bernd Wolter: bass
Martin Zellmer: drums
[/spoiler]
[/spoiler]
[spoiler="2007 - Invincible Warriors; 00:45:09"]
Издатель (лейбл): Karthago Records
Номер по каталогу: CD 784-1070/KR027
Треклист:
01. Riders From Space 04:41
02. Invincible Warriors 04:48
03. The Witch 08:00
04. No One Can Bring Us Down 03:53
05. Killer Attack 02:35
06. Can't Stop Rockin' 05:18
07. A Hell Of A Knight 03:37
08. Che 12:17
[spoiler="Лог создания рипа"]
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 23. March 2011, 1:04

Ritual Steel / Invincible Warriors

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[spoiler="Содержание индексной карты (.CUE)"]
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REM DATE 2007
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PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
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TRACK 02 AUDIO
TITLE "Invincible Warriors"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 04:42:58
TRACK 03 AUDIO
TITLE "The Witch"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 09:30:43
TRACK 04 AUDIO
TITLE "No One Can Bring Us Down"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 17:30:73
TRACK 05 AUDIO
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PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 21:23:59
TRACK 06 AUDIO
TITLE "Can't Stop Rockin'"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 23:58:31
TRACK 07 AUDIO
TITLE "A Hell Of A Knight"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
INDEX 01 29:16:60
TRACK 08 AUDIO
TITLE "Che"
PERFORMER "Ritual Steel"
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[spoiler="Об альбоме (сборнике)"]
REVIEW FROM WWW.METALCDRATINGS.COM:

On their 3rd full-length CD, Germany’s Ritual Steel play their straightforward heavy metal with a raw, rough-edged style that should appeal to those who are big fans of bands like Skullview, Brocas Helm and even October 31. Overall, the style isn’t terribly different from their prior 2 CDs. While the metal is always melodic, this couldn’t be farther within that range from the really clean, sometimes happy European power metal sound, and without even the more careful, if edgier crafting, of bands like Grave Digger and Rebellion. Instead, this is a musical equivalent of a dangerous biker bar into which Freedom Call and Insania mistakenly step into, and nervously order a ginger ale and hope they don’t get beaten to a pulp.

Indeed, despite being a European band, they have a distinctive U.S. sound, and this time around, that’s even more logical, with Exiled (hail Arizona!) singer John Cason behind the mike. While Exiled’s music is a bit more polished, it’s not as surprising as the pedigree of guitarist Sven Boege and Stefan Ikert, because this seems to be a huge departure from the clear, progressive metal of Ivory Tower, their prior band. Drummer Martin Zellmer is the identity and continuing member of the band, and the liner notes give a prodigious explanation of the band’s history as he continues the name with these new musicians, even promising a soon to be CD re-recording the band’s prior material. (Hmmm, for a band with 3 CDs, that seems a bit odd.)

What is here is good, but not that great, and the people I can see this CD pleasing the most is those who like a bit more beer in their metal, and kind of loathe the afore-referenced power metal bands of Europe. Additionally, the raw edge and really old-school songwriting may appeal to those who have overall found too much Finnish in their bands of late.

It’s a bit of an oddly structured CD, with only 8 songs, but the last one being “Che”, a 12-minute track based on the life of the famous revolutionary. A track like “Can’t stop rockin’” definitely removes you completely from the Rhapsody zone, although songs like “Raiders from space” and “A hell of a night” show they’re not completely adverse to the sci-fi/fantasy motif. Cason has a strong voice, and the instrumental work is solid in its driving metal sound. The production is varied in its rawness, while the CD opens up with the guitars searing with an appropriately cutting sound, on “The witch”, one of the drums, whether intentional or not, has all the fidelity of a paper-wrapped tin can which clicks through the entire song. It’s a more full sound than a raw 80s production, but not one to impress with fidelity, although, I would guess that wasn’t the band’s first priority. The songwriting is repetitive enough that the lesser tunes, like “The witch”, “Can't stop rockin'”, and “No one can bring us down”, are catchy enough in a basic way, while the opening “Raiders from space” and “Che” offer a cut above in terms of both the songs and the performance enough to be really enjoyable.

Overall, 'Invinvible warriors' is a decent CD that might really impress someone if they’re looking for exactly this style of metal as a bit of a change of pace, and otherwise, is enjoyable enough if you buy it, without being a necessity of any sort.
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[spoiler="Состав"]
John Cason: vocals
Sven Boege: guitar
Stefan Ikert: bass
Martin Zellmer: drums
[/spoiler]
[/spoiler]
[spoiler="Об исполнителе (группе)"]
I've already read a lot about RITUAL STEEL and their almost mythical single "Orchid Queen", without having heard a single note myself yet. At least in the underground the Teutonic Metalians have an almost godlike status. That RITUAL STEEL have turned towards the trend free, true Heavy Metal and have nothing to do with trend currents like Sympho Speed or even Nu-Metal, is pretty obvious.
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