Verses of Steel
Verses of Steel | ||||
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Studio album by Acid Drinkers | ||||
Released | July 7, 2008 (Poland) | |||
Recorded | March–April, 2008 at Perlazza studio, Opalenica and Jet studio, Nowy Dwór | |||
Genre | Thrash metal, Groove Metal | |||
Length | 51:53 | |||
Label | Mystic Production | |||
Producer | Ślimak, Olass | |||
Acid Drinkers chronology | ||||
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Verses of Steel is the twelfth studio album by the Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. It was released on July 7, in Poland through Mystic Production.[1][2] It is the only album to feature Alex "Olass" Mendyk due to his death in late November 2008.
The album was recorded from March to April, 2008 (drums & vocals were recorded at the Perlazza studio in Opalenica while guitar & bass were recorded at Jet studio in Nowy Dwór).[3] It was mixed at Chimp Studio, London and Tower Studio, Wrocław.[1][3] The cover art was created by Mentalporn.com and fotos by Paulina Mencel.[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length | |
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1. | "Fuel of My Soul" | 3:12 | |
2. | "In a Black Sail Wrapped" | 3:26 | |
3. | "Swallow the Needle" | 5:32 | |
4. | "The Ark" | 4:25 | |
5. | "Meltdown of Sanctity" | 3:50 | |
6. | "We Died Before We Start to Live" | 5:37 | |
7. | "Red Shining Fur" | 3:58 | |
8. | "The Rust That I Feed" | 6:34 | |
9. | "Silver Meat Machine" | 3:52 | |
10. | "Boneless" | 3:57 | |
11. | "Blues Beatdown" | 7:37 |
Personnel
- Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki - vocals, bass guitar
- Alex "Olass" Mendyk - guitar, vocals
- Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz - guitar, vocals
- Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta - drums
- Music and lyrics - Acid Drinkers
- Engineered - Maciej Feddek, Aleksander Mendyk
- Vocal co-producer - Przemysław "Perła" Wjemann
- Bartek Dębicki - solo in "Blues Beatdown"
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metal Temple | [4] |
The album was well received in their country, gaining three nominations for the Fryderyk Musical Awards (Poland) for production, composition and best Heavy Metal album.
It was described as a traditional European thrash metal album with a few crossover elements[5]
Charts
Chart | Country | Peak position |
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OLiS | Poland | 9[6] |
Release history
Year | Label | Format | Country | Out of Print? | Notes |
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2008 | Mystic Production | CD | Poland | No | Original CD release; digipack |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Official website". April 15, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Archiwum Polskiego Rocka". April 15, 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Encyclopaedia Metallum". April 14, 2010.
- ↑ Metal Temple review
- ↑ Grigoris Chronis (April 21, 2009). "Album: Acid Drinkers, Verses of Steel, (Regain Records)". Metal Temple. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ↑ "OLiS chart". April 21, 2009.
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