Salem - Win Lose Or Draw (2019)
Salem - Win Lose Or Draw (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 327 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 121 Mb
Full Scans | 00:44:12 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | Dissonance Productions #DISS0165CDD
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 327 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 121 Mb
Full Scans | 00:44:12 | RAR 5% Recovery
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal | Dissonance Productions #DISS0165CDD
Hot on the heels of 2018's much lauded album "Attrition", New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band SALEM release their fourth full length "Win Lose Or Draw"! Salem UK (formally known as Salem) has been gigging and recording since 1979 (with a slight pause in between 1983 and 2009!). With founder member and bassist Adrian Jenkinson still on the rosta, along with lead vocalist Simon Saxby, who joined in 1980, Salem UK is a genuine NWOBHM band. Ace axeman Francis Gill and fellow NWOBHM drummer Dave Megginson complete the lineup.
In NWOBHM times, many musical subgenres were incorporated to it, and bands that haven’t that same trademark sound were then seen as a part of that musical movement. Many bands with a traditional Hard Rock sound were labeled as NWOBHM bands, maybe a strategy to be heard by the fans. That’s the case of SALEM, because the music that is heard on “Win Lose or Draw” does not fit on such label. Their music is a melodic and tender form of classic Hard Rock, something that is between what was done back in the 70’s with melodic charming insight of the 80's, catchy choruses, a very good dose of musical weight, and they using a modern (outfit). Of course that their musical work has a NWOBHM feeling permeating the songs, but “Win Lose or Draw” isn’t near of traditional Heavy Metal to cause confusion.
The sound quality of the album is in a very good level, balancing the needed clarity with a good dose of aggressiveness and a touch of roughness (that little bit that every Rock album must bear). The heavy melodic weight of “The Wraith” (modern guitar riffs and charming chorus) and of “Betrayed” (very good vocals, indeed), the melodic impact of “Win Lose or Draw” (in some moments, some musical arrangements really remember some elements of NWOBHM, and there are very good parts of bass guitar and drums on it), that strong weight allied with catchy melodies of the end of the 80’s heard on “Souls of Evermore” and on “Victorious”, and the mix between NWOBHM melodic elements with a modern weight of “Censored” are the best ones for a first time on their work.
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Track List:
01. The Wraith [3:46]
02. Betrayed [4:01]
03. Circumstances Change [5:13]
04. Win Lose Or Draw [4:28]
05. Souls Of Evermore [4:27]
06. Blind [4:52]
07. Sentinel [4:12]
08. Censored [3:42]
09. Victorious [4:15]
10. Queen Serene [5:16]
Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015
EAC extraction logfile from 25. December 2019, 0:55
Salem / Win Lose Or Draw (DISS0165CDD)
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EAC extraction logfile from 25. December 2019, 0:55
Salem / Win Lose Or Draw (DISS0165CDD)
Used drive : TSSTcorpDVDWBD SH-B123L Adapter: 0 ID: 4
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
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Salem - Win Lose Or Draw (2019)
