Glass Hammer - Valkyrie (2016) {Sound Resources SR3621}
Glass Hammer - Valkyrie (2016) {Sound Resources SR3621}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 399 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 153 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 242 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2016 Sound Resources / Arion Records | SR3621
Rock / Progressive Rock
Valkyrie is the sixteenth studio album by American progressive rock band Glass Hammer. It was released on September 27, 2016. “The best album of 2016.” Brad Birzer – Progarchy. “A future classic!” Michel Bilodeau – Terra Incognita Magazine. “Far and away The symphonic-prog album of the year.” Michael Hodgson – Progarchives Special Collaborator.
Glass Hammer have exclusively revealed details of 18th studio album Valkyrie to Prog.
The nine-track follow-up to last year’s The Breaking Of The World is to be released on September 27, and sees vocalist Susie Bogdanowicz playing her biggest role to date with the band, after fans demanded the move.
Bassist and producer Steve Babb tells Prog: “This is pure Glass Hammer. Fred Schendel and I are handling more of the vocals than we have in several years.
“But Susie is front-and-centre throughout most of the album – and our fans have not been shy in telling us that’s the way to go. Guitarist Alan Shikoh and drummer Aaron Raulson complete the Valkyrie lineup.”
Describing it as a concept album in the vein of 2002’s Lex Rex and 2005’s The Inconsolable Secret, Babb adds: “It’s the story of a soldier’s struggle to return home from the horrors of war, to the girl who loves him and must ultimately find her way to him.
“Of course, it goes much deeper than that – and that’s why I’ve dedicated the lyrics to those battling the long-term effects of trauma, and those who care for them.
“It’s a serious subject for a serious album.”
They took a fresh approach to the creative process, by rehearsing the entire album as a band for months, rather than developing the songs, recording them, and then rehearsing for shows.
Babb says: “The goal was to capture the edginess of a live concert while recording – hopefully that comes across.
“The burden was on Susie to bring the lyrics to life, and build an emotional crescendo for the album’s finale. Like a live show, it has to end with a bang.
“She delivers. The whole album builds till that final track and then – we’ll see you soon and I hope you’ll agree: it’s an epic finish.”
Glass Hammer - Valkyrie (2016) {Sound Resources SR3621}
Line-up / Musicians
- Steve Babb / bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Fred Schendel / keyboards, guitars, backing vocals
- Kamran Alan Shikoh / electric, acoustic & classical guitars
- Aaron Raulston / drums
- Susie Bogdanowicz / lead and backing vocals
Songs / Tracks Listing
1. The Fields We Know (7:37)
2. Golden Days (6:20)
3. No Man's Land (14:20)
4. Nexus Girl (2:58)
5. Valkyrie (5:55)
6. Fog Of War (8:24)
7. Dead And Gone (9:56)
8. Eucatastrophe (3:31)
9. Rapturo (6:13)
Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011
EAC extraction logfile from 5. November 2016, 11:32
Glass Hammer / Valkyrie
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Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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5 | 31:15.61 | 5:54.68 | 140686 | 167303
6 | 37:10.54 | 8:27.24 | 167304 | 205352
7 | 45:38.03 | 9:58.68 | 205353 | 250270
8 | 55:36.71 | 3:26.43 | 250271 | 265763
9 | 59:03.39 | 6:04.32 | 265764 | 293095
Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 6
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Track 7
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Track 8
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Track 9
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==== Log checksum B9A94DCD89DB8CCD0509689734F00A616309BA506D69E52809F82F2FEC258B34 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 5. November 2016, 11:32
Glass Hammer / Valkyrie
Used drive : MATSHITADVD+-RW UJ8E2 Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 103
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\FLAC\FLAC.EXE
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TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––-
1 | 0:00.00 | 7:37.29 | 0 | 34303
2 | 7:37.29 | 6:20.11 | 34304 | 62814
3 | 13:57.40 | 14:20.01 | 62815 | 127315
4 | 28:17.41 | 2:58.20 | 127316 | 140685
5 | 31:15.61 | 5:54.68 | 140686 | 167303
6 | 37:10.54 | 8:27.24 | 167304 | 205352
7 | 45:38.03 | 9:58.68 | 205353 | 250270
8 | 55:36.71 | 3:26.43 | 250271 | 265763
9 | 59:03.39 | 6:04.32 | 265764 | 293095
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Track 2
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 6
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Track 7
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Track 8
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Track 9
Filename C:\bzp01\Glass Hammer - Valkyrie (2016) [FLAC] {SR3621}\09 - Rapturo.wav
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==== Log checksum B9A94DCD89DB8CCD0509689734F00A616309BA506D69E52809F82F2FEC258B34 ====
Glass Hammer - Valkyrie (2016) {Sound Resources SR3621}
Glass Hammer - Valkyrie (2016) {Sound Resources SR3621}
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