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Sharp Heavy Metal riffs, Nordic melodies, catchy choruses and pounding drums burst set the tone for the rest of the album.\u003cbr\u003eWhile it does retain the Norse mythological themes in its lyrics, it’s probably the most emotionally song collection that Ereb Altor has released.\u003cbr\u003eAside from the well sung lyrics, both in a harsher blackened voice and incredible epic clean singing, Epic riffs ring throughout the\u003cbr\u003ewhole album to give it the titanic feeling this juggernaut deserves.\u003cbr\u003eEreb Altor’s songwriting style is their biggest strength, they write killer songs, memorable songs. When they break away and get into some\u003cbr\u003ereal shredding they even add to the incredible strong atmosphere. 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Every offering of Master is great, but this one really takes us back to the first time we heard “On the Seventh Day, God Created... Master”. The extremely heavy riffs are what I noticed right away. Alex Nejezchleba is as good as Paul Masvidal, and he surely can write same damn heavy riffs. The solo on “The Final Skull” is just spectacular.\u003cbr\u003ePaul Speckmann’s vocals are amazing as usual. Speckmann’s influence on the death metal of the late 80’s was quite possibly as profound as any allegiance that has been sworn to Possessed, Slayer and early Death. Abomination, Death Strike, Funeral Bitch and consequently, Master have played no small part in forging Death Metal, then in its tumultuous adolescence, into the malignant force that it became in the early 90’s. The vocals are still pretty deep and guttural, but not as much as on their earlier albums, however they are only slightly different and they keep the Master trademark sound intact. The drumming on this album is phenomenal. But what really turned us on to this album is the atmosphere that it puts off. The production is done so well. It’s like listening to an album that came out in 1989 and that is what one wants from a good Master album! As we said before, fans of the first couple Master albums should really check this out, since it is a kind of return the the basics albums. Any fan of old school Death Metal will love this album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Final Skull\u003cbr\u003e2. In Control\u003cbr\u003e3. Beaten for the Possibility\u003cbr\u003e4. Slaves to Society\u003cbr\u003e5. The Darkest Age\u003cbr\u003e6. Cheater\u003cbr\u003e7. Anarchy Nearly Lost\u003cbr\u003e8. The Room with Views\u003cbr\u003e9. Remnants of Hate\u003cbr\u003e10. The Last Chapter\u003cbr\u003e11. 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A strong Master album re-issued.\u003cbr\u003ePaul Speckmann played a key role in the Death Metal formative years, with bands like Terrorizer and Entombed acknowledging him and Master as a major influence. And both Master’s first effort and the one and only Deathstrike album could be considered classics even today, thanks to their intensity and to a simple but effective song writing style. Master have never played Death Metal in the pure sense of the term, rather a form of down tuned heavy Thrash, and this style is to be found again here. “Dictators” rekindle with the glorious Deathstrike days, while “Cast One Vote”, “American Freedom” and especially “Disturbed” clearly sound like classic Master tracks. Lyrically, Paul Speckmann continues with his anti-American crusade.\u003cbr\u003e“Let’s Start A War” is Master’s 5th album from 2002 and has turned out to be a solid and good-class disc containing guitar-heavy Death Metal that has a little more to offer besides aggressiveness. 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