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Messenger - Captain's Loot-EP

Release Information

Release Date.Apr-10-2015    Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Genre........Heavy Metal    Graber.......EAC
Year.........2015           Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br

Ripper.......anthem         Songs........08
Covers.......Yes            Url... www.messengerband.de

Release Notes

Artist : Messenger                     Rating : You Decide!
Album  : Captain's Loot-EP             Label  : Massacre

Description :

After successful series of support shows for the
PRIMAL FEAR/BULLET "Eagles & Lions European
tour" in 2014, the Galactic German Space Pirates
are back with a new found spirit and some sharp
laser knives, their new album is a special CD
rightly titled “Captain's Loot”, it was crafted
under the expertise studio guidance of veterans
from the German scene as Rolf Munkes (ex EMPIRE
/ MAJESTY / RAZORBACK) and Charles Greywolf
(POWERWOLF), and this is indeed a special treat
for all the Teutonic fans, Heavy Metal
traditionalists and True Metal warriors.

This "Captain's Loot" contain a mixture of rare
re-worked tracks and cover songs. It will be
also available as digipak, the official release
date is set for 27th of March 2015 under the
Massacre Records label .

The only little reproach, that I can formulate
is the relative short time of playing concerning
the original tunes as only the first three
tracks are among the MESSENGER’s repertoire, the
remaining stuff are obviously courageous and
respectful renditions of ultra Classic songs by
RAINBOW with the iconic “Kill The King”,
HELLOWEEN & DIO, respectively the sublime "Don't
Talk To Strangers" & "Dr.Stein"… But more than
forty minutes of fearless Heavy Metal music
forged in the most blistering Teutonic Steel is
too good to be picky!

Some old German Metal legends appearing as
guests for the following songs, as Miss Jutta
Weinhold (ex VELVET VIPER) for some duet vocals
on his “Black Bone Song” (from 1989’s self
titled single by ZED YAGO from Hamburg) and the
former RUNNING WILD guitarist Gerald ‘Preacher
Warnecke for the anthemic “Port Royal”, giving a
true legitimacy to those covers and to this
compilation.

If with their penultimate album "See You In
Hell" (Massacre Records), the MESSENGER team-
members were able to expand their status as best
hope in traditional Heavy Metal and convinced
their fans all over Europe with countless shows,
their current album "Starwolf - Pt.I: The
Messengers" wasn't that great… In my humble
opinion!

Now, they forget about the too ambitious
concept, they paid their tribute to the Lords of
the Heavy sound and they show their allegiance
to the Metallic orthodoxy, now focused on
sticking to their original sound as they relate
to their good old style, the "Captain's Loot" is
all about recovering their high rank and their
early credibility.

The songs “Sign Of The Evil Master” and “Tod Dem
DJ” (German version of their 2005’s “Kill The
DJ”) were only available in the limited version
of 2011’s "See You In Hell" , while “Asylum XTC”
is a new version of their anthem from the old
catalogue, firstly featured in the album of the
same name in 1994.

So, dear Headbangers, Earthdogs, Hell Rats and
Metal Maniacs, let's get ready for a full blown
assault of double kick drums, bombastic gang
vocals and backing choirs, catchy timeless
melodies, sharp guitar riff and the formidable
high pitched/four-octave-voice of Captain
Francis Blake aka Siegfried "Siggi" Schü▀ler…
Attention, fasten your seatbelts for the
Ultimate Metal Trip through space and time with
the MESSENGER gang!

Lineup:
Siegfried "Schü▀ler aka Francis Blake - Lead
Vocals
Frank Kettenhofen aka Chainmaster - Lead Guitar
Patrik Deckarm aka Pyro Jack - Rhythm Guitar
Benny Strau▀ aka Dr. H.R. Strauss - Bass Guitar
Markus “Merlin” Merl - Drums

Release Tracklist

01 - Sign Of The Evil Master                    [08:08]
02 - Tod Dem DJ                                 [04:41]
03 - Asylum X-T-C                               [05:23]
04 - Kill The King                              [04:34]
05 - Port Royal                                 [04:16]
06 - Black Bone Song                            [05:17]
07 - Dr. Stein                                  [04:35]
08 - Don┤t Talk To Strangers                    [04:48]

Total Length : [41:42 minn

Greetings To:

Too all people who contributes to make this
archive of good music in a exceptional conditions