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Eidolon -Apostles Of Defiance/Zero Hour d/cd

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Limited edition featuring the first album Zero Hour as bonus disc

Feel free to put longstanding Canadians Eidolon next to the high-flying, subgenre-defying Nevermore. Stylistically speaking, both bands sound like a power metal band after a particularly emasculating knifepoint mugging. In other words, Apostles Of Defiance starts with a traditional heavy metal foundation, then thrashes and bashes its sound until it’s gritty and adrenaline-jacked, nodding toward the classic aggression of Megadeth and the melodic sensibilities of Iron Maiden. So cuts Demoralized, Scream From Within, and Pull the Trigger are packed with long trains of chugging, deft, and well-constructed railcar riffs interspersed with mellow bits — and thankfully no indulgent prog-pomp, even during the standout ten-minute epic Apathy for a Dying World, which mixes high-density Swedish-style guitar melodies, nice mid-tempo doomy passages, and odd-tempo, sideways thrashing. Singer Pat Mulock, on his second recording stint with Eidolon, recalls a less one-dimensionally strained Dave Mustaine — that is, slightly nasal, mid-rangey, irritated, p.o.d, and inexplicably powerful — mixed a little bit low amidst the live-sounding drums; galloping, grumbling bass; and an occasional, unconvincing backup death vocal. Overall, the production could use a little more thunder and crackle, and lyrically, Apostles of Defiance is a bit bland, but these are minor quibbles considering the album’s muscular performances, convincingly dark vibe, and a healthy ear for quality songwriting. Some versions of Apostles of Defiance come packaged with a bonus album featuring Eidolons first album, 1993s Zero Hour, which showcases the band’s golden-era thrash metal influence (albeit more restrained) — and surprise, it’s not as ham-fisted a debut as one would expect, boasting meaty fistfuls of riffs and a decent cover of Black Sabbath’s Hole in the Sky, even if the dated helium-huffing vocals, occasional spoken-word stumble, and a prissy acoustic interlude are a bit of a larf (and Pain sounds strangely and remarkably like Alice in Chains Bleed the Freak). Diehards will appreciate the unearthing of a relatively rare album, although newer Eidolon apostles will give it a spin for curiosity’s sake, and probably deem it a bit too drenched in the influence of the 1980s.

Track listing:
1. Scream From Within
2. Volcanic Earth
3. Demoralized
4. Twisted Morality
5. The Test
6. The Will To Remain
7. Apostles Of Defiance
8. Pull The Trigger
9. Apathy For A Dying World
10. Coma Nation-video

Disc 2: Zero Hour
1. When Will It End
2. Zero Hour
3. Pain
4. The Golden Censer-instrumental
5. Hole In The Sky-Black Sabbath cover
6. Stranded
7. In Memory
8. Blood Rain
9. Eye Of The Storm-instrumental
10. Fortresss-instrumental

Additional information

Label

Metal Blade

Release Year

Catalogue Number

3984-14465-2