Verses of Steel
Verses of Steel is the twelfth studio album by the Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. It was released on July 7, in Poland through Mystic Production.[1][2] It is the only album to feature Alex "Olass" Mendyk due to his death in late November 2008.
The album was recorded from March to April, 2008 (drums & vocals were recorded at the Perlazza studio in Opalenica while guitar & bass were recorded at Jet studio in Nowy Dwór).[3] It was mixed at Chimp Studio, London and Tower Studio, Wrocław.[1][3] The cover art was created by Mentalporn.com and fotos by Paulina Mencel.[2]
Track listing
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| 1. | "Fuel of My Soul" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "In a Black Sail Wrapped" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Swallow the Needle" | 5:32 |
| 4. | "The Ark" | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Meltdown of Sanctity" | 3:50 |
| 6. | "We Died Before We Start to Live" | 5:37 |
| 7. | "Red Shining Fur" | 3:58 |
| 8. | "The Rust That I Feed" | 6:34 |
| 9. | "Silver Meat Machine" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Boneless" | 3:57 |
| 11. | "Blues Beatdown" | 7:37 |
Personnel
- Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki - vocals, bass guitar
- Alex "Olass" Mendyk - guitar, vocals
- Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz - guitar, vocals
- Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta - drums
- Music and lyrics - Acid Drinkers
- Engineered - Maciej Feddek, Aleksander Mendyk
- Vocal co-producer - Przemysław "Perła" Wjemann
- Bartek Dębicki - solo in "Blues Beatdown"
Reception
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| Metal Temple |          [4] |
The album was well received in their country, gaining three nominations for the Fryderyk Musical Awards (Poland) for production, composition and best Heavy Metal album.
It was described as a traditional European thrash metal album with a few crossover elements[5]
Charts
Release history
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Label |
Format |
Country |
Out of Print? |
Notes |
| 2008 |
Mystic Production |
CD |
Poland |
No |
Original CD release; digipack |
References
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- Titus
- Popcorn
- Ślimak
- Jankiel
- Chomik
- Ślepy
- Litza
- Perła
- Lipa
- Olass
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