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| T R A C K E D   A G G R E S S I O N   8:   T O   B E   E L I T E |
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|          A Tracked Metal Music Project By: FrizzleFried          |
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1.  Shadows Over Transylvania * Cthulhu & BuriED	1,632K	4:18
2.  Dream About Death		Collapsed		1,861K	4:34
3.  Seeds Of Sickness		Helltormentor & FrizFry	1,804K	2:52
4.  Sinister Agent Of Satan	Cadaver			1,377K	3:22
5.  In The Grip Of Winter	Inferno_45		  712K	6:12
6.  Sex				Hurt			  663K	4:04
7.  The Ripper # 		Barfington		1,445K	2:47
8.  Xilqa Xilqa Besa Besa	Invisuu			1,130K	5:50
9.  To Be Elite			DND & Cadaver		1,165K 	3:22
10. Awakening			BuriED			4,506K	4:39
11. The Void			Nightrealm		3,403K	9:35
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				TOTALS		       19,698K 51:35

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                               REVIEWS

                      Shadows Over Transylvania
                  
 Tracked By: Cthulhu				  Vocals By: BuriED
                     Originally By: Dark Funeral
 
 I decided on this  song to  lead this project  because of a number
 of different reasons.  First off,  the intro is fitting & helps to
 start the project off.  Secondly,  the song is very  powerful with
 kickass  vocals & overall  I enjoy the song alot.   The only thing 
 that kept it from consideration for  the project title is the fact
 that it is a coversong...Aside from the vocals,  I especially like
 the rolling  guitarwork and the bassdrum sample used in this song.
 The fact that  it is a cover  does not mean much to me considering
 I have never  heard the original bands music.   From the sounds of  
 of this song,  it is a shame I have never  been exposed to them as
 I would probably become a fan. Definately a good tune here.

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                          Dream About Death

 Tracked By: Collapsed

 This is one of two "lighter" songs that made the cut.  By no means
 a pussy tune,  it doesn't have the grinding  edge that most of the
 other tunes...which isn't necessarily a bad thing.   What is a bad
 thing is this tunes lack of a vocal track.   This song screams out
 "GIVE ME A VOICE".   Very powermetal/hard rock sounding  with some
 pretty impressive full sample riffs and solos,  this tune is a bit
 catchy at times and a bit boring at others.  Once again, I go back
 to the whole "this tune needs a voice" thing...vocals woudl really
 help out during the boring times musically.   The samples,   while
 pretty damn good,  do have  a distinct FUZZ sound to  them that is
 probably created because of a lower bitrate used during sampling??
 It is nowhere near annoying,  but noticable none the less.  I will
 be honest and say that this tune BARELY made the cut,  but it made
 it...and that's all that counts! Very good tune overall Collapsed.

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                         Seeds Of Sickness

 Tracked By: Helltormentor  		    Vocals By: FrizzleFried

 While I did  the lyrics and vocaltrack on this tune,   I can still
 review it with  some objectivity.....especially considering that I    
 tend to be overly critical of my own work.  Helltormentor sent in
 this tune  without vocals as his TA8 submission.   I kind of liked
 liked the song,  but felt that it wasn't complete without vocals..
 so I offered HT  to write the lyrics and do the vocals.    I think
 I did a decent  job on  the  vocals,  though toward the end of the   
 song I started to get  quite horse and it is quite evident.  I was
 going to  re-sample the vocals,  but got  too damn busy with  XMAS
 and the New Year,  and well...I think  these add a bit of charm to
 the song.  I screamed my ass off...

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		       Sinister Agent Of Satan
 
 Tracked By: Cadaver				 Vocals By: Cadaver

 This  is some  kickass garage  shit!   I love the overly distorted
 guitars  and the vocals are very fitting.    I find myself humming
 this tune at work..   The overall production is kickass ..with the
 "grunge/gind/garage/lofi" sound  of the guitars intended. The bass
 in this tune is  subtle but kickass.   The twang is there,  but it
 takes a  few listens to really place it.   Overall, this song came
 DAMN close  to having  the project  name...I even  created a cover
 with "Sinister Agent Of Satan" as the  project name.  I changed my
 mind a couple days later....I just  couldn't get DND's tune out of
 my mind...sorry.  

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                        In The Grip Of Winter

 Tracked By: Inferno_45			      Vocals By: Inferno_45

 The  accoustic intro to this tune is pretty good....and has a very
 good sound.    When the  guitar  and percussions come in,  you can
 tell this is going  to be a quality  tune.   The  overall sound is
 excellent,  and I  particularly  liked the addition of the violin.
 The  guitarsound isn't bad at all,  and the  accoustic samples are
 excellent. The  orchistral (is that a word?) samples are also very
 good. The middle of  the tune is nice when the accoustic,  violin,
 and distortion  guitars are all working.  Excellent. However, When
 the song speeds up toward  the end, t doesn't come off that great,
 and the  solo is short and fuzzy....I did like how the songs ends.
 Overall the song is very good.

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	   		         Sex

 Tracked By: Hurt

 First  thing I want to say is...give this song a chance.    Try to
 ignore the god aweful beginning  of this song.    Once the guitars
 the guitars kick in  though...it gets much better.    I almost cut
 this tune just because of  the intro.  The guitar work in the rest
 of the  tune is quit skilled.  The samples are good...though there
 is a  distinct "tin"  sound....too low of a  bitrate  is my guess.
 While this  song  would benefit from  a vocal track,  I think also 
 holds it's own as an instrumental.   It  does get a bit repetitive
 in one or two spots,  but overall,  not  that bad.   A good song &
 worthy of being here.

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 			      The Ripper
 
 Tracked By: Barfington			      Vocals By: Barfington
		    
                     Originally By: Judas Priest

 I will be 100% honest  with you.  The first time I heard this tune
 I cringed when I heard  the first part...then when the guitars got
 going and  Barf got the flow...I started to enjoy the song.    The
 more I listen to the  song...the more I am liking the beginning of
 the song (though it is still alittle  weak IMHO).  That said...any
 person in the  scene who has  the balls to attempt a  Judas Priest
 tune  vocally diserves to be included.  I really do like the vocal
 work...but I feel Barf's restricted.  By  that I mean he's are not
 just letting go and SINGING the tune...giving  it some "UMPHFF" if
 you know what I mean.  He has  got to just go balls out.   He held
 back a little.  The guitar  work is servicable,  though it is very
 low in volume.  As a  matter of fact....the entire song is  either
 sampled or  mixed very low volume.  I dunno.  This song is a great
 attempt at covering Judas  Priest and Rob Halford.

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 			Xilqa Xilqa Besa Besa

 Tracked By: Invisuu				 Vocals By: Invisuu

 Evidently  this  songs lyrics  are some sort  of protection  spell
 pulled from the  pages of the Necronomicon...the vocals  are very 
 evil sounding  and are mixed just a tad too loud....though somehow
 it fits this tune.  There are some  damn brutal riffs in this tune
 as well  as some  pretty  nice sounding synth that flows  with the
 guitars.  The vocals for  the most part  are higher  pitched growl
 and are done well.  The accordian at the  ending was a nice touch.
 Mixing was decent,  though the  vocals are a tad too loud,  and at
 times  the guitars are  a bit too quiet.   After listening to this
 song numerous times,  I have grown to REALLY like this song...even
 the too loud vocals seem more fitting and better mixed.
  
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                             To Be Elite

 Tracked By: DND                                 Vocals By: Cadaver                            

 It was not really  because of best "sound" that  I gave DND's song
 the honorary project name....it really  wasn't  because of any one
 thing really.  Sure...there  are better sounding guitar samples on
 this project...and yes, there are  more technical songs...and I am
 certain  some won't agree with my decision....but I just could not
 get this song out  of my head for like 3 or 4 days straight.  It's
 not just Cadavers excellent  growl vocals..it's not because of the
 slightly  over-volume main  riff synth.   It't  just that I really  
 the damn song.  That being  said,  I  must say that even  though I
 can't  put my  finger  on it,  I hear voices in the  music of this  
 song...like  an errant sample,  but  DND  assures me there is none
 there.   No biggie,  it actually ads to the song for me.

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                              Awakening

 Tracked By: Buried                               Vocals By: Buried

 The production  value of this song is excellent,  as expected from
 BuriED.   This is a very nice  tune  that spans a couple different 
 genres..including  death,  rock,  even a little bit of doom.   The
 solo work is kickass...as is the song in  general.  BuriEDs growls
 are kickass as well.  This  was another  finalist  for the project
 name.  Very  good job BuriED!   Better than a lot  of stuidio work 
 I've heard!  My only bitch is the size.  The  original version you
 sent me was obscenely large (7.5megs mo3!)....& even  this version
 is still quite large...but I guess thats the price for quality??

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                              The Void

 Tracked By: Nightrealm                       Vocals By: Nightrealm

 Yet another  killer DOOM tune from the DOOMMASTER himself! At just
 a bit over 10 minutes,  this is  the  longest song of the project.
 This is NOT a bad thing.   The  guitar  samples used are just damn
 KICKASS.  The orchistaral samples  are superb!   Nightrealm really
 knows his  stuff when it  comes  to this genre and  it shows.  NRs
 growls are probably the best of the project, IMHO.  EXCELLENT!  If
 I had to bitch about  something it would be that the  first couple
 of minutes  are a slight bit  too slow for my  tastes...but that's
 what the genres all about.  ..and as  a side note...this tune  was
 also in the running for project name.  

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 Greetz go out to all the oldskoolerz among us.    You know who you
 are.    Greetings to the crew at #metalscene...etc.  Not much else
 to say.    Once again I have to thank my wife Lisa...cause without
 her under understanding,  these projects would not be possible.

 This time it was very difficult for me to choose best song to name
 the project.     Bottom line was that there were 3 or 4 songs that
 stood out....one was a coversong and I decided that I did not want
 to name the project after a cover...BuriEDs tune,  Cadavers tune &
 DND's tune were left...I actually made a cover with Sinister Agent
 Of Satan as project name...then decided to go with DND's song.....
 basically it came down not to "sound"....as Cadaver's and BuriED's
 songs are better mixed/realistic sounding....no....it came down to
 to the "HUMM FACTOR".    What I mean is,  I caught myself not only
 once...but a number of times HUMMING the riff from "To Be Elite".

 		 					   - Friz

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 Hail to the almighty FrizzleFried for another TA disk (sorry it
 too so long this time).  :)

	  						   - Gorjr

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   (c)Copyright 2003 MangleBrain Productions | FrizzleFried Ltd.
                      Released January 2003
