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MYSTIFICATION |
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Spirits of the dead Valley of unrest Mystification Masque of the red death Up from the crypt Children of the night Dragon star Death by the hammer Available as CD here: Sentinel Steel P.O.Box 123 Rockaway NJ 07866 USA Phone/Fax: +973 398 3436 email: metal@sentinelsteel.com |
 
Two parts of the original MYSTIFICATION album cover MYSTIFICATION was the first record that leads the band into a heavier direction. I was nearly shocked listening to "Up From The Crypt" for the first time...they are as fast as Slayer here! The other tracks also sound much harder than those on all previous releases. But they havenīt lost the epic aspect in the songs! The titletrack is a great song also is "The Dragon Star". The whole album is dedicated to Edgar Allan Poe! Normally this album must have been a huge succes for the band because in 1987 Heavy Metal was getting harder and faster, but "regular" Heavy Metal was still popular. That fits to the title of the record: Itīs mystery why there was no huge success for the band after the release of MYSTIFICATION. Unfortunately the production is not as good as on OPEN... and DELUGE. I heard that thy had some techinical problems in the studio...well, the re-release as CD will be much better because it is totally remixed and remastered (I heard two songs already).
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