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► ROYAL HUNT ANNOUNCE THE RE-ISSUE OF THEIR 2005 STUDIO ALBUM “PAPER BLOOD” AS A DOUBLE LP AND AN EXTENDED CD ► Connect with us on Instagram: ► Subscribe to this channel here: Lyrics In our shop, as you can see, You’d be a man you wanna be. Unhappy with the way it goes? Just buy another life. And our prices… who can beat? Here’s royal flesh and cannot meat You name it – my associate Is sharpening her knife… Please take a peek inside, tell me how it feels like When you’re spilling paper blood In the blaze of glory Paper blood – on the holy ground Paper blood – neverending story… Paper blood makes the world go round and round. We’ve got it covered to the tee… Another wife? Just take a brief: Look at this fine selection of those bitches from the East We’re selling friends, we’re selling cars, A recent show with superstars, A child, a war, a heart, a soul – It’s all to make you pleased… right! Nothing is too strange (when we are in this price range) You’re wasting paper blood In the blaze of glory Paper blood – on the holy ground Paper blood – neverending story… Paper blood can buy a tiny crown For this sad and weary clown, So he can smile and take a look around Across his kingdom – fake as it could be (And what’s wrong with that?) Where tears of joy’re impossible to see (What do we need them for?) Where heartfelt laughter’s not what you will hear (And so what?) Enough of that, ‘coz it’s my biggest fear. Paper Blood – Reissue 2021: ⚈ A double orange vinyl featuring a lyrics inner sheet, two bonus tracks, housed in a 5 mm spine non-gatefold 3D (lenticular) cover. Limited edition, handnumbered copies. (Night Of The Vinyl Dead, Italy, Cat. NIGHT339) ⚈ A collector’s edition CD featuring 4 bonus tracks in a digipak with soft touch cover incl. 12 page booklet containing lyrics and tons of archive photos from PB-era.(Northpoint Productions, Denmark. , UPS:0200000095468) Tracklisting: 1. Break Your Chains 5:30 2. Not My Kind 6:19 3. Memory Lane 5:18 4. Never Give Up 5. Seven Days 6:18 6. SK 983 4:39 7. Kiss Of Faith 8. Paper Blood 9. Season’s Change 10. Twice Around The World 7:15 11. Bonus Track: Day In Day Out (new version) 12. Bonus Track: Never Give Up (live 2006) 13. Bonus Track: One By One (new version) 14. Bonus Track: Paper Blood (live 2006) About the album. “RH burst out with Paper Blood in 2005- a furiously melodic gem which playfully danced among 80s hard rock, prog metal, and power metal. John West charges through these tracks with an arena-ready voice of the gods and he’s the main reason why there’s an 80s flavor to this, aside from the guitar crunch and attitude. His voice isn’t quite as operatic as most power metal singers and isn’t as clean as most prog metal singers. Instead, he sounds more like a huskier Bon Jovi or any number of AOR vocalists, which isn’t a bad thing. Get it out of your head right now that that’s a bad thing. Throughout the entire album the keyboards buzz right through your body, severing bone and muscle in the most pleasurable way possible. They’re not brutal, but the tone used is so heavy and astral that it makes you think twice about pissing on them as leading instruments. If you’re going to listen to music like this, you should expect to hear keyboards and like them in healthy quantities. The good thing is that this album loves them, but they’re not flowery and there’s a solid riff base supporting all this. I dare you to sit through any of the three instrumentals without going through the rest of your life with a brain of fried mush. Lyrically, Paper Blood is about money and how it practically runs through all of our veins, capillaries, and arteries, figuratively speaking. It took me a while to figure out what the hell paper blood is, but when it dawned on me it was marvelous. The social consciousness prog is known for is well on display here, rest assured. Songs such as “Break Your Chains”(which was nominated for a best metal song on a list a couple years ago) and “Never Give Up” also deliver powerful messages of self-actualization and self-empowerment. We sure need that nowadays. Royal Hunt continue to show they are a unique voice in progressive metal, striking a steady balance between brawn and elegance, retro and modern”. – review by Necrobobsledder / 🔌 Connect with ROYAL HUNT: Instagram: Facebook: Twitter: #powermetal #progressivemetal #melodicrock #rockmusic #heavymetal
