Gladiator - 'Made Of Pain' (samples)

Πριν από τριάντα χρόνια, το 1993, κυκλοφορούσε ο δεύτερος δίσκος των Gladiator υπό τον τίτλο "Made of Pain". Με αφορμή την επέτειο η δισκογραφική εταιρεία Divebomb Records τον επανακυκλοφόρησε προ τετραμήνου (28 Απριλίου 2023) με νέο τίτλο "Made of Pain (Anniversary Edition)".

Οι Gladiator μας έρχονται από την Σλοβακία. Δημιουργήθηκαν το μακρινό 1988 και συνεχίζουν ακάθεκτοι μέχρι τις ημέρες μας. Ξεκίνησαν ως thrash metal μπάντα, αλλά συνέχισαν σε πιο rock (Grunge / Hard Rock) μουσικές κατευθύνσεις. Έχουν κυκλοφορήσει 14 full length albums, δύο live albums, ένα demo και τρεις συλλογές.

Ακούμε αποσπάσματα (τριάντα δευτερολέπτων) και από τα δέκα τραγούδια της επανακυκλοφορίας του δίσκου "Made Of Pain"...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Gladiator formed in the Alekšince area of western Slovakia during the late-'80s, eventually making their proper debut in 1992 with the Designation album-introducing their take on rugged thrash metal that struck a balance between speed and crunch.

It is the quartet's sophomore album, Made Of Pain, though-originally issued in 1993 by Škvrna Records-that is often spoken of by underground metal fanatics as Gladiator's finest output.

Frequently compared to Slayer and especially Sepultura, Made Of Pain presented 37 minutes of tighter, more focused songwriting that remained true to the band's aggressive thrash roots, while exploring a hint more melody and increasingly intricate musicianship.

The following year, however, Gladiator gravitated toward a more grunge-inspired sound, which marked the first step toward establishing the band as a major label rock outfit that remains active to this day. Thus, Made Of Pain turned out to be the final expression of the group's ferocious metal inception.

Having not appeared on CD since 1993, original copies of Made Of Pain have become extremely rare, fetching hundreds of dollars on the collectors' market, so Divebomb Records is excited to present this officially licensed reissue. Fully remastered by Jamie King Audio, the disc will be packaged alongside a 12-page booklet that includes lyrics and photos. For the fans, by the fans!»