{"product_id":"ransom-ransom-4-bonus-trading-card-new-cd-2021-retroactive-elite-aor-hard-rock","title":"RANSOM - RANSOM +4 Bonus + Trading Card (*NEW-CD, 2021, Retroactive) elite AOR Hard Rock!","description":"\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZlVPIAZ1sI8\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e RANSOM - RANSOM +4 Bonus + Trading Card (*NEW-CD, 2021, Retroactive)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHassle Free, Low Cost Insurance: We strongly encourage you to purchase our 100% coverage, hassle free insurance. It will cover your entire order, not just this item. 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Ransom's lyrics are mature and grounded in Christianity. Overall a great heavy metal platter regarded as a Christian metal classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e                              ----- Classic Christian Rock Magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf it is muscle you are looking for then check out the double kick drum action on “Break Into Darkness” or the rhythm guitar assaults of “Lasting Love”. “Fallen Angel”, in particular, is a special piece with its variances in time and tempo and exquisite chorus. These three are as good as it gets and represent the pinnacle of Ransom’s songwriting abilities.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e                     -----Angelic Warlord Music Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Christian metal classic. Lisa Faxom has a great voice and guitarist Tony Ortiz is a shredder who holds his own with some of the guitar greats. Ransom's lyrics are mature and grounded in Christianity. 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