Year : 2024
Style : Heavy Metal , Hard Rock
Country : Poland
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 107 mb
Bio:
If ever a band inspired by the achievements of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal could be formed in Rybnik, it happened in 2014.Three friends, one goal: Heavy Metal.Zbyszek, Adam and Krzysiek took Michał under their wing, founded IRONBOUND and hired Bartek as vocalist... Exactly in that order. Their first EP, SHE DEVIL, came out. Good reviews confirmed that it was the right direction. Unfortunately, not everyone wanted to follow it. Bartek went his own way and Ironbound met Łukasz on his hard trodden path. Everyone knew how it would end. First the single, then the full, racy, dripping with Heavy Metal album. And then only the conquest of the world...
Album:
Poland’s classic heavy metallers Ironbound return next week with their second full length, three years after the very good debut The Lightbringer. The band’s style is immediately reminiscent of nineties-era Iron Maiden and, you guessed it, the solo works of Blaze Bayley. It is indeed meat and potatoes heavy metal, rarely experimenting, guaranteed to please fans for at least a few listens, but not good enough to stay in your player for too long. The problem with Serpent’s Kiss is it plays too safe in trying to replicate the tested formula from the debut with no spread of the imagination. The guitar solos in The Destroyer Of Worlds and Forefathers’ Rites are really good, but the tempos and the structure of almost all of the songs is just too predictable.What I like about Ironbound is their obvious love for this type of metal and their dedication to the band’s cause, creating a killer imagery in their artwork and even having their own mascot. However, much like their British brothers in arms Tailgunner, who released their debut last year, the Polish add very little originality and hooks to what sounds like a different version of the same song. I may be a bit too harsh here, because I am actually a big fan of the genre, even if most of it has been exhausted in the Eighties by Priest, Maiden and Accept. What bands like Tailgunner and Ironbound need to understand is they need much better songs, and they don’t have to be afraid of experimenting and adding their own touch to the picture. This is a problem I’ve discussed with the last few Queensrÿche albums too. The best song of the bunch is undoubtedly Holy Sinners, which just has the hooks and memorable melody to stay in your head for longer. This song reminded me of Stray Gods, who are also emulating classic Maiden, but have better songs, better hooks, and a better vocalist.It’s a very tough competition in classic metal (and not only), especially after the pandemic, the bands are hungry to release new music and make more live shows, so Ironbound need to step up their game considerably for album number three.
Line-Up:
Łukasz Krauze - Vocals (2017-present) - See also: Event Urizen, ex-Haures, ex-Disephia (live)
Zbigniew Bizoń - Bass (2014-present) - See also: Goddess of Sin, ex-Soul Collector, ex-Hell Machine
Michał Halamoda - Guitars (lead) (2014-present) - See also: Soul Collector, ex-Moulded Flesh
Krzysztof Całka - Guitars (rhythm) (2014-present) - See also: Sandbreaker, Goddess of Sin, ex-Crimson Ice, ex-River of Time, ex-Hell Machine
Adam Całka - Drums (2014-present) - See also: ex-Crimson Ice, ex-River of Time, ex-Hell Machine
Tracklist:
01. Doomsday to Come 05:00
02. Holy Sinners 04:00
03. Serpent's Kiss 06:16
04. The Destroyer of Worlds 07:45
05. The New Dawn 04:35
06. Forefathers' Rites 04:41
07. Vale of Tears 05:32
08. The Healer of Souls 08:50
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