Year : 2017
Style : Melodic Power Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 157 mb
Bio:
The band was founded in Munich, once known as Lizard, in the year 1993.After four international CD releases, including via Century Media Records, and extensive touring with Blind Guardian, Grave Digger and many other bands, the former "Metal Heart Magazine - Newcomer" StormHammer now is back with a strong brand new cast around the founding members Manni Ewender and Horst Tessman.After a long time and search for suitable musicians we are proud to present our new line-up with singer Jürgen Dachl and guitarist Bernd Intveen. Influenced by their previous work in other metal bands (e.g. Diabolos Dust, Shadowland, van Langen), the sound of StormHammer will change a little bit!On drums there was a change again - Felix Weise was replaced by Chris Widmann, who some of you will remember from a previous StormHammer line-up.The band is currently working hard on their forthcoming 5th album titled "Echoes of a lost paradise".The release date is scheduled for 12.06.2015.
Album:
This is some decent, sometimes pretty catchy power metal that won't revolutionize the genre, but it is pretty entertaining overall. The vocals stand out in that they're kind of raw and uneven, sometimes being spot on and sometimes being borderline cringe worthy. Still, the most memorable songs such as the title track, "Watchmen" and "Spirit of the Night" owe a lot to the catchy vocal melodies. It's all a matter of getting used to it.Welcome to the End is less polished than most of the power metal I've heard in recent times. It's not polished like a classic car, but rather raw and even a little bit "messy", and that helps set it apart a little bit, being more akin to a muddy off-road truck than a shiny sports car (I have absolutely no idea what's up with me and car references today). The album is rough but still very melodic and contains a good mix of speedy and energetic versus more solemn and darker songs, so despite containing 14 songs lasting over one hour in total, it's varied enough that it doesn't get boring.Not perfect nor revolutionary by any means, Welcome to the End is a good alternative to happy and polished power metal while still sharing the basic ingredients. Worth checking out.Recorded at SH Studio in Munich, Germany. Mix by Mario Lochert and mastering by Jan Vacik at Dreamsound Studio Munich, Germany.Cover artwork by Jan Yrlund.
Line Up:
Jürgen Dachl - Vocals (2014-present) (ex-Flood of Ages, ex-Diabolos Dust, ex-Backbone, ex-Crown, ex-Saratoga)
Bernd Intveen - Guitars (lead) (2013-present) (ex-Folkearth, ex-Shadowland)
Horst Tessmann - Bass (1993-present) (ex-Lizard, ex-S.P.Q.R., ex-Steamhammer)
Manny "Maniac" Ewender - Guitars (rhythm) (1993-present)
Chris Widmann - Drums (2003-2008, 2014-present) (ex-Emergency Gate, ex-Visions of Atlantis (live))
Guests:
Natalie Pereira Dos Santos - vocals
Tracklist:
01. The Beginning Of The End
02. Northman
03. Welcome To The End
04. The Heritage
05. Secret
06. The Law
07. Watchmen
08. Road To Heaven
09. My Dark Side
10. Into The Night
11. Spirit Of The Night
12. Soul Temptation
13. The Awakening
14. Black Dragon
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