Year : 2000 (Kill Again Records Slipcase Edition 2025)
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 101 mb
Bio:
The band formed in the 80s when almost all of the members were already playing in bands that could gather underground acclaim. However, after forming Sacred Steel they were able to draw larger attention and success. After opening for bands like Blitzkrieg they were signed to Metal Blade Records in April 1997 being the first German band ever to do so. Their debut album 'Reborn In Steel' was released October 1997 and with great press and fan response, Sacred Steel became one of the top German metal acts in a short time, maybe also due to the renaissance of True metal and successes of bands like Hammerfall.They released two more albums on Metal Blade: 'Wargods Of Metal' in 1998 (produced by Bill Metoyer of Slayer and Helstar fame) and 'Bloodlust'. Their third album was 'Bloodlust' in 2000, a concept album that saw the band broaden their stylistic horizon but, of course, staying a committed true metal band to the bone.They played many festivals in Europe, mostly underground ones but also the renowned Wacken Open Air twice and went on tour with many bands, e.g. Primal Fear and Children Of Bodom.After signing to Massacre Records they released 'Slaughter Prophecy' in 2002 which again saw the band playing around with a wide variety of influences that revealed the decades-long love of the musicians for all kinds of heavy metal. Some of the new songs even bordered on Doom metal or Death metal. The last album of the original lineup was 'Iron Blessings' that was released with a big bang in October 2004 - that very release show has been turned into a live CD and DVD under the title 'Live Blessings' (released 2006).After a year-long hiatus Jörg Michael Knittel and Oliver Großhans, the two original guitarists, left Sacred Steel to pursue their Death-Metal project My Darkest Hate. Jens Sonnenberg switched from bass guitar to guitar and two new members were quickly brought in: Kai Schindelar on bass guitar, the former guitar tech and roadie Jonas Khalil as additional guitarist.2006 saw the release of the first album with the new lineup which had been recorded with Sodom producer Harris Johns. 'Hammer Of Destruction' was a 'back to the roots'-album for the band and had very strong songs that reminded of rather archetypical heavy metal bands like early Metallica, Iron Maiden, Jag Panzer, Megadeth or Helstar. It was again a success with fans and media and even spawned a video clip to 'Maniacs Of Speed'
Album:
New slipcase edition from Kill Again Records with new front cover.Sacred Steel's Bloodlust is the first and only album of their's that I have purchaced, or intend to purchace for that matter. There are definatly some solid points to this album, but even once you get used to the vocalist this album is little more than background noise. Don't get me wrong there are some definate high points that other reviewers have pointed out, the best of them being that unlike some "fantasy metal" bands (Bal-Sagoth) their lyrics do not make me burst out laughing when i read them. Over all the album is solid with some very good work on the instraments especially the drums, even the vocals are fine once you get used to them. Sure they aren't exactly melodic, but shit we aren't talking about an opera here, we're talking metal. Once you get used to this that is what Sacred Steel is: metal. There's nothing wrong with it, but unless you're playing a D&D game where someone is running around with a magic sword named Stormhammer, this is hardly a clasic or eve a must buy. Just some decent metal, and thats fine with me.
Line Up:
Gerrit P. Mutz - Vocals - See also: Angel of Damnation, Battleroar, Dawn of Winter, ex-Tragedy Divine, ex-Cemetery, ex-Variety of Arts, ex-Astral Door
Jörn Langenfeld - Guitars (2023-present) - See also: Subconscious, ex-Tales of Sorrow, ex-Coronatus, ex-May the Silence Fail, ex-Illuminate, ex-Sonnengott
Oliver Grosshans - Guitars
Jens Sonnenberg - Bass, Vocals (backing)
Mathias Straub - Drums - See also: Naevus, ex-Mystic Prophecy, ex-Voodooshock
+ Guest, Vocals – Alan Tecchio, Andreas Reissnauer, René Pfeiffer
Production:
Engineered At – House Of Music Studios
Mixed At – House Of Music Studios
Published By – Limb Music Publishing
Artwork [Cover Artwork By] – Jan Meininghaus
Crew [Swords & Pyros] – Alexander "Apollo" Heiß
Crew [Tattos & Merchandise] – Verena Jerabeck
Engineer [Engineered], Mixed By – Achim Köhler
Layout, Logo – Jörg M. Knittel
Management – MIND MUSIC
Mastered By – Achim Köhler, Jörg M. Knittel
Music By, Lyrics By – Sacred Steel
Photography By – Darius Ramazani
Producer – Achim Köhler, Sacred Steel
Tracklist:
01. Stormhammer 4:17
02. The Oath Of Blood 4:05
03. By The Wrath Of The Unborn 3:47
04. Blood On My Steel 5:06
05. Metal Is War 3:05
06. Sacred Warriors Of Steel 5:12
07. Dark Forces Lead Me To The Brimstone Gate 3:47
08. Master Of Thy Fate 6:15
09. Lust For Blood 3:53
10. Throne Of Metal 4:17
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