Year : 2024
Style : Melodic Power Metal
Country : France , Greece , Germany , England
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 109 mb
Bio:
Bloodorn, a new power metal band led by Sirenia’s lead guitarist Nils Courbaron. The band was formed in 2020 during the pandemic. Silent Winter vocalist Mike Livas, Freedom Call bassist Francesco Saverio Ferraro and Sirenia drummer Michael Brush joined the band after hearing the first demos of the album. Influenced by bands such as Gamma Ray, Angra and Beast In Black, the band also draws on some elements from the extreme metal scene. Bloodorn's music is very fast and technical, sometimes even brutal, but also very melodic and catchy: extreme power metal! The name Bloodorn is a play on words from the Viking torture method 'Blôdörn' (better known as 'Blood Eagle') and 'Blood'. In the band's universe, the Bloodorn is like a Reaper - a monster ready to kill and destroy everything in its path. Bloodorn is about the fight against oppression, authority and tyranny, but also about dark gothic fantasy, shadow cults, war, inner strength, honour, Norse mythology and even some video game references. All of these concepts are reinforced by Bloodorn's stateside image and outfits.
Album:
The creation of Bloodorn is complete, with a debut album!Led by French guitarist Nils Courbaron (Sirenia, T.A.N.K., live for Asylum Pyre…), the project also counts on Mike Livas (vocals, Silent Winter, Prydain, ex-Rhodium…), Francesco Saverio Ferraro (bass) and Michael Brush (drums, Sirenia, Magic Kingdom) to create Let The Fury Rise, released by Reaper Entertainment.The album kicks off with Overture, a short introduction that lays the foundations for the band’s sound thanks to some well-crafted guitars, but it’s with Fear The Coming Wave that the album really gets underway, leaving a solid rhythm to accompany motivating vocals and some sharp leads. The epic Power Metal influences are perfectly exploited by the musicians, who don’t hesitate to place some majestic keyboards to reinforce their riffs, like the more joyful ones that appear on Under The Secret Sign, where the vocalist also lets loose and becomes much more directive. The instrumental is not to be outdone, offering an aggressive, frantic approach before moving on to catchy, jerky riffs on Rise Up Again, a track where we notice a few saturation points in the leader’s voice, creating an almost martial atmosphere. Whether the final is very slightly calmer, Tonight We Fight! unsurprisingly returns to the obvious aggression suggested by its name, sometimes offering a touch of modernity in its Old School roots, then it’s with God Won’t Come that the band really surprised me, almost adopting Melodic Death tinges, especially during the furious accelerations and when the composition welcomes screams as well as its guest. Forging The Future (With Our Blades) keeps the band’s rage alive, once again offering a choppy martial approach mixed with an obvious mastery of each instrument, particularly on the devastating leads, before Let The Fury Rise takes a few seconds to moderate before letting go of the reins again, while keeping control of its charge. A few backing vocals accompany the vocalist, who once again outdoes himself on the eponymous track, then the musicians place a few mysterious harmonics on Six Wounded Wolves, giving violence a somewhat different shade. The soothing break finally lets us catch our breath before the frenetic final, then it’s with Bloodorn that the band continue to feed their epic sounds while offering a unifying panel of voices. To my great surprise, it’s a cover of Square Hammer by Sweden’s Ghost that closes the album, making this track, which I’ve known for almost eight years and abhor, listenable. Of course, we recognize the more danceable touch of the original version, but in the end, the track fits right in!Although rooted in Power Metal, Bloodorn shows more modern, aggressive influences on Let The Fury Rise. The musicians don’t fail to push their riffs into their most extreme sonorities, creating here a truly motivating war anthem!
Line Up:
Mike Livas - vocals - See also: Prydain, Sidë Effects, Silent Winter, Zix, Crusade of Steel, Keepers of Jericho, Maidenance, ex-Deified, ex-Fortress Under Siege, ex-Rhodium, ex-Timo Tolkki (live), ex-Accelerator
Nils Courbaron Guitars - See also: Nils Courbaron's Project, Sirenia, Asylum Pyre (live), T.A.N.K, ex-NorthTale (live)
Francesco Saverio Ferraro - bass - See also: Freedom Call, Artaban's Redemption, ex-Vexillum, ex-Concordea (live)
Michael Brush - drums - See also: Holy Tide, Magic Kingdom, Sirenia, ex-Control the Storm, ex-Hellbastard, ex-Merciless Terror, ex-Celestial Wish, Ark Ascent
Tracklist:
01. Overture XIS
02. Fear The Coming Wave
03. Under The Secret Sign
04. Rise Up Again
05. Tonight We Fight!
06. God Won't Come
07. Forging The Future
08. Let The Fury Rise
09. Six Wounded Wolves
10. Bloodorn
11. Square Hammer (Ghost cover)
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