Year : 2017
Style : Heavy Metal , Power Metal
Country : France
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 112 mb
Bio:
SILVER WIND is a Heavy / Power Metal band from Grenoble (France) that was founded in 2005 by Eric (guitars and composition), Francois (drums) and Benoit (bass), a bit later joined by Mathieu (lead guitar) and Antoine (vocals). In 2013 they released their first EP entitled ''Fight for Glory'', mainly influenced by the Swedish Metal scene and bands like Hammerfall, Ram or Enforcer. Afterwards SILVER WIND moved on to a much more Teutonic sounding style, reminiscent of Running Wild, Paragon, Iron Savior and Lonewolf, completing their current thunderous sound. Jens Börner from Lonewolf even contributes backing vocals on the band's debut full-length “Legion Of The Exiled”, which also features a cover of the classic underground Metal hymn “Medieval Steel” from MEDIEVAL STEEL. This is Heavy Metal to the bone!
Album:
Power Metal is a Metal genre that really needs a reformulation, a push to make things interesting again. Many bands still bet on the old formulas and clichés, evading the idea of creating something new. Althgouth they aren’t revolutionary, it seems that the French quintet SILVER WIND seems to be rewriting the rules of the game on their first album, “Legion of the Exiled”.The first thing that calls our attention is their musical insight: it’s extremely far from the model created by HELLOWEEN, ANGRA and RHAPSODY. It seems more a mix between influences from ACCEPT, RUNNING WILD and some melodies that comes from epic moments of MANOWAR, and even some Hard Rock feeling is presented. The vocals are not using that high pitched thin screams, their main focus is on the weight and not on the technical work (besides they aren’t bad musicians at all). Their melodies are easy to understand and everything is on their right places. It’s nothing new, but shows an alternative to the current model.The sound quality is another interesting feature of “Legion of the Exiled”: it is raw, and besides the sonority is not filthy, it grants their music some very good weight and an extra dose of aggressiveness. Although it could have been done in a better way, it is out of everything the producers of the genre are used to doing.You can hear what these French guys are into when you hear songs as “Legion of the Exiled” with its thundering weight, created by bass guitar and drums, the fierce epic onslaught done by the guitars on “Miracle Steel”, the purely German Metal style shown on the guitars and vocals on the excellent “Steel Against Steel”, and the excellent traditional Heavy Metal melodies that fills “Lord of the Last Rampart” and “Revenge”. But you must hear their fine version for MEDIEVAL STEEL’s song “Medieval Steel”, that is really very good, with the band putting their own personality on it (besides some high pitched screams appear on the end of the song).They aren’t quite there, but they will be if the band evolves in the right way.
Line Up:
Benoit Lecuona Bass (2005-present) - See also: Elvenstorm
François Sacco Drums (2005-present)
Eric Fichera Guitars (rhythm) (2005-present)
Mathieu Bérard Guitars (lead) (2009-present)
Antoine Volat Vocals (2012-present) - See also: Sacral Night
Tracklist:
01. Intro 01:45 instrumental
02. Legion of the Exiled 04:52
03. Miracle Steel 04:26
04. Fight for Glory 05:02
05. Steel Against Steel 04:52
06. Lord of the Last Rampart 04:17
07. Revenge 04:35
08. Medieval Steel (Medieval Steel cover) 04:55
09. Sword of the Snow 04:20
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