10/21/2019 Witchlords Demons In The Dark
Ονομάζονται Witchlords, μας έρχονται από το Βέλγιο κι αρέσκονται στο power / speed metal και στα πολεμικά video games. Δηλώνουν ως επιρροές μπάντες όπως οι Helloween, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Primal Fear, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Visigoth, Eternal Champion και προ ημερών κυκλοφόρησαν το ντεμπούτο τους υπό τον τίτλο 'Demons in the Dark'.Δελτίο τύπου: «Witchlords's debut album released march 2019. With a passion for tabletop games and classic Power Metal, Witchlords takes you down into the dungeons of your soul, facing demons. For fans of, Heroquest, Dungeons and Dragons, other awesome power metal bands and board games!». Band: WitchlordsCountry of origin: BelgiumLocation: Heist-op-den-BergGenre: Power MetalLyric video: 'Demons in the Dark'Album: 'Demons in the Dark'Type: Full lengthRelease date: March 11th, 2019Label: IndependentFormat: DigitalTrack listing:01. Demons in the Dark 04:0702.
The Hero's Fate 04:1303. The Horde 04:0304. The Sorcerer's Spell 02:0405. Tomb Kings 02:5806. Blood for the Bloodgod 02:5407. Master of Fear 02:4808. Slaughter 02:2309.
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Green Menace 02:0010. Chaos 02:21Band members:Thomas Lambeir - DrumsKristof Dedene - Vocals, GuitarPieter Moris - Guitar.
“Demons InThe Dark” is the first album from Belgian power metal band Witchlords, formedin 2018. It’s an independent 30-minute release that ticks off plenty of theclassic power metal boxes. Short and fast-paced songs with high-pitched vocals,plenty of technically impressive guitar solos and galloping drums that reallygot my blood pumping and my head banging. In terms of vocals, Kristof does avery fine job. Like a true bard he sings tales of heroism and bloodshed with avaried vocal range that goes from snarls to banshee screams and everything inbetween. He has a very passionate and expressive quality in his voice and itkept me thoroughly engaged.
Now, theone thing that’s truly missing to make Witchlords’s sound complete is bass.There’s no bass on this album whatsoever and sometimes this issue sticks outits ugly head. Fortunately, Kristof and Thomas put their own individualstrengths on full display (which I mentioned in the previous paragraph) andthey also sparingly use dramatic choir samples to add to the cinematicatmosphere of their sound, expect for the Hans Zimmer Inception horns at thebeginning of the album (which was cheesy as hell and didn’t serve any realpurpose expect for maybe the “roll the dice” quote that could function as aD&D reference). Still, those few issues didn’t hamper me for greatly enjoyingthis album and I believe any power metal or high fantasy lover can equallyappreciate the work this dynamic duo has put out here given their practicallimitations. The whole albumdelves into the high fantasy worlds of such iconic brands as Conan TheBarbarian, Dungeon & Dragons and the books of J.R.R. So expectsongs dealing with orcs, demons, guests for gold & glory and tales of sword& sorcery.
The songs certainly fit well when playing a D&D campaign orwhile watching a movie like The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. Personally, I thinkI’m going to listen to the album while playing the old-school high fantasy FPS gamesAmid Evil or Heretic! Blasting weredragons and sabreclaws to smithereens withthe latter game’s Hell Staff or a tomed up Ethereal Crossbow sounds like a lotof fun while blasting these tunes! SHARPESTSHREDS & BLUNTEST BLADES. 7 D&Ddices out of 10.
Although I could slam this album for its lack of bass andbare-bones production I’m a huge believer of the philosophy “the whole isgreater than the sum of its parts.” And those two weaknesses aside, I feltWitchlords’ debut to be a well-written and energetic release! With limitedresources, Kristof and Thomas still managed to craft a nice first impressionwith excellent guitar work, expressive vocals, powerful drums and an excellenthigh fantasy atmosphere. And now that they’ve got a second guitarist and abassist among their midst, they’re working hard on the sequel! In the meantime,here’s the LOTR’s iconic Helms Deep battle with Witchlords’ “The Horde” songplaying along!
Enjoy but remember, they’re taking the hobbits to Isengard!
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