Via Nocturna – 9/10 – When Darkness Calls Album Review

It is a young band. Very Young.Elements But with immense experience. The Reverence born in 2010 through Holland and Bryan Michael Todd. The first known for being the guitarist of NWOBHMlegends Tokyo Blade, banda who left in 2009. As for the other founding member, Michael Todd, also has a past reference: was lead singer of Jack Starr, the Burning Starr. The elements selected to accompany this duo are also important people: Steve Wacholz played the first nine albums ofSavatage and Crimson Glory Astronomica of the glorious and bassist Ned Melodi played with Jack and Starr with Kix. So, maybe not strange that this new project and album, When Darkness Call NWOBHM sound so … with Iron Maiden as their main reference, though peppered with some power metal Nordic school. Experienced people, who knows every detail and perfectly mastered the playing field could only have made a record like this.When Darkness Calls is an album full of great rides, long riffs, high vocals, rhythms and crushing a low always present. And also with some large meshes as the topic title, Bleed For Me, Too Late orAfter The Leaves Have Fallen. A disc that, regardless of their references, does not seem dated or expired. Incidentally, thismetal is real, genuine, pure. And that is always perfectly updated.Therefore, the true fans of the genre will be identified with this work safely.

1 – When Darkness Calls

2 – Bleed For Me

3 – Phantom Road

4 – Devil In Disguise

5 – Too Late

6 – Gatekeeper

7 – The Price You Pay

8 – Monster

9 – Revolution Rising

10 – After The Leaves Have Fallen

11 – Vengeance Is Mine

Todd Michael Hall – vocals

Bryan Holland – guitars

Steve “Doc Killdrums” Wacholz – drums

Ned Meloni – bass

Pete Rossi – guitars

Published by Pedro Carvalho in 20:17