Heavy Metal Hell – 8.5/10 – When Darkness Calls Album Review

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Úterý, 18. Prosince 2012

RECENZE: Reverence – When Darkness Calls


Vydavatel: Razar Ice Records
Země: USA, Detroit (Michigan)
Datum vydání: 31. květen 2012
Žánr: Power metal
Počet skladeb: 11
Celkový čas: 49:04


Tracklist:
01. When Darkness Calls (5:00)
02. Bleed For Me (4:10)
03. Phantom Road (3:47)
04. Devil In Disguise (4:31)
05. Too Late (5:16)
06. Gatekeeper (3:55)
07. The Price You Pay (4:19)
08. Monster (4:53)
09. Revolution Rising (5:32)
10. After The Leaves Have Fallen (3:35)
11. Vengeance Is Mine (4:06)
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Současní členové:
Todd Michael Hall – zpěv
Bryan Holland – kytara
Steve „Doc Killdrums“ Wacholz – bicí
Ned Meloni – baskytara
Pete Rossi – kytara
Diskografie:
When Darkness Calls (2012)
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In 2010, guitarist and singer Bryan Holland Todd Hall decided to form a new band, under whose name will attack the metal scene. They managed to inspire the idea to his friends and teammates – Ned Meloniho bassist and drummer Steve Wacholze. If you are interested in the American concept of traditional heavy metal, then these names you might be familiar.They all had appeared in reports TOKYO BLADE, JACK STARR’S BURNING STARR or Savatage. Last incoming member, guitarist Pete Rossi, he again starred with LYNCH MOB or Avenged Sevenfold. Power metal five Reverence released 31st May debut album When Darkness Calls. So in order to honor you offer your court record these experienced Detroit musicians.

When darkness comes, then only with great entree in the form of dense sound of guitars, explosive drums, kick and shooting four octave singing voice of Todd, accompanied by several other metal warriors and ye shall thick atmosphere is still a first-class solo. Militancy achieves even greater emotion and pomposity in the following song. Bleed For Me both consider to be one of the best, but most of Todd’s words “Will you bleed, bleed for me” makes me only agree. Yes, I bled for this! The song mainly contains melodic NWOBHM. After phantom way we go much higher rate than in the previous minutes. Road shows no inequality, so you can relax and soak in the vastness of the landscape, roaring guitars, drums and šinout crack it straight to Hell. Well, what to do when you meet the Devil in disguise? Skip to rock wool 80th years with a thrilling riff in the background, solo guitar and drums, making an already tense situation even more thickened. Just hope that the discovery čertovského friend come too late. Very atmospheric introduction (and conclusion) fifth album’s songs are very familiar to me. I do not know exactly where to place it, certainly from the song reeks of divine inspiration Ronnie (RIP). And who should be the Guardianpower metal?

The price you pay for all of this is to enjoy it the hardest four minutes album. Song is not as fast as the others, but it’s good. Due to the slower rhythm guitar will sound much bigger and when the end will take another fantastic solos, you lose the notion that you are in hell or in heaven. Each monster has a bouncing temper, so that bass line is a great choice. Todd also changed a little vocal approach, making it obvious that it sits even lower position (and the ones I liked a lot). I have already pointed out some guitar solos? Mr. Holland is a master of his instrument. Without rebellion revolution would not work in any company … or the devil.Fallen leaves after each change is coming. Any good metal album (regardless of genre), in my have a slower song or ballad straight. When Darkness Calls to this role takes just appointed penultimate song. And that’s a very powerful thing. Let’s silly, but perhaps accurately – guitar line GUNS’N’ROSES singer with a powerful voice, which recalls the famous speech time 80./90. years and who has charisma Bruce Dickinson. I just hope that after my review will not be individual members of Reverence want to proclaim Vengeance is mine.

To be clearer. Reverence, although a new band, but this name hides experienced names.And experience is a lot to know on the board, which adds recording a mark of quality. Nevertheless, it is possible in many places to easily identify who or where the gentlemen in the creation of inspired, the album’s more adds another plus points than vice versa. When Darkness Calls is rich in numerous references to the famous power metal and NWOBHM in 80 and 90 years. You can easily hear JUDAS PRIEST, DIO or Queensryche. In addition, the music Reverence also appear characters of American metal from both coasts. Whether it’s glam from the West or less jolly thrash from the East. And I, who is “nurtured” and loves harder forms of metal, I still appreciate the extra singer Todd Hall, because even when singing in high positions, so I do not tear my ears or it does not matter as the other bands playing more classic genres (for this statement me a lot of you are quite possibly convicts, but there’s nothing I can do about = o)). Otherwise, the song itself nicely to follow the structure and setting in the tracklist. A wonderful combination of harsh guitars with melody, choral refrains, Steve doing honor his nickname Doc Killdrums. If my words have any weight, then I would say: Yes, this album you have to listen at least!

RATING: 8.5 / 10
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