Reverence ‘Gods Of War’ Review by Rafabasa (ES)
http://www.rafabasa.com/2015/10/13/critica-del-cd-de-reverence-gods-of-war
Last year we brought a pleasant surprise with “Unleash The Fire” return disk under the name RIOT RIOT V after the death of its leader and founder Mark Reale. The same was struck by the powerful voice of singer Todd Michael Hall, who had worked with JACK STARR’S BURNING STARR, and who had the opportunity to see live deploying all its power in the Rock Fest in Barcelona spent doing we took good note to track.
Fortunately there have been long to wait to hear back because these days we return to the first work encontrárnoslo Reverence, sharing lineup with guitarist Bryan Holland (TOKYO BLADE, ARREST) and Pete Rossi (Overland) bassist Michael Massie (OVERLOADED) and drummer Steve Wacholz (Savatage, Crimson Glory). All of them have marked a more than competent disk-heavy American power in which roundly and rightly melody coexist, and where memories are inevitable bands mentioned in the career of his musicians and others like ICED EARTH or QUEENSRŸCHE first.
With a less garish than RIOT V Todd sharing plan with a significant deployment of riffs and solos focusing on a very solid rhythm section they fall’s topics “Gods Of War” beginning with the one that gives title to the work, in which about a heavy but clear vocals and rhythm guitarists inserted attacks with power, increasing the pace “Heart Of Gold” which could well fit into the discography of RIOT with a very sharp guitar riffs and melodic on the powerful punch of Wacholz.
In “Until My Dying Breath” rhythm stutters with low Massie very much like rhythmic allowing for increases nuanced an arrogant Todd, being more melodic but no less powerful in the incisive “Angel In Black” with some reminiscence JUDAS PRIEST / PRIMAL FEAR in their sharp guitars, like the hardest and densest “Tear Down The Mountain”, or motivating “Blood Of Heroes” adorned with a slight progressive varnish.
More speed and aggressiveness in the powerful “Battle Cry” with a killer riff and very sharp but controlled voice of Todd competing with Rossi asaetadoras Holland and guitars that fold into a tremendous solo again remind the cane RIOT hard to get closer to the “Choices Made” featuring drummer Lorenzo Gonzalez (TOKYO BLADE, OVERLOADED) being marked mainly by his great choral melodies, relaxing on the power ballad “Splinter” for showcasing expressive voice Todd.
By the end leave two good guns, rhythmic throbbing “Cleansed By Fire” again taking center stage with choirs eighties very essence, and outright “Race To Obscene” melodic wildness in which emphasize technical and pasted into a heavier cadence that is lightened with his guitar solos worked.
Good closure for a work that in its central part may have some more dense and heavy phases, but generally offers very good times for fans of the most powerful and classic American power.
Mariano Palomo
List of Topics:
Gods Of War
Heart Of Gold
Until My Dying Breath
Angel In Black
Tear Down The Mountain
Blood Of Heroes
Battle Cry
Choices Made
Splinter
Cleansed By Fire
Race To Obscene
