Massacre\/Sound Pollution<\/p>\n
Sword waving German Vikings STORMWARRIOR is back with album number four. True heavy metal and Nordic mythology have served STORMWARRIOR well. Founder Lars Ramke\u00b4s vision has paid off and sent them on the road to stardom, via festivals like Wacken Open Air and Motala Metal festival. Success and success again, have they delivered a successor to \u201cHeading Northe\u201d, or have they excelled?<\/p>\n
Nevertheless this is a concept album of sorts, sporting eleven metal bullets.
\nThe opening intro \u201c\u2026 og Hammeren H\u00e4ves till Slag\u201d is your typical overblown fantasy evolving shortie. The title track on the other hand is a sight for sore RUNNING WILD mourning eyes. STORMWARRIOR move for the Viking chief position with all swords in the air. Clocking in precisely under five minutes it is more than sufficient in all departments. They display their sense of melody and catchy refrains all over the album, with touches of their aforementioned countrymen plus the likes of IRON MAIDEN and MANOWAR. Unfortunately the sense of ridicule from the latter is here too, but I get the feeling that Lars, vocals\/guitars, Alex Guth, guitar, Yenz Leonhardt, bass and vocals, and Hendrik Thiesbrummel, drums, are prepared to stand tall. The one I can\u00b4t quite come to terms with is \u201cThe Returne\u201d. I swear I have heard it before, but I can\u00b4t come up with who made that song previously right now. I might add that there might not be anything new or outstandingly creatively about STORMWARRIOR. That is the magic! My heart lies with the epic mid-paced tracks though. Not that I find the others inferior but \u201cWolven Nights\u201d, \u201cThe Valkyries Call\u201d and album uber-epic \u201cAnd Northern Steele Remaineth\u201d all strike a special cord with me. The headbanging-friendly songs, the refrains, the sense of melody and the slightly amusing fact that there were never any Vikings in Germany all makes for the finest mark in my book, long live STORMWARRIOR!<\/p>\n
Track List
\n… Og Hammeren H\u00e4ves till Slag…
\nHeathen Warrior
\nThe Ride of Asgard
\nHeirs to the Fighte
\nBloode to Bloode
\nFyre & Ice
\nThe Returne
\nWolven Nights
\nRavenhearte
\nThe Valkyries Call
\nAnd Northern Steele Remaineth<\/p>\n
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