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Newcomes RAVEN LORD boosts one of the more interesting lineups of 2013. Front man Csaba Zvekan of KILLING MACHINE has joined forces with guitar hero Joe Stump, ex. TONY MARTIN bass player Jamie Mallender, drummer Lawrence \u201cLarry\u201d Paterson (ex. BLAZE BAILEY), guitarist George Karafotis and keyboard player Alessandro Duo. The combo sets out to find diehard devotees and fresh young disciples with their DIO\/YNGWIE\/PRIEST\/SABBATH-tinged classic metal. <\/p>\n
Opener \u201cThe Rebel\u201d leaves little more to be wished for if you\u00b4re into the classics. Joe has an YNGWIE-like presence and tone and the US melodic heavy metal with European refrains sits nicely. Their \u201cAtilla the Hun\u201d will work most audiences on a drunken night, without quite reaching the opener\u00b4s magic. Csaba shows a lot of voice in \u201cLet the Show Go On\u201d, a few touches of keyboards does the rest. To be fair the merely ok\/+ moments are here, in the shape of \u201cSeal of the Crow\u201d and \u201cRevelation\u201d. They are both alright but fail to reach as high as the other nine tracks. My personal favorite is clearly \u201cBlack Friar\u201d with its ominous riff, slight touch of keyboards and Joe\u00b4s virtuosity on top, an absolute ace in my book. They also do a clich\u00e9 ridden ACCEPT-ish track called \u201cMetal Knights\u201d, complete with female vox to keep the chanting alive at no doubt forthcoming concerts. But the remaining feeling is that of a complete band, with a few magic individuals, but yet the whole as a unity will take this lot places. <\/p>\n
Track List
\nThe Rebel
\nAtilla The Hun
\nLet the Show Go On
\nSeal of teh Crow
\nPromised Land
\nSettle the Score
\nBlack Friar
\nWorld of Steel
\nRevelation
\nMetal Knights
\nSun God<\/p>\n
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