Year : 2013
Style : Heavy Metal
Country : Italy
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 116 mb
Bio:
In May 2009 Mattia Baldoni and Paolo Pontiggia (Guitar and Bass), after a disastrous experience in a Speed Metal band, decided to start a band faithfully devoted to the pure and uncontaminated European and British Heavy Metal.Only in April 2010, after a huge quest for musicians with their same musical tastes and attitude they finally found vocalist Daniele Francesco Valentini and, by the end of September, Rosario Alcaro as drummer.The line-up finally completed, the songwriting process could start. After long and hard rehearsals, the band performed live for the first time ever at Blue Rose Saloon (Bresso) in May 2011 After that "baptism of fire", Ruler had the opportunity to share the stage with many heavy metal “totems", such as Girlschool, Helstar and Sacred Steel In January 2012 Ruler signed for "My Graveyard Productions", a well-known italian label; subsequently Ruler started the recordings for their first full-lenght "Evil Nightmares" at the Elnor Studios, located in Magnago (April 2012).Between 2012 and 2014 Ruler had an intense live activity , both in motherland and outside , playing in festivals such as: Up The Hammers (Greece), Brofest (UK), Heavy Metal Maniacs (the Netherlands), Heavy Metal Espectros (Spain), Power & Glory (UK), Headbangers Open Air and Metalheadz Open Air (Germany), plus several shows in Spain, UK, Belgium, Germany and Austria, including a mini-tour supporting Ostrogoth.In Italy, Ruler had the honour to play in three of the most important festivals: Heavy Metal Night, Play It Loud and Italian Play It Loud, also supporting legends like Tygers of Pan Tang , Vicious Rumors , Weapon , Nifelheim , Vulcano , Battleaxe, and Attacker.Meanwhile, in October 2013 they released "Rise to Power ", the band's second full-length album, under MGP once again.In October 2014 Paolo Pontiggia leaves the band due to personal issues not related with the musical activities nor the relationship with the other components. His spot was filled by Mirko Negrino, who previously played in the thrash metal band Endovein .Ruler is actually planning some 2015 gigs over the Italian border, particularly in Spain , Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and England . By next fall, Ruler also plans a new studio recording.
Album:
Italian Traditional Metallers RULER’s second full-length album “Rise To Power“ features plenty of old-school guitar riffs and powerful lead vocals that are very reminiscent of the 80’s, which is only serving to strengthen the rising “New Wave Of Traditional Heavy Metal” that is sweeping Europe and to some extent the rest of the world.Opening up affairs with the instrumental track “The Ships Of Trafalgar”, the band sets things into motion with great heavy guitars and melodic lead lines before going into the next track, “Back To The Glory Days”. This song clearly sets the band’s goals right before the listener with its lyrics and musical style, combined with great playing and instrumentation.“Another Fight” carries on this sense of old school riffs, with great solo and high-pitched vocals, served well by a great tight rhythm section. “The Temple Of Doom” starts off with some sound clips from the classic film of the same name, before the band comes in with a great build-up before introducing the main riff of the song. This is a great song with a really epic feel and a powerful flair for songwriting, with intricate riffs and a demanding vocal performance, and as one of the longer songs on the album, this has been done really well!“Moonlight Wanderer” Has a really great groove to it to start off with; lots of twisting riffs that will really make listeners want to bang their head to the classic sounds. The song picks up in pace the pace later on, bringing more of the riffs the band is most likely known for.Title track “Rise To Power” really brings together the core sound of the band and this album in particular, with an almost power metal sound, with a great emotive chorus and some really great playing. “Mirror Of Lies” follows this up by starting off with a great building riff underlined by the rhythm section yet again performing fantastically. Stabbing riffs and great vocals carry this song to make it a highlight of the album, with lots of great arpeggiated riffs and a great chorus to top it all off!To finish things off, the epic 14 minute track “…In Conspiracy” provides a great, memorable way to conclude the album, opening up with synth sounds and stabbing riffs, before giving way to atmospheric sounds layered with a melodic bass lead that then leads us into a heavier version of this, with guitars and drums crashing in before the lead vocal enters the fray. The song continues to build and move forward, with lots of different sections that keep the listener interested throughout.The production of the album is great, with a nice old school guitar sound, complimented by powerful modern drums and a great bass sound (that is also audible which is a good thing!) The vocals are well recorded and performed too.Overall, this is a great second release, and should put the band in good stead to push forwards, hopefully near the forefront of the upcoming Traditional Metal wave.
Line-Up:
Matt Baldoni Guitars (2010-present)
Daniele "DFV" Valentini Vocals (2010-present) - See also: ex-N.I.S.
Mirko Negrino Bass (2014-present) - See also: ex-Endovein, ex-Assedio
Steve Bianco Drums (2015-present) - See also: ex-Endovein, Ape Unit
Tracklist:
01. The Ships of Trafalgar 02:37 instrumental
02. Back to the Glory Days 04:13
03. Another Fight 04:15
04. The Temple of Doom 07:40
05. Moonlight Wanderer 04:43 instrumental
06. Rise to Power 05:55
07. Mirror of Lies 05:36
08. ...in Conspiracy 14:01
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