Emerald - Reckoning Day (2017)

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Emerald - Reckoning Day (2017)

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Emerald - Reckoning Day (2017)

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Year : 2017
Style : Melodic Power Metal , Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Switzerland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 171 mb


Bio:

The heavy metal band Emerald from Düdingen, Switzerland was founded in 1995 and rose out of the ashes of the 2 local bands Dark Crystal and Oppress. Two years later Emerald played their very first gig at the annual concert of the local music school "David's Musicworld"in the following line-up: Jvo Julmy (vocals / guitar), Michael Vaucher (guitar), Adriano Troiano (bass), Thomas Vaucher (keyboards) and Stefan Neuhaus (drums).In this line-up, Emerald recorded their first self-financed album Rebels Of Our Time which was released independently in 1999. In general the album was very well received.Shortly after, Adriano Troiano decided to leave the band since he wanted to concentrate on his own projects. A replacement was found in Stephan Kaufmann.In 2001 the band delivered their second independent release Calling The Knights. The reviews for this album were once again stellar and the CD was even awarded "demo of the month" in the prestigious Rock Hard Magazine. This led to the band's first record contract with the german label "Shark Records / Crazy Life Music" who then re-released Calling The Knights in a re-mixed version with new artwork and 2 bonus tracks.Later that year, drummer Stefan Neuhaus quit the band to spend more time with his family. After a long and tedious search, a suitable replacement was found in Andy Bächler.In 2003 Emerald had the honour of playing at the Headbangers Open Air in Germany.In 2004 Emerald entered the Mohrmann Studios in Germany to start the recording of their 3rd album Forces of Doom which was released via Shark Records.In 2006 Emerald signed a new contract with Pure Steel Records and started working on the next album Hymns To Steel. At that time Adriano Troiano re-joined the band and replaced bassist Stephan Kaufmann who left the band due to personal reasons.Right after the release of Hymns To Steel in 2007, drummer Andy Bächler decided to leave Emerald as well in order to concentrate on other projects. Al Spicher was recruited as the new man behind the drumkit.In the middle of the songwriting process for the next album, Emerald had to undergo once more a massive line-up change: Founding member and main trademark of the old Emerald sound, Jvo Julmy quit the band due to personal reasons. Since Julmy was the band's vocalist as well as the 2nd guitarist, he was replaced by 2 new members: Thomas L. Winkler on vocals and Manuel Werro on guitar.In 2010, the newborn sextett entered the Little Creek Studio in Switzerland to record their fifth album Re-Forged under the supervision of producer V.O. Pulver (gurD, Poltergeist, Destruction). The album featured some very special guests such as Sean Peck (Cage), Mike Sifringer (Destruction) and Damir Eskic (Gonoreas). Despite the massive Line-up changes the record was very well received by the press as well as the fans. Emerald were able to promote their album at the Up The Hammers Festival in Athens, among others,Only 2 years later, Emerald released their sixth studio album Unleashed which was once again produced by V.O. Pulver. With George Call (Aska / ex-Omen / Banshee) the album featured once more a very special guest. The band went on to promote this album on their first ever European tour as support for the legendary US metal band Helstar, which brought them to countries like Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.Meanwhile the album received once again excellent reviews from all over the globe.In the beginning of 2013 Thomas L. Winkler and Manuel Werro decided to leave the band. While Manuel left immediately, Thomas agreed to still play all remaining gigs that were scheduled for the rest of the year. A new lead guitarist was quickly found in Julien Menth.Meanwhile, the long and tedious search for a new singer began. No suitable Swiss singer seemed to be available for the position. In 2014 the band finally scored George Call (who already appeared as special guest on the previous album) as the new voice of Emerald. Since George was based in the US, it wasn't possible to play any gigs for the time being. Therefore Emerald concentrated on writing new songs for the upcoming album. During that time Adriano Troiano once again left the band due to lack of motivation. A replacement was immediately found in young bass player Vania Truttmann.In November 2014 Emerald hit the Little Creek Studio once more to record the songs for the next album in their instrumental versions. Afterwards the tracks were send to George to add his vocals overseas. But since George was a very busy man and involved with several other bands and projects, it took him more than a year to start the recordings of his vocals for the album. Meanwhile the band grew impatient and started looking again for a new singer based in Switzerland. This time they were lucky and found the perfect singer in Mace Mitchell. George still contributed 3 tracks for the album. The rest was performed by Mace.The new record is called Reckoning Day and will finally see the light of day in early 2017.To be continued...

Album:

With what has been happening with Metal music, the definition of what is True may as well be in effect. There have been lots of contemplations whether the genre is dying, but really, I ask you, aren’t these a total waste of time? When I listening to powerful releases of bands that generated 15-20 years ago, no matter if classic or extreme, I can’t escape the thought that some folks aren’t really living in the same world as most of us Metalheads. Anyway, I came in a fist fight once again with the Swiss Heavy Metal act EMERALD, but this time as a reviewer. With a legacy of over 20 years, the band is now issuing their 7th album, “Reckoning Day”, via Pure Steel Records, raising the flag high in the name of Heavy Metal, prolonging tradition's reign over everything that is heavy with might.Since their emergence in the 90s, the Swiss have been composing Melodic Metal material with the tenacious verges of both European and US Metal. Converging around British Metal, with IRON MAIDEN at the helm, and HELLOWEEN for the Teutonic sense, EMERALD has been getting tighter and robust in every passing release. With the representation of “Reckoning Day” it became apparent how momentous, infectious and memorable their music really is. The songwriting may have its basic elements, remaining close to the safer zones without trying to be inventive and create new moves, yet it is drenched with heavy riffs and rhythms that would craze along the line with harmonies and astounding melodies, generated by the guitars, keyboards and of course the vocals. Furthermore, the new album may be the official announcement of the band’s latest recruitment to their ranks, the rather anonymous Mace Mitchell, to fill in the big shoes of GLORYHAMMER’s vocalist Thomas Winkler, which recently took his leave. It is true that the band has been dealing with ex-OMEN / ASKA’s George Call for the vocals position, and Call did record several dynamic tracks in the new release, the coast to coast arrangement didn’t last that long. It is imperative to assert that Mitchell’s performance on his debut paved the road for the album’s success.Honestly, I don’t get this a lot, it is rather rare, especially nowadays with the unending swarm of the music, in comparison to a decade ago, but I was emblazoned, this album really shook my bases. I can count a large number of hits but I will select only several to mention in order to let you guys just tune in to the album and check it for yourselves. “Only The Reaper Wins” sent the message forward that someone is going to get hammered by might, an opening song opening to be reckoned as an anthem, hard to the core European Heavy Metal, an addictive main riff, a C part to kill for and an explosive soloing that could had only been bred by an 80s driven guitarist. “Evolution In Reverse” serves as one of the US Power / Speed Metal overseers, attributed to George Call’s recordings with the band, no doubt that he would have been an asset. The song pretty much follows the similar pattern of the opening track, yet blistering a chunk load of aggression. On “Through The Storm” George Call stars as the master of the hook laden killer track of greatly composed heaviness. His Dickinson style vocals are simply off the charts overheating the bombastic musical efforts on the mid-tempo pre-chorus and chorus. “Ridden By Fear” displays the influence of NWOBHM Twin guitaring screaming within the depth of great riff, right before entering the eye of the Metal storm, entangling massive soloing as the rhythm guitars are punishing just as the old school directive commanded. On this US Metal and HELLOWEEN patch of heaven, Mitchell is quite convincing with one of his better vocalic exhibitions. “Reign Of Steel”, part of the second half of the album that was made a concept based on the band’s keyboardist novel about the Burgundian house. The battle rages on with steel meets steel spawning a hard hitting killer with an atmospheric, almost dreamy, chorus. No doubt that Mitchell made his best vocal effort on this one.I will stop here if you don’t mind, it is always a joy when there is so much to talk about in a release, but as I mentioned, there is more than an ocean of music waiting, so it would be best to head on to listen to the album to be a better judge. One thing is certain, Heavy Metal is here to stay and its tradition would never perish.

Line-Up:

Alex Spicher Drums - See also: ex-Distant Past, ex-Deadflow
Michael Vaucher Guitars
Thomas Vaucher Keyboards
Julien Menth Guitars (2013-present)
Vania Truttmann Bass (2014-present)
George Call Vocals (2014-present) - See also: Aska, Banshee, Cloven Hoof, Violent Storm, Warrion, ex-Omen
Mace Mitchell Vocals (2016-present)

Tracklist:

01. Only The Reaper Wins
02. Black Pyramid
03. Evolution In Reverse
04. Horns Up
05. Beyond Forever
06. Through The Storm
07. Ridden By Fear
08. Mist Of The Past
09. Trees Full Of Tears
10. Lament Of The Fallen
11. Reckoning Day
12. Reign Of Steel
13. Signum Dei
14. Fading History
15. End Of The World (Bonus Track)

+ Video "Only The Reaper Wins" (Official Video)

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