Year : 2017
Style : Power Metal , Heavy Metal
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 149 mb
Bio:
Formed in 2000, US power metal band BURNING SHADOWS brings to life haunting tales of the classic writers such as HP Lovecraft and Fritz Lieber, as well as other stories ranging from mythology to fantasy to history. Heavily influenced by the stalwart vanguards of the genre such as ICED EARTH, BLIND GUARDIAN, and PRIMAL FEAR, the band’s passion burns with an intensity that is increasingly hard to find in the scene today.Building on the success of their two self-release EPs, The Darkest Winter (2002) and Amongst the Dying Waves (2005), BURNING SHADOWS independently unleashed their long-overdue first full-length album, Into the Primordial, in April 2008. In 2010, the band offered to its fans the Oathbreaker EP, the first release featuring lead vocalist Tom Davy, free of charge on burningshadows.com. The 5-track release features 4 songs from Into the Primordial with Tom’s vocals and 1 new track, “Oathbreaker,” with drums performed by ex-DragonHeart drummer Peter Hunt. Those who claimed Into the Primordial was “too epic” have been verily dispatched by Tom’s performance on the Oathbreaker EP.When not conquering the ears of fans worldwide via MP3 players and CDs, BURNING SHADOWS prefers to deal the destruction in person. The band has shared the stage with bands such as Testament, Overkill, Sonata Arctica, Therion, Primal Fear, Twisted Tower Dire, and more. Recent festival appearances by the band include Ohio’s Warriors of Metal Fest VII, Georgia’s PathFinder MetalFest V, New Jersey’s Iron & Steel Fest, and Maryland’s Defenders of the Old Fest.In 2012, BURNING SHADOWS released their second full-length album, Gather, Darkness! It is a colossal concept album based on the Fritz Leiber novel of the same name. It features artwork by JP Fournier, who previously worked with bands such as DragonForce, Avantasia, and Immortal.The band is currently forging the newest album, entitled Truth in Legend. JP Fournier has been tapped again to create artwork that reflects the power of the music.
Album:
The third full length album from Maryland’s Burning Shadows, Truth in Legend will be released on May 5th 2017. 8 tracks of glorious sounding power metal in the vein of Helloween, Iced Earth & Blind Guardian.The opening guitar wails of Day of the Darkness leads into a very ‘fist in the air’ sing along song. It has a very ‘go to war’ feel about it, something that is prevalent throughout Truth in Legend. Thankfully this is some seriously good power metal. Packed with riffs, wailing vocals, guitar solos & much more, it’s a real feel good record.The upbeat, foot tapping rhythm of Soundwind is a serious highlight of the 8 track record. The melodies are exciting but the solos are what really stands out. No filler at all here, just a stonkingly good piece of guitar driven metal!Sworn to Victory keeps things ticking along nicely before From the Stars absolutely tears it up with the best riff work & vocal moments of the entire album. An absolutely rocking song, it’s power metal at its strongest creating fantastical imagery steeped in mythology.Unlike many of their power metal companion bands, Burning Shadows deal in a much faster & harder sound as evident in the seriously heavy title track, Truth in Legend. It really helps them stand out from the crowd as it rarely gives time to breath. At this stage of the album there is no doubt that Burning Shadows have released a seminal power metal record, something that may one day be talked about in the same way as Iced Earth’s Night of the Stormrider, Helloween’s Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II & Blind Guardian’s Imaginations From the Other Side.The one flaw in this excellent record is the ballad, The Blessed. Vocally it’s another strong showing & the guitar melody is comforting but the classical instruments don’t add anything to the song. The violin is heavily overshadowed by the guitars. It’s not a bad song at all, in fact it’s got a killer solo at the end that will have all the lighters out but it’s not going to be remembered afterwards as a strong point.Amazingly Truth in Legend comes to a close with a 13+ minute epic. This is the final song of an album that hasn’t dropped the ball once with the faster & more intense blasts of power metal. There shouldn’t be any concerns & if there were they’ll pass once it really gets going.The galloping nature of the guitars & drums fits the lyrical content perfectly. This is a finale to a journey that feels like the parting of friends. The battles are won, everyone who made this far is exhausted but satisfied & now it’s time to go.
Line-Up:
Chris Malerich - Guitars
Tim Regan - Guitars (rhythm), Keyboards, Vocals (backing)
Tom Davy - Vocals
The Spencehammer - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Day of Darkness 5:35
02. Southwind 6:08
03. Sworn to Victory 7:25
04. From the Stars 5:44
05. The Last One to Fall 5:43
06. Truth in Legend 7:02
07. The Blessed 4:16
08. Deathstone Rider 13:09
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