By SonataFanatica (Ayreon Board member, thanks again buddy!)
Warbringer - Demo (own distribution)
After the already reviewed band ASSEDIUM
there's WARBRINGER, another
Heavy Metal band on which hopes are pinned, from the Italian
undergrounds. The info-sheet, which was sent to me by
bass-guitar-player "Al Rockraven" (a cool nickname by the way), sais
that WARBRINGER was founded by the vocalist "Lord" (former member of DARK HORIZON and others) with the
intention to make cool epic metal with doom-influences. And that's how
the music sounds!
The 6 songs and the intro are in midtempo-regions and sound like a
mixture of epic doom like for example DOOMSWORD,
just a little more wistful and darker. Like Deathmasters-Band, the
singer (here "Lord") is the central orientation point. Of course the
whole thing doesn't sound very ripe, but I would nevertheless say that
the material isn't of less quality than DOOMSWORD's demo "Sacred Metal".
There are many moments of goosebumps like for example the hauling
CIMMERIAN BLOOD which is
initiated by a hypnotic intro or the middle part of CURSE OF THE WHITE WOLF. You have to
listen to it to understand that the material has an outstanding
atmosphere. ROWENA for example
is a deeply sad song which deals with lost love. You can clearly hear
that because of the deep sonor voice of vocalist "Lord".
The sound of this demo is plain, of course, and not very thundering.
But instead of this, the single instruments can be heard very well. All
in all this is quite okay.
To sum up: I'm delighted! If this demo had been released as an album in
the 80's it would be a cult-gem today, I'm sure. Of course, very few
will appreciate this, but those who like it will be completely
delighted!
The band will record a second album sometime soon and they can be
reached over their homepage.
points: 80