środa, 24 stycznia 2024

A review of Iron Curtain „Savage Dawn”

 

Iron Curtain

"Savage Dawn"

Dying Victims Prod. 2024

 

Equally a year after the release of the "Metal Gladiator" EP, Spain's Iron Curtain returns with their fifth full material. The gentlemen have been wandering around the scene for sixteen years, so I'm convinced that to the vast majority of heavy metal music geeks any broader presentation of the band is superfluous. So let's get straight to the point. "Savage Dawn" is a continuation of the path started on "Road To Hell". Classic speed / heavy metal from the likes of Iron Angel, Running Wild or Exciter, this is exactly what you would expect from a crew from the Iberian Peninsula. What has always been Iron Curtain's great strength is the absolute sincerity and joy that comes from virtually every sound. You can hear that the gentlemen   sucked heavy metal with their mother's milk, so changing trends or prevailing fashions will not change their approach to metal even a bit. And if the creator has fun while composing the material, it is very likely that the same will be true of the recipient. And here it works out exactly right. These eight (if you don't count the intro / outro) songs are pure heavy metal fun, with a heavy dose of singable melodies, excellent solos and catchy choruses on classic metal themes. There really is a lot of good riffing here, sometimes heavily groovy, elsewhere rubbing lightly against glam rock playing. However, in the case of such music, probably no one in love with it is bothered by the lack of any innovations or unnecessary quirks. On the contrary, these elements are the least desirable here. This is music for purists of 1980s creativity. Which, of course, does not mean that the Spaniards' work is aimed at a hermetically sealed audience. I assure you that with a good beer, even the biggest orthodox of more contemporary genres will raise a toast and sing the joyful verses of "Savage Dawn" with you.  Such heavy metal is what I like, respect, recommend.

- jesusatan

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