Only Metal Music Matters
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Artist : Megaton Sword
Album : Blood Hails Steel - Steel Hails Fire
Label : Dying Victims Productions
Year : 2020
Genre : Heavy Metal
Encoder : LAME
Playtime : 41:26
Source : WEB
Bitrate : 320 kbps
Size : 100.6MB MB
URL : Music Streaming Service
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1. Blood Hails Steel - Steel Hails Fire 6:30
2. Verene 5:20
3. In the Black of Night 5:20
4. General Bloodlust 4:48
5. Wastrels 3:40
6. Crimson River 5:06
7. Songs of Victory 4:09
8. The Giver's Embrace 6:33
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Epic Heavy Metal from Swizerland.
DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present MEGATON SWORDÆs highly anticipated
debut album, Blood Hails Steel û Steel Hails Fire, on CD, cassette and vinyl LP
formats.
It was but November of last year when MEGATON SWORD unleashed their glorious
debut EP, Niralet, via DYING VICTIMS. Arriving fully formed, virtually without
warning û no prior demo recordings existed, at least not publicly û this Swiss
quartet evinced an ages-old sound that was wise (and wizened) well beyond their
young years. Already, MEGATON SWORD knew the mystery of steelàand wielded it
with a startling confidence. And no one knew just how high they could fly, only
that they were just getting started.
Now, with the arrival of their imminent debut album, Blood Hails Steel û Steel
Hails Fire, MEGATON SWORD are marching into the halls of greatness, with no one
to stop them. Retaining the same, well-named lineup û vocalist Uzzy Unchained,
guitarist Chris the Axe, bassist Simon the Sorcerer, and drummer Dan
Thundersteel û MEGATON SWORD maximize the strengths of the EP and then some,
revealing new twists to that mystery of steel whilst retaining the charisma and
crunch that endeared them to the true-metal underground the first time around.
Indeed, Blood Hails Steel û Steel Hails Fire is aptly titled, almost
ridiculously so: this is true-as-steel HEAVY METAL drunk on high fantasy and the
enduring themes of conquest and valor, triumph and tragedy, but rendered in a
form even bloodier and possessing more bravado. ItÆs also more dynamic,
maximizing drama between notes and from one passage to the next, each movement a
narrative crucial to their conquest. Those notes are suitably wrapped in a
production thatÆs powerful in its clarity and pure in its intention, revealing
MEGATON SWORD as both craftsmen and warriors, and never sacrificing grit on the
altar of perfection (or vice versa).
Above all, Blood Hails Steel û Steel Hails Fire is comprised of legitimately
awesome SONGS that stick in your head immediately, even when traveling upon a
winding, suitably epic path. Each one of the eight contained herein feel far
vaster than their succinct track times suggest; credit is thus due to MEGATON
SWORDÆs firing-on-all-cylinders songwriting. Or perhaps it's the patient pacing
they employ, which they first revealed on Niralet, allowing each bellow of
bathos and push of pathos to ring out and as true as possible; perhaps it's the
passion and machismo dripping from every element, every drop of blood, sweat,
and tears tangible and intense; or once again, perhaps it's the band
simultaneously sounding timeless and fresh, safely evading both rote "retro"
throwback and over-modernity in kind, and doing it more effortlessly than ever.
Either way, MEGATON SWORD have delivered an album both bold in its ambition yet
urgent in its delivery û truly, the thing that classic debut LPs are made of.
With Niralet, we made references to '80s Manowar, Warlord, and Manilla Road as
well as early Running Wild and Nasty Savage, but with Blood Hails Steel û Steel
Hails Fire, MEGATON SWORD truly sound like no one but themselves: the growth is
palpable, but not once overextended. And graced again with unforgettable cover
art courtesy of Adam Burke, one of the best debut albums of the year is ready to
be wielded!
https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Megaton_Sword/Blood_Hails_Steel_-_Steel_Ha
ils_Fire/873253
https://megatonsword.bandcamp.com/album/blood-hails-steel-steel-hails-fire
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... while we wait for retail to arrive ...