ARTIST: Warcry
TITLE: Revenge In Blood
LABEL: Pure Steel Records
GENRE: Heavy Metal
BITRATE: 213kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 49min total
RELEASE DATE: 2010-00-00
RIP DATE: 2011-01-08
Track List:
1. Pure Force Of Steel 2:44
2. In Battle For Vengeance 5:14
3. Awakening The Cemetary 5:15
4. Bloody Black Axe 3:47
5. A Tavern Ride 4:22
6. Knights Of The Dark Blade 4:28
7. Deathrider 3:37
8. The End - Dawn Of A New Age 4:26
9. Infernal Triumph 4:57
10.The Revenge (True Heavy Metal 4:54
Trilogy Part III)
11.Banshee 5:34
Right off the bat, with a piercing scream, an explosion and some pulverizing
riffs, WARCRY's "Pure Force of Steel" opens up Revenge in Blood 's blackened
thrash metal with a fury.
On their second release, the Germans seem to have captured that classic '80s old
school metal sound like bands CIRITH UNGOL, VENOM and OMEN. There are also quite
a few elements of black metal lurking about in their music.
Vocalist The Almighty's high-pitched wail, mixed with a raspy bark takes a bit
of getting used to. It's the latter part where he's at his best. Guitarists The
Axeman and Gravewarrior compliment each other with some lightning fast leads.
Drummer The Crusher plays some fast double bass and his cymbal techniques sound
crystal clear. Bassist Roaring Thunder gets some good licks in as well.
VENOM seems to pop up a lot while listening to Revenge in Blood, especially on
"In Battle for Vengeance," you can hear "Countess Bathory" type riffs. Speaking
of OMEN, WARCRY's cover version of "Death Rider" from 1984's Battle Cry is a
great tribute to an awesome '80s metal band that never really got the
recognition they deserved in the States. Joined by current OMEN vocalist George
Call, he and The Almighty trade off verse lines and give the classic song an
updated sound. "The Revenge (True Heavy Metal Trilogy Part III)" and "Bloody
Black Axe" are humorous but heavy. "Awakening the Cemetery" and "Banshee," both
with its KING DIAMOND influences, deserves some kudos as well.
WARCRY aren't doing anything new by a long shot, but they are playing metal in
the true spirit of bands like SACRED STEEL, VENOM, OMEN, MANOWAR and CELTIC
FROST. It's a pretty good album and WARCRY do their best to keep old-school
metal alive and relevant.