How many Greek bands do you know? Yeah, I’m struggling as well. This is Firewind’s tenth studio album and for what started out as a project for Gus G to get some tunes released, the band have done quite well, especially in Europe where power metal goes down a storm.
Salvation Day is a straight up and down standard metal song but the title track is anything but. Double kicks pounding all the way with a great riff, epic sounding chorus, and guitar overload, this is a beast of a tune. Destiny Is Calling is Judas Priest with a severe intake of exotic substances to boost that groove to the max. A nice change of pace with The Power Lies Within, a cool old school chugga groove with lots of noodling from Mr. G. Side one ends with Come Undone, a nice uptempo metal stomper with more notes than is feasibly possible sprayed across the middle eight.
A weird video game style intro to Fallen Angel that is otherwise speed metal 101. Chains follows and that Judas Priest vibe is back again. It’s that same chugga rhythm with the melodic chorus I guess. Land Of Chaos is my favourite track. Great riffing intro and I love the hook and chorus. Talking In Your Sleep is a no frills rocker. Days Of Grace closes out the album and it’s a power ballad.
They say old school metal is dead and yet here we are in 2024 with quality old school albums are still being released.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
