Metal Machine - Free Nation

Band:Metal Machine

 

Album:Free Nation

 

Date Released:Oct 24 2014

 

Tracks:

Skull And Bones
Nailed To The Cross
Detox
Morning Star
World Of Temptation
Lord Of War
Black Sun
Free Nation

 

Band Members:

Csaba Zvekan

(Various Studio Musicians)

 

Genre:Heavy Metal

 

Label:Dream Records

 

Promotion:Rock N Growl

 

Quality & Originality:Csaba Zvekan (Raven Lord, Zvekan, Exorcism) is back with a riff heavy towering inferno of a metal album. Free Nation has great song writing and bold production that is tight, crisp, heavy and passionate. The anthem style songs are fresh and bold and hold the essence old school heavy metal while retaining its own identity. The album could almost be considered a solo album with Csaba Zvekan taking on roles of musical composition, arrangements, lyrics and producer.  The music is amazing but Zvekan's vocals is what really ignites this album with a bad ass performance that mixes styles of everything from Dio, Jon Oliva, Ronny Munroe, Rob Halford and Ralf Scheepers and Robb Flynn. Free Nation has eight songs that take us on a massive metal journey across the 40+ years of metal done only how Csaba can do it!!!

 

My Opinion:This is a brilliant album that pushes Csaba and his amazing studio musicians into a massive world of metal done at its finest. I have listened to Zvekan really harness his vocals abilities from his bands Raven Lord and Exorcism and he really pushes himself into entire new tonal territory making this the best the metal singer has done to date. I really enjoy how many styles are written into this album from a dash of prog, heavy metal, classic metal, rock, hard rock and thrash. Free Nation is everything I love about metal and can be considered a instant classic ranked up with the metal gods. If you have not got on the METAL MACHINE yet chances are you will!!!!!!

 

Overall & Favorites:Free Nation, Morning Star, Nailed To The Cross. I give this bad ass metal album a 9.5/10 for its headbanging fist pumping fueled riffing bad ass journey!!!

 

Contact:www.facebook.com/MetalMachineBand/timeline

 

 

Lord Volture- Will To Power

Band:Lord Volture

 

Album:Will To Power

 

Date Released:Sept 12 2014

 

Tracks:

Where The Enemy Sleep

Taklamakan

The Pugilist

Will To Power

My Sworn Enemy

The Great Blinding

Omerta

Badajoz (1812)

Line 'em Up

 

Band Members: 

David Marcelis - Vocals
Paul Marcelis - Guitars
Leon Hermans - Guitars
Simon Geurts - Bass
Frank Wintermans - Drums

 

Genre:Hard Rock/Power Metal

 

Formed:2009

Influences:Judas Priest, Halford, Iced Earth, Primal Fear, Cage, Savatage, Megadeth, Saxon, DIO, Queensrÿche, Manowar, Jag Panzer, Mercyful Fate, Annihilator

 

Label:Mausoleum Records

 

Quality & Originality:Will To Power is simply put ''A Killer Album''. The band really pushes what they are known for with such a great productive mix of guitars, bass, drums and some great singing. I love how they stay true to themselves but really pay tribute to the fathers of metal that come before them on this release. David really has a massive set of pipes on him and is not scared to use them but is so much more then just a bunch of screams cause he can harmonize with the best of them. The band is insanely tight on this release showing why they have climbed into the hearts of metal heads on a global scale.

 

My Opinion:Lord Volture has really brought there A game on this release and they are not taking prisoners. It is everything you want out of a hard rock album crunching guitars and bad ass singing. I want to warn you that you might find yourself with fits of head banging and fist pumping during listening to this and playing tons of air guitar!! I cannot say enough about this album to really do it the justice it deserves but to say get out there if you love rock driven metal and buy this album!!!

 

Overall & Favorites:The Great Blinding, Where The Enemy Sleep, Line 'em Up. I rate this at a 8/10 for the blistering beating my neighbors took from me listening to this at insane volumes!!!!

 

Contact:https://www.facebook.com/lordvolture/timeline