playing with heavy metal’s constructs, or that are subverting and manipulating what my beloved genre should sound like. Well, this one isn’t attempting to rewrite any rule book. This is straight down the line meat and potato metal and its gloriously wonderful for being that. It is a fabulous amalgamation of aggression and melody. This is how I want my metal to sound, cathartically energetic and full of contagious beauty. It’s quite simply a collection of brilliantly written heavy metal songs that understand the need for rousing choruses and soaring riffs. Absolutely excellent.

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