┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Iron Fire - Beyond The Void + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Rls Date..2020-05-24 Encoder......LAME 3.100 ║ │ │║ Genre.....Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year......2019 Khz/Bitrate..44.1 / VBR kbps ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper....Anthem Songs........12 ║ │ │║ Source....CD Covers.......Yes ║ │ │║ Url..http://www.ironfire.dk ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Iron Fire ║ │ │║ Album : Beyond The Void ║ │ │║ Label : Crime Records ║ │ │║ Cat.No : 170016 ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Denmark's finest are on a roll! After releasing the ║ │ │║ bonafide masterpiece Voyage Of The Damned back in 2012, ║ │ │║ Iron Fire faded into obscurity for a brief period before ║ │ │║ striking back with the gritty Among The Dead in 2016. Now ║ │ │║ exhibiting a new-found love for stripped back, raw, focused ║ │ │║ power metal, the Danish trio are ready to pursue this ║ │ │║ direction further with Beyond The Void. This might be one ║ │ │║ of my most anticipated albums of the year because these ║ │ │║ guys literally never disappoint. Even last year's ║ │ │║ smorgasbord of oddities, Dawn Of Creation, was an absolute ║ │ │║ hoot. Not only does this new LP display their penchant for ║ │ │║ grittiness, but injects it with a dose of theatrical pomp ║ │ │║ which results in a truly dynamic album. The utterly ║ │ │║ phenomenal album art made me think this might be a Stephen ║ │ │║ King-related concept album, but alas, this was not to be! ║ │ │║ This is the next logical step from Among The Dead, ║ │ │║ improving upon almost every aspect of that album and ║ │ │║ elevating their sound to another level. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I adore this band because, no matter which direction their ║ │ │║ albums take, everything is performed with pure sincerity. ║ │ │║ Mainman Martin Steene has a heart of iron, and his genuine ║ │ │║ devotion to the ways of heavy metal definitely shines ║ │ │║ through both his vocal performance and songwriting. The guy ║ │ │║ is utterly inimitable, literally. No one else's voice comes ║ │ │║ anywhere close to his. I'm really happy he's continued to ║ │ │║ occasionally utilise his death grunts, as they've only ║ │ │║ improved over the years. Every time he accents a riff with ║ │ │║ an 'UGH! or 'OOOH!', it makes me grin and nod approvingly. ║ │ │║ I'm still hoping for more full-on growled sections like in ║ │ │║ "Among The Dead" or "Slaughter Of Souls" but I'll take what ║ │ │║ I can get! For the rest of the album, Steene sounds ║ │ │║ gloriously abrasive, even in the album's lighter moments. ║ │ │║ He is frequently multi-layered providing a pleasingly thick ║ │ │║ vocal texture; this is felt most in the chorus of the ║ │ │║ dramatic "Judgement Day" - surely in the running for ║ │ │║ 'ballad of the year' (but what the hell's so special about ║ │ │║ 1998?). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ginger wizard Kirk Backarach, the other star-member of IF, ║ │ │║ has brought a plentiful bag of tough-ass riffs with him. ║ │ │║ From the very first blaring chug of the title-track, ║ │ │║ through the hard-rocking "One More Bullet", to the ║ │ │║ thrashtastic "To Hell & Back" - this is riff heaven. The ║ │ │║ grisly, downtuned approach Kirk has adopted, and ║ │ │║ subsequently developed, since 2007ish is exactly where this ║ │ │║ band should be. But above the swampy buzzsaw of the rhythm ║ │ │║ guitar, there are often wailing shredding leads which ║ │ │║ create an endless layer of sound to get your ears around. ║ │ │║ Original IF drummer Gunnar Olsen is also a reliable pillar ║ │ │║ of excellence, constantly switching grooves (often in the ║ │ │║ middle of a riff!) whilst never losing control of the ║ │ │║ style. These guys work brilliantly as a trio - each of ║ │ │║ their personalities shining through with plenty of ║ │ │║ charisma. Just listen to the anthemic "Final Warning". With ║ │ │║ its crushing main riff, blazing solo and hymnal chorus, ║ │ │║ it's the sound of a band working in perfect harmony, and ║ │ │║ one of my favourite songs of 2019 so far. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Iron Fire circa 2019 is a completely different beast from ║ │ │║ Iron Fire circa 2000, and that makes me very happy indeed. ║ │ │║ The Danes have always strived to be heavier and more ║ │ │║ 'metal' than before and that is displayed overtly on Beyond ║ │ │║ The Void. But an increase in heaviness and aggression comes ║ │ │║ with no sacrifice in good songwriting. Every track on this ║ │ │║ LP is a memorable anthem, perhaps minus the closing number ║ │ │║ "Out Of Nowhere" which comes across as a little ║ │ │║ unmemorable. You'd be better off stopping the disc after ║ │ │║ the menacing monster "The Devil's Path". When all is said ║ │ │║ and done, this is a fantastic album from a severely ║ │ │║ underrated act. It pushes the extreme boundaries of power ║ │ │║ metal whilst remaining loyal to the sub-genre's core. Check ║ │ │║ out the brilliantly understated "Bones & Gasoline" then try ║ │ │║ the hard-as-nails "Old Habits Die Hard" to experience what ║ │ │║ I mean by pushing the envelope but staying stylistically ║ │ │║ loyal. Always driving forward with force, always having ║ │ │║ fun, always staying metal as fuck. Thanks for not making us ║ │ │║ wait too long for this one, guys! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ As Martin Steene always says: "Hail to the power, spirit ║ │ │║ and might of heavy metal!" Gotta love a bit of cheese... ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 1. Intro 0:39 │ │ 2. Beyond The Void 4:02 │ │ 3. Final Warning 3:55 │ │ 4. Cold Chains Of The North 3:39 │ │ 5. Wrong Turn 3:43 │ │ 6. Bones And Gasoline 4:54 │ │ 7. Old Habits Die Hard 3:51 │ │ 8. Judgement Day 4:33 │ │ 9. To Hell And Back 3:27 │ │ 10. One More Bullit 4:06 │ │ 11. The Devils Path 3:49 │ │ 12. Out Of Nowhere 3:32 │ │ │ │ │ │ Total Length : 00:44:10 │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘