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- Band:
Axeblade - Duration: 00:35:21
- Available from: 25/04/2025
- Label:
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Witches Brew
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If overseas and out of our geographical boundaries, the phenomenon of the New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal seems to continue reaping fan, thanks to an explosion of more or less equipped formations of talent, until a few years ago, at home, there was still no ferment due to the rediscovery of the traditional sounds of our beloved music. Except in fact the historical names such as strange workshop, dark quarterr, Crying Steel and few others, the new bands struggled to emerge, also thanks to a poor generational change; However, this situation begins to move, thinking of bands like Hyperion or Vigilhunter, capable of bringing the antennas back to more than one passionate out there.
So here we get to know the Axeblade: a quartet dedicated to a Heavy with epic colors that more classic than this cannot be, but without forgetting the novelties of overseas, with particular regard to Smouder and Meurtières.
We do not mention these two bands at random, because even in this formation we find a singer behind the microphone, Paola Goitre, already known for her career in the iron wires, accompanied by Paolo Pontiggia de la room for the masks on bass, passing through Marco Stefani on drums and ending with Luca Maggi on guitar.
So what do the Axebladas have absolutely original and that makes their debut of the same name a job that will awaken the attention of all the fans of the classic Heavy? Absolutely nothing, and this is precisely the point.
Since the “Hellraiser” opener we are catapulted into a world made of axes and testosterone, with arrogant riffs and well -placed solos at the right point, seasoned by a dirty and bad production. A band that insists on the classic and that performs well the task that has been assigned, as demonstrated “Ready for War” or the clear declaration of love for the Manilla Road with “Necromantic”.
The raw sung, but perfectly integrated of the Goitre, is the right skeleton on which our built weaves of riffs that move from the great Maidenian classics up to the most light -hearted moments such as “Nigredo”, dedicated to alchemy, while points like “The Healer” wink more at an overseas speed. To close everything is the riotosa title-track, decidedly more oriented towards lids of raw and steel that begin to differ from the riffing of the virgin of iron to explore sound horizons closer to the American epic.
In short: a debut that will surely please those who follow this scene, even if, perhaps, too attached to the riffs of Dave Murray and Adrian Smith, from which the Maggi evidently takes more inspiration than from other shores.
A good disc, decidedly interesting, that sounds fresh and fun even if hooked to a well -decisive historical base: surely the Axeblade are a formation to keep an eye on, especially if they have the courage to dare more at the level of melody, still too anchored to the dear old Maiden.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
