Sweden's Wolf are back with their fourth studio album, Black Flame. No modern influences such as down tuned guitars, distorted vocals, industrial sounds, or harsh vocals have infiltrated Wolf's sound thus far. Like their three previous albums, Wolf is waving the flag of classic heavy metal high and proud.
While the guys haven't changed their sound a bit from their self titled debut, fans like myself continue to look forward to each and every release from this band. Wolf has found a sound that clearly works for them, and they serve it up in first rate fashion with each passing album. Wolf is playing classic, melodic heavy metal of yesteryear with tight and energetic fire.
The Iron Maiden worship is a huge part of the band's sound, and I would go so far as to say that Wolf are currently playing classic Iron Maiden style music much better than Iron Maiden are doing it.
I guess the students have a little lesson they'd like to teach the teacher? There's more to Wolf that just Iron Maiden influences. Wolf had done and continues to do a fabulous job of capturing the finest elements of classic heavy metal and rolling it into their own sound.
You'll be hard pressed to find a band these days playing this type of music as well as Wolf. Picking up right where Evil Star left off, The Black Flame continues the fat power chord and galloping riff laden guitar assault on your ears. I Will Kill Again leads off the album in strong form, much a sign of things to come.
An infectious chorus line combined with the energetic guitar work and tight rhythm section make this the first of many metal anthems to be discovered on The Black Flame. He has a high pitched voice that just soars through the songs without sounding thin or over the top like a lot of power metal band such as Power Quest tend to do. As a result, you can easily listen to this album time after time and the vocals will never grate on you.
Extended solos and instrumental breaks are present in each of the songs, very much a nod back to the days of big and loud guitars. This element of Wolf's songwriting reminds me quite a lot of classic Maiden and their dazzling instrumental breaks that made an eight minute song fly by in no time at all.
Songs like Black Magic and Make Friends With Your Nightmares are mid tempo metal anthems with the obligatory catchy chorus lines, but equally catchy and memorable guitar work. The Bite and Demon are amongst the songs that feature trademark Iron Maiden style galloping riffs, much in the vein of Number of the Beast or Piece of Mind. The Bite Make Friends With Your Nightmares Demon The Dead Seize The Night Steelwinged Savage Reaper Speed On Curse You Salem Voodoo Hail Caesar Ravenous Twisted Love At First Bite Secrets We Keep Whisky Psycho Hellions Hiding In Shadows Blood Angel - Legions of Bastards Vicious Companions Skull Crusher Full Moon Possession Absinthe Tales From The Crypt Nocturnal Rites Road To Hell False Preacher Hope To Die Overture in C Shark Shark Attack Skeleton Woman Surgeons Of Lobotomy My Demon I Am Pain Back From The Grave The Dark Passenger River Everlost Frozen Killing Floor Bonus tracks:
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