Thursday, November 7, 2024

HIGH WARDEN - Astral Iron review


 

HIGH WARDEN - Astral Iron

Dying Victims Productions


For me this label, Dying Victims Productions, has been a cool go to for NWOBHM revival acts but now they've released a debut album by a Doom band and I think they're on the right path. Here we have the debut full length by Germany's HIGH WARDEN. They're a three piece act whose Doom style is more on that line of epic heavy metal. While listening to this release I'm thinking these guys sound like they're from Midwest America. 


In all honesty HIGH WARDEN are not breaking any new ground. But they are bringing in some cool sounds to a genre style which I miss. To me they remind me of GATES OF SLUMBER who I'm a huge fan of. But HIGH WARDEN are not ripping them off. No the sound here is pretty damm good. First and foremost you've got an amazing vocalist in Alexander Mock. I mean this guy sounds like he's calling out from a mountain top into a valley. Plus his guitar riffs and soloing are pretty damm good as well.


HIGH WARDEN's full length debut is six songs in length. Actually five cuts of fantasy driven doom style heavy metal with an instrumental tossed in. I've gotta rake leaves tomorrow and I will blast this on the outdoor speakers. It's ironic that this release comes out now in the Fall here where I live and is so perfect sounding for the time of the season. Yeah this one fuckin rules!


https://dying-victims.de/

LISTEN HERE:

https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/astral-iron


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