ARMORY - Echoes of the Astrolith
Dying Victims Productions
When you get old, and trust me that'll happen to some of you. There will come a time where comfort means a fucking lot. As far as music goes it'll be like wearing your old leather jacket. It's the main reason why I really like Germany's Dying Victims Productions. Their releases are by bands who for myself remind me of the 1980's Metal scene, both mainstream and underground.
Back then, if you were into Metal, you had the mainstream stuff as well as the cool underground material. And if you were into the latter then you were the coolest motherfucker around. Plus you sported a nasty ass grin because you had crazy songs in your head. Case in point here we have Sweden's ARMORY who hail from Gothenburg and there's no Melodic Death Metal on this release.
Musically this, the band's fourth full length, is traditional Euro Speed Metal which eventually turns into Power Metal over time. But ARMORY do have an EXODUS influence. I mean vocalist Chris Rostoff (actually new vocalist since he joined the band this year) comes off like Steve "Zetro" Souza. Albeit Chris Rostoff does have a better vocal range but still.
Add to that musically the twin guitar duo of Gustav Sundin and Niclas Mendahl Ingelman is exciting as fuck. The rhythm section of bassist Jesper Lundin and the amazing drummer August Holmstrom is just kick ass. The songs on here are killer. So yeah in the end this is an amazing album. But it's more of a stand out release. I mean ten or twenty years from now people should look at this as being a fuckin classic. Nuff Said.
LISTEN HERE:
https://dyingvictimsproductions.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-the-astrolith
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