Leírás
Power Heavy Metal, NWOBHM, West-Coast Metal, Speed/Thrash/True Metal.
Limited edition CD kiadvány, 2019-es album.
On their Gates of Hell Records debut, Seattle metal veterans SKELATOR churn out eight unforgiving metal anthems soaked in sci-fi imagery! Long-standing west coast metal stalwarts Skelator emerge with “Cyber Metal” an anthemic, steely offering of classic metal featuring high-wire vocals, NWOBHM riffing, all with a sci-fi lyrical bent.
“No songs about swords — unless they are laser swords.” Such was the rallying cry and lyrical framework Skelator vocalist Jason Conde-Houston developed for the band’s fifth studio album and first for Gates of Hell Records, “Cyber Metal”. Recognizing there currently is no shortage of bands singing about swords and the glory of wielding one, Conde-Houston dug deep into his 1980s comic and movies collection for inspiration and “nerd-out” lyrics. The resultant “Akira”, “Highlander” and “Seven Scars” rank among some of the band’s most anthemic in a career that now spans over 20 years.
The album’s cover — in pure western comic/role-playing-game tabletop style — was created by Seattle-based Two-Headed Giant. Reflecting the album’s designated title track, “Cyber Samurai”, the cover finds a hero surrounded by a horde of goons and villains, somewhat reminiscent of the band’s 2005 “Swords” EP.
Twenty-plus-years of playing metal has taught Skelator quite a bit, most notably how to keep the band more professional and less personal. While the band’s early days were sometimes fraught with arguments over songwriting and arrangements, Skelator has now settled into a comfortable working relationship, one that focuses on the end result over individual contributions. It shows on “Cyber Metal”, which is unabashedly Skelator’s most ambitious record to date and one sure to further introduce them on a worldwide scale.
Felvételek :
1. Cyber Samurai
2. Cast Iron
3. The Hammer
4. Highlander
5. Akira
6. Erlkönig
7. Seven Scars
8. Psychic Silver Wheels
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