Finsterer Epic Metal in höchst frostiger Ausführung, versetzt mit Hardcore und Streetpunk. Somit sind alle drei Wouter-Steckenpferde stimmig vereint, hier wurde das Hobby erfolgreich zum Beruf gemacht.
Die Scheibe startet in schleppender Gangart, ein tödlicher Wintersturm peitscht des Wanderers Wangen, kurz vor einem schweren Frostschaden mit leichten Ermüdungserscheinungen (ob der erdrückenden Gewalt), wird mit „Whispers of a vicious kind“ ein Gang zugelegt und Fahrt aufgenommen: LBTS at it’s best! Noch der grimmigen Ouvertüre nun der wilde Ritt auf einer Pistenraupe. Räumt alles weg. Gnadenlos. Dafür sorgt schon der Helden-Bariton von Sänger Erick (ex-STRONGARM & THE BULLIES), mit seinem gewaltigen Ausnahme-Organ zerschmettert er alle Zauderer und führt die blutrünstige Horde zum glorreichen Sieg. Man könnte auch von Schlachtgesängen sprechen, vor dem geistigen Auge erblüht beim Hördurchlauf ein blutrünstiges Gemetzel im Braveheart-Style. Wie auch immer: DAS Album für den Covid-19 Winter 2021.
Nearly three years have passed since the Dutch-American alliance of LIVE BY THE SWORD released their self-titled mini-LP for Rebellion Records. After a successful and exclusive performance at 2019’s The Sound Of Revolution Festival the time has come to unleash new battle songs onto the world. The band have been exploring both their direction and sound, only to make sure that 2021 will be the year that the band will rise with a glorious iron blaze with its debut full-length “EXPLORING SOLDIERS RISE”!
Musically and lyrically LIVE BY THE SWORD is more heroic and darker than ever before! Telling you about the irrelevance of mankind, primal forces of nature, the history of histories and the undeniable power of steel…
Running both Rebellion Records and Cosmic Key Creations, songwriter/guitarist Wouter Davids combines his passion for metal and punk into one vibrant and powerful mix of vintage rock, brutal streetpunk and epic metal. The new sound make the glorious and victorious vocals of Erick come alive and sound better than ever before. The band goes outside of its previous comfort zone and undoubtedly delivers you their hardest, elaborate and most diverse work to date!
But perhaps “EXPLORING SOLDIERS RISE” isn’t outside of anything at all, because not only is this release their strongest work to date – it’s also their best!
The beautiful atmospheric artwork contains pictures made by Michiel Eikenaar (r.i.p.) and a painting based on those pictures by Johan Prenger.
All wrapped in a gatefold sleeve of superb quality, this release by REBELLION RECORDS is massive through and through!
PRESSING INFO:
100x black vinyl
400x ultra clear vinyl with silver/aqua blue splatter
300x green
15x testpressing
Comes in a glossy gatefold sleeve on 180 gram vinyl
LINE-UP:
Erick: Vocals
Wouter: Guitars
Daan: Drums
Freek: Bass
TRACKLIST:
Side A:
01. Exploring Soldiers Rise
02. As History Unfolds
03. A Glorious Iron Blaze
04. Into A New Dark Age
Side B:
05. Whispers Of A Vicious Kind
06. The Inevitable Fall
07. The Great Mountain
08. Scars Of The Ages
