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Black
Wings of Destiny is the second release from Dragonlord, the band formed
by former Testament guitarist Eric Peterson and is another metal
rampage, which see the mix of soaring symphonic metal with the black
metal vocals and gut wrenching guitar riffs.
The album opener proper 'The Curse Of Woe' takes you by the throat from
the first note and doesn’t let go till the last note of 'Black
Funeral'. What
lies between these is some of the hardest fasted metal this site of
hell.
The mix of orchestral backing and hard guitars is never more dominant on
the album than on 'Revelations' the track goes full belt from the off
and never eases in pace and power throughout.
'Sins of Allegiance' is another gut wrencher that starts of slowly but
quickly gets up to break neck speed and is a metal heads delight. The
album is full of speed and majesty and is a testament (sorry but no pun
intended) to Peterson's commitment to the bands overall sound.
With Peterson's vocals adding a dark side to the overall Dragonlord
sound there is a surprise package on this album it comes in the form of
a quite astounding cover version of Thin Lizzy's 'Emerald'.
In the words of
Peterson himself "... the
lyrics to 'Emerald' fit the epic feel of the album,
it may not 'fit' musically, but it shows that there are no limits. We
plan on doing this for a long time and the future is wide open."
They say the devil has all the best tunes,
then Satan will be at a store near you in the New Year buying this one.
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