Woe of Tyrants

Kingdom Of Might the debut release for Metal Blade act Woe of Tyrants is set for release January 6th, 2009 and man is this one hell of a CD. Every song is well-constructed, and heavy as hell. The band has managed to successfully combine numerous musical styles with a terrific final outcome. Thrash Metal, Black Metal and even Power Metal all seamlessly mix together to form a collection of heavy-as-shit melodic tunes that should appeal to a large portion of the Metal Community. Often times the music is quite aggressive with heavy rhythm guitars churning away while a cleaner lead guitar shreds the frets with reckless abandon. Add in the guttural growls of Chris Costanzaro and you have a vicious and visceral assault that any fan of modern metal should enjoy.

Two tracks stand out to me as being highlights. The first is “Sounding Jerusalem,” for the aforementioned reason; the driving guitars are accented with some expert technical lead playing. The second song and the one I believe sets this band apart from many others out there is “Sons Of Thunder,” an instrumental track that highlights just what this band is capable of; a melding of the aforementioned genres capped off with a southern fried twist, this is a great song.

At times, I felt the overall production got a bit muddy and muddled and some of the instrumentation and or vocals were hard to decipher but I still dig what these guys are doing by combining the genres and I give them props for what I believe is a successful attempt. Overall, this is a fine album and one that I would recommend without reservations.  [ END ]

Track Listing:

01. Jesu Juva
02. Soli Deo Gloria
03. Break The Fangs Of The Wicked
04. Pearls Before Swine
05. Kingdom Of Might (The Eclipse)
06. Kingdom Of Might (Dawn In The Darkness)
07. Sounding Jerusalem
08. Sons Of Thunder
09. The Seven Braids Of Samson
10.Like Jasper And Carnelian
11.Golgotha

Run Time 42:00