Leatherwolf – “Unchained Live”

This disc caught me completely off guard as I was not aware that Leatherwolf was still around, let alone preparing to release a new, live album. I was a fan of the band back in the day and so it was with great eagerness that I sat down to listen to Unchained Live.

The opening moments of the first song brought back a flood of memories of a time when there weren’t a million different sub-genres under the heavy metal moniker; there was just metal and Leatherwolf was the embodiment of the scene. The melodic dual guitar attacks, clean classic metal vocals, and ripping solos are things that I think are missing from today’s scene. Yes I like the heavy stuff as much as anyone else, but this to me is where it all began; after all this kind of music is why I got into metal in the first place.

I am not a very big fan of live records because I don’t feel the energy from the stage can be successfully captured in digital form and listened to on ear buds; I feel something gets lost in translation. There are a few exceptions to this rule; however, and honestly I think Unchained Live is one of them. There is not much more to say about this disc other than Unchained Live is 45 minutes of high-energy classic metal that is sure to please bangers everywhere.

Track Listing:

01. Spiter2
02. Kill And Kill Again
03. The Calling
04. Rise Or Fall
05. Dr Wicked RXOD
06. Wicked Ways
07. Hideaway
08. Street Ready
09. Thnuder2
10. Black Knight (bonus)

Run Time: 45:15
Release Date: December 15, 2013

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