BURNING SHADOWS – “Gather, Darkness!”
(Self – released)
2012. CD
heavy / power metal
USA
Autor: Branimir Lokner
USA akt Burning Shadows, aktivan je nacionalnoj underground sceni preko dekade. Do sada su zajedno sa aktuelnim objavili tri EP-a i dva full – lengtha. Aktuelno ostvarenje “Gather, Darkness!” realizovano tokom ove 2012. godine, bend je upriličio u sopstvenoj režiji. Reč je o tehnički vrlo pedantno opremljenom CD-u, na kojem se našlo 11 songova. Epic i fantasy teme, i slična tekstualna koncepcija ispunjavaju materijal sa albuma. Sastav je prilično influentan evropskom školom , i znaju da podsete na pristup kojeg imaju sastavi poput Blind Guardiana ili Gamma Raya. Ipak, ponudili su vrlo intersantna i šarenolika aranžmanska rešenja, kao i ubedljivo muziciranje, čime pokazuju da deluju kao uigran tim. Na pojedinim mestima primetno je kako nisu uspeli da se izvuku iz tzv. manirističke zamke, a produkcija materijala više je bliža nekoj 90′s priči, no što je okrenuta standardima današnjeg vremena. No, njihov album je profesionalno urađen i realizovan, i freakovi heavy/power tendencija će verujem naći dovoljno razloga za zadovoljstvo.
Ocena: 7, 5 / 10
Burning Shadows are USA act, active on national underground scene over decade.With actuelle one, they have released a 3 EP’s and 2 full-lengths. “Gather, Darkness!” is actuelle album, released independently, and we can find here 11 tracks in. USA fellows are on the field of heavy / power metal, mainly of European school, and they knows to remind on Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray legacies as well. “Gather, Darkness!” is a sort of conceptual album, and we can find epic / fantasy conception, convincable performings, and expecting lyrical approach. A songs are done in similiar mood, one recognazible atmosphere dominates through complete materials, and members from band sounds as a coherent team. In some places, a group has offered an interesting and vivid arrangments works, but also is clear that in few songs a band has suffered of manniristical problems. A production is more orientire to 90′s period, than to nowadays standards, and that is evident afer listening a complete album.
Even of mentioned details, “Gather, Darkness!” is under a heavy / power genre satisfying product, seriously done and profesionally recorded.
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