I like all of the bands that I break down here, but if I'm being perfectly honest, this is the first Iron Supplement that has joined my "regular" listening rotation. That's pretty much on-brand, as this is easily the weirdest one yet. Crows was a speed/power metal band out of Germany. I'll talk about the music in a second, but the lyrics take precedence. For some odd reason, Crows chose the plight of Native Americans as the theme of The Dying Race, their only full-length album. Yeah. But whatever. The songs kill. They're full of soaring harmonies (check out the chorus of "We Are the Storm"), melodic shredding, and more soaring harmonies. This isn't straight power metal, which I think is the main reason why I dig it so much. I'm reminded of Helstar. And maybe Helloween. I mean, I'm not into Helloween, but the similarities are there.
Members of Crows went on to play in Sodom and Angel Dust. I will say, they don't share any common bonds with the Teutonic thrash triumvirate of Kreator, Sodom, and Destruction. Same sandbox, different sand castle.
No comments:
Post a Comment