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Iron Savior - The Landing (2011) (Limited Edition)

Posted By: apocalipsys2014

Date: 7 Dec 2011 09:16:57

Iron Savior - The Landing (2011) (Limited Edition)

Hard to believe it has been four years since the last Iron Savior record. In that time I almost thought we'd never hear anything from Piet and co again. Boy am I glad they're back, and with the Condition Red line-up to boot. While I felt Megatropolis was a slight musical misfire, The Landing sees the band firing on all cylinders again.

It should be no surprise that this album sounds quite a bit like Condition Red in places, with a hefty kick of Unification and Battering Ram for good measure. This is pure unadulterated German power metal played by one of the granddaddies of the genre, Piet Sielck is the man, and he displays his mastery of this style all over The Landing. Kicking off with a mid-paced cruncher armed with sublime hooks, and a majestic chorus, "The Landing" is a great start to the show. However it is in "Starlight" that the album really kicks off. I was overcome with joy when I first heard this song. Iron Savior at their best: blazing riffs, double kicking, and a massive chorus; this track could have be long lost from the Unification recordings.

Throughout The Landing Iron Savior continue to assert their authority; everything from production to performance is nothing short of excellent – which should be expected of these masters. The guitar tone is concrete middle ground between the more compressed tone of Battering Ram and the natural feel of Condition Red. They album ticks all the boxes that need ticking in an Iron Savior record, "March of Doom" nails the heavy power metal track, with badass riffs and the finest pre-chorus of the album. "Heavy Metal Never Dies" takes the "Warrior" approach and is a great fist pumper, and coupled with "R.U. Ready" tick of the worship of heavy metal approach. Finally we have the quality "Before the Pain" which ticks off the ballad.

All in all I believe The Landing is a complete and utter success, vastly preferable to the latest releases from stalwarts Gamma Ray and Stormwarrior. Highly recommended to all power metal fans, this is without a doubt one of the finest releases this year. While it doesn't reinvent – or innovate for that matter, that isn't important as Iron Savior were never about that. Recommended.

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Musicians:

Vocals, Guitars : Piet Sielck
Bass, Vocals (backing) : Jan-Soren Eckert
Drums, Vocals (backing) : Thomas Nack
Guitars, Vocals (backing) : Joachim "Piesel" Küstner

Produced by Piet Sielck
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Powerhouse, Hamburg by Piet Sielck

Track List:

01. Descending [1:05]
02. The Savior [4:48]
03. Starlight [4:51]
04. March Of Doom [4:43]
05. Heavy Metal Never Dies [4:14]
06. Moment In Time [5:07]
07. Hall Of The Heroes [5:38]
08. R. U. Ready [4:49]
09. Faster Than All [5:04]
10. Before The Pain [4:34]
11. No Guts No Glory [4:31]
12. Coming Home (Re-Recorded 2011) (Bonus Track) [5:05]
13. Atlantis Falling (Re-Recorded 2011) (Bonus Track) [4:35]

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Iron Savior / The Landing

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