Friday, August 26, 2016
Artist : Messenger
Country : Germany
Release : See You In Hell [Limited Edition]
Year : 2011
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320
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It’s hard to peg Messenger’s sound sometimes, though they bring to mind a lot of really good bands. One minute they sound like early Hammerfall (see “Falconlord”) and the next they channel Grim Reaper. No, “See You in Hell” is not a cover of that band’s signature song, but it’s easy to imagine Steve Grimmett belting this one out. Other songs range from the upbeat, melodic, early Gamma Ray sounding “Dragonships” and “Lindisfarne” to the simpler, more traditional “Final Thunder” (that one could have been a Warlord song) to the slower, though no less powerful, “Valkyries.” The closing cover of Helloween’s “Dr. Stein” was a nice touch, though it’s hard to top Freedom Call’s version from a few years ago.
