Thursday, September 22, 2016
Artist : Freedom Call
Country : Germany
Release : Legend Of The Shadowking [Japan Edition]
Year : 2010
Genre : Heavy Metal
File Type : mp3 320
Info:
Released in Europe on the same day as "Gamma Ray"- "To the metal", "Legend of the Shadow King" is the 6th studio album of "Freedom call". As most are aware, the band is led by Dan Zimmermann (D) of "Gamma Ray" plus Chris Bay (V), Samy Saemann (B) and Lars Rettkowitz (G).This particular release sees "Freedom call" combine a handful of diverse influences for the first time in their career.
First of all the album, as the title suggests, is based on medieval themes, therefore their traditional power metal sound is integrated at parts with elements of epic metal. However the real surprise comes on the songs "Under the spell of the moon" and "Dark obsession" where the tempo falls considerably, some very smooth backing vocals kick in, while Chris Bay takes a rather bass yet melodic approach to his vocals, in a very gothic metal fashion (!). In addition the German powerhouse also makes direct reference to classic heavy metal with the inclusion of "Kingdom of Madness" and the majestic "Thunder God".
