This second album from Hamburg-based power metallers Shadowbane, and the bands FIRST full length album, is one which almost did not see the light of day, as – in common with a number of other projects – it was undergoing its mastering process, at the hands of Dirk Schlächter when the Gamma Ray bassist’s Hammer Studios spectacularly burned down in November 2013, causing another delay in the production of an album that ultimately has taken its protagonists almost five years to bring into the light…


Shadowbane describe their particular style of power metal as “post-apocalyptic” – and, certainly, ‘Facing The Fallout’ is a lot darker than one would expect from a Teutonic purveyor of the genre, both in its overall musical feel and its dystopian lyrical approach. Of course, al the traditional power metal elements are present – pounding rhythms, crunching bass lines, huge soaring guitar harmonics and sweeping vocal melodies, combined with powerful, impressive riffs and a stunning production: but, the pervading sense of elegiac darkness which underpins the riffs in particular adds another dimension and one which could help this particular quintet stand out from the slew of Gamma Ray/Helloween copycat acts which the German scene (and that in the rest of Europe) seems content to churn out ad infinitum.









If anything, in fact, Shadowbane’s sound lies closer to that of North American proponents such as Iced Earth, particularly in its use of a heavily bottom-ended sound and short, stabbing solo elements, while also incorporating elements of NWOBHM and thrash (both of which combine particularly effectively on the superb ‘Tear Down The Wall’).


Vocalist Stefan’s deeper register – closer to a bassier Udo Dirkschneider than, say, a Kai Hansen – suits the density of the material perfectly, and Schlächter’s spot-on production helps accentuate and draw out the constituent elements of the individual performances to the consummate benefit of the collective collaborative sound.


...pounding rhythms, , crunching bass lines, huge soaring guitar harmonics and sweeping vocal melodies, combined with powerful, impressive riffs and a stunning production.




Discography:
Dystopia [EP] 2010
Facing the Fallout 2015



Lineup:
Stefan, Vocals
Lukas - lead and rhythm guitar
Markus - lead and rhythm guitar
Moritz - Bass and Backing Vocals
René - Drums



Info:
Artist: Shadowbane
Album: Facing the Fallout
Genre: Power
Subgenre: Traditional Metal
Year: 2015
Country Of Origin: Germany
Audio codec: MP3
Riptype: Tracks
Bitrate: 320kbs
Size: 108.01 MB
Playtime: 00:46:36
Included - Front



Tracklist:
01. Red Alert
02. Beyond the Winds of War
03. Traitor
04. Under Bleeding Skies
05. After the Fallout
06. Dystopia
07. Tear Down the Wall
08. Badlands Law
09. Last Division
10. Source of Grief










Genre: Power
Subgenre: Melodic / Traditional Metal
Bitrate: 320 k
Size: 108.01 MB
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