Heavy Maytal- Iron Slaught : "Metallic Torments"

This month has helped prove to me that old school metal has not gone anywhere it just went back to the undergrounds where it belongs. This is the second album from this French band. The first track just focuses on the galloping guitar harmonies. "Ghastly Obsession" finds them locking into a pretty effective chug. The drum are admittedly programmed, but sound pretty real. The vocals come in with a commanding snarl. 

What they are doing on "the Executioner " falls some where between classic Destruction and how Power Trip resurrected this sound. The vocals take on more of a growl for this one as well. The melodic guitar section giving them a more "Masters of Puppets" moment. They use a sung more power metal like vocal on "Soldier of Fortune" , which creates more sonic colors overall, though a brighter feel to the song. They balance it out with more feral speed metal attacks.  The sung vocals return for "Charme Funeste". Oh yeah it bears saying that these guys sing in their native tongue, so if that is a deal breaker for you then there you go.

"Primal Conquest" Finds the snarled vocals trading off with a hookier sung vocal on the chorus. The last song opens with melodic clean guitars. It goes into the predictable thrashing, with twin guitar harmonies, though sung vocals eventually  resurface. I will give this album a 9 not only did they nail a sound but they car about songwriting. It drops July 10th on Gates of Hell. 

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