| Gates Of Slumber, The / Hymns Of Blood And Thunder |
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| Album: | Hymns Of Blood And Thunder | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Gates Of Slumber, The | Added: | Oct 2009 | |
| Label: | Metal Blade | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2009-10-25 | Pull Date: | 2009-12-27 | Charts: | Loud |
| Week Ending: | Dec 20 | Dec 13 | Dec 6 | Nov 29 | Nov 15 | Nov 8 | Nov 1 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 19, 2009: | Bloodstains Across Atherton-Happy B-Day, Baby, Horus! Chaos Calling | 4. | Dec 10, 2009: | orangeasm: massage ginny Chaos Calling | |
| 2. | Dec 12, 2009: | Bloodstains Across Atherton-Hail Abudaadeen! Death Dealer | 5. | Dec 05, 2009: | Bloodstains Across Atherton-Gutted 'gain Beneath The Eyes Of Mars | |
| 3. | Dec 11, 2009: | The Songsmith Show Age Of Sorrow | 6. | Nov 25, 2009: | public noize racket Descent Into Madness |
| Album Review |
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| Ragnar of Ravensfjord Reviewed 2009-10-24 | ||
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CLASSIC HEAVY/DOOM METAL OF RIGHT NOW! Lots of colossal riffing, soaring & clear vocals and resonating epic tones from this Indianapolis trio. This is the kinda band who’s visage should appear on the back of many a headbangers denim (especially if they’re German or Greek). Taking elements of the classics such as: Cirith Ungol, Omen, St. Vitus, Manilla Road, Cathedral and even a bit of Dio-era Black Sabbath. All tied in with the classic lyrical influence of H.P. Lovecraft & R.E. Howard. If someone asks “what’s Heavy Metal like?” This! NOW TURN IT UP! ((((((1))))))) Fast & catchy with “Symptom of the Universe” variant riff and even handclaps (!) Rad. (((((((2))))))) Starts with the riff in the distance then explodes with a real heavy low-end. Mixes classic US HM & NWOBHM like Saxon. ((((((3))))))) Flanger & drum intro, then a slow & HUGE sounding war charge of DOOM up the 7 hills of Rome. (((((4))))) Classic Heavy Doomy Metal. Slight tempo change @ 6:33. Some trippy acoustic bits and Middle Eastern scales in here, too. (((((5))))) Nice interlude. Slow, clean chords with sort of proggy-metalish solo. (((((((((6)))))))) Quiet intro then PURE HEAVY METAL CRUSHING POWER! (((((((7))))))) Winds o’ doom + sci-fi intro then another MONSTER RIFF! EPIC & DOOM AS FUCK! Then goes a little 70’s prog/slow burner @ the 7 min. mark and back again. HAIL! ((((((((((8)))))))))) IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS – DON’T LIKE METAL! “Bastards will pay/the four horsemen ride/Screaming for vengeance…” \m/ (((((((9)))))) Whoa! Lovely medevael-styled neo-folkish female-male duet. Kinda like locals Hammers of Misfortune. ((((((10)))))) Super catchy, mid-paced, thundering (of course) with more influence from Omen, St. Vitus & Manilla Road. Some really cool little changes in the riffs & drumming. | ||
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