HOLY DRAGONS
Judgement Day

This is one of the most inspiring new bands in the traditional heavy metal vein. No real innovations here but pure intensity and freshness. These young dudes from Kasakhstan play their furious old school type of heavy metal with passion and magick. Wild leads, heartfilled melodies inspired by the soul of the russian people, deep, melancholic, intense, blistering rhythms and shredding riffs, what do you want more? These songs are very memorable but still show depth and spirit. Some are more, some less playful, the breaks sit at the right places, just to give the current song twists and turns to make them drill themselves into the listeners mind. And you will surely never get rid of these songs again. The compositions are all very well executed, filled with emotions, earthy, despite the fact that the melodies and guitarharmonies often already show a symphonic character. Well, it works pretty good. For me, this band is one of the last fortifications within the world wide metal, which stands proud and strong against all fashions. If you are not too fond with the russian language, please try to listen to the melodies, if you already love bands like Aria or Master, what the hell are you waiting for? Get this ripper! I could imagine that this band sets every stage ablaze with their furious powerful metal and makes the crowd go mad!

Sir Lord Doom

HOLY DRAGONS
Gotterdummerung

Another album from this great band. Speedier and more powerful than its predecessor but still with these intense melodies, fueled by deep melancholy and untamable lust for life. Typical for a metalband from Russia or Kazakhstan. I like the way how the drummer whips the songs so often. That’s pure metal fury, together with these burning melodies from the guitars and the shredding riffs you will get a really moving piece of metal, melodic but aggressive at the same time. This band carries on with the traditions of Aria and Master, the leading metal acts from Russia. Its peculiar expression is definitely rooted within the fact that they use their native tongue for the lyrics, which makes the material sound even harder than it already does. Fine, fine, fine, that’s the right music for me. You will get totally addicted to those original metal anthems, which are still not too pathetic. This band shreds all those overrated modern melodic powermetal bands with its magick and passion.

Sir Lord Doom

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