ANGELFIRE

Holy Dragons-"Wolves Of Odin"-2005

http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/westsidedave/Reviews17.html

Hailing from Russia [Kazakhstan, to be precise], Holy Dragons has been at it for a while now, with "Wolves Of Odin" being their 9th album.

They sing in their native language, but good Metal is good Metal, no matter WHAT the language! "Wolves Of Odin" is apparently a concept album of sorts, dealing with various Norse mythology. Now this is not gonna win points for originality, and the tunes suffer a bit, due to the sameness of each track. But don`t let those minor quibbles keep you away, as this is the bands most ambitious relese to date!

The guys are top-class musicians all the way, and pride themselves on creating all this sound with just guitars, bass and drums ["Guarenteed no keyboards, synthesizer and MIDI equipment used!", they announce on the back of the CD case]. While the production and mix could have been better, the feel of the songs comes through LOUD and clear, and THAT`S what it`s all about! So get this baby when you can, crank it up and unleash these "Wolves"!

A must have!