Risen Prophecy: Screaming For Death
Risen Prophecy are a fine 4 piece progressive thrash metal band from our own native north east shores. Screaming for Death is the band’s first album which i promptly bought after a live show in Durham. Needless to say as far as debuts go, this is pretty impressive.
Opening track Persecutor is one of the shortest song of the album alongside anti-poser anthem `The Faithful Stand Alone`(march or die you fucking pieces of shit we hate your world and all that’s in it!) and Dan Tyrens vocal range is swiftly on show showing both aggression found in 80s thrash metal and soaring high range ability. The cleverly constructed vocal melodies give Dan a chance to show his vocal range. The album itself is tightly recorded and the storytelling in the songs is very effective especially given the long song times. Protect the Border and Damned Nation are a perfect example of this with a continuing storyline that stretches across both tunes it seems.
The song structures are diverse yet not overly complex in fretwork and there are plenty of interesting and sudden tempo changes within the songs to keep a listener hooked. The main standout for the album for me was title track `Screaming for Death` with its crunching intro before launching into some classic thrash riffing before a memorable soaring chorus section which are perfectly and intricately composed. `Sins of the Fathers` also contains a epic Armageddon sounding memorable chorus section after a very smooth bass intro and concludes with an excellent ancient priest chant sounding outro. Very melodic stuff.
10 minute anthem `Within Their Hands` does a excellent job at closing the album following the similar yet effective song pattern of many straightforward riffs all put in the song together and mixed in with a variety of tempo changes and thrash riffing. Another interesting musical element found in the album are some very nicely done acoustic segments which are fantastic at creating a sudden atmospheric change to the song in question.
For a fiver this album is defiantly worth a purchase for anyone with even a vague interest in metal, the lyrical themes also vary well and the storytelling of various fantasy realities found in the songs are perfect for anyone who likes a daydream on a long journey(such as myself). Also at just over an hour long, this album is defiantly value for money and can be bought from a live show or through a facebook link or message the band themselves I assume. A very fine addition to underground thrash with a dash of NWOBHM influences on the side. Continue support of fine bands such as this and farewell dear reader.
4.8/5
For people who like: Thrash metal and NWOBHM mixed in with each other. Bands such as Judas Priest ,Iron Maiden, Kreator ,Megadeth,Exodus
/J
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