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Drugi duży krążek włoskiej formacji grającej epicki heavy metal utrzymany w tradycji Cirith Ungol, Manilla Road czy Brocas Helm.



Powrocił Vulture Vengeance i to po 6 latach ciszy. To ważna informacja dla wszystkich tych co gustują w epickim heavy/power metalu, który ma taki bardziej rycerski, heroiczny charakter. Błyszczeli na debiucie z 2019r i błyszczą również na najnowszym albumie zatytułowanym "Dust Age". Płyta ukazała się 21 lutego nakładem High Roller Records. Każdy kto choć trochę przepada z twórczością Omen, Manowar, Tyrant i Helloween z czasów "Walls of Jericho" ten pokocha to co wyczynia ten włoski band. Debiut był zacny i nowy album również robi furorę.

Duży plus za brzmienie rodem z płyt z lat 80 i klimatyczną okładkę. To zachęca by sięgnąć po niniejsze wydawnictwo. Sukces płyty tkwi w talencie muzyków, którzy sprytnie potrafią połączyć chwytliwe melodie z agresywnymi riffami i szybką pracą sekcji rytmicznej. To wszystko brzmi naprawdę świetnie i można delektować się jak band to znakomicie rozplanował. Nie ma tu miejsca na chybione motywy czy partie gitarowe. Wszystko jest spójne i przemyślane. Band idzie ścieżką obraną i wciąż słychać inspiracje USPM. Co do składu to warto wspomnieć, że w 2024r band zasilił gitarzysta DD Fury i razem z Tonym T . Steelem tworzą zgrany duet gitarowy. Panowie stawiają na drapieżność, energię i przebojowość. Jest czym się zachwycać.

Płytę otwiera tytułowy "Dust Age" i rozpoczyna się spokojnie, tak niewinnie. Po chwili wkracza szybkie tempo, ostrzejszy riff i zaczyna się prawdziwa uczta dla fanów gatunku. Co za wejście ma "Queen of the Last Light" i ta praca gitar, ten motyw przewodni i duża dawka przebojowości sprawiają, że utwór z miejsca jednym z najciekawszych na płycie. Podobne emocje wywołuje "Those Who sold the world" i ta praca gitarzystów jest godna podziwu. Również furorę robi głos Toniego T Steela, który ma charyzmę, pazur w głosie i ten specyficzny głos idealnie tu współgra z całością. Stonowane tempo, tajemniczy klimat to atuty "City of a Thousands blades", z koeli szybkość i pomysłowość cechują przebojowy "The Foul Mighty Temple of Men". Na sam finał bardziej balladowy kawałek w postaci "it holds" i to całkiem udany kawałek, choć nie robi takiego szału jak poprzednie utwory.

Vultures Vengeance stanął na wysokości zadania i nagrał kawał dojrzałego i przemyślanego heavy/power metalu w bardziej rycerskiej, heroicznej odsłonie. Panowie znają się na rzeczy i wiedzą jak porwać tłumy. Płyta zróżnicowana, melodyjna i przebojowa. Jest epickość i spora dawka świetnie rozegranych solówek. Dużo dobrego się dzieje, a band pokazuje że nie jest gwiazdą jednej płyty i naprawdę mają coś do zaoferowania. Brawo! Tak trzymać!

PMW


As a huge fan of everything that band has done so far from the demo and EP’s to the debut full length, I am ecstatic to hear we get a new album from Italian heavy metal mystics Vultures Vengeance. Out via High Roller Records on February 21st.

Bewitching guitars gleam into life, electrifying us with beams of mystical heavy metal. The roll of drums and gorgeous harmonies in sublime balance before riveting melodies cascade forth with a haunting soundscape of precise and powerful metallic magic. Equally mesmerising are the spectral vocals which drape atop the instruments beautifully. Instantly that unique and chilling feeling that Vultures Vengeance have mastered can be recognised on this record. Although the riffs are truly magnificent, the lead guitars set the band out even more with their wonderfully shredding and melodic flourishes that elevate the songs to the stratosphere. Shimmering cleaner guitars add that layer of ancient enigmatic interest and with the production absolutely crystal clear and more natural than ever; the dust age can be felt to the very core of your being. Packing a hell of a punch, the rhythmic hooks stop the meandering progressions from floating too far away and keep the record marching valiantly forth without restricting the vocals and lead guitars in their eccentric displays of excellence. The wait for this record is already proving more than worthy of patience as the opening songs display the band as resplendent as ever.

Blending the perfect amounts of the progressive, melodic and epic into a core of pure heavy metal might, this band defies the modern stains on traditional music while doing something absolutely unique and one-of-a-kind. Perhaps most akin to fellow Italians like Dark Quarterer or the earliest incarnation of Running Wild but copying neither, Vultures Vengeance remain exciting and fill each song with endless unexpected twists and turns. The ability to keep it straightforwardly enjoyable enough to headbang to, or pound a fist, while diversifying their sound with so many fascinating elements is certainly an impressive feat. From the intricate picking riffs, huge sweeping leads and powerfully epic vocals; everything rides neatly and stoically on unwavering drums. The entire band feels energised and bursting will masterful skill. Every note feels like a revelation not to be ignored or overlooked. There is just so much beauty to take in that it would be overwhelming, but thanks to the clarity of the production it feels ecstatically pleasurable in all of its crystalline merits. Blinding light and bottomless darkness coexist in this album with ease as the cosmos is opened to every adventurer who is ready to witness its brilliance.

As with everything by this band, I wish it never had to end. There is no doubt that I will be playing this record a lot and for an eternity as I do with the others. But sadly, its playing time is not infinite. For forty minutes expect to be held in wonder and amazement, to the point your breath will be held and your fists clenched awaiting to see where we will sojourn next with the band. From ancient lands to otherworldly reaches and civilisations long forgotten; everything here feels like a special secret that we are sharing with a band whose music speaks truths that language could not convey. This may be hard to imagine, so listen and hear for yourself this music that is greater than most things you will have heard or hear henceforth. I am running out of ways to positively describe this album and with no negatives to address, I will simply allow myself to be consumed by it and start the process all over again at the end…

Heavy metal can still feel magical, otherworldly and grandiose. Vultures Vengeance prove that once again on their second full length album which is another truly infallible offering amidst a discography that is all worth owning. They embody everything I adore about this music and balance all of its most key elements perfectly without compromising their creative or artistic ideals. “Dust Age” cannot be called their magnum opus, because everything they have released would be worthy of such a title. As it stands Vultures Vengeance are the most boundless and majestic heavy metal band putting out new records and have continued to assure their legacy is a formidable one that will stand the test of times with their ancient and mystifying sounds of true steel. Embark on this quest of sheer and unmistakable transcendental prowess.

Nattskog7


Featuring eight songs across forty two fast and furious minutes, Italian metallers Vultures Vengeance stand proudly right in the heart of the heavy metal genre, hitting listeners, fans and followers with a barrage of ground shuddering metal – the title song ‘Dust Age’ slow burning outta the gate, proceeding to accelerate furiously after forty seconds or so, the band galloping forth with intense purpose and drive! The head bang ability here is off the charts, ‘Dust Age’ (the song) a rampant romp of all out heavy metal to attract every single metalhead around the world, ‘Queen Of The Last Light’ a more mid tempo hustle and bustle affair that keeps the album rooted at the heavier end of the heavy metal genre! There’s also a little anthemic metal on show as well, Vultures Vengeance offering a myriad of metal styles across the album’s first two songs.

The galloping pace of earlier makes a return as ‘Those Who Sold The World’ follows the traditional metal path, the band planting one “foot on the monitor” to adopt the iconic pose of heavy metal, the Italian outfit changing through the gears – both down and up – to keep listeners guessing which direction the band are gonna turn in next! Right into the melodic heavy metal zone that’s where, ‘Reign Of Severance’ emanating an old school metal and rock feel, the kinda feel that was prevalent during the eighties heavy metal and hard rock evolution when basically there was just one classification, “heavy metal” – compared to the modern day where there’s over sixty! How times have changed eh! And not always for the better either – thankfully the likes of Vultures Vengeance are around to remind us what heavy metal should sound like, ‘City Of A Thousand Blades’ bringing a more majestic blend of metal to the fore. Epic too, the band marching forth with shoulders back and head held high as the ground beneath their feet shudders and shakes nearby buildings to their foundations.

As I mentioned earlier, the band are camped at the heavier end of the heavy metal genre, not venturing too far across metal territory to keep ‘Dust Age’ (the album) heavy and intense, ‘The Exiled’ entering the fray with the glorious guitar tone so synonymous with the legendary NWOBHM – the band a little meaner than heard previously. Not menacing mean, just harder and more robust, ‘The Exiled’ maintaining the tight grip the band has on everyone’s attentions – attentions which aren’t gonna be let go anytime soon as the album roars on with the abrasive ‘The Foul Mighty Temple Of Men’. Not thrash metal abrasive, just rougher and tougher than every other song heard up to this point, Vultures Vengeance pressing the pedal to the metal to gallop hard and increase the intensity of the head bang ability! The album is brought to a close with ‘It Holds’, another slow burner that builds a crescendo of anticipation for a frantic explosion into life – which doesn’t actually come! After the two-minute mark, yes, ‘It Holds’ does come to life, but in a more hustle, bustle and muscular fashion than the explosive one I was expecting, Vultures Vengeance delivering one hell of a varied finale.

Overall, a hard hitting, bold and blunt array of heavy metal, ‘Dust Age’ is a thunder-fuelled and infectious, head bang-able album.

Iron Mathew



..::TRACK-LIST::..

1. Dust Age 06:14
2. Queen of the Last Light 04:37
3. Those Who Sold The World 05:33
4. Reign of Severance 05:08
5. City of a Thousand Blades 04:45
6. The Exiled 05:14
7. The Foul Mighty Temple of Men 05:35
8. It Holds 04:17



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Tony T. Steele - Guitar and Vocals
Tony L.A. Scelzi - Guitar
Matt Savage - Bass
Damian Rage - Drum



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