Not intending to ruin any of your days, but to be honest, Angband sound, even at their best, like they could have a collection of raw versions from some early Iced Earth songs demoed and put on this record. However, it´s the band´s vocalist Ashkan that makes the biggest impact on listeners, having this relatively strong Barlow-ish vibe in his voice, which cannot be a bad thing by any means as most of us simply love Barlow´s powerful and great voice, don´t we (just listen to \”Incarnation of Truth\” – and you will get all the Barlow-isms you need)? Also, Angband´s heavy metal is introduced like a stripped down version of Iced Earth´s stuff, kind of having less all those important elements that make Iced Earth such an unique band from the pack. A heavy metal band singing about political issues of the country, would probably lead to a death penalty in that country – who actually knows! At least one would probably lose a couple of arms or legs or…well, I guess you got the point anyway, didn´t you?Īngband cites old Iced Earth and Nevermore as strong inspiration in their songwriting, and I think they pretty much hit the nail pretty close to its target by mentioning especially those 2 aforementioned names as some of their main inspirations. Heavy metal from Iran…I´m psyched! Well, perhaps I´m more psyched about the fact that heavy metal can be illegal in some countries – countries like Iran, for example.
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