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I'll go straight
to point, just as the opening track
"Kingslayer" does. Go get
it, before you regret every second
that passes. English label Rise Above,
famous about its doom metal/heavy
rock profile, unleashed a weapon that
nobody in the metal music industry
had predicted. This CD is a pure delirium
for all the die-hard fans of epic
/doom metal (and not only), which
will rejoice at the tunes of these
war anthems. "Wolf's Return"
is the last stage of a gradient transformation
of a band that once was paying tribute
to the origins of doom metal and heavy
rock and now is a pure heavy metal
holocaust.
It combines the majestic
and victorious aura of Manowar ("Wolf's
Return") and the doom metal somber
testimony and pride of Candlemass
("Nine") into an outfit
that, thanks to the outstanding performance
of JB, bears its own mark. With an
absolutely fantastic production and
through magnificent orchestrations,
Grand Magus illustrate blood covered
tales of sheer darkness and barbaric
excellence. Grand Magus have joined
the ranks of Sorcerer, Doomsword,
Doomshine and other, and they challenge
them for the "pole position"
in the battlefield. Look no further
dear friends. This is doom, without
being "traditional". This
is heavy, without being "true".
This is epic, without being "illustrious".
"Wolf's Return" includes
eleven tracks, many of which play
the role of interludes between hymns
of gigantic proportions, like "Blood
Oath", "Repay In kind"
and "Ashes". In one word:
Magnificent.
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