#eternity's end

[chambers-of-crimson-sleep]

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.

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Eternity’s End - Embers Of War There are many bands I’ve listened to solely because of members of the band being in it, especially if they were either in bands that I really love, or they’re just musicians that have been apart of a lot of stuff, so I know their musical pedigree. That’s how I feel about Eternity’s End, the progressive power metal band turned power / speed metal. I’ve heard of this band for awhile, but I didn’t know they had a few albums out. I just remember seeing their debut, and not thinking anything of it, but I did some digging into this band when I saw their album cover for their most recent effort, 2021′s Embers Of War, and what I found really surprised me. This is all you need to know about this band to check them out -- they’ve got current and/or former members of Necrophagist, Obscura, Symphony X, and First Fragment. That’s some real pedigree there, as Necrophagist and Obscura are two pioneering and influential death metal bands (the former being a tech-death band, and the latter being a progressive tech-death band), and First Fragment is a newer progressive tech-death band. Symphony X is the only band out of those I’m not super familiar with, but I have listened to their last album a couple of times recently, and they’re fantastic, so I’m sure their earlier material is awesome, too. That’s all I needed to check out Embers Of War, and I’m glad I did, because this album is fantastic. Seriously, Embers Of War is a great album, and if you’re a fan of power metal or speed metal, you have to hear it. I guess they started off more as a progressive power metal band, as I said earlier, but this one is more or less a power metal album with a speed metal filter, and it rules. This album is absolutely awesome. It’s 45 minutes of pure speed metal. Some of the best solos and riffs you’ll hear are awaiting you on this album, and I absolutely love it. The vocals are some great power metal vocals, being sweeping and soaring, and they’re pretty good (nothing super amazing, but they very well within this album), but the instrumentation is where the album shines. This album can be a bit much if you’re wanting really catchy songs, but the album has that, just not in spades like most power metal albums. A lot of this album is energetic as all hell, solos and guitar riffs blistering by like nobody’s business, and it can be a bit overwhelming in the way that a lot of prog-metal tends to be. A lot of musicians place an emphasis on musicianship and being as fast as possible, versus writing songs that are catchy. This album has some catchy songs, but a lot of the playing is flashier, which makes for a really good album, but there are only so many songs that I can take with wild instrumentation and that’s about it. That’s not to say this album isn’t any good, because it’s great, but a lot of the album is more or less straightforward speed metal filtered through the lens of a prog-metal band, so the riffs are razor sharp and pretty wild. I’d check out Embers Of War if you want to hear some really cool speed metal / power metal. You’ll get a lot of out of it, whether you want some cool riffs / solos, or you want a catchy power metal album. It has a few catchy songs that don’t let loose as much, so it all balances out. The fact that this album is only 45 minutes is good, too, it’s not quite as long as other power metal albums. That’s one issue I have with power metal albums, they can be really lengthy. Some of the power metal albums I’ve been listening to have been over an hour in length, and while it’s not bad for the right album, they can run a little long. Either way, I really like this album, and this would have totally been on my AOTY list for 2021 had I heard it when it came out in November. To be fair, I’ve only been keeping up with new releases each week this year, I didn’t listen to a lot of newer albums until the end of 2021, but I wish I would have had heard this one. It rules, honestly, but like I said, it can be a bit too much on the flashy side of the power metal / speed metal side of things. I don’t necessarily mind it, but I do prefer songwriting over just playing really fast and really intense riffs and solos. If that’s what you prefer, there’s nothing wrong with that, and for the most part, it’s not too bad here. The musical pedigree that these musicians have altogether is astounding, and that’s partially why this album works so well. If it were almost any other band, the riffs and solos wouldn’t be as good, but you do have a lot of important musicians here, and that alone is worth hearing.

[demonhuntergadreel]

You don’t say

[wikdsushi-v2]

Who else is chomping at the bit for Tuesday morning?

[synapticpotential]

I think Eternity’s End looks great, and I am looking forward to it!

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[Cautiously peeks out from underneath my rock like a skittish animal to peer at the Developer Preview]

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