Bloodbound - Stormborn

Published November 21 2014

*=Staff's pick	Bloodtale Satanic Panic Iron Throne* Nightmares From The Grave* Stormborn* We Raise The Dead Made Of Steel Blood Of My Blood When The Kingdom Will Fall* Seven Hells When All Lights Fail

Genre	Heavy Metal	Patrik Johansson	Vocals
Tracks	11	Tomas Olsson	Guitar
Running time	46 Min.	Henrik Olsson	Guitar
Label	AFM Records	Anders Broman	Bass
Release	21 November 2014	Pelle Åkerlind	Drums
Country	Sweden	Fredrik Bergh	Keyboard
Producer	Jonas Kjellgren
Similar artists	---

Just over two years past the release of the last effort In The Name Of Metal, Swedish outfit Bloodbound is back with a vengeance. Though generally bringing a more aggressive impact than before, the band is still able to keep the melodic experience intact. The overall appearance has definitely turned out immediate with a no-nonsense approach and I believe that this unit absolutely has made an attempt to raise the bar a little, to finally have the opportunity to be something to be reckoned with and to be competitive on a wider span and to eventually also leave some of the toughest days behind.

Even if heavy metal still is the band's cornerstone and key factor, some of the music basically belongs in the power metal vein. Some of the presented material could, with a different and rougher production, have qualified into the label of speed metal as well. It's not like they redefine metal or innovate stuff on a regular basis and a few songs, and undoubtedly the title track, also come out quite pompous and grandiose at times, as if these metallers to some degree have adopted or at least checked out some of their countrymen Sabaton's bombastic type of music.

The music certainly wears Bloodbound's brand still, although at many points also relaunched and redesigned. The majority of the tracks come off with quite a good amount of attraction force and even if each and every moment isn't awesome and totally entertaining, this record is unquestionably one of their most complete albums thus far. It feels exciting, fresh and a little rejuvenated and at the end of the day the band comes out really pumped up with newfound intensity and with an urge to deliver.

See also review of: War Of Dragons , In The Name Of Metal , Nosferatu

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	5	7	6	7

Summary
7 chalices of 10 - Tobbe