The Citadel - The Citadel
Genre |
Heavy Metal |
Jonas Radehorn
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Vocals
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Tracks |
6 |
Kenneth Jonsson
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Guitar
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Runningtime |
30 Min. |
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Guitar
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Label |
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Rickard Persson
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Bass
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Release |
Jan. 2004 |
Patrik Wernecrantz
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Drums
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Country |
Sweden |
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Keyboards
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Similar artists |
Bronx Casket
Co., Spiritual Beggars |
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Swedish band The Citadel provided me with a demo and I
must say that this sounds good. The band was formed about two years
ago with members hailing from the cities of Ånge and Sundsvall
located about right in the middle of Sweden.
The Citadel play heavy metal with a speed that is not
exactly of the highest pace as it barely moves beyond higher than mid-tempo.
The track Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde starts with a Children Of The Grave
riff but there ends the likenesses with Black Sabbath even if the riff
is the thing that glues this song together. The Citadel continue with
what is heavy metal, just as simple as that but that does not really
give you any good picture on how it sounds. It is a mix of heavy metal
with melodies, a lighter form of doom with serious groove and the attitude
of thrash without the speed.
The track Devil In Disguise kind of follows in the doom
vein of Candlemass, even the guitar solo seems to be collecting influence
from the Swedish doomsters, not as dark or heavy but in a slow pace
with both groove and flow and you could also draw similarities toward
the band Trouble. Even if it's heavy and occasionally doomy it is easy
to take in the music from The Citadel, they never get too dark and gloomy.
All of the time it feels like a natural slow and heavy sound and what
often tends to feel strained with bands that plays slow music, The Citadel
is above that and despite the slow pace it is has a rather refreshing
feel to it.
The Citadel strikes me as a very tight band with a rhythm
section that gets a groove and float going perfectly as Jonas Radehorn
gives it a soft and melodic touch with his clear and very powerful voice.
Stormbringer is the track where the pace is picked up and I smell a
touch of the eighties with a hint of Judas Priest, or perhaps it is
the occasional high pitch vocals that fool me and they had me long before
Kenneth Jonsson brings out a kick ass solo in this one.
It feels no matter what I write I can't really do The
Citadel justice, since there is more to them than what I have been able
to describe here. There are some riffs and harmonies that are absolutely
wonderful within their music and I recommend you to check them out yourself.
And why they are still on the demo stage I cannot understand. A band
as good as this is talent wasted when they can't reach out to bigger
audience.
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Related links:
www.thecitadel.se