Gods of the Earth - The Sword

*****

There’s something very refreshing and extremely comforting about the old school metal reverie found on Gods of the Earth. It connects you to that youthful, joyful place in your conscious that demands you nod your head along to the beat of every song. Riffs and lead harmonies that crawl into your mind and have you tapping your feet to their catchy, bombastic simplicity. Light, high register vocal melodies that will have you humming along in no time. Apply a stoner edge to the proceedings, and you have a weight that will near cave your skull in, just for good measure. The Sword aren’t original, aren’t groundbreaking, but they do have that intrinsic knowledge of what metal is really all about, and it shines throughout this superb record like “The Fire Lances of the Hyperzephyrians” they sing about. Truly outstanding.

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