Monday, October 8, 2012

Maelstorm/It Was Predestined/Itchy Metal Entertainment/2012 CD Re-Issue Review


  Maelstorm  are  a  band  from  Long  Beach,  New  York  that  plays  a  mixture  of  death,  thrash,  power   and  prog  metal  and  this  is  a  re-issue  of  their  2008  demo  "It  Was  Predestined"  which  was  released  by  Itchy  Metal  Entertainment.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with not  much  in  the  way  of  blast  beats,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  tone  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording,  as  for  the  synths  when  they  are  utilized  they  bring  a  very  atmospheric  and  epic  sound  to  the  music.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  thrash,  death,  power  and  prog  metal  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  a  good  amount  of  melody  being thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  melodic  sounding  power/prog  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads, as  for  the  acoustic  guitars  when  they  are  utilized  they  use  full  chords  and  finger  picking  that  have  a  feeling  of  a  Spanish  guitar.

  Vocals  range  from  deep  death  metal  growls,  thrash  screams,  clean  singing  power  metal  vocals  with  some  female  back  ups  being  utilized  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  for  being  a  demo  and  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Maelstorm  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  death,  thrash,  power  and  prog  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "A  Futile  Crusade".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

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