Demo 2014
SILVERBONES is a young
band from Italy and I don’t mean the age of the band members. I say this
because the band was formed somewhere in January 2013 in Italy and the purpose
of its creation is to play traditional heavy metal music with medieval melodies
and lyrics inspired by the life of the pirates. Almost a year after its
formation, SILVERBONES have composed their first songs which were included in
this demo somewhere in the midst of December 2014. So let us see what
SILVERBONES have to offer to the listener (please grab a bottle of rum while
you read this).
THE COVER: I think this is the kind of cover that I would expect to see
from a band that plays heavy metal and which draws inspiration from the pirate
life. The cover depicts crossbones above a sea. It is simple enough and yet
straight to the point. It is the flag (though many historians believe that
every pirate had a different kind of flag and crossbones are more a legacy that
Hollywood movies left to us) that spread fear in the Caribbean, but also joy if
you are a pirate or a metalhead….
MUSICAL STYLE: The band claims that its intention is to combine heavy
metal music with pirate/medieval melodies. I don’t know how the pirate melodies
sound, but I think that the band succeeds in that since they create a sound
that makes you travel back in time. It is like watching a pirate movie and yet it
has all the elements of traditional heavy metal that makes you want to grab
your guitar or air guitar and play along and even sing along with the band.
COMPOSITIONS: In this demo you will have the pleasure to listen to
the 4 first tracks of the band. This is their first release and of course they
can’t avoid showing their influences which I think you can guess. Yes my
friends, RUNNING WILD is a strong influence for the band, but they do also have
some N.W.O.B.H.M. elements in their sound which mainly come straight from IRON
MAIDEN. This might not sound original to you, but the main point when you
listen to music or see a movie is to enjoy it and be left with a sense of
fulfillment. So, SILVERBONES are influenced, but they do not copy and above all
they have catchy melodies and riffs that make you listen to these compositions
again and again.
CONCLUSION: Every story has an end and here is where my
presentation ends, but I hope that the story of SILVERBONES only begins here
with this demo, because they are a well bonded and talented band of musicians
who have true love for heavy metal and pirates and they manage to reflect these
elements on their compositions. Check them out and keep drinking rum…
Nick “Verkaim” Parastatidis
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