FORBIDDEN SEED – From Sand to Eternity
Rock
Of Angels Records
In
my town, Thessaloniki, we don’t have many heavy and power metal bands
especially if you compare them with the bands of extreme metal. The few ones
though that we have are really good. So, I was happy to see that a new band
from my town that moves in the power metal genre has released its debut album
entitled “From Sand to Eternity”. Actually as the band states this is an effort
that started 10 years ago and finally they see all their efforts justified in
their debut album.
THE COVER: There
is definitely a symbolism on the cover. I think it has to do with the constant
fight of humanity to win time, to surpass its mortality. In this struggle
humanity has done both great and ugly things. This is the way I interpret the
cover which also reflects the title of the album. On the painting you can see a
huge desert plain and a hooded person (he might be a priest?) walking on it and
ahead of him it is a sculpture of a huge human head. It is an impressive cover
that makes you think…
MUSICAL STYLE: Musically as I have mentioned the band moves
on the power metal genre. The difference though of FORBIDDEN SEED in comparison
with the other power metal bands of my town is that they move musically on more
U.S. power metal oriented paths. Actually the band combines the heavy metal
melodies and riffs that have many references to such bands like IRON MAIDEN and
JUDAS PRIEST with a bay area thrash metal oriented rhythm section. In some
songs here you can also listen to some oriental tunes. Personally speaking the
band reminded me a lot of groups like ICED EARTH and MYSTIC PROPHECY.
CONCLUSION: “From
Sand to Eternity” is a well created and developed album that has to offer
plenty of good moments to the listener. Of course as a debut it shows their
influences, but it also shows a band that uses its influences as a basis where it
builds its own musical ideas. The only thing that could be better in their
debut album I think is the sound production.
Nick “Verkaim” Parastatidis
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