HEADLESS CROWN – Time for Revolution
Massacre
Records
Revolution
is a strong word; a word that means innovation or a fight against compromise.
If you want, though, to be truly revolutionary you must have knowledge of the
past, keep the good things and transform them into something new and vivid. I
think this is what these guys from Switzerland wanted to do when they started
back in 2011 and now after some lineup changes and many efforts introduce us
their debut album and let us judge if they have revolutionized the metal sound.
THE COVER: It
gives off the feeling of a drawing that you can see on a tattoo shop and
actually it looks cool if you consider that the band plays traditional heavy
metal. In the center of the cover you can see the letters H and C which are no
other than the first letters of the words that form the band name. On the upper
part of the letters you can see three skulls two of which (left and right) look
like screaming and the one in the center has a menacing look. Finally on the
cover there are also the band’s logo and the title of the album. It is a
classic heavy metal cover given though through a modern approach.
MUSICAL STYLE: I
have already told you above that the band moves on the traditional heavy metal
sound and this is almost the whole truth. You see the band in comparison with
other young bands that try to replicate the old school heavy metal sound, do
something slightly different. They give to their influences a modern approach
in the way that WOLF also do (though there are no other musical similarities
with this band). The melodies and the riffs that form the compositions that are
included here are descendants of the riffs and melodies played by such bands
like JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, SAXON, ACCEPT and GRAVE DIGGER. Sometimes the
band also displays a more commercial façade of their sound which reminded me of
early MOTLEY CRUE.
CONCLUSION: After
all these I can tell you that “Time of Revolution” is actually a traditional
heavy metal album that has a dynamic modern production and songs that show
their influences (after all it is a debut album), but they don’t do it in such an
obvious way. All in all I have to say that if you choose to buy this album,
then you will listen to some good heavy metal tunes and won’t be disappointed.
Finally, by listening to this release the band gave me the feeling they must be
great to watch on stage…
Nick
“Verkaim” Parastatidis
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