Idol Throne "A Clarion Call" Review (WE'RE NOT BIG POWER METAL FANS... BUT OMG THIS RULES!)
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
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Necrotic Nick and Jammin' Jon go over the latest offering from Indiana power/ thrash metal act Idol Throne with their new album "A Clarion Call" out now!
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Thank you for all the kind words fellas. Appreciate you guys taking the time to give us a review 🤘
Necrotic Nick- Hey! Not a problem, man! Jason was cool enough to send me a copy of the first one and I dug that one so when I saw this I was pretty stoked to go over it. Man, this is even better than the debut. You guys killed it. I'm glad we could put some more eyes on this beast of an album for you.
Do we have a merch link yet?
Nick They way they mixed it with powermetal and thrash it actually Sounds good. Cause i dont like straight up powermetal.
Necrotic Nick- Generally I'm not a fan of power metal either but this is killer.
The songwriting of this record is what truly won me over. I was quite impressed and got myself a copy.
Necrotic Nick- Agreed. I'm getting my copy here soon as well.
Overkill meets DRI.....the first song, alone, is friggin filthy
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, this one came out swinging right from the rip.
Members of Wraith whom I enjoy. I don't know these guys though.
Necrotic Nick- If you love riffs and sick lead work I think you'll dig it.
I like this band even though I can't listen to Euro Power Metal. Great mix of styles, top level musicianship. Debut album great too as you say. 4/5 for me. Great review.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, when I do listen to power metal (which isn't very often) I generally gravitate more towards the US power metal sound since it's generally a bit heavier and more varied. This and the debut definitely have more of that sound but I really love the progressive elements they added here.
Excellent review as always guys 🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
I’ll have check this out. I have the 2021 demo. I liked the demo.
Necrotic Nick- I still have yet to check out the demo but I think this is even better than their debut.
I will give this a listen. You guys sold me. I’m in.
Necrotic Nick- I think you'll appreciate the thrashier side of the album for sure.
The riffs are great and the vocals are good, there weren't any particularly catchy vocal sections imo which is something I look for in this genre. I'd kill for at least a few harsh vocal sections to balance it all out as well but I know that's not a thing really in this genre. 6/10 for me, great review guys.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I found some solid vocal hooks on here but the riffs and leads really steal the show here if I'm being honest. Every lead on here was a scorcher and the interplay between the guitarist is amazing. The "harsher" vocals on here are a bit more on the thrash side which is why I brought up Forbidden in particular. It's pretty much just gruffer singing but it does add a heavier edge when they're used.
Power Metal is a subgenre where I generally like the sound okay but don't really care for the vocals. I don't mind clean singing when its done right with classic metal bands such as Dio or Iron Maiden. I've never been into the ultra high pitched, almost opera style of singing in power metal that sounds like all the testosterone was sapped out of it. If this band sounds anything like Brainstorm, Innerwish or Mystic Prophecy though, I might check them out.
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, that's one of my biggest detractors with power metal are the vocals. I'm picky about clean singing in metal and power metal often sounds to damn happy in my opinion but I liked that these had some range in the delivery. It's been awhile since I jammed Brainstorm (I own 2 of their albums) but this might be comparable if I remember right.
@@thrallsofmetalsounds good, ill add them to the list
Killer album and band, loved the first one also.
4/5
Necrotic Nick- Agreed. I think this is even better than the debut honestly.
I'll give this a listen, I'm a fan of Fates Warning, especially the John Arch era!
Necrotic Nick- I'd say this leans more toward that era. Definitely worth a listen.
If Helloween ever comes out with a new album, now you need to review it. 😂
Helloween kicks ass, especially the early stuff.
Necrotic Nick- A lot of people raved about the last Helloween so we might.
You guys should check out the new Witherfall album if you dig this. It just came out this past Friday as well. Jake Dreyer, the guitarist, was in Iced Earth before all of that stuff with Jon went down and Marco Minnemann is behind the kit (He was a member sort of but left after this record was recorded. He was on the previous album as well). Witherfall is like Thrashy/Proggy Power Metal I'd say. I think you guys would dig them. Joseph Michael is a fantastic vocalist and he's actually related to the late great Ronnie James Dio.
Yeah witherfell is actually listenable their vocals are kind of decent and I like maybe three power metal bands
Necrotic Nick- I've been meaning to check out Witherfall for a number of years now honestly. I didn't even know they had a new one coming out and honestly I didn't even know Marco Minnemann was in the band (or at least was). That dude is a fantastic drummer. I'll have to check them out when I get some free time.
@@thrallsofmetal Marco is still a fantastic drummer lol. You should check out his instrumental project with Guthrie Govan "The Aristocrats". It's not metal at all but I know you don't give a shit lol. It's like prog rock/jazz fusion stuff.
Dang thanks for the rec, this is great! Not too powery/dramatic plus that album cover is one of the best this year (please tell me it’s not AI lol)
It is not AI
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I'm glad you dig it.
Great review guys. I'm going to have to check this one out.
Although you probably know them already, I highly recommend Blind Guardian, Lost Horizon, Kamelot and Symphony X (prog power) for bands that excel at delivering great power metal with at times a healthy dose of aggression.
Is that Anomander Rake?
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I've been meaning to check out some earlier Blind Guardian as I've heard it's decidedly more thrashy and I know Shred is a big fan of Kamelot so I've heard some of their stuff. Symphony X is pretty solid but I've yet to really dive into their stuff. I may check out some more stuff by these bands when I get a chance though.
@@TBaggins96 Yes it is. It’s from the Subterranean Gardens of the Moon cover.
@@thrallsofmetal Early Blind Guardian is more speed metal, though they never fully abandoned that style, instead started adding layers to their music.
You had me intrigued with the Fates Warning comparison; in my opinion probably the finest prog. metal band in the last 40 years. I will definitely check this one out ASAP! Thanks guys! 👍
Necrotic Nick- The proggier tracks toward the end gave me big Fate Warning, Dream Theater and Nevermore vibes especially. There's a lot of elements to this one and I wasn't expecting a big proggy turn toward the end.
@@thrallsofmetal The new Witherfall album 'Sounds of the Forgotten' has a somewhat similar blend of US power metal/thrash/progressive metal influences...
Some of the vocal melodies remind of Anthrax. What I've heard sounds decent. If you like these guys, you might enjoy the Hextar album on Dying Victims.
Necrotic Nick- I got bigger Joy Belladonna vibes on the first one but it's still there on this one. This album is chock full of riffs though. I'll have to check out Hextar at some point I guess.
Its time you do a Blind Guardian album ranking 😹😹😹
Necrotic Nick- That might still be a ways off lol
Really amazing album, nice surprise that you guys review it!!! Thrash and power usually go well together, bands like Flotsam & Jetsam and Sacred Oath are good examples!!!
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, I really enjoyed the debut so I wanted to check this one out and man it's even better than the debut. I can definitely hear some Flotsam & Jetsam here. The riff and lead work is so damn good and I love that it has that thrashy energetic punch pretty much throughout the album.
I got early Helloween vibes (Jericho and both Keys), which is fantastic stuff. Power metal can be good, but 90% of power metal bands are hokey and cheesy.
Necrotic Nick- Power metal is definitely the subgenre that I'm the most picky with. It's for sure the "cheese factor" but the heavier stuff does tend to hit more often.