Description

Red vinyl

Formed in Borlänge in 2002, Astral Doors accomplished the all but accomplishable: delighting Power Metal fans and traditionalists alike. Simultaneously, the sound’s unmistakable kinship to Dio-fronted Rainbow and Dio/Martin-fronted Black Sabbath earned Astral Doors momentum with old-school metalheads who frowned at the perceived blandness and lack of substance in the Power Metal genre. The lost debut Of The Son And The Father arrived in 2003 to immense critical fanfare, although the crucified priests on the cover succumbed to censorship in Japan where the album was also rechristened (!) Cloudbreaker. In the following years, Astral Doors shrewdly made it impossible for the audience to forget them by bombarding said audience with new releases, one more breathtaking than the other: Evil Is Forever (2005), Raiders Of The Ark EP'(2005) and Astralism (2006). Their second album, Evil Is Forever, is an old school hard rock/metal album that features some crunchy guitars, heavy riffing, some 70s-style keyboards and the vicious, man-eating vocals of Nils Patrik Johansson, done here with some of their most memorable songs. I mean can you really deny the blistering opener Bride Of Christ, sacrilegious lyrics and hooky chorus and driving riff and all? I don’t think you can. Overall this is a must have album for any fan of traditional metal. The band drive the songs and attacks with a frenzy and every tune will hit you in the right area. Aggressive, tight and rocking, this album has it all.

Track list:
1. Bride Of Christ
2. Time To Rock
3. Evil Is Forever
4. Lionheart
5. Praise The Bones
6. Pull The Break
7. Fear In Their Eyes
8. Stalingrad
9. From The Cradle To The Grave
10. The Flame
11. Path to Delirium