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Drakkar -Razorblade God cd [promo]

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PROMOTIONAL ONLY means issued by record company in very limited quantity and sent to selected Industry professionals ONLY for promotional consideration/airplay. Never for sale and highly collectable releases

Italian cd promo in promo paper sleeve.

Drakkar, from Milan Italy, made their debut in 1998 with their first full-length, ‘Quest For Glory’, followed by ‘Gemini’ in 2000. Both albums are of the typical Italian style, melodic and symphonic power metal, solid, though not overly impressive. Following the release of ‘Gemini’, Drakkar underwent massive line-up changes, replacing every member of the band save for two founding members, guitarist and songwriter Dario Beretta, and drummer Christian Fiorani. On ‘Razorblade God’, Drakkar take a new path separate from most of their Italian colleagues, this time playing a heavier, speedier, more aggressive, and riff-based flavour of power metal. With the new blood comes new life, including a powerful new vocalist Davide Dell’Orto, who would just as easily fit well into a classic 80s metal band, his voice having the edge that is complementary to Drakkar’s new style. The change in Drakkar’s style is evident from the opening riffs to the leadoff title track, a straightforward power metal track. Not leaving the symphonic element completely behind, this track features some nice synth fills courtesy of new keyboardist Corrado Solarino, as well as a fairly typical Italian catchy chorus. The style carries over through the next track, ‘Man And Machine’ until ‘To The Future’ one of the best songs on the album. This song opens with a deceptive, mellow piano intro before blasting into some killer speed metal. Beretta and Solarino trade some mean guitar and keyboard solos towards the middle of this track. Dell’Orto really shines on this one, as does Daniele Persoglio with his prominent basswork. Unlike Drakkar’s previous two albums, this is not a concept album. The lyrics on this album range from the sci-fi ‘Man And Machine’ and ‘The Matrix’ the voyage of Leif Erikson on ‘To The Future’, Dante on ‘The Inferno’ and a homage to Tolkien on ‘Galadriel’s Song’. Fans of classic, speed, and power metal as well as any fan of the Italian scene would do well to check out Drakkar’s third and strongest release.

Track list:
1. Razorblade God
2. Man And Machine
3. To The Future
4. Inferno
5. The Matrix
6. Galadriel Song
7. Lo Shan Shen Long Pa
8. The Next Generation
9. Witches Dance
10. Kingdom Of Madness-Magnum cover
12. To The Future-video

Additional information

Label

Dragonheart

Release Year

Catalogue Number

CHAOS 017CD