{"id":100268,"date":"2023-05-23T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=100268"},"modified":"2023-06-09T12:41:12","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T11:41:12","slug":"album-review-bloody-nightmare-pillars-of-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-bloody-nightmare-pillars-of-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"BLOODY NIGHTMARE – Pillars Of Chaos (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BLOODY NIGHTMARE
Pillars Of Chaos<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFighter (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Dripping with steely riffs and awash with a myriad of solos, Bogot\u00e1, Colombia-based beasts Bloody Nightmare present their second full-length release with cover art that glistens like the blade of a mystical sword.<\/p>\n

Pillars Of Chaos<\/em> is a rather upbeat metal outing that boasts a nifty air as it channels traditional melodies in an almost naive yet exuberant fashion, and when you hear a track like \u2018Nightriders\u2019 you\u2019ll be put in a spin by its dizzying busyness. The axework of Diego Torres and Alexandra Daza is somewhat playful in its skips and gallops, while Daza then coats the frenzy in a snappy vocal squawk.<\/p>\n

This is very energetic heavy metal delivered at pace. \u2018Till The Grave\u2019, the title track and pretty much everything else on offer here is served up with a gleeful zip and vim. The drums of Hanner Robles and the bass of Miguel Valderrama are tidy additions to the frantic mix, but melody is never sacrificed.<\/p>\n

At times it\u2019s all quintessentially 80s metal but played on 45rpm! Even when the band provides weight (\u2018Excessive Pleasure\u2019) they just can\u2019t refrain from a sudden dash and one always senses an air of the unorthodox about proceedings. \u2018Just A Matter Of Time\u2019 is evidence that the clan has a subtle side, but it does feel as if that at any given moment the band could go completely out of tune and crash.<\/p>\n

Pillars Of Chaos<\/em> is a strange little release from Bloody Nightmare but sort of fun with its maniacal yet eager flashes.<\/p>\n

Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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