{"id":102323,"date":"2024-01-22T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T00:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102323"},"modified":"2024-02-08T14:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T14:16:46","slug":"ep-review-stone-fang-a-demonstration-of-soul-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-stone-fang-a-demonstration-of-soul-power\/","title":{"rendered":"STONE FANG &#8211; A Demonstration Of Soul Power EP (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>STONE FANG<br \/>A Demonstration Of Soul Power EP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" height=\"3\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"title3\"><span style=\"color: #c80000;\">Self-released (2024)<\/span><br \/><strong>Rating: 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stonefang_ademonstrationofsoulpowerep.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>There has been some really striking album art in 2024 and here\u2019s another to add to the list. <em>A Demonstration Of Soul Power<\/em> is the new EP release from Mississippi one-man band Stone Fang. This work follows on from 2023\u2019s debut full-length album <em>&#8230;Into The Baneful Fog<\/em>, and with this new four-song offering Metas continues the theme of occult-driven metal plucked straight from the mists of the 80s featuring flickers of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, shades of King Diamond and touches of doominess circa Trouble.<\/p>\n<p>The EP closes with an interesting take on Deep Purple\u2019s \u2018Bloodsucker\u2019, but the real gem here is the opening title track where Metas cries of <em>\u201cA pile of writhing evil, sludge surrounding a shining mass, impenetrable shields surrounding,\u201d<\/em> before asking <em>\u201cHow could anyone ever get past?\u201d<\/em>. Metas has a knack for conjuring vivid images of fantasy, as on \u2018The Ruined Path\u2019 where he croons <em>\u201cAs the slayer of demons carves his way inside the palace gates, a deafening growl approaches\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At times I feel like I\u2019m reading the words of some crusty 80s sword n\u2019 sorcery novel, so there is certainly a lot of charm to this release with its sword-wielding warriors and a \u201cMighty red dragon of Hell\u201d. The music does enough even with the stuffy mix, although it still remains an emulation of Mercyful Fate but with more cheese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neil Arnold<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STONE FANGA Demonstration Of Soul Power EP Self-released (2024)Rating: 6.5\/10 There has been some really striking album art in 2024 and here\u2019s another to add to the list. A Demonstration Of Soul Power is the new EP release from Mississippi one-man band Stone Fang. 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