{"id":102779,"date":"2024-03-15T00:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T00:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102779"},"modified":"2024-03-28T10:54:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T10:54:30","slug":"album-review-ironbound-serpents-kiss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-ironbound-serpents-kiss\/","title":{"rendered":"IRONBOUND – Serpent\u2019s Kiss (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

IRONBOUND
Serpent\u2019s Kiss<\/strong><\/span>
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\nOssuary (2024)<\/span>
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Conjuring the spirit of a Blaze Bayley fronted Iron Maiden, Polish act Ironbound releases its second full-length platter which is littered with crisp bass lines that Steve Harris would be proud of.<\/p>\n

One gets the impression that the Iron Maiden nuances are intentional if somewhat derivative and the more the album powers on, the more it begins to labour. From opener \u2018Doomsday To Come\u2019 through \u2018The Destroyer Of Worlds\u2019 and \u2018Forefather\u2019s Rites\u2019 and \u2018The Healer Of Souls\u2019 it\u2019s just bass dominated gallop after gallop. Admittedly, I\u2019ve never a massive Maiden fan, especially after 1988\u2019s Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son<\/em>, so this sort of traditional metal can go two ways; straight to the heart or straight to the scrap yard.<\/p>\n

Serpent\u2019s Kiss<\/em> is far from being a bad record but it is an album dominated all too heavily by the clattering bass and the rather generic rhythms. If you\u2019re going to build your sound on tried and tested formulas then you\u2019ll need something extra in there to stand out, and Ironbound just don\u2019t have it. The band hasn\u2019t progressed at all from their 2021 debut full-length, The Lightbringer<\/em>, in spite of the fact the musicians on board give everything. It’s almost as if Ironbound as individuals are restricted due to the Maiden-esque framework they\u2019ve built around themselves.<\/p>\n

\u2018Holy Sinners\u2019, \u2018Vale Of Tears\u2019 etc. all rattle with that familiar Steve Harris bass, but rather than energise me such tracks leave me cold and to ask why bands continue to vomit out such mimicry, especially from the weakest period of Iron Maiden. Sorry guys, but I found this one a struggle to sit through.<\/p>\n

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

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