{"id":102959,"date":"2024-04-12T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T23:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=102959"},"modified":"2024-04-19T11:31:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:31:26","slug":"album-review-vulture-sentinels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-vulture-sentinels\/","title":{"rendered":"VULTURE – Sentinels (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

VULTURE
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\nMetal Blade (2024)<\/span>
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Swooping back with fiery talons, German speedsters Vulture deliver their fourth full-length studio album with an excellent cover design by Guatemalan artist Mario L\u00f3pez. As expected this is another razor-sharp release that mixes the dynamic steel of vintage Accept with the haste of Exciter. Vulture\u2019s brand of speed metal is to the point but riddled with precise, glistening melodies too ensuring plenty of traditional segments.<\/p>\n

Since the last outing, Dealin\u2019 Death<\/em> (2021), the guys have picked up the pace somewhat as showcased on the album\u2019s lead single \u2018Unhallowed & Forgotten\u2019 with its maniacal axe work. What also interests me about the song is that it’s based on the Spanish Blind Dead<\/em> horror movie series.<\/p>\n

For more organic designs \u2018Oathbreaker\u2019 is homage to the vintage heavy metal roots especially with its Judas Priest-esque axe work. The record is littered with cool, infectious riffs \u2013 \u2018Sentinels (Heavier Than Time)\u2019 and \u2018Draw Your Blades\u2019 being prime examples where riffs just scorch. There are strong choruses too, a favourite being \u2018Realm Of The Impaler\u2019, while the speed metal fanatics among you will lap up the likes of \u2018Death Row\u2019 and \u2018Screams From The Abattoir\u2019.<\/p>\n

Members L. Steeler (vocals), M. Outlaw (guitar), S. Castevet (guitar), A. Axetinct\u00f6r (bass) and G. Deceiver (drums) between them create banshee wails, sniping solos, thunderous drums, hefty bass lines and twisted riffs; a sizzling cauldron that pops, boils and leaves serious burns.<\/p>\n

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

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