{"id":103811,"date":"2024-08-23T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=103811"},"modified":"2024-09-04T09:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T08:51:12","slug":"ep-review-tundra-tundra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-tundra-tundra\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00dcNDRA – T\u00fcndra EP (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

T\u00dcNDRA
T\u00fcndra EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 6.5\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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T\u00fcndra is a relatively new Cleveland, Ohio-based combo that dabbles in power metal, although due to poor production there\u2019s a lack of punch on this debut EP. Even so, this three-song release rumbles like some early-to-mid 80s traditional metal import laced with New Wave Of British Heavy Metal grit.<\/p>\n

Vocalist Nick \u201cKilling\u201d Kelling sounds a bit low in the mix as he cries \u201cHe\u2019ll come and take you in the night, and he knows when you\u2019re time is right, there\u2019s not a chance you will survive\u201d<\/em> on opener \u2018Grim Reaper\u2019. Guitarist Nick \u201cRigor\u201d Morris, alongside bassist David Coy and drummer Hunter \u201cHaunter\u201d Just, sounds restricted, somehow unable to unleash any fury which results in a rather tepid gallop. It\u2019s still entertaining, if somewhat clich\u00e9d as sprigs of early Iron Maiden emerge.<\/p>\n

\u2018Hell\u2019s Heroes\u2019 suffers the same fate, only this time the drums splat and dominate, but not in a powerhouse way. However, I\u2019m not going to write these guys off based on one EP because closing track \u2018Voices Are Calling\u2019 restores my faith. Dripping with menace, the track sees Kelling finally take command and the rest of the band follow with dollops of molten steel.<\/p>\n

With a decent mix T\u00fcndra could become a formidable power metal unit because the ethos is there, just embedded in the icy fog. Although not quite the arctic tundra I was expecting, a few tweaks in the mix for a full-length would surely give the blizzard full reign.<\/p>\n

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

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