{"id":103878,"date":"2024-09-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=103878"},"modified":"2024-09-13T11:45:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T10:45:29","slug":"album-review-satan-songs-in-crimson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-satan-songs-in-crimson\/","title":{"rendered":"SATAN – Songs In Crimson (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SATAN
Songs In Crimson<\/strong><\/span>
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\nMetal Blade (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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As if he isn\u2019t busy enough with one seminal New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band in Blitzkrieg, vocalist Brian Ross leads another, Satan, onto the battlefield. Songs In Crimson<\/em> is the seventh full-length studio outing from the band which originally formed back in 1979. Ross appeared on the band\u2019s 1984 debut outing, Court In The Act<\/em><\/a>, but left shortly afterwards and didn\u2019t return to the fold permanently until 2011.<\/p>\n

Just like Blitzkrieg, Cloven Hoof, Black Rose, Holocaust and more emphatically Saxon, Satan has remained consistent in its quest to keep the British heavy metal flag flying, even with a lengthy hiatus in-between. The current formation alongside Ross consists of all longstanding members; Russ Tippins (guitar), Steve Ramsay (guitar), Graeme English (bass) and Sean Taylor (drums).<\/p>\n

It seems obvious that the chemistry of the band should be so strong, but the evidence comes via the last three records from Satan which proved time and time again the quality. It\u2019s no different with Songs In Crimson<\/em>, an album constructed of excellent musicianship resulting in straight up heavy metal compositions which will show the young upstarts how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n

Lead single \u2018Turn The Tide\u2019 is particularly rampant in its design and I\u2019m surprised it doesn\u2019t kick the album off. Even so, every song is potent with rhythmic pulsating, the most furious being bone rattler \u2018Frantic Zero\u2019. The choruses throughout are catchy with a majority of songs galloping at a rate of knots, particularly \u2018Sacramental Rites\u2019 and \u2018Captives\u2019, the latter opting for a strange bluesy assault.<\/p>\n

The album is also rich in charging riffs and wild solos, so there\u2019s plenty of punch and brooding intensity too as \u2018Curse In Disguise\u2019 beams with a Mercyful Fate grin bolstered further by English\u2019s burly bass. Even after so many years Ross is on point, snaking devilishly between Taylor\u2019s hammering drums.<\/p>\n

Sure, there is a familiarity with the album, but then why should Satan attempt to fix something that\u2019s never shown signs of being broken? These guys are not here to follow trends, this is long haul heavy metal from a band that continues to unleash quality, all summed up by the closing track \u2018Deadly Crimson\u2019, another boisterous yet warm affair which brims with nostalgia. Songs In Crimson<\/em> is very much a case of better the Devil you know as Satan rules supreme.<\/p>\n

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

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