{"id":104306,"date":"2024-11-29T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T00:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=104306"},"modified":"2024-12-03T10:41:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T10:41:34","slug":"album-review-steel-inferno-rush-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-steel-inferno-rush-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"STEEL INFERNO – Rush Of Power (2024) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

STEEL INFERNO
Rush Of Power<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFrom The Vaults (2024)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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These Copenhagen-based rockers are becoming somewhat veterans of the Danish scene having formed in 2012. Rush Of Power<\/em> is the fourth full-length album by the band and their second to feature vocalist Chris Rostoff who replaced Karen Christensen.<\/p>\n

Now, if you haven\u2019t stumbled upon Steel Inferno before then there\u2019s no better place to start than here. The busy guitars on opener \u2018The Abyss\u2019 propell the listener into a furious domain of zany speed metal, where the guitars and drums zip along to the soundtrack of Rostoff\u2019s snaps.<\/p>\n

There is a genuine fervour to the Steel Inferno sound as the band channels 80s US power metal effortlessly in a bid to scorch the ears. Rostoff adds extra high pitched yelps throughout and such tones transport me back to the smoky arenas of the 80s when bands like Hallows Eve were packing out dingy clubs. The difference here though is that Steel Inferno ups the quality, bringing sizzling track after sizzling track, each one encased in a dazzling speed metal framework of darting axe work, nifty bass and scurrying percussion resulting in a steamy mix of, say, Helstar.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a Teutonic steel about so much of what\u2019s on offer here and the track titles say it all. The likes of \u2018Attack\u2019, \u2018Electrocuter\u2019, \u2018The Blitz\u2019 and \u2018Power Games\u2019 could all have spent time on Jag Panzer\u2019s old demo tapes, such is the molten fury portrayed. \u2018Cut Down By The Chainsaw\u2019 is as 1985 as it gets, pumped full of old school fuel via a European zip that fuses itself unashamedly to San Francisco Bay Area schlock.<\/p>\n

Although less catchy than the material on the last opus (2022\u2019s Evil Reign<\/em>), Rush Of Power<\/em> not only bristles with extra energy and charisma but as the album unravels the songs get stronger. It\u2019s a shame the band has taken so long to reach this standard, but hopefully Rush Of Power<\/em> will enable Steel Inferno to garner a following worldwide due their impressive cacophony.<\/p>\n

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

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