{"id":71258,"date":"2018-06-15T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=71258"},"modified":"2018-07-29T15:01:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T15:01:42","slug":"album-review-crying-steel-stay-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-crying-steel-stay-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"CRYING STEEL – Stay Steel (2018) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

CRYING STEEL
Stay Steel<\/strong><\/span>
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\nPride & Joy Music (2018)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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That\u2019s not a good album title, is it? I remember snapping up Crying Steel\u2019s 1987 debut On The Prowl<\/em>, mesmerised was I by its cover and the metallic nuances contained within. Then they were gone, splitting up in 1990, only to return \u2013 well under my rock \u2018n\u2019 roll radar \u2013 in 2003.<\/p>\n

Since then and including this newbie, three albums have emerged, although the ship has never been steady due to numerous changes in the vocal department. <\/p>\n

Former TNT and Shy man Tony Mills is the commander on this opus, contributing guest lead vocals, and it is he who steers this ship into calmer waters. What you basically get here is rootsy, valiant 80s-styled metal with its leaden feet firmly in the middle of the road as this Italian troupe coughs up a panorama of ditties such as \u2018Speed Of Light\u2019, \u2018Name Of The Father\u2019 and \u2018Crank It Up\u2019, all of which are rather formulaic yet as enjoyable as the 80s! You know what you\u2019re getting with these guys, because they\u2019ve been there and done it. From its cover to its songs, Stay Steel<\/em> remains steadfast in its approach, with driving hard and meaty riffs, solid percussion and Tony Mills\u2019 warm, yet powerhouse vocals. <\/p>\n

In a sense, Stay Steel<\/em> does live up to its title; full of bravado and assertive in its dynamics, it\u2019s a record that gives you a good time without reverting to the cheesy. The rewards are many because there\u2019s something so soulful about every instrument, whether in the form of Luca Ferri\u2019s stabs on the sticks or that twin guitar attack which tend to cuddle as one in nostalgic, nightly aplomb. Hints of Judas Priest and every other solid as steel 80s band leak in \u2013 there are flecks of Saxon and Iron Maiden \u2013 but also some really sugar sweet, soaring melodies that are all underlined with a distinctive fire as \u2018Raise Your Hell\u2019 and \u2018Blackout\u2019 come charging out of the bar room and straight in for the brawl.<\/p>\n

Other standard flag bearers of metal are opener \u2018Hammerfall\u2019 and \u2018Warriors\u2019. But it\u2019s not just about leather, rust and nails as simple orchestration colours the melodious strains of \u2018Born In The Fire\u2019 and \u2018Sail The Brave\u2019 \u2013 both evocative and anthemic tunes of valour. <\/p>\n

Crying Steel aren\u2019t afraid to showcase their roots and be proud of them, but considering the amount of bands out there attempting to recreate this type of sound, why not just stick with the tried and trusted old guards who\u2019ll get you safely to shore? Crying Steel remain a cult heavy metal act who I\u2019ll stand by until the patches eventually fall off the ol\u2019 denim jacket.<\/p>\n

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

CRYING STEELStay Steel Pride & Joy Music (2018)Rating: 8\/10 That\u2019s not a good album title, is it? I remember snapping up Crying Steel\u2019s 1987 debut On The Prowl, mesmerised was I by its cover and the metallic nuances contained within. Then they were gone, splitting up in 1990, only to return \u2013 well under my […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4078],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-crying-steel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71258"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71259,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71258\/revisions\/71259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}