{"id":91102,"date":"2021-09-24T00:00:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T23:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=91102"},"modified":"2021-10-11T16:11:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T15:11:14","slug":"album-review-wanton-attack-wanton-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-wanton-attack-wanton-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"WANTON ATTACK – Wanton Attack (2021) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

WANTON ATTACK
Wanton Attack<\/strong><\/span>
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\nNo Remorse (2021)<\/span>
Rating: 9\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mercyful Fate vibes arise from the flames of this intriguing self-titled debut album from a band the metal world needs to keep an eye on. Hailing from Norrk\u00f6ping in Sweden and formed in 2019, Wanton Attack consists of Micael Zetterberg (vocals and drums) and Niklas Holm (guitar and bass).<\/p>\n

Since the 80s Sweden has spewed out a cauldron of classy metal acts; some better known than others, but all brimming with a steely, mystical confidence. Add Wanton Attack to the leathery pile then as you are smoked out of your hole by a batch of blazing songs that emit a devilish air.<\/p>\n

The album is too short at 29 minutes, but I\u2019ve been tucking into this one as if it\u2019s a buffet put on by Lucifer for his cronies.<\/p>\n

\u2018Demonic Forces Prevail\u2019 is exquisite and esoteric, flame-grilled and mythical as instruments swirl like dying embers as the duo fuse a creaky New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-style of sizzle to a satanic Mercyful Fate s\u00e9ance. It\u2019s dark, majestic metal boasting authentic eeriness and no doubt conjured in some phantasmal fjord. Sure, this is the sort of spell-binding metal that stirs the memory bank of the 80s and paints images of Helms Deep.<\/p>\n

The title cut fizzes hard, blazing like home fires combating the chill. Everything here feels tight and right, suspenseful and esoteric as pace gives way to mood. The galloping \u2018The Beast Will Be Tamed\u2019, the blazing \u2018His Master\u2019s Voice\u2019, the speeding bullet of the Judas Priest-esque \u2018Fatal Technology\u2019, the enchanting yet fiery \u2018Crystal Ball\u2019 and the mesmeric closer \u2018Arrogant Humanity\u2019 are all draped with an ethereal vocal quality circa lower end King Diamond.<\/p>\n

What better way to spend your autumn than with a soundtrack of bonfire crackles and Wanton Attack\u2019s beguiling beast.<\/p>\n

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

WANTON ATTACKWanton Attack No Remorse (2021)Rating: 9\/10 Mercyful Fate vibes arise from the flames of this intriguing self-titled debut album from a band the metal world needs to keep an eye on. Hailing from Norrk\u00f6ping in Sweden and formed in 2019, Wanton Attack consists of Micael Zetterberg (vocals and drums) and Niklas Holm (guitar and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,4685],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-ep-reviews","category-wanton-attack"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91102","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=91102"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91109,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91102\/revisions\/91109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}