{"id":93300,"date":"2022-04-08T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T23:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=93300"},"modified":"2022-04-25T17:46:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:46:16","slug":"album-review-rave-in-fire-sons-of-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-rave-in-fire-sons-of-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"RAVE IN FIRE – Sons Of A Lie (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAVE IN FIRE
Sons Of A Lie<\/strong><\/span>
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\nIron Oxide (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hailing from Madrid, this Spanish quartet is yet another promising act on the Iron Oxide label.<\/p>\n

Rave In Fire originally formed seven years ago and in 2018 released their debut EP Chronicle Of A Timeless End<\/em>. The current line-up of Selene Perdiguero (vocals), Juanjo Negrete (guitar), Sara Carretero (bass) and Jaime Susanna (drums) has been together since 2020.<\/p>\n

Lead single \u2018Shout\u2019 opens the album up, and from the off its clear the band has an energy and drive \u2013 the sound is steeped in melody and there\u2019s clearly a chemistry within the fold. The production is solid as the guitars shimmer and sizzle with a distinctive 80s quality, but this is more than just nostalgia-driven heavy rock.<\/p>\n

\u2018Shout\u2019 gallops from the fire with galloping percussion, a steaming bass, that exuberant axe work, and the powerhouse, commanding vocal attack of Selene Perdiguero. With all these qualities put together, Rave In Fire has released one of the best albums of the year, that nods to the 80s sound but sizzles like a pan introduced with a fresh recipe. \u2018Shout\u2019 is mesmerising, stomping and infectious with its thrashy flirtations, and it sets the tone for this driving fireball of a record that strikes like a meteorite.<\/p>\n

For me, I hear lots of influences, and some of those could be deemed \u201cmodern\u201d. A band such as fellow Spaniards Hitten springs to mind; y\u2019know, that flashy, yet sturdy heavy rock with steely glints. But there\u2019s such a warmth to this record, particularly with the melodious title track which has a sense of the mystical about its meatiness, bringing to mind the likes of Zed Yago and even Loudness as the riffs constantly rip and scorch to great effect.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bite The Fire\u2019 chugs with menace but the percussion kicks the track into a cool, breezy high time melody before the dust settles and then the combo adjoins to ascend beyond the sky. Everything feels epic and mature with strains of Dio and glints of Hellion.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Healer\u2019 creeps nicely, sizzling with atmosphere and mid-paced power, while \u2018Never Forget\u2019 follows with similar suspense and builds gloriously, and again there\u2019s that rich guitar tone hinting at, dare I say it, George Lynch. But there\u2019s just a wholesome feel to the whole damn album as \u2018Set Me Free\u2019 fizzes to a gallop, \u2018Memories\u2019 \u2013 lead by Sara Carretero\u2019s bass \u2013 chugs breezily, and closer \u2018The Last Night\u2019 just stokes the fire further where a deep, rich soulful trundle unravels as an immense rock ballad of nodding percussion and stunning axe work.<\/p>\n

It seems that Iron Oxide Records are ready to take on the world and you better be on board otherwise you\u2019ll be cast into the fire like a lump of trash. Alongside Germany\u2019s CobraKill, Rave In Fire is another band from the label\u2019s roster to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n

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

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