{"id":95328,"date":"2022-08-15T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T23:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95328"},"modified":"2022-09-08T13:38:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T12:38:18","slug":"album-review-ravenous-stark-raven-mad-volume-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-ravenous-stark-raven-mad-volume-1\/","title":{"rendered":"RAVENOUS – Stark Raven Mad Volume 1 (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAVENOUS
Stark Raven Mad Volume 1<\/strong><\/span>
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\nSelf-released (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 4\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Okay, so before I set off on this review I must point out that I really do struggle when it comes to diving into rather mechanical, modern-sounding \u201cpower metal\u201d, more so when it\u2019s a record brim full of cover versions.<\/p>\n

I do admire these guys (also known as Ravenous E.H.) for having the balls to lend their style to Bolt Thrower\u2019s \u2018\u2026For Victory\u2019 and the Candlemass tune \u2018Bewitched\u2019, but they basically turn these classic songs into glossy, modern metal designs overwrought with solos, mechanical drumming and the commanding yet irritating vocal escapades of R.A. Voltaire. But each to their own, and this Canadian posse obviously felt that by covering a diverse range of tracks that some of you would be entertained.<\/p>\n

The entertainment factor does come into play more so with covers of Andrea Bocelli\u2019s \u2018Cakaw Te Partir\u00f2\u2019, Robert Mitchum\u2019s \u2018The Ballad Of Thunder Road\u2019, David Watson\u2019s \u2018Stones\u2019 and last, but not least, My Chemical Romance\u2019s \u2018Welcome To The Black Parade\u2019 \u2013 as if it wasn\u2019t hard enough being exposed to the original. However, I\u2019ve given this record time and it has confirmed my belief that cover albums are just bad news. If I wanted to hear a tepid yet Euro-Goth style rattle version of Bolt Thrower then I\u2019d have to be unhinged, more so at the fact that this album is performed in a serious manner.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find cover versions of a variety of artists ranging from Blind Guardian, to Rush, and from Malukah, Jim Croce and Neptune Power Federation, but it\u2019s all very much an acquired taste while every song sort of becomes a generic, metallic gallop of mediocrity.<\/p>\n

The joke is lost on me, so I\u2019ll hobble off back to the \u2018Orgy In Dog\u2019s Blood\u2019 by defunct Californian death metal troupe The Ravenous who you must not confuse with these guys, nor ever let this Canadian act cover.<\/p>\n

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

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