{"id":95840,"date":"2022-09-23T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T23:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=95840"},"modified":"2022-10-06T16:43:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T15:43:01","slug":"album-review-spellbook-deadly-charms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-spellbook-deadly-charms\/","title":{"rendered":"SPELLBOOK – Deadly Charms (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPELLBOOK
Deadly Charms<\/strong><\/span>
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\nCruz Del Sur Music (2022)<\/span>
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Channelling Black Sabbath<\/a> and Deep Purple in equal measure, American clan SpellBook eases its second misty heap of nostalgic heavy rock into our eye-line and ear-shot and I\u2019m not quite sure how I feel about it. Yes, there\u2019s something fluid, vintage and cosy about this opus as the cockles are warmed like a jig around a flickering campfire on All Hallows Eve, but at times the homage feels just a tad forced.<\/p>\n

SpellBook unashamedly plucks numerous shades from a myriad of bands of yesteryear. There\u2019s flecks of 70s glam in there alongside the more obvious Sabbath strikes, there\u2019s Atomic Rooster and Lucifer\u2019s Friend, and that occult rock vibe remains strong as the likes of \u2018Goddess\u2019 and \u2018Pandemonium\u2019 waft by like November bonfire smoke. It\u2019s all very catchy, all nifty and quite bewitching, of that I\u2019ll admit and I do like Nate Tyson\u2019s squawks as the merry bunch gallop their way in tidy fashion through a medieval jaunt of tracks steeped in folklore.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Witch Of Riley Creek\u2019 has a Sabbathian-lumber, while \u2018Night Of The Doppelganger\u2019 is slightly more dread-filled with its doomier ooze before a nifty New Wave Of British Heavy Metal stroke is applied. \u2018Her Spectral Armies\u2019 is femininely haunting as its wisps cavort through a sturdy bass from Seibert Lowe Jr. which runs in tandem with Nick Zinn\u2019s solid drum taps.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all good, fluffy in its folklore flapping and enchanting too. \u2018Out For Blood\u2019 closes the record; it heaves with a 70s nostalgia, sweeping with its subtle nuances and flirting with Black Widow and other shimmering occupants of the nostalgia coven. Strangely, I\u2019d like to hear a lot more material in the vein of \u2018Out For Blood\u2019 because it really charms with its glammy swirls, even touching upon Mother Love Bone\u2019s Andrew Wood vocally.<\/p>\n

This album is a real grower, so give it time and let all your scepticism wash away. Deadly Charms<\/em> is a steady rock \u2018n\u2019 roll record that at first didn\u2019t sit right with me, but after the ninth listen I\u2019d be more than happy to accept their offer in joining their inner circle.<\/p>\n

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

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