{"id":96500,"date":"2022-10-18T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T23:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=96500"},"modified":"2022-10-28T16:36:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:36:38","slug":"album-review-diamond-chazer-starriders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/album-review-diamond-chazer-starriders\/","title":{"rendered":"DIAMOND CHAZER – Starriders (2022) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

DIAMOND CHAZER
Starriders<\/strong><\/span>
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\nFighter (2022)<\/span>
Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Fighting out of the corner of Colombia, this five-piece serves up a delicious slice of metal wrapped in an equally engaging slap of cover art.<\/p>\n

Diamond Chazer is the sort of 80s metal worship you want in your life, and while there is always that air of predictability Starriders<\/em> remains fun and communicative throughout and doesn\u2019t pretend to be something it is not.<\/p>\n

A few questions could be raised over the vocals of Stiven Giraldo. He\u2019s not the strongest out there when it comes to pipe delivery, although there\u2019s a certain charm to his tone as he leads us through the stark wasteland of the choppy \u2018Highway To Our Dreams\u2019 and the bristling design of \u2018The Pact\u2019. But if anything, it\u2019s Giraldo\u2019s keyboards which provide the most colour.<\/p>\n

By such implants the album is at times given an obscure cosmic vibe and even an air of the grandiose, particularly on \u2018Cosmic Samurai\u2019. But there\u2019s a degree of nostalgic murkiness too as evidenced on the extravagant instrumental \u2018A.R.C.A.D.E\u2019 and the more Gothic trends of \u2018Alucarda\u2019 which gallops with ghoulish pride.<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t go as far to say that Diamond Chazer are original but they have a strange, unorthodox zest about their play; effortlessly dazzling us with the majestic trundle of \u2018The Void\u2019 while harking back to speedier 80s fire with another instrumental \u2018Into The Vortex\u2019.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s always room for improvement here, but if you want a riveting slice of metal that\u2019s littered with odd little variations and charm then I\u2019d suggest spending your hard earned cash on this.<\/p>\n

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

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