{"id":98114,"date":"2023-02-24T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T00:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=98114"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:00:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:00:47","slug":"ep-review-iron-curtain-metal-gladiator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/ep-review-iron-curtain-metal-gladiator\/","title":{"rendered":"IRON CURTAIN – Metal Gladiator EP (2023) | Album \/ EP Reviews @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

IRON CURTAIN
Metal Gladiator EP<\/strong><\/span>
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\nDying Victims Productions \/ Ironbound (2023)<\/span>
Rating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Spain\u2019s Iron Curtain impressed me with their 2012 full-length debut Road To Hell<\/em>, but since their inception in 2007 they\u2019ve been somewhat sporadic in their output, with their last album (Danger Zone<\/em>) \u2013 their fourth \u2013 emerging in 2019.<\/p>\n

The problem with bands of this ilk is that there is no room for progression. They burp out a 70s style of New Wave Of British Heavy Metal affected by its stodgy vocal tones, banal lyrics and sub-standard gallops. It\u2019s fun for a short while, but as evidenced on this new EP it\u2019s just stagnant heavy metal churned out by a glut of bands seeking a throwback air.<\/p>\n

Vocalist Mike Leprosy has a rough and often off-kilter throaty tone that wouldn\u2019t be out of place on a Neat Records release from 1981, but as it stands today the novelty has somewhat wore off, even as Iron Curtain strives to inject more pure, molten metal into the veins of its audience.<\/p>\n

The likes of \u2018Rattlesnake\u2019 showcase the glaring frailties of Mike\u2019s vocals as the combo rattles through a Mot\u00f6rhead-style ramble, while the likes of \u2018Stormbound\u2019 and \u2018Rough Riders\u2019 all go through the oily motions of nuts \u2018n\u2019 bolts rock \u2018n\u2019 roll better suited to the archaic ruins of 1984. Sure, after a few beers the glaring mishaps can be overlooked, but there is no denying that Iron Curtain has somewhat regressed and not just in their album cover art.<\/p>\n

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

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