IX • Iron Prophecy by Various Artists (Metal Message ᴳᴸᴼᴮᴬᴸ • 𝓔𝓼𝓽. 2001)

🎨 Artwork by Timbul Cahyono

IX • Iron Prophecy by Various Artists (Metal Message ᴳᴸᴼᴮᴬᴸ • 𝓔𝓼𝓽. 2001)

Metal Message ᴳᴸᴼᴮᴬᴸ • 𝓔𝓼𝓽. 2001 is the publicity firm based out of Germany founded by Markus Eck – this is a person who lives and breathes heavy metal, promoting his bands with a massive amount of passion and conviction. His clients are based all over the world, and members of the press may be assured that any music Metal Message promotes is a recommendation straight from the heart. The Metal Message compilations are always well worth seeking out, and the esteemed promotion firm now presented IX • Iron Prophecy – their latest and greatest chapter of supreme metal from all across the globe!

The 9th edition kicks off with a sonic blast of classic power metal from the US, as Nova Skellis stuns your senses with the almighty refrains of Fall In Line from their debut album Life Amongst The Damned. Our auditory odyssey continues with the thrash metal attack of Scarlet Anger from Luxembourg, presenting Hunger from their diabolic Martyr manifesto. The bewitching Bergfried launches the listener into The Battle with a massive amount of mystery and intrigue – unveiling their own imaginative brand of romantic medieval metal.

OLD RUINS
📸 Anna-Lena Hickmann

The best of heavy metal arrives from just about anywhere in the world, and Against Evil from India unleash Give ‘Em Hell in the grand fist pumping tradition of Motorhead and Accept! Tomb Of Giants from Germany perform superbly bombastic Teutonic metal in your face with Ad Victoriam from their Legacy of the Sword magnum opus. We remain in Germany for Old Ruins, whose thunderous black metal reveries reign supreme – the malevolent Risen From The Grave from their Always Heading East masterwork is found within the towering soundscapes of Iron Prophecy.

Anoushbard from the darkness of Iran present progressive metal extremities at its most imaginative, and their track Blacksmith’s Apron invites further exploration into the realm of this absolutely fascinating band. The German Olymp will thrash your world to pieces with the scorching Hades from their Self-Titled debut album leaving the listener awestruck and wanting to hear more. Hell In The Skies contribute Vicious Storm to the compilation; their swamp metal will surely appeal to fans of classic bands such as Black Sabbath and Alice In Chains.

KALEDON • 2023
📸 Kaledon

Germany wins another battle of the bands with the unleashing of Dead Snake Eyes by Smorrah from their Welcome To The Nightmare endeavor – their groove thrash metal is an all-out triumph! The power metal of the long running Kaledon is featured, with The Eye Of The Storm from Legend Of The Forgotten Reign – Chapter VII – Evil Awakens presenting this much revered band in their finest hour. It’s then back to the USA for the stunning symphonics of Knightfall, their selection The Hero Walks Alone leaving an indelible impression with blissful female operatic passages and intensive clean and screamed vocals of the highest order. Check out their Destiny Calling full-lengther for even more sonnets from this dynamic band!

It’s off to Ecuador to experience the melodic metal sensations of Kill City, whose song Fear No One from their Darker Days album rocks hard and heavy, leaving you craving a whole lot more! Kate Nord presents a fantastic world of symphonic metal artistry, the classically trained Finnish singer/songwriter unveiling the magical tones of The North Wind and The Troll from her Compass To Your Heart’s Desire magnum opus. And then closing out the metal exploration into the Iron Prophecy is the female fronted Wazzara, the black gaze/post metal soundscapes of Obsidian Skies transporting the listener into the stratosphere – fans of The Gathering and Delain absolutely must check out the amazing compositions this amazing Swiss collective has to offer!

Download IX • Iron Prophecy from Metal Message ᴳᴸᴼᴮᴬᴸ today and be ready to discover a whole lot of auditory intrigue from all over this forbidden planet! Cheers to Markus Eck for presenting another brilliant compilation to be cherished throughout these metal ages!

(Review by Ken Morton)

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