Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider - guest review
Iced Earth - Night Of The Stormrider - guest review
Tracklist
01. Angels Holocaust02. Stormrider
03. The Path I Choose
04. Before The Vision
05. Mystical End
06. Desert Rain
07. Pure Evil
08. Reaching The End
09. Travel In Stygian
10. Stormrider [live] [2008 reissue bonus]
Guest review by
DIE_by_my_HAND July 08, 2006
The songs on the album are the darkest ones that Iced Earth has ever created, they are also the best and most epic. The album as a whole tells a story, including the two short acoustic tracks, which, although reinforce the story with melancholic episodes, to me they seem like filler that could have been filled with two better Iced Earth worthy songs. That would have pushed the album over the edge and into the territory of perfection.
Stormrider is one of the most epic albums of all time, all you have to do is listen to the first two tracks and you know you are in for a turmoil-filled ride that will leave you wanting more. It is one of the last that came from Iced Earth, though. This is because Jon Schaffer wanted to step away from that element of his music, and make songs for what they are, simply songs. This concept started with The Dark Sage, and it is evident, because the songs are much shorter and get straight to the point.
Despite its filler, Night of the Stormrider is Iced Earth's best album, and one of metal's masterpieces. It shows off Schaffer's amazing rhythm guitar skills, proving he is one of the best out there. We have not seen an album of similar style since Stormrider was released back in 1992, and it is doubtful that we ever will. But it is good to know that a 14 year old record is still relevant in today's metal scene.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 10 |
| Originality: | 10 |
| Production: | 7 |
Written by DIE_by_my_HAND | July 08, 2006
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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8.5
8.5
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Back in the early 90's, in 1992 to be precise. The American band Iced Earth released their first concept album entitled Night Of The Stormrider. Reactions were very positive because their sound was different from any other band in the metal scene. For numerous fans, the discovery of Iced Earth started with that dark epic album, mystic lyrics and gloomy cover art. Night Of The Stormrider followed 1990's self-titled debut album and was received with immediate success in Europe and at a degree lower in the States. Japan was charmed too, which in 1992, was less common than nowadays, and by the way, that record is still the most sold of all Iced Earth's albums in Japan. So, what do we have with the CD you ask? Well, let's see! Read more ›› |
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Sorry, there is a mistake that must have been missed - instead of "Dark Sage", it should read "Dark Saga"..
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Good review man! This album has one my favorite Iced Earth Tracks...Pure Evil.
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A good review for a GREAT album. I'm totally with your rating. Although in my opinion no IE will surpass Burnt Offerings. Night of The Stormrider is still one goddamn album. @Dream of Hate : Pure Evil is the best NotS song imo too.
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Great review! I completely agree! Pure Evil? Nah, give my Travel in Stygian any day! :p
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Oh yes Travel In Stygian owns aswell o_o
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Great Review, I agree with it pretty much 100%. Wow I didn't even realize that record was that old. This is one of my favorite Iced Earth records not a bad song on it and one of the best concept albums ever IMO and so many memorable songs like Pure Evil, Angels Holocaust, and Travel In Stygian.
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That's the brilliant thing about the album-there's not really one track that screams 'PICK ME!' more than any other. The only bits of the album I don't like are some of Schaffer's vocals on 'Stormrider' and the bizaare lyrics on 'Mystical End'. You know, the 'Everyone is in grave danger, except those who are dead'. But Greely redeems himself with a true Halford-approved scream a few bars later...;)
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Yeah I give it a 9... What a great album people, from the beggining to the end it rocks you up ! My favorite tracks are - Night oof the Stormrider - Desert Rain - I got all their discography and it rocks ... Iced Earth one of my favorite bands! Great American band... I really like this album due to its power and its vocals... So great !
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Nice album, much better than the first one. But still average to me :-/
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Good review, I love this album! My only complaint is, as a drummer, I would've wished that the drums in the background would have been louder, anyways no big deal, still an awesome album!!! 
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Imo one of the best thrash metal albums ever released. it's incredibly dark yet also epic as hell, at least 200 riffs all of which are totally awesome, and of course John Greely's venomous voice going from low grunts to stuff that might just give Rob Halford a hard-on. imo the drums are a bit too minimalistic and don't follow the (at times) extremely fast riffs like they should.
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Posts: 64553 Written by Valentin B on 30.06.2011 at 18:28 as thrash its different as bay area and an other , as UP PM it blows away all fake flower bands,,,, yesh its essential album
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