Lonewolf - Made In Hell - review
Lonewolf - Made In Hell - review
Tracklist
01. Shadowland02. Divine Art Of Lies
03. Host Of The Dark
04. Seawolf
05. Black Heaven
06. Made In Hell
07. Night Peace
08. The Heart Of Hell
09. The New Inquisition
10. Utopia
A review by
Jeff May 20, 2008
On a side "Made In Hell" is a concentration of clichés? Catchy power Metal riffs, choruses with "warrior spirit" and lyrics about fantasy are featured on this release. On the other hand even if it's really epic and really Euro Power Metal in the spirit, the voice of the singer, which is not particularly beautiful by the way, is aggressive, loud and not high pitched or anything. Jens Börner doesn't sing with Death Metal voice but with a strong Heavy Metal one and that's not bad at all! On the other hand even if "Made In Hell" is powerful and a bit violent (for Power Metal of course), I doubt that people who doesn't like Power Metal in general will love this release but remember that it has good riffs and that it's old school in the spirit so it's definitely better than a ton of really melodic Power Metal that we can listen to everyday.
The performance of the musicians on this album is more than honest. You already know what I think about the vocalist Jens Börner but now you'll know too that Damien Capolongo is able to play really good and technical guitar soli and that the rhythmic played by the bass of Dryss Boulmeéaïs and drums of Felix Börner are perfect. With its good production, not the best of the creation but good nonetheless and with a cover with perfectly fits to the genre, "Made In Hell" doesn't have to envy a lot of Power Metal releases. Sure it's really cliché and basic on a side but the songs are not bad at all and at least Lonewolf is a band with balls if you see what I mean?
The good thing for Lonewolf is that we don't have a lot of famous bands which play the same kind of music in France. Even if they're not re-inventing the genre and even if they're not so original, their last album is solid and will probably be considered as a good album by the fans of Manowar and Hammerfall. Ok "Made In Hell" is not a revolution but if you like Power Metal I think that you'll like this release.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 8 |
| Songwriting: | 7 |
| Originality: | 6 |
| Production: | 7 |
Written by Jeff | May 20, 2008
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well, it seems the "different thinkg about Lonewolf is the vocalist, who seems to have a (bit) different voice. Nice review Jeff. I'll check this album.
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Really forgettable for me...
---- My rest seems now calm and deep Finally I got my dead man sleep 
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Made in Hell (Hoi Hoi Hoi) ..... Made in Hell (Hoi Hoi Hoi). 
---- Gr Gr Gr Gr Gr
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