Crimson Shadows - Kings Among Men

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8.1 | 66 votes |
Band
Crimson Shadows
Style
Extreme power metal
Release date
1 September 2014
Owners
62 have it
10 want it
Tracklist
01. March Of Victory
02. Rise To Power
03. Heroes Among Us
04. A Gathering Of Kings
05. Maidens Call
06. Braving The Storm
07. On The Eve Of Battle (Intro)
08. Freedom And Salvation
09. Dawn Of Vengeance
10. Moonlite Skies And Bloody Tides
Line-up
Jimi Maltais - vocals
Greg Rounding - guitar, vocals
Ryan Hofing - guitar
Cory Hofing - drums
Morgan Rider - bass, backing vocals

Additional musicians:
Paul "Paul Ablaze" Zinay - backing vocals
Matt McGachy - backing vocals
Veronica O Rodriguez - backing vocals
Additional info
Produced and engineered by Jonathan Lefrançois-Leduc and Jean-François Gagnon.
Gang vocals: Lucas Biron, Samael Pelletier, Justin Howlett, Matt McGachy, Maude, Dom, Misha.
Orchestrations written by Jonathan Lefrançois-Leduc.
Staff review by
Doc G.
Rating:
8.8
Rating:
8.8
Let's face it people, epic metal is fucking dumb when you think about it. Grown men so obsessed with their Dungeons & Dragons adventures they give them life via recording entire albums. Cocaine, expensive tranny hookers and D&D have proven an awful mix, as we usually end up with two outcomes: Either the musician takes their bloated creation waaay too seriously, or they mock it so much they come across as resentful of own musical creations, and their fans in the process. It's always nice to hear some balance between self-aware fun and serious effort. Crimson Shadows epitomize that.

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published 22.08.2014 | Comments ( 11 )
Staff pick by
Doc G.

Extreme Power Metal
Aug 17, 2014
An unpretentious mix of DragonForce, Amon Amarth and mid-career Ensiferum.

Extreme power metal done right.
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22.08.2014 - 17:55

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Interesting take...we all like what we like, I guess. I also reviewed this album and gave it a 6.5/10 rating. I found it sterile, recycled and cloying, full of songs that, while executed pretty masterfully (technically speaking) were just not very good songs in the end.
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29.08.2014 - 19:57
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Tage Westerlund

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Good album, might be high in the ranks , heavy, trashy little but melodic and little pm elements as well, but more good PM --- good album
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30.08.2014 - 04:43
Rating: 8
M C Vice
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Sounds rather like Amon Amarth, only good. (I've only heard the last Amon Amarth album, though)
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" 'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!"
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