Bloodbound: Creatures of the Dark Realm

Nine studio albums into their expansive career, European Heavy/Power Metallers Bloodbound unite all metalheads to release their brand new opus titled Creatures of the Dark Realm and personally, I think this is the strongest record the band have conjured up in a very long time.

Loaded with the catchy Sabaton-esque anthems, the Swedes really hit the mark quite naturally and they consistently deliver that Power Metal punch with the superiorly elegant numbers of 'Ever Burning Flame', 'Gathering of Souls', and also the triumphant single 'When Fate is Calling'; neatly grabbing all the aspects of attention from all the surrounding angles within the music and delivery.

With all the six members sitting on a sublime wave of form, tracks like the bombastically arranged title-track 'Creatures of the Dark Realm' and the heavily-immersed Priest influenced 'Eyes Come Alive' that me reminds of the neighbouring Power Metal powerizers Manimal, and it expresses the Galveborg warriors as the definitive true winners of these glorious endeavours moving forward with some fire of a forceful nature.

For the guys essentially hailing from the Dragon Empire, the bulk of the compositions on this offering appear to be that good they will become Bloodbound essentials and a question many of you may ask before listening to the record will be with no doubt - is there anything different here from previous efforts in terms of style? The answer is simply no.

All the material on Creatures of the Dark Realm has that previous well-known signature Bloodbound sound and throughout songs like the boisterous battle hymn single 'March into War' and the effectively niche 'Kill or Be Killed' just are designed to be praised as hugely welcomed entries to the package for the Bloodheads to ultimately unite in the name of Heavy Metal for the greater times inside the darker realms of their Dragon swarming kingdom.

Track List:
1. The Creatures Preludium
2. Creatures of the Dark Realm
3. When Fate is Calling
4. Ever Burning Flame
5. Eyes Come Alive
6. Death Will Lead the Way
7. Gathering of Souls
8. Kill or Be Killed
9. The Gargoyles Gate
10. March into War
11. Face of Evil
12. The Wicked and the Weak

Added: October 3rd 2021
Reviewer: James Mannion
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