Winters Bane: Redivivus

Winters Bane is back, and on their third release Redivivus they have a new vocalist in Alexander Koch (Spiral Tower, Powergod). He's not nearly the equal of their first singer, Tim "Ripper" Owens (currently in Iced Earth and Beyond Fear), but he's still pretty good, and the speed and sheer power of the release more than make up the difference.

This is veritably a balls-out slab of American power metal, with hardly any filler across its nine tracks and 40 minutes. The opener "Seal the Light" is a fastball, bolting out of the gate with screaming guitar solos, and from then on in, the album hardly lets up. "Spark to Flame" is a mid-paced Iced Earth-styled song with a fat bottom-end and laced with John Oliva-style howls, and the energetic "Catching the Sun" starts out with even more fast solos. "Remember to Forget" is one of the slowest tracks and features a strong melodic element, closing out with a short machine-gun burst of drums. "Burning Bridges" is another hard and heavy fastball with a catchy chorus, one you'll want to crank the volume up a notch or two. Mark Cross really pounded the skins hard with "Waves of Fury", and the album closes out with another 3 1/2 minute lightning bolt, "Despise the Lie," and then it's over. A solid effort and a strong comeback.

Track Listing
1 Seal the Light
2 Spark to Flame
3 The World
4 Dead Faith
5 Catching the Sun
6 Remember to Forget
7 Burning Bridges
8 Waves of Fury
9 Despise the Lie

Added: April 23rd 2007
Reviewer: John Larocque
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