In this beer blog, we are going to get into the fall seasonal from Blue Point Brewing. It is their Pumpkin Ale. I know it is another pumpkin beer. This one is a little different. If you read my earlier beer blogs on this brewery, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read those beer blogs to get know this brewery. Let us get into the beer.
It has a dark copper to light amber color with constant white head on this pumpkin ale. The smell has notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and light pumpkin in this Fall Seasonal. The taste has cinnamon and nutmeg in the front, however, there is a light pumpkin notes on the back half of the drinking experience. The pumpkin lives in the aftertaste. This is a pretty drinkable beer.
According to Linus there are 3 things never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin. Our Pumpkin Ale, on the other hand, has made quite a buzz from New Hampshire down to Florida. Every season has its pleasures. Harvest your own with our Pumpkin Ale and reap all that Autumn has to offer. Brewed with pumpkins from only the most sincere patches, this seasonal brew is golden orange, crisp and delicious, with an innocent hint of cinnamon and nutmeg that articulates our favorite season. Gather with friends and family and enjoy the change of seasons while savoring a pint of Pumpkin Ale. Just like the leaves, it’s gone after Thanksgiving.
Closing, I know what you are asking. Why is this pumpkin beer different from the rest on the market? It is pretty simple. This pumpkin ale gives you the pumpkin but it is not over the top in your face that goes with the spices. You taste the nutmeg and cinnamon up front and the pumpkin at the end of the drinking experience. I love this beer for that because it makes it pretty drinkable unlike most pumpkin beers. I believe this is the best pumpkin beer on the market or one of the best on the market. I recommend you trying this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
In this beer blog, we are going to get into a seasonal ale from Upland Brewery. It is their Harvest Pale Ale. If you read my earlier beer blog on their Dragonfly IPA, you know the history of this up and coming from Indiana. If you have not, please, read that beer blog post about their flagship ale. Let us get into the beer.
It has a clear copper color with a semi white head on this Fall Seasonal. The smell is piney to slight citrus notes. The taste of this hoppy pale ale has a slight malty notes with a piney to slight citrus notes. The aftertaste is a heavy bitterness from the hops. It is pretty drinkable beer.
An American Pale Ale by design, but an even more vibrant rendition by loading up our hopback with freshly harvested Citra hops. Expect huge wafts of tropical fruit notes, balanced by a moderate bitterness and light tasted malt character. A showcase for one of our four favorite ingredients and a delight for all the hopheads.
Closing, this seasonal ale gives the craft beer drinker something else. Normally for the fall, the craft beer drinker will have to reach for the countless list of Oktoberfest, Pumpkin ales, or start looking at porters and/or stout. Upland Brewery and a few more craft breweries are looking at this as opportunity to give their drinkers something a little different. This brew is something different. It is a west coast pale ale. It is hopped up and it is very good. They did a nice job on this brew. It is well balance from the malty backbone to the hops. I will have to say they were not shy on making the hops shine through this beer. I wish this beer was available all year-long but it would loss that special shine that it has right now. I recommend you hunting this beer down. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
In this beer blog, we are going to get into a craft brewery that finally made its way to the Chicago market. I am talking about my friends of Upland Brewery. If you read my earlier blog beer post on their Dragonfly IPA, which is their flagship, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not, please, read that post to get to know this great craft brewery from Indiana. Let us get into the beer.
It has a clear copper color with a semi white head on this fall seasonal. The smell is malty. The taste is a creamy caramel to malty. The aftertaste is limited and fades quickly with notes caramel. It is pretty drinkable.
No season is as synonymous with beer as autumn, when the most storied beer festival of them all, Oktoberfest, takes place in Munich, Germany. Since 1810, this celebration of good food, good company, and, most importantly, good beer, has most prominently featured Marzen-style lager–so much so that many refer to the beer simply as Oktoberfest. Our Oktoberfest is a traditional Bavarian lager featuring all-German malts and rare German hops. This dedication to authenticity produces a beer that would be as at home in Munich as it is here in the Midwest United States. The aroma is authentic, the taste sweet and malty, and the finish crisp and hoppy; perfect for a beautiful fall day!
Closing, there is many craft breweries in the states that try to make Oktoberfest. Some breweries have some good and really bad ones. There is more misses than good ones. This brew is one of the few good ones on the market. There is some nice tasting notes from caramel and malty. There is slight kick from the hops but it is little hit. Overall, this is a pretty good brew. I highly recommend this beer. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
In this beer blog, we are going to get into the second installment of the Games Of Thrones beer series brew by Ommegang Brewing. If you read my earlier beer blog posts on their beers, you know about this brewery. If you have not and want to get know the history of this brewery, please, read that beer blog post. Let us get into the beer.
It has a black color with a semi tan head on the stout. The smell is hints of roasted chocolate and coffee notes. The taste of this medium to full body beer is a burned chocolate to espresso. The aftertaste is like a liquid espresso bean with smooth to creamy caramel notes. It is pretty drinkable.
Here is a description from the beer bottle:
A stout as dark as the winters that once engulfed wasteros. As robust as t he men who swear their oaths at the Weirwood tree, chocolate and caramel sweetness are balanced by hop bitterness. Roasty, woodsy notes and an earthy finish.
Ommegang and HBO® announce the newest beer in the Game of Thrones® collaboration series. Through its first three seasons, the critically acclaimed drama has become the biggest show on HBO. Take the Black Stout follows the highly coveted Iron Throne Blonde Ale, which flew off of shelves earlier this year. To satisfy the appetite of Game of Thrones fans, production of Take the Black Stout will more than double the final volumes of Iron Throne Blonde Ale.
Inspired by the brotherhood of the Night’s Watch, Take the Black Stout was made to be deep, dark and complex like those who have sworn the oath to defend Westeros against threats from the north. The label depicts the Weirwood tree where Jon Snow recited the oath before joining the Night’s Watch.
In time for the holidays, Take the Black Stout makes for the perfect gift. Shipping to distributors in September 2013, the beer is available in 750 ML bottles and 1/6 barrel kegs.
In closing, I was pretty excited that HBO was in talks with Ommegang to brew some beers for their hit show. The first installment of this series of beers for Games Of Thrones was Iron Thorne. I was not a huge fan of it. This next beer has lived up to the theme from the show. I am talking about the Night’s Watch, if you are not a fan of the show. I can see beer fans falling in love with this beer and checking out the show. I can see fans of the show liking this brew and checking out other brews. I hope it turns them on to some good beers that out on the market. This beer is heavy with chocolate and coffee notes but it smooths out with a nice caramel notes. It is pretty interesting that this beer is drinkable beer. Go get some, if you can find this beer. It is a limited release beer. Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
In this Unknown Music Thursday blog, we are going to get into and upcoming band called Hell’s Addiction. They just released their first record this year which is called “Raise Your Glass.” There is not too much history or information from this young band. Here is some information I found off their website.
Hell’s Addiction deliver classic no-bullshit Rock and Roll in a style that draws comparison with the likes of AC/DC, Guns ‘n Roses, Skid Row and Mötley Crüe.
The band came together in 2010 in Leicester, born of a mutual passion for the hard-hitting rock of the great 70s and 80s bands. Before long they were supporting bands such as Heaven’s Basement, Voodoo Six, Fury UK, The Heavy Metal Kids and Zodiac Mindwarp around the country.
Over the following months the band wrote and recorded their debut album Raise Your Glass. With crowd-pleasers like Let The Good Times Roll, Feels like Rock ‘n Roll and the debut single Alcohol you’re left under no illusion as to where the band’s passions lie.
Now in 2013, the band have unleashed the album and will be bringing the rock to a venue near you soon.
I wrote a review on their single, which is “Alochol” in one of my earlier blog posts. We will review that song and the rest of their songs in this post. Let us get into the music.
Track List:
Feel The Fire
I love the guitar playing at the beginning. The drumming and bass playing are simple but solid for the backbone for this band. The singing is really solid with some really good lyrics. His singing brings back the metal singers of late 1970’s and 1980’s. There is a nice guitar break that turns into a pretty good guitar solo towards the end of the song. The music on this song reminds me of something that Ratt or early Saxon would have written. This is a great beginning to their frist record.
Brand New Story
I love the beginning of this song. There is a nice short guitar solo. There is some great playing from drummer and bass player. I love his clean vocals at this point of the song. I love his melody he wrote for his vocals. There is solid lyrics. The music kind of reminds me little bit of early Whitesnake at least during the main part of the music. There is a nice guitar solo towards the mid-point of the song. There is an extended guitar solo towards the end of the song. There is a nice ending to this song.
Feels Like Rock And Roll
There is a nice classic hard rock guitar sound and playing at the beginning. The simple music from the bass and drums gives you a little feel like this could have been a Kiss song. It is not but it is pretty solid. The singing and the lyrics are solid. There is a nice guitar solo towards the end of the song. You can feel the guitar solo coming and it just fit perfectly where they placed it. I love the ending with the screaming vocals over the top of the music.
Breaking Free
I love the start of “Breaking Free.” There is some awesome music. I am loving the lyrics. This song reminds me a little bit like Motorhead. There is a nice guitar solo towards the middle of the song. This song is solid and short to the point. I love the guitar solo exiting the song.
Big Bitch
I love classic sound on the guitars. I love the bass playing on this song. I love how the bass is equal to the rest of the band. I love the lyrics. This band has some punk influence. This song has elements from the New Jersey rockers known as Skid Row. I am talking off their first record. There is a nice and solid guitar break towards the middle of the song. It turns into to a short guitar solo. They put some thought behind the writing of the music on “Big Bitch.”
Heaven Sent Me
I love the drumming and the guitar solo at the beginning of “Heaven Sent Me.” I love the music and the guitar riff that is over the top good. There is some nice vocal singing with some great lyrics. I love the guitar solo at the mid-point of the song. I love how the singer hits the some of the notes during the solo. I love the ending to it.
Raise Your Glass
This is the title track off this record. The beginning is something you would heard from 1980’s metal band. I love the music. The lyrics and singing are pretty solid. This band has written a nice anthem for today’s rocking youth. I love the stops in the music and the start back up. There is a pretty solid and well placed guitar solo towards the end. I love the stops from the bass and drumming. It gives the music another element. The guitar work on this song reminds of fast Whitesnake.
Let The Good Times Roll
I love the music at the beginning of this song. This singer sounds like younger Lemmy but not as deep as him. There is some pretty solid lyrics and music on “Let The Good Times Roll.” I love the guitar break and solo towards the end of the song. There is a solid ending to “Let The Good Times Roll.”
Wings Of An Angel
The start of “Wings Of An Angel” has the classic 1980’s metal pop sound. I am talking like Ratt and WASP. The singing and lyrics remind me of something from those bands. Even the back up singing is solid. I love the drumming and bass playing. It fills the music up. There is no holes in this song. There is a nice guitar solo towards the end of the song. I feel at the end the singer needs some back up vocals.
Alochol
The first single of this record is “Alochol.” I love the pace of this song. It is fast and in your face metal music. There is some great singing and lyrics. This is one of my favorite songs off “Raise Your Glass.” I love the music break that enters into a well written guitar solo. The drumming towards the end is awesome. This is a perfect ending to this song and the record.
Closing, Hell’s Addiction has put together a pretty solid first record. This is a band that is on the raise in the hard rock and metal world. This band has taken elements of the classic rockers of the past. I am talking like Whitesnake, Ratt, and WASP. The more and more I listen to this band’s music. It reminds me of Motorhead. The lyrics, song titles, and how the singer sings. There is more from the sound of the bass and the guitar playing. It reminds me a little Fast Eddie’s sound. I am not saying they sound totally like Motorhead. They brought back classic hard rock and metal sound from the late 1970’s and 1980’s. The singer has a little punk influence to today’s Lemmy, who is the lead singer and bass player of Motorhead. He has brought back this singing style and put his own twist on it. Along with the lead singer, Hell’s Addiction has some punk influence and mixed it with some hard rock and metal. They put their own twist on their music. They took a page out of American rockers Skid Row and many of those bands from 1980’s. If you are classic hard rock and metal fan, you will love this band. I believe any metal fan will fall in love with Hell’s Addiction. If you do not, please, tell me why. I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas. Go get some “Alochol” and “Let The Good Times Row.” Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
In this beer blog, we are going to get into a brew where two craft breweries teamed up to brew. I am talking about Dos Osos India Pale Ale from Revolution Brewing and Firestone Walker Brewing. This is a special and limited edition brew. If you read my beer blog posts on both of these breweries, you know the history of both of them. If you have not, please, read those beer blog posts to get to know both of these breweries. Let us get into the beer.
It has a clear deep golden color with a constant white head on this India Pale Ale. The smell is a heavy grapefruit with a slight orange. The taste is about the same with some carbonation notes. The aftertaste is a sweet grapefruit notes. This is an extremely drinkable beer.
Here is a description from Revolution Brewing’s Website (www.revbrew.com):
Dos Osos
Dos Osos, or “two bears,” IPA is a collaboration brew with our great friend Dustin Kral who is the lead brewer at Firestone Walker Brewing Co. in Paso Robles, CA. Named after both the bear on the California State flag and the Chicago bears this IPA is described as a Central Coast IPA, named for California’s Central Coast. As with most West Coast IPAs, our version in not bogged down with lots of specialty malts and is dry, crisp and clean which is a trademark of the hoppy ales from both Revolution and Firestone. 2-row, Munich, and a touch of cara-pils lend a subtle malt base to which the layers of hop character are built upon. An array of hops including Warrior, Chinook, Centennial, Cascade and Citra infuse this ale with aromas and flavors of fresh flowers, citrus and passion fruit. The finished product is a clean refreshing IPA with a crisp bitterness and wonderful hop bouquet.
India Pale Ale
ABV 6.6%IBU 75
Profile: Dos Osos, or “two bears,” IPA is a collaboration brew with Firestone Walker Brewing Company.
Tiwtter; @revolutionsbrew, @RevBrewChicago, and @firestonewalker
Closing, this beer has been on my radar since it came out. I keep on picking it up at the liquor store and pulling it back down on the shelf. I knew I was leaving the Chicago area to move back to Michigan. I wanted to make sure I had at least one before I leave. I have to say I am not disappointed one bit. Both craft breweries did a great job working together to make a really good brew. It is well-balanced from the malty backbone to the hops. If you can find a bottle, I highly recommend you trying this brew. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
In this Unknown Music Thursday blog, we are going to get into a band that comes out of the northern part of Canada. The band is called First Reign and the record is “As The Dead Lead The Dead.” I have played their songs when I had a radio show on www.stfu.fm before the station shut down. I have talked to these guys from their twitter feed and they are really nice and down to earth dudes. I have been wanting to do a review on their record on my blog but I have been so far behind. I now have a chance to do it and I am going to write it. There is not much history on this death metal from Canada. I know they are working on their second record. Let us get into the first record.
Track List:
Inception
The opening track is “Inception.” This track is intro to the real opening track. I have to say I love the music from the guitars. The drumming is pretty good. I love how they are using the bass on this song. It is a nice build up song. I feel this song is great display of an opening song. Most bands should take some notes from this song and band on how to write a good opening track.
This Ghost Of Ours
I love the insane and in your face drumming. It is a nice step up for the fast pace music. The guitar and bass playing is really good. I really love the singing on this song. They have written some nice lyrics. There is a nice guitar solo in the first quarter of the song. I love the lead singer’s death metal vocals. It is pretty than most death metal singers. There is another pretty good short guitar solo almost to the half way point of the song. There is a nice groove to this song. I love the music change in the back half of the song. I love the singers screaming. There is a nice long extended guitar solos towards the end. I love the trade-off from the two players.
Where The Ocean Meets The Sky
I love the drumming and bass playing at the beginning. I love the nice guitar riff with the guitar solo over the top. This is some awesome music. I love the singing from the singer. I love the switch off from clean to death metal singing. There is a nice guitar solo in the first quarter of the song. The drumming so far on this record is off the charts. I would put him in the same class as Richard Christy of Charred Walls Of The Damn and Iced Earth. I love the music change in about the half way point. Nice touch on the acoustic guitar with some nice singing over the top. This music on this song is mind-blowing. First Reign took the idea of Opeth to the next level. I love the guitar works towards the end of the song. There is some nice exiting guitar solos at the end.
Wretched Flesh
I love the drumming and guitar work at the beginning. The bass playing is simple and there is nothing wrong with that writing. I love the singing and the lyrics. There is a nice pace on this song. There is a nice guitar solo in the first quarter of the song. I love the change in the music about the half way point of the song. There is some awesome singing about this point of the song. I love how they pick up the heaviest of the music after that point. I love how they are ending this song. It is a very good ending.
Thistle
Here is another intro song to the ending track of this great record. I love the acoustic guitars. The drumming is calming but still heavy enough to be a metal song. I love the dancing bass line with an awesome acoustic guitar solo over the top of the music.
As The Dead Lead The Dead
I love how the acoustic guitar playing at the beginning of the song but yet echoes the intro song. I love the heavy guitar and the screaming vocals in the main part of the song. I love the melody and the singing on this song. There is a some insane drumming on this song. I love the music on this record. I love the guitar solo towards the mid-point of the song. The drumming in the last-minute of the song is off the charts. I love the distance effects on the music at the end of the song. This is a perfect ending to the song and the record.
In closing, I enjoyed the music on this record and I find myself going back and re-listening to this record at least every two weeks. I love the length of these songs. They are long and have a ton of thought behind them. The drumming from Sean is off the charts. This guy practiced a ton and he is extremely talented drummer. I love the bass playing from Russ. I am a bass player and I could not picture myself playing that fast. I would have to work myself up to it. This rhythm selection makes this band what it is as far as music side. The guitar playing is off the charts from Chris and Ryan. The guitar solos are well written. The singing from Dallas is really good. I love his death metal vocals and his clean vocals. First Reign taken the idea of Opeth and took it to the next level. I really love this band and I cannot wait to see what their next record is going to be like. I highly recommend you checking out this band. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
In this beer blog, we are going to get into another brew from 21st Amendment Brewery. It is their limited release brew, which is called Hop Crisis Imperial IPA. If you read my earlier beer blog posts, you know the history of this brewery. If you have not read those beer blog posts, please, read those beer blog posts to get to know this brewery. Let us get into the beer.
It has a cloudy straw to golden color with a constant white head on the beer. The smell is a heavy tropical fruit to this IPA. The taste of this light body beer is a sweet tropical fruits like mango to pineapple. The aftertaste echoes the taste notes. It is pretty drinkable beer.
Shaun and Nico have to break out of Alcatraz. And fast. The Hop Syndicate is hoarding hops, depriving the people of their right to hoppy, aromatic beer. Join Shaun and Nico on their adventure to Free the Hops! First, they plan a daring escape through the sewer pipe, then they surf monster waves on ironing boards, and finally they attempt a high speed cable car getaway.
Hop Crisis. Crisis? What Crisis? A few years ago, when hop prices shot through the roof and the worldwide hop market went into a tailspin, at our pub in San Francisco we decided there was only one thing for us to do. We made the biggest, hoppiest IPA we could imagine and aged it on oak for good measure. This Imperial IPA breaks all the rules with more malt, more hops and more aroma.
End of the hops, this beer is something else in a very good way. This is Imperial India Pale Ale and it does not drink like one. It is light to medium in body for the type of beer style. I love the hops that they used in this brew. It has a well made malty backbone to balance with hops that are being used in it. The hops kick off a nice tropical fruit notes. If you are in the west coast, I highly recommend you stopping into their brewpub in San Fran. They service some great food and you can purchase some of their beer to go from the brewery. I highly recommend this brew too. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
Run to the hills, we are going to get into the brew from Iron Maiden and Robinsons Brewery and it is their Trooper Ale. This is recipe came from Bruce Dickenson, who is the lead singer. Robinsons Brewery was founded and started in 1838 by William Robinson in England. They brew several different beer styles. Here is a youtube video with Bruce talking about this beer.
It has a clear copper color with a semi white head on this Metal Beer. The smell is a slight caramel to some hop notes. The taste has some caramel with hop notes along with a slight water notes. The aftertaste has a dry hop and malt finish that falls flat at the end. It it is pretty drinkable beer.
Here is a description from the beer bottle:
Onward, onward Ride the 600…
The change of the light brigade, which inspired the Iron Maiden song The Trooper, took place at the Battle Of Balaclava (1854) during the Crimean War when 600 British cavalry courageously charged the masses Russian artillery. This gallant but foolhardy assault resulted in a massive loss of life and came about due to a misunderstanding of an order given by the commanding officer, Lord Raglan
Trooper is a premium British beer inspired by Iron Maiden and handcrafted are Robinsons brewery. Being a real ale enthusiast, vocalist Bruce Dickinson has developed a beer which has true depth of character. Malt flavours and citric notes from an unique blend of Bobec, Goldings, and Cascade hops dominate this deep golden ale.
Premium British Beer – Inspired by Iron Maiden, handcrafted by Robinsons. ABV 4.7%
TROOPER takes its name from the Iron Maiden song which is inspired by the famous Charge of the Light Brigade. Being a real ale enthusiast, vocalist Bruce Dickinson has developed a beer which has true depth of character.
TROOPER is a Premium British Beer inspired by Iron Maiden and handcrafted at Robinsons brewery. Malt flavours and citric notes from a unique blend of Bobec, Goldings and Cascade hops dominate this deep golden ale with a subtle hint of lemon.
Premium British Beer – Created by award-winning heavy metal rock legends Iron Maiden, brewed by Robinsons. ABV 4.7%
Fear of the dark, I am huge metal head and fan of Iron Maiden. When I heard the band was coming out with a beer, I thought it was a money grab. Of course, they will make money on it either way. When I heard they are taking this beer serious, I started to take this brew serious. I had a hard time finding a bottle to try it here in the states. I had a friend from one of my beer stores get a few cases. It is 16.9oz bottle for $7.99. I am not saying this is a bad beer because it is not a bad one. I just feel this beer is over priced. Of course, I understand it is an import beer that is one reason why it is a little bit more. I recommend you trying this brew if you are a fan of the band, metal head, and/or craft beer drinker. Overall, it is a well made beer and I enjoyed this brew. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
In this Music Monday blog, we are going to get into the second record from Charred Walls Of The Damned. The record is called Cold Winds On Timeless Days. We are going to get into the history of the band and then the music. Let us get into history.
History:
Richard Christy, who is the drummer and founder of Charred Walls Of The Damned, left Iced Earth in 2004. The lead singer at that time was Tim “Ripper” Owens. He began working on the Howard Stern Show. In 2009, Richard returns to music with his band called Charred Walls Of The Damned. The name of the band came from prank calls while on the Stern Show. In 2010, the band released their first record which was self titled. In 2011, the band released their second record called Cold Winds On Timeless Days. Let us get into the music.
Track List:
Timeless Days
I love the guitar playing at the beginning of the song. There is a nice guitar solo before the main part of the song. I love the drumming from Christy. Tim’s singing is pretty solid. There is some pretty good lyrics. The guitar and drumming is pretty solid on this song. This is a pretty good opening track for the record. I just kind of feel this song is too long. There are also parts of the song where Tim’s vocals do not fit with the song. There is a nice acoustic guitar break towards the end.
Ashes Falling Upon Us
I love the beginning of this song. There is heavy guitars with a guitar solo over the top. The drumming is pretty solid with some nice bass playing. Tim’s singing is solid and his voice fits the song. There is some pretty good lyrics. There is a nice short guitar solo quarter into the song. There is some well placed nice short guitar solos between the main part and chorus. There is a long and extended guitar solo at the end of the song. I love the end of this song.
Zerospan
The music on this song is insane. The drumming is what I expect from Richard Christy. I am talking about speed and more speed on this song. The lead singer’s singing is solid. The lyrics are pretty good too. There is an awesome guitar solo towards the middle of the song. The guitar and bass playing is pretty strong on “Zerospan.”
Cold Winter
I love the acoustic guitar playing with the other guitar over the top. The bass is dancing in the background. I just wish it was a little bit turn up on the bass. I love Tim’s singing on this song. The lyrics are pretty solid. The music had some emotion and feeling behind it. This is one of my favorite tracks off this record. I love the ending of this song.
Lead The Way
I love the fade in on the guitar playing. It is a pretty solid riff. I love the drumming and the bass playing is really good. The music is pretty strong on this song. The singing from the Tim is strong. I love the lyrics on this song. There is a pretty good guitar solo towards the middle of the song. Nice touch on the fade out of the music.
Forever Marching On
I love the bass playing at the beginning. I am glad they let him out to dance up and down on that neck. The guitar playing to me does not seem to fit. There is a crazy drum beat. Tim’s singing is pretty good. I am not sure how i feel about that guitar riff over the top of the bass. The chorus music is awesome. I love the lyrics on this song. I love the pace towards the end of the song.
Guiding Me
I love the acoustic guitar playing. The music during the main part of the song is good. Tim’s singing is solid with some great lyrics. I love the melody on this singing. The music is pretty solid. There is a pretty good guitar solo towards the middle of the song. This band wrote some nice music on this song. I love the ending to the song.
The Beast Outside My Window
There is a nice acoustic guitar at the beginning of the song. This is thinking man’s music. This is very well written music. The music picks up to the heavy part. The guitars are using the same riff but it is heavier. There is some solid singing from Tim. I am not really a fan of the lyrics but the music is pretty killer. There is a pretty good ending.
On Unclean Ground
I love the bass playing at the beginning. It is an insane riff. The drumming is starting to sound the same in each song. It is still pretty good. I love the music on this song. The lyrics are pretty good. There is a pretty good guitar solo towards the end of the song.
Boodworm
I love the slow down pace on this song to the rest of fast over top speed songs on this record. I love Tim’s singing with some good lyrics. The music is pretty good. The music gets pretty killer towards the middle of the song. There is a nice guitar break about the same point. They wrote some nice music on this track.
Admire The Heroes
I love the music at the beginning of the song. It is just like the last song. It has a nice pace and groove to it. Tim has been pretty solid on his singing on this record. There is no drop off on this song. There is some solid lyrics on this song. There is a nice exiting guitar solo to end the song.
Avoid The Light
This song is over the top fast and in your face at the beginning. The music is pretty good. I love the drop off during the main part of the song. Once again, Tim’s singing is pretty solid. I love the bass playing on this song. This is a great tune but I just feel this is a bad song to end the record. This record deserves more and I do not know what it is and what song. Overall, this was a pretty good second record.
Closing, I had interested in this band because of their lead singer, who is Tim Owens. I discovered Tim when he was part of the legendary band, who is Judas Priest. Yes, he was the guy that replaced Rob Halford. I am a fan of his ever since. Charred Walls Of The Damned first record was really good. I still pull it out and put it in my music of the day. I did not know how to feel towards their second record, which is one that I am reviewing it here. Richard’s drumming is up to his standards. It was over the top good. I just felt at times that the drumming sounds the same in every song or most. I had the same feeling in their first record. There is nothing wrong with that because that is Richard’s style. Tim’s singing is really good but I felt his singing in some songs did not fit. I love the bass playing on this record. This band has a really good rhythm selection. The one thing I noticed on this record is the guitar playing. There was some really good guitar playing. I enjoyed most of it. I just felt some of the guitar solo were not forced into songs. They sound like they should be in the songs. There is many guitar solos in many songs from other bands where the solos sound like they were forced in so the guitar player can show off. Not every song needs a guitar solo and I am glad Charred Walls Of The Damned realizes this situation. This was a really good record overall. I will be adding it once in a while to my daily line up of music. I highly recommend this record and their first one too. Go get some! Drink it! Enjoy it! Metal it! \m/
DJ Weiser 