DEMONLORD - Helltrust

DEMONLORD
Helltrust
Source Of Deluge Records
7.5/10





Upholding a traditional power metal style, Demonlord drives through nine tracks of swashbuckling steel here on “Helltrust”. Using dark imagery to enhance their overall feel, the group combines melodic lead breaks with arena style sing-alongs to good results on “Quo Vadis?”

Much of the band’s sound can be directly linked to the eighties metal sound, with the addition of tuneful, European vocal lines and tight, sensible arrangements that are fairly ear-catching. “Ruins In The Dark” bears all of the hallmarks of a great metal track, including a scorching dual solo that is pulled off in a very tasteful manner and a modulating, chanted chorus.

While some of the album is standard power metal fare, with tracks such as “Overture To The End” and “Darkest Place” showing a strong Helloween influence in the band’s work, though Demonlord manages to take this influence and make it into something that is at least, partly its own. The guitar work on this record is certainly impressive throughout the album.

It's starkly obvious that the group has rehearsed a great deal, as they are profoundly tight while executing “Poisoned Souls”, a tune with a particularly proficient guitar rhythm. This release shows measured skill and experience and those factors are more than enough to make this record worth having.


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