Bloodbound

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Stormborn
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Friday, November 21, 2014
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Stormborn” is the  new  (4th) album  from Swedisch  metal band BloodboundBloodbound  decribe  “Stormborn" as a bombastic well  produced  album bringing  us metal hyms of exceptional class”……  Is this correct I than think….  Well it is partially,  it’s bombastic and it’s well produced, in fact it’s so bombastic that after playing it a couple of times the overkill of choruses and choir singalongs  make Stormborn   sound rather childish  (Satanic Panic, Iron throne or  just about every other track) instead of epic and that can’t have been the idea….   Less is more would probably have led to a better album in this case.  But then again there is plenty of people who seem to kneel at the throne of Sabaton or Hammerfall . For these people   Stormborn will be a feast for the  ear,  so I say to them unpack those plastic swords,  put on that plastic  harness  and sing along to Stormborn!

50/100