Music Reviews
Woe of Tyrants “Kingdom of Might”
Woe of Tyrants“Kingdom of Might”
Genre: Death Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD
Year: 2009
Tracklisting:
1. Jesu Juva
2. Soli Deo Gloria
3. Break the Fangs of the Wicked
4. Pearls Before Swine
5. Kingdom of Might (The Eclipse)
6. Kingdom of Might (Dawn in the Darkness)
7. Sounding Jerusalem
8. Sons of Thunder
9. The Seven Braids of Samson
10. Like Jasper and Parnelian
11. Golgotha
This review of Kingdom of Might by Woe of Tyrants might be a little late to the game for a couple of reasons: The album is over a year old and Woe of Tyrants new album, Threnody, drops in less than two weeks on April 13th. So if you haven’t picked it up by now and if you like fast, heavy, powerful metal then you are going to have two albums that you need to get, but then again you can never have too much metal.
The album starts off with a short instrumental, Jesu Juva, that leads seamlessly into the next song, Soli Deo Gloria, similar to the style of the classic song combo The Hellion/Electric Eye by Judas Priest. The combination of powerful drumming and multiple leads on the track made it one of the strongest songs on the entire album. The next couple of songs, Break the Fangs of the Wicked and Pearls Before Swine, best showcase singer/songwriter Chris Catanzaro’s abilities. He has a harsh vocal style that just works well with the tempo that the rest of the band produces and his writing ability is well developed for such a young artist. The next two songs, Kingdom of Might (The Eclipse) and Kingdom of Might (Dawn in the Darkness), are strong individually, but would have been better combined into one epic nine minute track. Sons of Thunder is an excellent instrumental track with a killer guitar riff, which is another piece that makes this a great metal album that seems to have one surprise after another. The Seven Braids of Samson contains my favorite guitar solos on the entire album containing both a great short solo riff at the 2:25 mark and a longer solo beginning around the 2:50 point. The album goes on to finish like it started fast and heavy and it definitely does not disappoint.
Woe of Tyrants style is fast, but it definitely isn’t sloppy. Check out Kingdom of Might, submit your feedback, be sure and pick up the new album, Threnody, on April 13th, ,and come back to check out our review. Until next time… Up the Irons!
Couldn’t agree with you more, wrathchild. Woe of Tyrants really set out to deliver a message to their fans, as well as to their new label with Kingdom of Might. The raw aggression accompanied with some of the best lyrics in metal combines for a unique sound, and really sets this album apart from any other.
I have already pre-ordered “Threnody” and hope everyone else supports Woe of Tyrants in doing so, too.