Ελληνικά
Last Updated on 04:09 PM by Lilliana Tseka
Genre: Thrash Metal
Country: Denmark
Label: Independent
Year: 2015
It’s time for the thrash time of the week. I found myself mingling between the new releases of “small” and fresh bands, trying to fish out something that is actually worth talking about, so I gave Velociter a chance.
Velociter come from Denmark, bearing the sign of old – school metal and thrash. They’ve already released an EP (“Hangar of Doom”, 2013) and this year, they’ve delivered a new record, entitled “Heir of Solitude”. This release has troubled me for so much time. At first, I didn’t dig it at all; I thought it was one of the same in the genre. Nothing you haven’t already listened to. As time passed, it grew in me and I started forming another opinion.
“Heir of Solitude” consists of five tracks and a cover of “Come To The Sabbath” originally performed by Mercyful Fate. It’s faster and heavier than their previous release and it features a new singer. A beautiful girl named Marika Hyldmar. Strange, right? I’ve been rather snotty toward female vocals my entire life and remained faithful to the gospel written by Jutta Weinhold (Zed Yago), Leather Leone (Chastain) and Tyrranizer (Nocturnal). This thought applied here, as well; bearing in mind that no one can surpass the magnificence of those three extraordinary women. Yet, as “Heir of Solitude” kept playing and as time passed and I was listening to it over and over again, I’ve concluded in the fact that Marika MAY be the next Tyrranizer if she keeps working hard and makes the right choices. We’ve got something good here. Hopefully she’ll prove worthy of my praise. Only time will tell, as Villain say. As far as the rest of the record is concerned, we’re dealing with something actually good. The compositions follow the same “old-school metal” recipe, yet there is some character and the members of the band seem to genuinely want to produce something that will last in time. The guitar solos need a bit more agility and inspiration to reach a satisfactory level. The riffs on the other hand are fine, up – beat and manage to capture you. A surprising detail about the record is not the cover of Mercyful Fate’s “Come To The Sabbath”, but the fact that Mercyful Fate’s guitarist Mike Wead makes a guest appearance. If he trusts them, then we should too.
They’ll definitely realize what needs to be done in order to compose an even better record; they’re really young. Time is an ally to such circumstances.
3/6
