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Becoming A Demon E.P.

    
       
       
       
     
             
Silver Talon are a heavy metal band from the USA forming in 2017, releasing two demo's, 'Warrior's End' (2017) and 'Devil Machine' (2018). The bands first official release is the E.P. 'Becoming A Demon'.    
             
Eight songs across thirty one minutes for an E.P. is very good value, especially when every one is a thunderous slice of "foot on the monitor" style heavy metal. The meandering, atmospheric instrumental 'Breath Of Kerosene (intro)' signals the beginning, and what a beginning! 'Devil Machine' is a thunderously heavy American power metal styled romp, very catchy, very infectious and head bangingly addictive. Turn the volume up metal heads, this is gonna be a great ride... The self titled song 'Silver Talon' increases the heaviness and also picks up the speed, setting a blistering pace as it races on. Chunky and beefy, Silver Talon are hitting the airways hard with their brand of heavy metal. They kick so hard you're gonna find yourself flying through the air at high velocity, slamming into walls and basically devastating anything that you come into contact with.    
             
As brutal as heavy metal can get before stepping over the border into the thrash metal genre, the album cruises on with the guitar led 'Speed Of The Night'. The opening guitar riffage is spellbinding wizardry, launching 'Speed Of The Night' into the ether at full tilt. Planting one foot in the thrash metal genre, Silver Talon deliver a crushing crescendo of raw savagery, as 'Speed Of The Night' forays furiously forward. Reducing the pace, but keeping the heaviness, 'Cold Embrace' is a monstrous foot thundering stomp. Lesser mortals best make sure they have a huge supply of headache tablets...    
             
'Warrior's End' is the most melodic song on the album, a much more classic sounding heavy metal offering, incorporating many traits from the NWOBHM evolution. Addictive and mesmeric, 'Warrior's End' is smile inducing metal at its very best. Now for something special, with an added bonus. Sanctuary are an American thrash metal band formed in 1985, featuring the late Warrel Dane as their vocalist and at one time, Nevermore and Arch Enemy guitarist Jeff Loomis in their ranks. 'Refuge Denied' is the debut album by Sanctuary, released in 1988, and Silver Talon cover 'Battle Angles' from that album, and also have Jeff Loomis as guest guitarist...and what an amazing cover it is too. The pace is kept close to the original, but Silver Talon up the heaviness and proceed to deliver their version with more thunder, more aggression and a venomous vocal delivery. 'Outro (Estudio)' is a mellow, guitar led ending that allows the adrenalin rush to subside, the pumping blood in your veins to return to its normal flow and your breath to slow back down.    
             
Overall, a breathless and blistering half hour of very heavy "foot on the monitor" styled American power metal, infused with elements of thrash and NWOBHM.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Metal Gods TV    
             
             
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