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| Steel Inferno are a heavy metal band from Denmark formed in 2012 who released their 'Demo 2014' in, err 2014, and their first full length album 'Aesthetics Of Decay' in 2016. Blending speed metal, thrash metal and the classic NWOBHM styles, 'Aesthetics Of Decay' was an exciting blast of rocket fuelled metal. The bands sophomore album '...And The Earth Stood Still' was released in 2020... | ||||||
| ...with the Danish speed metal machine returning in full flight to deliver a second helping of rocket fuelled exhilaration. Karen Christensen and company power into sight with their scorching second album '...And The Earth Stood Still'. Prepare for some face melting, bone jarring metal that'll push the seismic sensors right off the scale. Opening with the title song 'And The Earth Stood Still', Steel Inferno are quickly into their stride, blazing a trail of fire, as 'And The Earth Stood Still' screams past at a hundred miles an hour. A fairly thunderous opening, Steel Inferno deliver ten thundering songs in a little over thirty six minutes, with only three songs breaching the four minute mark! The album powers on with the ferocious 'The Hype' - all hustle and bustle, approaching thrash metal intensity as it streaks on by at break neck speed. What a opening double salvo... | ||||||
| Featuring a more traditional heavy metal feel, 'November 9th' adopts the classic "foot on the monitor" pose. The vocals are fairly venomous, with Karen Christensen spitting the lyrics with menace. And crikey oh mighty, the pace just gets faster with the speed metal urgency of 'Disferatu'. Necks will be getting a full on and vigorous workout as heads nod back and forth at an extremely high rate. 'Disferatu' is the fastest song on offer so far, with Steel Inferno showing why they are such an exciting band. Without letting go of any pace or intensity, 'Z.A.T.O.' carries the album forward at a blistering speed, featuring a more heavy metal vocal delivery - less venom, more melody... Am sure 'Z.A.T.O' stands for something, and as yet I haven't got a clue what, but does it really matter when the metal is this good? No it does not! | ||||||
| Fucking hell - the pace has gotten even quicker... 'Bringer Of Fear' is full on, in your face, thrash fused speed fused heavy metal. Steel Inferno travelling at a speed that's gonna smash the world land speed record right out of sight. This is a corker of an album to head bang furiously to. And on we go with the thunderous 'Destination Unknown', featuring a slower, but not too much slower pace than anything heard so far. The pace may be slower. but the intensity is still high, 'Destination Unknown' sitting firmly in the heavy metal genre. Ahh, the blistering speed returns in emphatic fashion as 'The Great Divider' gets up and gets running - fast! Steel Inferno are showing a relentless attitude to speed metal, not letting go of the throttle at any time, screaming across the land at a phenomenal rate of knots. However, as 'Hunter' opens, mellow strains of ballad territory are heard and I'm left thinking Steel Inferno have included a ballad on their sophomore album - but after just thirty three seconds I needn't have worried. For 'Hunter' quickly changes pace and feel to become a storming slice of "foot on the monitor" style heavy metal. Phew! And as we hurtle toward the final song, this has been a scorcher of an album, with the final song 'Final Round' a blistering speed metal cacophony. 'Final Round' wraps up the album in the same ferocious and feisty way that it began, just thirty six minutes ago! | ||||||
| Overall, a fast, furious and ferocious foray of thrash tinged speed metal, Steel Inferno pack a mighty punch with their second album. | ||||||
| Review by Iron Mathew Collins | ||||||
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| "a fast and furious blend of the thrash, speed and NWOBHM genres, this is an exhilarating and exciting rocket powered metal romp" Read Review | ||||||
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| "a breathless barrage of high velocity heavy metal, Steel Inferno have delivered incredible speed, purpose and urgency" Read Review | ||||||
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