IRON SAVIOR: Megatropolis

Cover	Release	Style
	2007-06-06	speed / power metal
	Label
	www.dockyard1.com / www.rockinc.nl
	Website
	www.iron-savior.com
	Contact
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	Playing Time	Cat. N°
	45:36	DY100409
	Review by / Translated by	Rating
	Vera	7,5/10
nederlands	Review
At the time of their inception around 1996, Iron Savior had three famous names of the German metal scene in their ranks: Piet Sielck (now a well-known producer as well), Kai Hansen (leader Gamma Ray) and Thomen Stauch (drummer Blind Guardian). Their simple, yet effective and solid metal harvested immediate success and it took not so long before they performed at Wacken Open Air. Since then Iron Savior has released an album nearly every year and they built up a solid fan-base of metal freaks that also have a liking for bands such as Grave Digger and Running Wild. Especially ‘Condition Red’ and ‘Battering Ram’ were albums with the focus on fun, brimming with recycled riffs that worked pretty well if you want to have a good time and bang your head. In 2007 only vocalist/guitarist Piet Sielck is left from the original line-up, but it feels like time stood still. Again Iron Savior comes up with nine songs with intro riffs that sound familiar from the very first time, but when you are a fan of speed and power metal, you will not bother because after a few spins the chemistry starts working. It is simple indeed, but it is fun and well-executed. ‘Megatropolis’ left us waiting a bit longer because Piet Sielck has co-operated on the new band of his buddy Thomen Stauch, the successful Savage Circus in the past three years. The tradition is prolonged on ‘Megatropolis’. This is Teutonic heavy metal without fringes, without guest musicians or high technological studio tricks. Not that adventurous, I have to mention, but that’s no option for a band like Iron Savior. Music like this will always remain more popular in their home country Germany than abroad, but you feel that this record has been made with pleasure and there are no higher aspirations. Familiar riffing, a transparent science fiction story and a mauling rhythm section (this time they put some extra attention on this) make the calmer sung ‘Cybernatic Queen’, the provided with German humour ‘Cyber Hero’ and the ultra slogging ‘Still I Believe’ my favourite ones on a record which is decent, but nothing more than that.
Musicians
Piet Sielck: lead vocals, guitars Joachim Küstner: guitars, vocals Yenz Leonardt: bass, vocals Thomas Nack: drums
Tracklist
Running Riot (4:56) The Omega Men (4:51) Flesh (5:00) Megatropolis (5:03) Cybernatic Queen (4:51) Cyber Hero (4:58) A Tale From Down Below (5:18) Still I Believe (4:34) Farewell And Good Bye (5:53)
Discography


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