Blaze Bayley – Promise and Terror (2010) – Review by Logan Lee
Saturday, 20 February 2010
Blaze Bayley – Promise and Terror (2010) – Review by Logan Lee
The newest work from Blaze Bayley, Promise and Terror has come to confirm something that I’ve been defending for a while: Blaze is quite another guy away from the pressure from Iron Maiden. Don’t get me wrong, those two IM’s albums with Blaze were quite good, but as a single singer Blaze is improving CD after CD.
I have heard it twice before writing this review (which I was not even asked to do) and the will to start talking about it continually grew on me, since it is a very good old heavy metal work filled with guitar solos and Iron Maiden’s influences (just to be clear: Iron is for me the greatest Heavy Metal band ever, and Blaze is reaching their style in a quick scale).
About the tracks, you may listen one in while or in a row, nevertheless I suggest to listen more than once to the entire album in order to fully understand its complexity. Blaze has chosen to start in a very powerful way and than mix some other music features such as softer passages, strong riffs or instrumental parts.
To top it off: Blaze has learned to control his already know powerful voice and to fit better in melodic ambient and he has also improved his ability to innovate his vocal technique. Besides, Blaze is a great guy (I have friends who drunk a bear alongside him and confirm this statement), and on his works he also manages to pass this sympathy to his music.
My vote is 8,5 to this amazing album. Go Blaze.
Tracklist:
- Watching The Night Sky - 3:36
- Madness And Sorrow - 3:09
- 1633 - 6:03
- God Of Speed - 5:48
- City Of Bones - 6:26
- Faceless - 3:46
- Time To Dare - 5:41
- Surrounded By Sadness - 3:59
- The Trace Of Things That Have No Words - 5:48
- Letting Go Of The World - 6:24
- Comfortable In Darkness - 4:29
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