Metal Perspective review of Wolf´s Return
Giannis Tsakonas
I´ll go straight to point, just as the opening track "Kingslayer" does. Go get it, before you regret every second that passes. English label Rise Above, famous about its doom metal/heavy rock profile, unleashed a weapon that nobody in the metal music industry had predicted. This CD is a pure delirium for all the die-hard fans of epic /doom metal (and not only), which will rejoice at the tunes of these war anthems. "Wolf´s Return" is the last stage of a gradient transformation of a band that once was paying tribute to the origins of doom metal and heavy rock and now is a pure heavy metal holocaust.
It combines the majestic and victorious aura of Manowar ("Wolf´s Return") and the doom metal somber testimony and pride of Candlemass ("Nine") into an outfit that, thanks to the outstanding performance of JB, bears its own mark. With an absolutely fantastic production and through magnificent orchestrations, Grand Magus illustrate blood covered tales of sheer darkness and barbaric excellence. Grand Magus have joined the ranks of Sorcerer, Doomsword, Doomshine and other, and they challenge them for the "pole position" in the battlefield. Look no further dear friends. This is doom, without being "traditional". This is heavy, without being "true". This is epic, without being "illustrious". "Wolf´s Return" includes eleven tracks, many of which play the role of interludes between hymns of gigantic proportions, like "Blood Oath", "Repay In kind" and "Ashes". In one word: Magnificent.
Rating: 9/10
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