Wednesday 10 January 2018

#28 - Top of 2017

Quoth the Raven - Behind Closed Doors (Standalone)

Quoth the Raven is a relatively obscure heavy metal band from Australia which is worth checking out! It is a solo project by Gary Max, with a little help from Shane Turville on drums.
"What's Yours is Mine" is a very interesting opening track that showcases straight away the great vocals by Gary Max and some progressive elements that add to the track. "Of All Things" is a taking a heavier turn with more intense drumming and aggressive & quick-paced singing (and a lot of rhythm changes). "Nothing's Forever" is an awesome track which starts with the necessary narration of of Edgar Alan Poe's text ending with "Quoth the raven nevermore..."; the track has a darker doom feel with its slow-paced riffs and more theatrical vocals! "Devil in Me" highlights Max's guitar skills while "Lost Again" is the ballad of the record that is a nice change in pacing before moving to the more classic heavy metal "Bold"! "Behind Closed Doors", which is also the title track, wraps up an interesting release that definitely surpasses the expectations, delivering a healthy dose of dynamic heavy metal. You can buy the record on Google play here or on iTunes here.

92.5/100

 Below the official video for the song "What's Yours is Mine".

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