Blitzkrieg - Theatre Of The Damned
It’s very interesting to see the metal world change before my very eyes. And it is changing. Blitzkrieg is not just part of that scene called The New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM), but in fact really do sit out in front of the rest of the British big metal scene. The Theatre of the Damned is in no way comparable with other larger acts representative of the UK metal acts, acts such as Anaal Nathrakh and Cradle of Filth. Some might call Anaal Nathrakh a black metal band, sure, but it is certainly heavy and certainly does embrace the dream of the end of mankind. What is the famous quote, a quote which I fully believe is just a reformation of a similar line from fellow Brit, the writer George Orwell, where they say, “If you want an image of the future, think of a boot stomping on a human face…forever.” Blitzkrieg does not engage in such musical break-ups. Nor do they follow suit with Cradle of Filth and scream about endless godlike sexual orgies in the darkness of the moon. Blitzkrieg instead shows its cultural relationships by talking about Phantom of the Opera and building musical moments from the ashes of classic Iron Maiden. I am not saying of course that Iron Maiden is irrelevant, far from it. Rather, I am saying that there is a deliberate embrace of the British Metal Scene in the NWOBHM, an embrace that can be seen through the work of Cradle of Filth all the way from Iron Maiden, King Diamond, and of course Mercyful Fate. Blitzkrieg exists because it is mixed into this giant ingredient bowl.
The songs are structured along the verse-chorus form the way Iron Maiden built Number of the Beast and definitely along the lines of the groove-behind-the-riffs of Piece of Time. I think that record is surely a major influence on this one. For one reason, the riffs in “Spirit of the Legend” vary from dull pounds to excellent higher string walks, the way Piece of Time excels in handling. Then there is that opening line of Theatre of the Damned that goes back to the days of earlier King Diamond and Abigail where KD opens with the lines that Abigail was first born dead. This just marks a beautiful and yet rather different flavor from the history of British Metal as the singer of Blitzkrieg embraces that amazing King Diamond theatricality and then says that that theatricality is part of the damned. There is nothing more powerful in art than to somehow reach beyond the polemical and embrace that we are each in the shit with everyone else. Alright Blitzkrieg, what’s next? Thank you for this. “Armageddon” is simply a beautiful track.
The songs are structured along the verse-chorus form the way Iron Maiden built Number of the Beast and definitely along the lines of the groove-behind-the-riffs of Piece of Time. I think that record is surely a major influence on this one. For one reason, the riffs in “Spirit of the Legend” vary from dull pounds to excellent higher string walks, the way Piece of Time excels in handling. Then there is that opening line of Theatre of the Damned that goes back to the days of earlier King Diamond and Abigail where KD opens with the lines that Abigail was first born dead. This just marks a beautiful and yet rather different flavor from the history of British Metal as the singer of Blitzkrieg embraces that amazing King Diamond theatricality and then says that that theatricality is part of the damned. There is nothing more powerful in art than to somehow reach beyond the polemical and embrace that we are each in the shit with everyone else. Alright Blitzkrieg, what’s next? Thank you for this. “Armageddon” is simply a beautiful track.
1. Theatre Of The Damned
2. The Phantom
3. Devil's Spawn
4. My Life Is My Own
5. Spirit Of The Legend
6. The Passing
7. Into The Light
8. Tortured Souls
9. Together We Are Strong
10. Night Stalker
11. Armageddon
12. Blitzkrieg
2. The Phantom
3. Devil's Spawn
4. My Life Is My Own
5. Spirit Of The Legend
6. The Passing
7. Into The Light
8. Tortured Souls
9. Together We Are Strong
10. Night Stalker
11. Armageddon
12. Blitzkrieg
Armageddon Music
Reviewer: twansibon
Feb 26, 2009
Feb 26, 2009
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