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Band
Enforcer
Title
From Beyond
Type
LP/EP
Company
Nuclear Blast
YOR
2015
Style
Traditional
Popular Reviews
8/4/2015 - Review by: Vinaya Saksena
Enforcer
From Beyond




Company: Nuclear Blast
Release: 2015
Genre: Traditional
Reviewer: Vinaya
  • Always well constructed and enjoyable



    • Olof Wikstrand and company do it again!

    It seems plenty of bands can play '80's-derived metal, but few can bring something fresh to the genre while respecting its traditions. For the fourth time, Sweden's Enforcer prove themselves among those precious few. Of course, there is little here that hasn't been done before. It's all in how they do it. Each Enforcer album maintains certain band trademarks while having a flavor that makes it distinct from the band's other releases, and "From Beyond" is no exception. This time around, the spice of choice seems to be a little more melody than exhibited the last time around (see"Undying Evil," the title track and "Farewell," with its elegant acoustic intro), plus the odd hint of divebomb-happy guitar heroics ("Destroyer"). "Below The Slumber" perhaps takes the melodic thing a little too far (those opening vocal lines- really?) and the ponderous closing epic "Mask of Red Death" is an experiment that narrowly evades Spinal Tap-ish collapse. The rest is never life-changing, but always well constructed and enjoyable.

    Keep it up, guys!


    6/17/2015 9:27:37 AM - Review by: Greg Watson
    Swedish traditional metal outfit Enforcer are back with "From Beyond", a heavy dose of 80's, NWOBHM-infused speed metal that sounds like it was pulled out of a time capsule. Vocals, music, and production scream retro like a Castle Grayskull He-Man set with ripping tracks chock full of whammy bombing, frantic noodling and speedy solos. I found myself getting a little worn out as the album went on as the songs started to blend together. Overall, this is a collectable, nostalgic album for fans of metal's "Golden Era". But for the casual metal fan or those of us that are all over the metal tree, this one is better left unplucked.
    PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

    ENJOYMENT
    MUSIC
    VOCALS
    PRODUCTION
    ARTWORK
    LYRICS


    • 2 :REVIEW COUNT
      3.5 :AVE RATING

    ALL REVIEWS FOR: ENFORCER
    TITLE
    DOR
    COMPANY
    		 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
    Death By Fire
    2013
    Nuclear Blast
    		Vinaya Saksena6/23/2013
    4
    Death By Fire
    2013
    Nuclear Blast
    		Eric Compton6/1/2013
    4
    Diamonds
    2010
    Heavy Artillery
    		Vinaya Saksena8/3/2011
    3.5
    Diamonds
    2010
    Heavy Artillery
    		Eric Compton6/25/2010
    4.5
    From Beyond
    2015
    Nuclear Blast
    		Greg Watson6/17/2015
    3
    From Beyond
    2015
    Nuclear Blast
    		Vinaya Saksena8/4/2015
    4
    Into The Night
    2009
    Heavy Artillery
    		Raising Iron8/28/2009
    4.5

    ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: ENFORCER
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