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Band
Three Inches of Blood
Title
Battlecry Under A Winter Sun
Type
LP/EP
Company
Independent
YOR
2002
Style
Heavy/Extreme
Popular Reviews
4/14/2004 - Review by: Frank Hill
Three Inches of Blood - 2002 - Battlecry Under A Winter Sun - Reviewed by: Nailer

Track Listing
1 Ride Darkhorse, Ride
2 Destroy The Orcs
3 Headwaters Of The River Of Blood
4 Heir To The Chaos Throne
5 Skeletal Onslaught
6 Journey To The Promiseland
7 Lady Deathwish
8 Curse Of The Lighthouse Keeper
9 Blazing Fires Of Evermore
10 Halls Of Heros
11 Balls Of Ice
Now, this is what I would hand somebody if they wanted some pure heavy metal! Newly signed by Roadrunner Records, Three Inches of Blood is fast, aggressive and unrepentent in the 11 tracks on Battlecry will scare your parents like in the old days.

With better guitar work than the EP, These guys just rage through the tracks with the sound of old Overkill, the cheesiness and speed of Grim Reaper and the fury of Manowar on steroids. Their sound took me back to '86-'87 when bands were cranking up the speed to new levels.

There's an interesting dual set of vocals--one high-pitched regular, one high-pitched screaming--that adds a great effect to the vocal sound overall. Throw in some gang choruses with the fierce galloping guitars and the result is a potent mix of crazy molten metal.

Bottom Line: Great ferocious, shred your face off metal.

Best Tracks: Ride Darkhorse, Ride / Destroy The Orcs / Curse Of The Lighthouse Keeper


--Nailer 04.14.04
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ALL REVIEWS FOR: THREE INCHES OF BLOOD
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Advance & Vanquish
2004
Roadrunner
Eric Compton12/29/2004
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Battlecry Under A Winter Sun
2002
Independent
Frank Hill4/14/2004
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