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Band
Ambush
Title
Firestorm
Type
LP/EP
Company
High Roller
YOR
2014
Style
Traditional
1/1/2014 - Review by: Eric Compton
Traditional played to the exact perfection of bands like Priest and Quartz
I swear to God this band sounds like 80s Saint somewhere around 'Too Late for Living'. Ambush, hailing from Vaxjo, Sweden, follows the neophilia of traditional metal played to the exact perfection of bands like Priest, Angel Witch and Quartz. Like fellow natives The Dagger, Black Trip and Enforcer, Ambush are the quintessential new wave act, riding into 2014 as if the 796 albums prior never happened. Hard to argue with the apple-polish of this stuff, riffs and catchy sing along choruses as good, or better, than predecessors. So are we appreciating this for what it is or slapping them for duplication? Hell if I know.
PERSONAL BREAKDOWN:

ENJOYMENT
3.5
MUSIC
4
VOCALS
3.5
PRODUCTION
3.5
ARTWORK
4
LYRICS
3


  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3.5 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: AMBUSH
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Desecrator
2015
High Roller
Greg Watson1/15/2016
5
Firestorm
2014
High Roller
Eric Compton1/1/2014
3.5

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: AMBUSH
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