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Band
Battle Ram
Title
Long Live the Ram
Type
LP/EP
Company
My Graveyard
YOR
2013
Style
Traditional
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Power strokes performed on ten with a falsetto screamer
This Italian five-piece follow up their 2009 EP, 'Smash the Gates', with the release of their debut album, 'Long Live the Ram'. Europe is teeming with this sort of power metal swarm, albeit Battle Ram bordering more towards traditional metal than the symphonic styling that normally permeates Italy. It's not incredibly hard to decipher the band's intentions--power strokes performed on ten with a falsetto screamer. In many ways, Franco Sgattoni has the same vocal style as Rebellion's Michael Seifert, utilizing some mid-range rumble to diversify the higher notes. Color me impressed with this powder keg.
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Long Live the Ram 2013 My Graveyard Eric Compton 2/22/2017 3.5
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