Back again with yet another heavy metal gem, this time made by the Swedish epic metal pioneers Heavy Load.In this album the Wahlquist brothers and co. took the 70's proto-metal/hard rock sound of the first album and pushed it in a direction similar to that of the NWOBHM which was of course at the height of its popularity during the early 80s.Some argue that Heavy Load is the first heavy metal band to come out of Sweden.True or not they are certainly one of the best, standing proud next to legends like Bathory and Candlemass and if that doesn't persuade you just listen to tracks like ''Heavy Metal Angels (In Metal and Leather)'' and ''The guitar is my sword'' and you'll see that Heavy Load has influenced a lot of the bands in the contemporary traditional heavy metal scene like In Solitude or White Wizzard and epic metal bands like Domine or Wotan alike.It is also noteworthy that Heavy Load was one of the first -if not the first- bands to incorporate the use of lyrics about fantasy and norse mythology,although at the time when Death or Glory was released most of their songs were odes to the glory of heavy metal.Depite that fact the epic element is still here as most of their riffs and solos follow in a much similar vein to bands like Manowar and Stormwitch.The lead guitar is also mindblowing with dual melodies and solos that still give me goosebumps when I listen to them.The vocals are sloppy but great and are a perfect example of how true heavy metal should be sung.
So to summarize, Death or Glory is just pure fun to listen to and in my honest opinion it's the best album of one of the best heavy metal bands to come out of Europe and that's not something easy to say because Europe and especially Sweden currently has the some of the best contemporary -and old school of course- traditional heavy metal bands to offer.If you're an old school fan the record will captivate you from the first second to the last.
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