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Sculforge - Cosmic Crusade Chronicles (2025)

Posted By: gribovar

Date: 17 Apr 2025 23:54:45

This new release is an excellent representation of the elements that make up the German power metal scene. With Powerful riffs, mind-blowing soloing, heavy double bass, and strong singing, Sculforge creates an album which reaches standards often overlooked in the Power Metal genre.
Branching off from the traditional themes of the genre is always a nice respite. We were overwhelmed at one time or another by the dungeons and dragons legacy of the genre. It was pretty much everywhere and it felt claustrophobic to say the least. Most of the bands revolved around those themes for anything remotely close of Power Metal so bands like Sculforge talking about Science Fiction and distancing themselves from the themes of yore is always a great thing for longstanding fans like me. Sculforge stray from the path. What is delivered here is almost 45 minutes of pure speed/high powered material. There are a few hiccups here and there but overall this is a work of art, a work in progress, can be comical yet serious at the same time. It's chock full of songs you know the band are going to perform live. Nearly every song here is instantly memorable, but continues to please the ears after repeated listens. Here, as the title would suggest, the lyrical themes are mainly science-fiction driven.
However, what really makes the new opus shine is the coherency. There is a definite sound to this album that distinguishes it from its predecessor. Whereas half the time it feels like the classic formula of ‘’Somewhere Out in Space’’ from Gamma Ray, and on the other side of the spectrum, it feels like early DragonForce by it’s sheer manic pace and rhythm. It does chart however a territory of its own, and stands out on its own merits, not as a tribute to other metal giants.

Tracklist:
01. Great Day to Kill
02. Make Space Great Again
03. Journey
04. Edge of the Universe
05. We Are the Darkness
06. Dark Alliance
07. Powerheart
08. Conquer the Wild
09. Order of the Soul
10. We Stand Together
11. Towers

Total time: 45:20

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