{"id":20272,"date":"2012-05-29T17:59:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T22:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=20272"},"modified":"2013-02-05T16:01:47","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:01:47","slug":"air-raid-danger-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2012\/air-raid-danger-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Raid | Danger Ahead<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\nStaff Writer —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"Swedish traditional heavy metal band Air Raid makes their debut this year with an EP titled Danger Ahead<\/em>. Following in the footsteps of fellow Swedes Wolf and Enforcer, Air Raid falls into what has been called the New Wave of Traditional Metal \u2013 an emergence of newer bands with a decidedly old school heavy metal sound.<\/p>\n

Air Raid\u2019s sound has its roots in the obvious places \u2013 Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Accept and maybe a bit of Mercyful Fate. You can\u2019t go wrong with those influences, and as a result, Danger Ahead is a very satisfying EP. It\u2019s got a great twin axe attack, fantastic melodies, and a crushing heaviness to the rhythms that you don\u2019t always see from a lot of newer traditional metal bands. Between that and the heaviness and power in Michael Rinakakis\u2019s vocals, this is a very muscular, hard-hitting collection of songs. If you don\u2019t bang your head and raise your fist to the metal assault of \u201cAnnihilation\u201d and \u201cMidnight Burner,\u201d then you may need to rethink this whole metal thing. And who could forget the awesome battle anthem \u201cThe Metal Cult?\u201d<\/p>\n

The EP also includes the band\u2019s 2-song 2011 demo as bonus tracks. The songs \u2013 \u201cTraitor\u2019s Gate\u201d and \u201cFight Street\u201d \u2013 sound like they could have been taken from some forgotten early \u201880s Neat Records 7\u201d release. They\u2019re straight-up, old school NWOBHM all the way, and close out the EP with a bang.<\/p>\n

There may only be seven songs on Danger Ahead, but there\u2019s enough pure metal awesomeness to fill multiple albums. Whether you\u2019re a disciple of the classic bands named earlier, or newer bands like Skull Fist, In Solitude, White Wizzard and the like (or better yet, both), you have to check out Air Raid. It doesn\u2019t get much better than this!<\/p>\n

Genre: Heavy Metal, Traditional Metal<\/p>\n

Band:
\nJohan Karlsson (g)
\nAndreas Johansson (g)
\nRobin Utbult (b)
\nDavid Hermansson (d)
\nMichael Rinakakis (v)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\n1.\tWhen the Sky Turns Red
\n2.\tAnnihilation
\n3.\tThe Metal Cult
\n4.\tMidnight Burner
\n5.\tFree at Last
\n6.\tTraitor\u2019s Gate (demo 2011)
\n7.\tFight Street (demo 2011)<\/p>\n

Label: StormSpell<\/p>\n

Website: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AirRaidOfficial<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 8.75\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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