{"id":41880,"date":"2014-06-29T12:16:59","date_gmt":"2014-06-29T17:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=41880"},"modified":"2014-06-29T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-29T17:16:59","slug":"sinbreed-shadows-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/sinbreed-shadows-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinbreed | Shadows<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Justin Gaines<\/span>
\n– Senior Columnist\/News Editor —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"sinbreedGerman power metal band Sinbreed is back after a four-year absence with their second album, titled Shadows<\/em>. The band, of course, features a pair of Blind Guardian members (guitarist Marcus Siepen and drummer Frederik Ehmke) as well as Beyond the Bridge vocalist (one of them, anyway) Herbie Langhans. It\u2019s founding guitarist Flo Laurin who really takes the reins on Shadows though, doing a major share of the songwriting as well as producing the album.<\/p>\n

As they did with their 2010 debut When Worlds Collide<\/em>, Sinbreed takes a heavy approach to the German power metal sound on Shadows. Headbanging rhythms and almost thrash-worthy riffs are the order of the day, bringing to mind those early, high-speed Blind Guardian albums as well as recent work by Savage Circus and Persuader. The band still maintains a melodic side, but Shadows is a fierce album overall, and is made even more so by Langhans\u2019s rough yet powerful vocals. He actually sounds a bit like Accept\u2019s Mark Tornillo. Sinbreed gets right to the point here. Shadows doesn\u2019t have any instrumental intros, epic narration or multi-part symphonic suites. You get ten blistering heavy power metal songs, of which \u201cFar Too Long,\u201d \u201cBlack Death\u201d and the title track are standouts.<\/p>\n

Sinbreed isn\u2019t really giving us anything new here, but they don\u2019t necessarily need to. In a genre that has gone a bit too far into hyper-melodic, sing-song territory, it\u2019s always good to see a band like Sinbreed focusing on the heavy side of things. If you prefer your power metal on the heavier side \u2013 think Savage Circus, Mystic Prophecy, Persuader, Brainstorm and Iron Savior, this is a band you\u2019ll want to discover. Shadows<\/em> should also appeal to fans of traditional metal bands like Accept, Saxon and Judas Priest. It\u2019s just a good, solid, headbanging heavy metal album.<\/p>\n

Genre: Power Metal<\/p>\n

Lineup:
\nHerbie Langhans (v)
\nFlo Laurin (g)
\nMarcus Siepen (g)
\nAlexander Schulz (b)
\nFrederik Ehmke (d)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:
\nBleed
\nShadows
\nCall To Arms
\nReborn
\nLeaving the Road
\nFar Too Long
\nBlack Death
\nStanding Tall
\nLondon Moon
\nBroken Wings<\/p>\n

Label: AFM Records<\/p>\n

Website: www.sinbreed.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven Rating: 7.5\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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