STORMWIND – Rising Symphony

April 8, 2021 Bryce Van Patten Album Reviews, Reviews 0
STORMWIND - Rising Symphony
  • 8.6/10
    STORMWIND - Rising Symphony - 8.6/10
8.6/10

Summary

Black Lodge Records
Re-release date: April 30, 2021

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Neo-classical Power Metal Remastered

Stormwind is the brain-child of guitarist and mastermind Thomas Wolf, and fans were given 6 full length albums plus a live record. The band has not been active since 2003, but thanks to Black Lodge Records we are getting some of these great albums remastered. Rising Symphony was the final album, and shows a lot of maturity and growth from where they started. Thomas Wolf plays the guitars, directs the symphony and also does some backing vocals. The band has some all-star players in Andreas Olsson (Rob Rock, Royal Hunt, ex-7days) on the bass, David Wallin (Blacksmith, HammerFall, Meduza) playing drums, Kaspar Dahlqvist (Shadowquest) on piano and keyboards, and Thomas Vikström (Dark Illusion, Therion, ex-Candlemass) on the vocals.

What’s New

The remaster of Rising Symphony is in essence the same album as the original with the exception of the last track on the album. This release has a ripping, fast-paced song called “Wings of Tomorrow” replacing the instrumental “Venezia”, and adding a couple of minutes to the running time. The remaster sounds great, and gives fans a chance to revisit a great album with the bonus of a new track.

Final Notes

This album is a classic Neo-classical Power Metal release that is definitely worth more than a second listen. Thomas Wolf created a fantastic band that has been missed, and with the rerelease of Rising Symphony, fans get to relive a great album. For those who missed this great Swedish band, this gives the chance to discover a wealth of great music that more than belongs in your album collection.

Lineup

Thomas Wolf – guitars
Thomas Vikström – vocals
David Wallin – drums
Andreas Olsson – bass
Kaspar Dahlqvist – keyboards

Rising Symphony – Tracklist

01 Rising Symphony
02 Touch the Flames
03 Eyes of Change
04 Strangers From the Sea
05 River of Love
06 White Man
07 Flyer Preview Download
08 Streets of Prishtine
09 Excalibur
10 Wings of Tomorrow

Author

  • Bryce Van Patten

    Bryce is an audio engineer and a graphic designer here at Metal Express Radio. From the day he purchased his first album (Machine Head by Deep Purple), he has had a passion for heavy music, which has influenced his whole life. Bryce is from the great Pacific Northwest in USA, and has played in metal bands like Babylon, Holy Terror, The Wild Dogs, Warhead and Egypt through the 80s. He had his first interview for the Portland, Oregon publication The Rock Rag with guitarist Paul Gilbert in his Racer X days. Then he was honored to get to have drinks, and talk for an hour with the legendary Dan McCafferty of Nazareth for his second interview. In 2013, he spent an amazing hour talking to Andi Deris of Helloween, which was the high point of his heavy metal journalism.   In the year 2001, he formed Man in Black Music Publishing. They released recordings by several local bands, and in the spirit of the old Metal Massacre compilations, he created a 2-album series called The Defenders of Metal. The albums featured classic styled Metal bands from all around the world, with bands from Australia to England, and from Argentina to Russia. Currently, he is the producer/creator/vocalist of the Metal band The Black Tuesdays.

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