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Track List
01) Speed of the Strike
02) Relentless
03) For the Horde
04) Let Us Roam
05) Black Sails
06) Hymn of Hate
07) Appassionata
08) Death to Tyrants
09) Fire and Ice
01) Speed of the Strike
02) Relentless
03) For the Horde
04) Let Us Roam
05) Black Sails
06) Hymn of Hate
07) Appassionata
08) Death to Tyrants
09) Fire and Ice
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4:43
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First Released
2016
Thrash Metal
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"Ride Forth" is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Exmortus. It was released on January 8, 2016 on Prosthetic Records.
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Ride Forth will be remembered by the people who pick it up for its ridiculous guitar gymnastics. Exmortus is unapologetically influenced by Viennese classical music (or at least Yngwie Malmsteen)—going so far as to cover Beethoven’s magnificent “Appassionata” [piano version – Exmortus version] for one of the record’s highlights—and the whole album is laced with excellent neoclassical licks and solos. Guitarists “Conan” Gonzales (who doubles as the vocalist) and David Rivera are fretboard gymnasts of the highest caliber. Every song on here has memorable and exciting leads—pick a song and it’s got a solo that would make Yngwie say “See? More is more!”
The problem with Ride Forth, though, is that while the guitar work is cranked up to 11, the songs themselves are what feels like an odd combination of Thrash 101 riffs juxtaposed with immaculate guitar work. Some songs, like “Hymn of Hate,” balance baroque harmonies with technical prowess. More tracks, however, are like “Let Us Roam,” simplistic or no-frills, sharing more in common with Sodom than the neoclassical powerhouses these gentlemen play like.
The sum total of Ride Forth is an album with lots of the parts in place to be a fun and engaging metal record with an unapologetically Malmsteen meets Manowar and German thrash feel, but which doesn’t work quite right. And all of that is frustrating, because when these guys hit the right notes (“Hymn of Hate,” “Black Sails,” “Fire and Ice”) they are awesome: technical, classical, with an ear for melody, harmony, and unafraid to use musical forms still engaging after centuries. Look at the score, but don’t ignore Exmortus because of it. There’s a lot to like here.
Reviewed by angrymetalguy.com.
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"Ride Forth" is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Exmortus. It was released on January 8, 2016 on Prosthetic Records.
User Album Review
Ride Forth will be remembered by the people who pick it up for its ridiculous guitar gymnastics. Exmortus is unapologetically influenced by Viennese classical music (or at least Yngwie Malmsteen)—going so far as to cover Beethoven’s magnificent “Appassionata” [piano version – Exmortus version] for one of the record’s highlights—and the whole album is laced with excellent neoclassical licks and solos. Guitarists “Conan” Gonzales (who doubles as the vocalist) and David Rivera are fretboard gymnasts of the highest caliber. Every song on here has memorable and exciting leads—pick a song and it’s got a solo that would make Yngwie say “See? More is more!”
The problem with Ride Forth, though, is that while the guitar work is cranked up to 11, the songs themselves are what feels like an odd combination of Thrash 101 riffs juxtaposed with immaculate guitar work. Some songs, like “Hymn of Hate,” balance baroque harmonies with technical prowess. More tracks, however, are like “Let Us Roam,” simplistic or no-frills, sharing more in common with Sodom than the neoclassical powerhouses these gentlemen play like.
The sum total of Ride Forth is an album with lots of the parts in place to be a fun and engaging metal record with an unapologetically Malmsteen meets Manowar and German thrash feel, but which doesn’t work quite right. And all of that is frustrating, because when these guys hit the right notes (“Hymn of Hate,” “Black Sails,” “Fire and Ice”) they are awesome: technical, classical, with an ear for melody, harmony, and unafraid to use musical forms still engaging after centuries. Look at the score, but don’t ignore Exmortus because of it. There’s a lot to like here.
Reviewed by angrymetalguy.com.
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