Originally recorded in 1989... this album has finally been released!!!
You can check out 2 songs on www.myspace.com/shadowkingdomrecords
You can check out 2 songs on www.myspace.com/shadowkingdomrecords
STYGIAN SHORE - The Shore Will Arise
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swizzlenuts
i'm sciencing as fast as i can
. Great stuff!
AsModEe
also known as ass-mode
IOfTheStorm
Gogol Bordello
So are these 2 like "the best" from the album? Cause they are "pretty good" but...you know..just "pretty good". By the way E.L. have you taken any copies of the Zions Abyss "T.A.L.E.S." re-release?
Actually there's 2 songs that are better than this.
#10 Visions Of Doom
#11 World Wilted Wings (my personal fav)
But those 2 right in a row are the best. Keep in mind this is like a HARD ROCK / METAL album similar to stuff from the NWOBHM era. So if you're thinking you're getting a 100% metal album.. forget about it.
Yes I have ZION ABYSS.
I had problems with the artwork and that's why it was delayed.. now I got the art I wanted... and finally released.
IOfTheStorm
Gogol Bordello
Well i already bought Zions Abyss, but i asked because it's THAT album that i think you need to advertise more. It's really one of the most amazing pieces of u.s. (even thought it's from Canada) power metal i have ever heard and a huge suprise for me.
About Stygian Shore, i hardly care if the style is 100% metal or whatever, but only if it is good. I'll give it a buying shot probably.
About Stygian Shore, i hardly care if the style is 100% metal or whatever, but only if it is good. I'll give it a buying shot probably.
Demilich
Remember
I think I should buy these:
SCALD - Will of the Gods is Great Power
ZION ABYSS - T.A.L.E.S.
SOLSTICE - New Dark Age
SCALD - Will of the Gods is Great Power
ZION ABYSS - T.A.L.E.S.
SOLSTICE - New Dark Age
Oh btw.. out of those recent releases of ZION ABYSS and CROSS... I happen to like the CROSS more, but they're both good... it's just ZION ABYSS remind me of a DIO/QUEENSRYCHE blend at times.
swizzlenuts
i'm sciencing as fast as i can
Seriously this album is fucking good. The last three tracks on the album are mindblowing! This is Heavy Metal/Heavy Rock, and it puts an interesting spin on the metal that sounds like nothing around.
IOfTheStorm
Gogol Bordello
This is a really good review that was posted on Hellride
Having heard and liked Stygian Shore’s 1984 ep, my interest for this release was peaked as soon as I heard about it. The ep was an enjoyable disc of traditional metal with a bit of a party element to it. Not hair metal by an stretch of the imagination, more a dose of 70's hard rock swagger added to the metal stew. An unreleased album from 1989 sounded promising indeed, and quite an auspicious debut for Shadow Kingdom Records it turns out to be. Pounding drums announce opener “Immortal Soul” quickly followed by a swath of guitar riffing that is so innately and completely metal any headbanger worth their salt is going to love it. From subject matter to vocal style to song structure the metal purity just pours forth continuously. A classic 80's metal track uncovered! The following tracks “Metal Preacher” and “Heavy Metal Queen” show an increasing swagger and LA style rock n’ roll sleaze begin to intrude on the metal purity. “Metal Preacher” carries it well with traditional heavy metal still very dominant, “HMQ”, however, goes a bit too far astray to sit comfortably with the remainder of this album. Not a major debit, just a track likely to get skipped on future plays.
With “Tidal Wave” we get a welcome re-visiting of the 84'ep and a return to bludgeoning mid paced metal. Drums thunder, bass rumbles and leads wail out in piercing, diving, peeling explosions of heavy metal shrapnel interspersed with very traditional metal vocals managing to exude melody, power, and personality all at once. Definitely a better sound on this version compared to the ep, all improvement, no loss. “The Living Dead” returns back to a similar territory to that inhabited by “Metal Preacher” with a fairly pronounced swagger but as with much of the material here it manages to carry it off well. This hooked the teenager in me that discovered heavy rock before hard rock and metal had much of a sense of separation. “Let It Go” stalks similar territory but in a totally unique way, demonstrating one of the band’s strengths: the ability to craft a well thought out and memorable tune.
And the metal enjoyment continues with “Chainsaw Dean”, guitar solo “Axe Grindo” and “Crygian Stew” continuing to bring quality rocking metal, with the latter in particular quite a gem of straight up 80's metal. They’ve saved the best for last though. The remaining tracks follow that lead and pass it, going back up into the upper echelon heralded by the lead track and even beyond that. “Visions of Doom” is just top shelf, right down the middle 80's metal. “World Wilted Wings” is what with most bands would be called a power ballad, but when done like this is more of an epic and melodic trip through darkness and light. Hundreds if not thousands of bands tried to write songs like these in the 80's, only dozens managed this kind of quality. “ The Shore Will Arise” is a bruising, pounding, epic bulldozer...in my head I have a vision of a sea of banging heads. Killer stuff here, if I had to pick a stand out track, this would be it. Closer “The End” is a short, moody guitar outro that works well to wrap this up
This is a must for any lover of 80's metal that didn’t pigeon hole themselves into liking only one genre. A highly enjoyable head banging fiesta, it becomes even more amazing when you read the liner notes and discover that the band backed off from an apparent shot at success in 84' to stand by their bass player who lost his hand in a train accident. Stood by him long enough for him to learn to play with a hook and do this album with them. That is highly respectable. Congratulations to Stygian Shore and Shadow Kingdom Records. This one’s solidly in the winner’s camp!
Having heard and liked Stygian Shore’s 1984 ep, my interest for this release was peaked as soon as I heard about it. The ep was an enjoyable disc of traditional metal with a bit of a party element to it. Not hair metal by an stretch of the imagination, more a dose of 70's hard rock swagger added to the metal stew. An unreleased album from 1989 sounded promising indeed, and quite an auspicious debut for Shadow Kingdom Records it turns out to be. Pounding drums announce opener “Immortal Soul” quickly followed by a swath of guitar riffing that is so innately and completely metal any headbanger worth their salt is going to love it. From subject matter to vocal style to song structure the metal purity just pours forth continuously. A classic 80's metal track uncovered! The following tracks “Metal Preacher” and “Heavy Metal Queen” show an increasing swagger and LA style rock n’ roll sleaze begin to intrude on the metal purity. “Metal Preacher” carries it well with traditional heavy metal still very dominant, “HMQ”, however, goes a bit too far astray to sit comfortably with the remainder of this album. Not a major debit, just a track likely to get skipped on future plays.
With “Tidal Wave” we get a welcome re-visiting of the 84'ep and a return to bludgeoning mid paced metal. Drums thunder, bass rumbles and leads wail out in piercing, diving, peeling explosions of heavy metal shrapnel interspersed with very traditional metal vocals managing to exude melody, power, and personality all at once. Definitely a better sound on this version compared to the ep, all improvement, no loss. “The Living Dead” returns back to a similar territory to that inhabited by “Metal Preacher” with a fairly pronounced swagger but as with much of the material here it manages to carry it off well. This hooked the teenager in me that discovered heavy rock before hard rock and metal had much of a sense of separation. “Let It Go” stalks similar territory but in a totally unique way, demonstrating one of the band’s strengths: the ability to craft a well thought out and memorable tune.
And the metal enjoyment continues with “Chainsaw Dean”, guitar solo “Axe Grindo” and “Crygian Stew” continuing to bring quality rocking metal, with the latter in particular quite a gem of straight up 80's metal. They’ve saved the best for last though. The remaining tracks follow that lead and pass it, going back up into the upper echelon heralded by the lead track and even beyond that. “Visions of Doom” is just top shelf, right down the middle 80's metal. “World Wilted Wings” is what with most bands would be called a power ballad, but when done like this is more of an epic and melodic trip through darkness and light. Hundreds if not thousands of bands tried to write songs like these in the 80's, only dozens managed this kind of quality. “ The Shore Will Arise” is a bruising, pounding, epic bulldozer...in my head I have a vision of a sea of banging heads. Killer stuff here, if I had to pick a stand out track, this would be it. Closer “The End” is a short, moody guitar outro that works well to wrap this up
This is a must for any lover of 80's metal that didn’t pigeon hole themselves into liking only one genre. A highly enjoyable head banging fiesta, it becomes even more amazing when you read the liner notes and discover that the band backed off from an apparent shot at success in 84' to stand by their bass player who lost his hand in a train accident. Stood by him long enough for him to learn to play with a hook and do this album with them. That is highly respectable. Congratulations to Stygian Shore and Shadow Kingdom Records. This one’s solidly in the winner’s camp!
swizzlenuts
i'm sciencing as fast as i can
I completely agree with the review. HMQ is by far the weakest track, however I still find myself singing along with it.
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