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Album of the Week- Wind Rose- Warfront

 

Italy's self-proclaimed Dwarven Metal act Wind Rose don their fur coats and helmets to do battle again with War Front, the follow-up to 2019's Wintersaga, released last week via Napalm Records.

The quintet, best known for the YouTube sensation 'Diggy-Diggy Hole', are led by the unmistakable vocals of Francesco Cavalieri and combines bombastic string arrangements with catchy hooks, huge choruses, and riffs to create their own version of power metal. The ten tracks tell the historical tales of the dwarves as they prepare for war. 

The monumental 'Of War and Sorrow' is an enchanting intro of acoustic guitars, horns and string segue into the rousing 'Army of Stone', in which Cavalieri's lung-busting vocals lead the way like a commander on the field. This gutsy track sets the precedent for what is to come. The album is like an epic told by five heartily dwarves that so happen to be in a metal band. The latest singles 'Fellows of The Hammer' and 'Together We Rise' could be mistaken for anthems with raging guitars, dramatic instrumental breakdowns, and hook-laden choruses that easily leave one more likely to punch the air in jubilation rather than grab a sword. As you can tell, this writer has fully enjoyed this epic to this point.

Photo Credit: Tommaso Barletta & Claudio Falconcini

The resounding 'Gates of Ekrund' follows suit like a battle cry with crafted passages that build to the choral voices that makes one want to stand and sway a tankard in the air. At this stage of the album, it slows down to catch a breath with some breathtaking music with excellent production values that gives light to all the instruments involved. This makes the album resemble something found on a Game of Thrones soundtrack. The seven-minute 'The Battle of the Five Armies' and 'I Am the Mountain' feature further examples of intricate songwriting and the excellent string arrangements aimed not to tire listeners out. Overall, Wind Rose creates an atmospheric tale of Battlelore to hopefully place the band on the map. 

Rating 9/10

Words by Anselm Anderson 

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             WIND ROSE is:

Francesco Cavalieri - Vocals
Claudio Falconcini - Guitars
Federico Meranda - Keyboards
Cristiano Bertocchi - Bass
Federico Gatti - Drums

WIND ROSE online:



'Together We Rise'

'Gates of Ekrund'


'Fellows of The Hammer'















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