Remedy Records
2007
01. Starshine
02. Netherworlds
03. Fortress
04. Casualty of Cruel Times
05. Tales of Submission
06. The Killing Kind
07. Dire Wolf
08. No One Left to Blame
09. Firebird
10. Crionics
11. Stand Up and Shout
Twisted Tower dire are kind of the essence of a cult following band. Some would hail them as the second coming of traditional American metal, but most would simply say 'Who?' This is TTD's fourth album on a small label in relative obscurity.
Well my first impression of this album on listening to it was more or less 'Did they record this album in one of those little metal toolsheds?' The album sounds much rawer than the others I have heard from them and there's sort of an echoy/reverb thing going on. The guitars don't sound nearly as heavy and the vocals also sound kind of whiny on the highs with no real edge to them. As far as production gos this has to be considered a flat out failure. Other than that though not a whole lot has changes I guess. This band continues to draw off ideas which pretty well ran their course in the 80s american traditional scene. Direct warrior-esque metal with maiden influences here and there. Personally I just can't get too into this band as they bring little to nothing to the table in terms of new ideas. The songs are decent enough, but if I really want to listen to this sort of music I'd rather just pop in Griffin, Omen, Jag Panzer, and the like. Really the one solid draw of this band in the past has been the vocals and the vocal performance on this album seems somewhat lacking. Worth noting is that this is also the last album that will be featuring Tony Taylor on vocals at all.
More or less this album seems to lack what little I'd found interesting in the band in the past...a good sound and solid vocal deliveries. Other than that, what's there to have out of this band? Certainly not creativity and this just can't stack up with the past of the american traditional scene. If you're really longing for something new in that vein than that's what this is, but it's certainly not top form.
Highlights: Starshine, Netherworlds
Rating - 2.0/5
02. Netherworlds
03. Fortress
04. Casualty of Cruel Times
05. Tales of Submission
06. The Killing Kind
07. Dire Wolf
08. No One Left to Blame
09. Firebird
10. Crionics
11. Stand Up and Shout
Twisted Tower dire are kind of the essence of a cult following band. Some would hail them as the second coming of traditional American metal, but most would simply say 'Who?' This is TTD's fourth album on a small label in relative obscurity.
Well my first impression of this album on listening to it was more or less 'Did they record this album in one of those little metal toolsheds?' The album sounds much rawer than the others I have heard from them and there's sort of an echoy/reverb thing going on. The guitars don't sound nearly as heavy and the vocals also sound kind of whiny on the highs with no real edge to them. As far as production gos this has to be considered a flat out failure. Other than that though not a whole lot has changes I guess. This band continues to draw off ideas which pretty well ran their course in the 80s american traditional scene. Direct warrior-esque metal with maiden influences here and there. Personally I just can't get too into this band as they bring little to nothing to the table in terms of new ideas. The songs are decent enough, but if I really want to listen to this sort of music I'd rather just pop in Griffin, Omen, Jag Panzer, and the like. Really the one solid draw of this band in the past has been the vocals and the vocal performance on this album seems somewhat lacking. Worth noting is that this is also the last album that will be featuring Tony Taylor on vocals at all.
More or less this album seems to lack what little I'd found interesting in the band in the past...a good sound and solid vocal deliveries. Other than that, what's there to have out of this band? Certainly not creativity and this just can't stack up with the past of the american traditional scene. If you're really longing for something new in that vein than that's what this is, but it's certainly not top form.
Highlights: Starshine, Netherworlds
Rating - 2.0/5
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