First post in a long ass while. Just hadn’t been feeling it before, after so much new music. Hard to truly connect with it when, yea - this style of music is my jam but there was just so much of it. But now reconnecting slowly; felt like posting again.
Instrumental from one of the best classic speed metal acts out there. Doesn’t break any new ground but I love it all the same. The melodies and bass lines in the middle of the track are always stuck in my head, as well as the uplifting feeling the whole thing gives me.
Don’t get used to seeing my posts all the time like before, but I haven’t forgotten this place exists. Gonna also use this opportunity to link my instrumental playlist on Tidal. Rock on my dudes.
Tidal, Bandcamp to purchase this album in CD format, RateYourMusic, Encyclopaedia Metallum
One of my fave doom metal songs of all times is easily the instrumental of Empress Rising. Not to dog on the vocals of the original, but it’s pretty undeniably far more powerful without them. So, I see what you mean. That said, vocals/lyrics really are just the “sauce and seasoning” of a good metal track to me, it’s just not quite right most of the time without it.