Album Review: Overlorde – Awaken The Fury (No Remorse Records)

Carl Fisher 2 min read

Underground US power metal legends Overlorde return with their brand-new studio album, ‘Awaken the Fury’. Out on December 22nd via No Remorse Records.

Having released their debut EP in 1987, it’s been a journey of ups and downs for the power metal group, and Awaken the Fury is their first full-length release since 2004. They’re back though, and back with a hearty bang. This new album is the sound of a band energised and hungry, delivering ten screaming examples of head-banging metal gold.

Kicking off with the title track, there’s a wonderful bassy thrum in this track as the vocal/instrumental combo moves at a frenetic pace. A powerful and punchy start to the record and the perfect thing to get the blood pumping. Especially as the dynamism of Fire in the Sky and The Madness Within showcase a delightful level of progressive thinking. It’s an edge that makes Awaken the Fury stand out that little more.

Though when you’ve got head-bangers that walk the line between trad metal and power like Battle At Marathon and Destroy Us All, Overlorde don’t need many more edges to delight head-bangers around the world. Again, it must be mentioned that the bass sound of this record is absolutely killer.

Gargoyles is up next, and it finds Overlorde getting a little weird, daringly psychedelic almost. Although it is a track that transforms into something faster and heavier as it goes on. Then along comes Ashes to return things back to a more ‘familiar’ style, before Hammer Strike lives up to its name with a pounding hit of heavy metal goodness.

The album then coming to a banging end with the pairing of Paranoid Delusions and Migraine. Overlorde putting an emphatic stamp on their return and ensuring those who have stuck with them are richly rewarded.

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Overlorde – Awaken the Fury Track Listing:

1. Awaken the Fury
2. Fire in the Sky
3. The Madness Within
4. Battle At Marathon
5. Destroy Us All
6. Gargoyles
7. Ashes
8. Hammer Strike
9. Paranoid Delusions
10. Migraine




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