Sacred Steel--Bloodlust

Sacred Steel--Bloodlust (2000/Metal Blade) Rating--8.0

Tinges of both Manowar and Hammerfall (just look at the song titles!), and some early, classic Maiden sounds as well. Instead of being crystal-smooth, the vocals display a bit of a high-end edge. Good range is shown, however, and overall the tracks on whole are very solid.
A driving chorus marks the fast "By the Wrath of the Unborn," and other swift tracks include "Metal is War" and the punishing "Dark Forces".
Both "Sacred Warriors of Steel" and "Lust for Blood" are strong, and "Throne of Metal" follows with a gallop run. The churning drive rhythm of "Master of Thy Fate" is an album high point, and yet another memorable cut from this fantasy/concept offering.
TRACK LIST: Stormhammer/The Oath of Blood/By the Wrath of the Unborn/Blood On My Steel/Metal is War/Sacred Warriors of Steel/Dark Forces Lead Me to the Brimstone Gate/Master of Thy Fate/Lust For Blood/Throne of Metal

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