Firewind Album: “Burning Earth [Bonus Track]”

Firewind - Burning Earth

Band Website - www.firewind.gr

Label - Leviathan Records / www.leviathanrecords.com

Burning Earth is Firewind's second cd, I was a big fan of the first cd so I had high hopes that the second cd was equally as good or even better. There is a new rhythm section on this release, Out is Brian Harris (Drums) & Honstantine (Bass)...In is Stian Kristoffersen (Drums) from the band Pagan's Mind and Petros Christo (Bass) from the band Breaking Silence (one of my personal favorite bands). Back on vocals and doing another killer job is Stephen Fredrick (Kenziner) and of course on guitar the 23 year old axe slinger, phenom, man of many bands Gus G. (Dream Evil, Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage).

The First thing that you will notice about this cd is the awesome artwork, a lot of bands seem to forget about their album as being a complete package. Firewind hasn't and the cover and package fits perfectly with the albums title and theme "Burning Earth". There are 9 tracks on this offering and not a weak track to be heard. All are in the Power Metal vein with good energy and groove highlights for me are the tracks `Brother's Keeper', `Immortal Lives Young' & `The Longest Day'. Gus G. offers up tons of licks to keep all the guitarists out there happy and the Fredrick has you pounding your fist in the air to the anthems he is belting out.

This album to me may be my favorite Power Metal cd of 2003, it gives you everything that you want, and best of all it keeps you coming back for more, and it still hasn't left my cd changer!!!

9.0 / 10.0

Waysted from MetalNetRadio.com

Track Time: 44:45

Track Listing:

01 Steal Them Blind

02 I Am The Anger

03 Immortal Lives Young

04 Burning Earth

05 The Fire & The Fury

06 You Have Survived

07 Brother's Keeper

08 Waiting Still

09 The Longest Day

I enjoy this band. I love the 80's hair bands and through the 90's I was lost until 2000 when Korn, and then some other bands started to bring Metal back! This is also one of those bands. Great lyrics and great music!

Burning Earth is an awesome power metal CD! I bought the CD for the track The Fire and The Fury. Very sweet!

Firewind does it again. At first this album didn't kick me in the face like their previous one (between heaven and hell) but after repeated listens I will have to say this is superior to it. The song writing has really matured as well as the lyrics. But maturity doesn't mean they've softened up, this is one HEAVY and dark album. The only exception being "brothers keeper" which kicks so much [back]BECAUSE it's so different from the rest of the album. If you liked between heaven and hell or are just a fan of pure metal I strongly suggest this album.

A word of warning, some of you may not be prepared for the pure metal power of "the fire and the fury". If you have a weak heart I suggest you prepare yourself for this one, it might end up killing you!!!