To say a bad word against these true metal warriors would surely curse me forever more. Thankfully, bad words do not escape my lips as Heavy Load once against batter the senses, raise their swords and rise above metal melancholy with their brand of searing, epic metal. These Swedes are simply top class heavy metal warlords, although I've read elsewhere that the band weren't taken too seriously but those Spinal Tap goofballs never had the ability to churn out molten metal like this. Thin Lizzy legend features on the title cut and also 'Free', opener 'Run With The Devil' is a monster of a cut, Ragne Wahiquist is a great metal frontman, big on the voice, backed by the battalion of his brother on drums, and the heavy guitars of Eddy Malm and bomber bass of Ragnesjo. People have often mocked Manowar for their dramatic style of metal, but Heavy Load strip back the sensationalism and simply play it straight, passionate about what they do. Just like Cirith Ungol, Heavy Load drift into a magical land of wonder, darkness and monsters, leaving the chest pounding metaller more than happy with the purchase, and another cover to die for.
8/10
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