Search - Iron Fire :: Thunderstorm

Sword & sorcery Power Metal

Mark Morton | Boyertown, PA USA | 09/08/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Hmm, with cover art spotlighting a hulking, sword-wielding Viking standing in front of lightning-spattered mountains and featuring songs with titles like "The Final Crusade", "Warriors Of Steel", and "Glory To The King", this is either the new Conan soundtrack or another sword & sorcery Power Metal band. Produced by the man who wrote the textbook on Power Metal production, Tommy Hansen (responsible for the celebrated, early HELLOWEEN releases), there is a charm captured by Iron Fire that is difficult to put into words...their style is by no means original and the music is interchangeable with any of HAMMERFALL's or EDGUY's work, but there is something about their delivery that makes them sound more sincere than the aforementioned `heralds of the New Metal Age'. The choruses actually sound as if they were recorded in the halls of Valhalla, and while the music is obviously derived from traditional HELLOWEEN; there is that underlying spark of uncompromising fidelity akin to RUNNING WILD. Take it for what you will, but Iron Fire is a young band that has managed to transcend mediocrity and set precedence for European Metal bands to look within their hearts before they venture into their Power Metal mimicry!"

HAIL IRON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anthony | New York,United States | 02/01/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"New POWER METAL for 2000-2001. I went to the music store with my freinds brian and Jim. We were on the hunt for true power metal. We were all mesmorized by the power of track 1 - the final crusade. The intro is excellent with a chant. My friends eyes popped out of his head! We were all so amazed by the power of this cd. Key tracks include Tracks 1,5,11,12. Overall this is an albumn for heavy metal people. HAIL , METAL RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

IRON FIRE KILLS!

MANOWARRIOR | Long Island, NY USA | 01/29/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I said to my friends(Cordero and Beihl-the lumberjack), "Pack your stuff we're going to the CD store." They said, "Why?" I said, "We're going to look for some good METAL!" Upon our arrival, we heeded the call, and headed for the METAL section. After passing over much FALSE METAL, we stopped in our tracks as we saw "THUNDERSTORM". We knew instantly that this was TRUE METAL! What other type of band puts a viking warrior on the cover? After sampling only the first track, we knew this CD was for the TRUE HEAVIES! Every track is awesome, with the exception of track 10- DO NOT LISTEN TO TRACK 10! Nevertheless, this CD meets the approval of the METAL KINGS! Be sure to pick this up! Also buy MANOWAR and HAMMERFALL! DEATH TO FALSE METAL! HAIL IRON FIRE!"