WARWOLF – The Final Battle (2025) *HQ*
On the face of it, there isn’t a lot to say about the unreconstructed true metal attack of Cologne’s WARWOLF > In the past they’ve been likened to Iron Maiden‘s ’80s output sung through the vocal filter of Blaze Bayley, and there’s certainly an element of that on their new album ”The Final Battle” to be released by Metalapolis Records.
However at their most Maidenesque – the song ‘A New Hope’ basically seems to be ‘Brave New World’ played faster and with one or two stylistic tweaks – the Bayleyesque nature of Andres Von Lipinski takes on a slightly less obvious hue.
Previously establishing themselves from 1994-2021 as ‘Wolfen’, the band would change names and styles a bit resurrecting as WarWolf. They’ve released two albums to date setting the stage for that all important third full-length for ”The Final Battle”. The five-piece decided to record these ten tracks in more of an authentic manner, sans keyboards, samples, or auto-tuning to correct any mistakes.
What you’ll hear is a mix of the group’s natural Teutonic traditional metal charm next to a bevy of soaring melodies and guitar work that rivals the classic Iron Maiden catalog, the collective sound primitive as if you were taking things in straight off the floor.
01 – Eye of the Storm
02 – Burning Skies
03 – The Lycan Empire
04 – Fight the Invaders
05 – A New Hope
06 – Time Stands Still
07 – The Dark Emperor
08 – Blood & Ice
09 – The Final Battle
10 – The War Is Over
Andreas von Lipinski – Vocals
Florian Abegg – Bass
Holger Bloempott – Drums
Frank J. Noras – Guitars
Peter Müller – Guitars
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