BELLS AND RAVENS – What Death Cannot End (2022)
BELLS AND RAVENS new album “What Death Cannot End” released today is like a statement back to a time when adjectives like “heavy” and “epic” were considered characteristics of our beloved metal genre and there was no need to put each new band into a separate drawer. A time when it wasn’t seen as a weakness if not every song on an album sounded exactly the same, and most importantly – long songs like Hallowed Be Thy Name, Child In Time, Diary Of A Madman or Master Of Puppets were the measure of all things!
Since 2018 BELLS AND RAVENS has been the baby of ex- Contracrash guitarist / songwriter Matt Carviero putting clear where his priorities lie; powerful riffs, huge choruses, bombastic arrangements and sprawling instrumental parts.
The German guitarist is supported by top-class singers such as Zak Stevens (Savatage, Circle II Circle, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) or Tim “Ripper” Owens (ex-Judas Priest, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) just to name a few, so expect quality classic melodic metal here with touches of progressive, sympho, neoclassical and more, very well produced…
