Ever wondered what it feels like to be smacked in the face by music? Ironmaster's new album "Weapons Of Spiritual Carnage" will provide you with just that experience. The Swedish group brings you an album that is both heavy and melodic. It presents the listener with sonic gut punches and anvil breaking drum hits with carefully placed slower (and at times, almost prog like) melodies, as if just to give you a welcome breather from the high velocity experience of the album. Lyrics written by Edvin Skarud dealing with death, cruelty and the dark side of life make for a perfect accommodation to the atmosphere the album brings.
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