Threshold

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艺人: Hammerfall
语种: 英语
厂牌: Nuclear Blast
发行时间: 2006年10月31日
专辑类别: 录音室专辑

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by Eduardo Rivadavia

Following the unnaturally extended layoff enforced by guitarist Oscar Dronjak's motorcycle accident in 2003, Swedish heavy metal traditionalists Hammerfall waited barely a year between their eventual return with fifth album, Chapter V in 2005, and the release of LP number six, Threshold, in 2006. This suddenly rushed release schedule -- though likely resulting from nothing more than a backlog of pre-written material, ready to come out -- takes something of an uncertain turn on Threshold's first few numbers, which comprise a decent but terribly predictable title track; a lackluster autopilot job and a repetitive chorus in &The Fire Burns Forever&; and a lead-footed crawl through &Rebel Inside,& which not even Accept-like choral battalions can jolt into life. Indeed, the claim may be redundant when relating to a band whose very talents involve being true to metal's classic sound, but all three simply sound too safe and formulaic. Luckily, salvation comes not a moment too soon when fourth cut, &Natural High,& arrives with an energetic burst and surprisingly atypical lyrics to inject a much needed dose of excitement, which is subsequently reprised by additional standouts like &Howlin' with the 'Pac,& &Shadow Empire& (boasting the album's best riff), and &Genocide,& with its dramatic introductory stops and starts. In fact, with the exception of another, check-your-watch drag-fest called &Carved in Stone,& most every remaining track has something memorable to recommend it. &Dark Wings, Dark Words& is the record's ambitious and evocative semi-ballad, &Reign of the Hammer& is a brisk, hardly groundbreaking, but nevertheless welcome instrumental, and the anthemic &Titan& provides a grand finale worthy of the Swedes' majestic habits. In other words, though it lacks the overall consistency of certain previous efforts, Threshold still produces a fair amount of quality goods to appease most Hammerfall fans -- or else it wouldn't have entered the Swedish charts at number one.

Threshold

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