CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED — Cold Winds on Timeless Days (review)

CHARRED WALLS OF THE DAMNED — Cold Winds on Timeless Days album cover Album · 2011 · US Power Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
Time Signature
Ashes falling upon us...

Genre: prog/tech power-thrash

With a star-studded band that comprises people who have been involved in acts like Death, Control Denied, Crotchduster, Judas Priest, and Iced Earth, you already know that you are in for a treat. The question is just what kind of treat it is that you are in for.

In this case, you are treated to top class progressive, technical thrash metal with sublime songwriting and superior performance across the board. Richard Christy's drumming is both rock solid and technical and full of details the should make any drummer pull out their notebooks and start taking notes, while Jason Suecof's riffs are precise and face-ripping and the solos blazing and impressive. Tim Owens' vocal delivery is impeccable, and his broad range which - let's face it - rivals legends like Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson and Ronnie James Dio, adds a further dimension of power and expression to the music. And, of course, the album bears Steve DiGiorgio's unique fretless bass seal.

Wit ha line-up like that, it is no wonder that every single tune on the album is a pleasure to listen to - especially if you are into power-thrash with lots of melody and lots of aggression (and a couple of really fast blastbeats) and an overall progressive approach. At times, I am reminded of Death when I listen to the album. I do not know if that is a coincidence or if Charred Walls of the Damned are deliberately saluting Chuck Schuldiner, but this just means that the album is likely to appeal to fans of Death and Control Denied, too.

"Cold Winds on Timeless Days" is melodic, aggressive, catchy, progressive, technical, challenging, and awesome. It is simply a pleasure to listen to and recommended to all fans of prog/tech thrash metal.
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Time Signature wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I'd say this one is power-thrash, leaning more towards the tech thrash camp than the power camp.
adg211288 wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I thought their first album was good but not great, but I'd definitely be interested in hearing this. So this one is actually a thrash album? The debut is more in the heavy/power metal vein (at least that's how I remember it), I've actually been meaning to come to the thrash team to discuss how you guys feel about a move!
Diogenes wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Where the hell did this project come from and how did I not know about it?

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