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Metalizer is the third release by Sabton, but should have been the first. Recorded before Primo Victoria, Metalizer has been held up by legal and label disputes, meaning we only get to hear it years after Sabaton recorded the album.
In some ways the album suffers in comparrison with the previous two releases, as this is a Sabaton who were less confident, and less distinctive. Whereas both Primo and Attero Dominatus are obviously Sabaton from start to finish, Metalizer is an album where you can sit and pick out influences from other metal bands.
Does not make Metalizer a bad album? Hell No!!!
Metalizer is real metal: powerful; strong; determined; and forceful. Performed by very talented musicians, the songs are outstanding, and they are sung by one of the best vocalists around. This is the kind of album that you would use as an example if someone asked you to explain to them what heavy metal was all about. It's the kind of music that many people thought had disappeared, real awe-inspiring passionate metal! Does it matter that it isn't quite as good as Primo or Attero? Of course not, you'll just have to buy them as well! Metalizer is still easily the best album to come out this year!
Unfortunately, as the band are Swedish, and immensely talented, you won't see them on British tv. Hell, you'll struggle to hear them on the supposed rock channels on Digital radio. Instead people will be force-fed the same old commercially acceptable trash which promotes the same old stuff, whilst real quality artists disappear in to the wonderful world of the internet.
Buy this album! Buy all the Sabaton albums! You owe it to Metal! You owe it to yourself!
In some ways the album suffers in comparrison with the previous two releases, as this is a Sabaton who were less confident, and less distinctive. Whereas both Primo and Attero Dominatus are obviously Sabaton from start to finish, Metalizer is an album where you can sit and pick out influences from other metal bands.
Does not make Metalizer a bad album? Hell No!!!
Metalizer is real metal: powerful; strong; determined; and forceful. Performed by very talented musicians, the songs are outstanding, and they are sung by one of the best vocalists around. This is the kind of album that you would use as an example if someone asked you to explain to them what heavy metal was all about. It's the kind of music that many people thought had disappeared, real awe-inspiring passionate metal! Does it matter that it isn't quite as good as Primo or Attero? Of course not, you'll just have to buy them as well! Metalizer is still easily the best album to come out this year!
Unfortunately, as the band are Swedish, and immensely talented, you won't see them on British tv. Hell, you'll struggle to hear them on the supposed rock channels on Digital radio. Instead people will be force-fed the same old commercially acceptable trash which promotes the same old stuff, whilst real quality artists disappear in to the wonderful world of the internet.
Buy this album! Buy all the Sabaton albums! You owe it to Metal! You owe it to yourself!
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The power metal brigade's first assault
23 Oct 2010
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Recorded in 2002 but not released until 2007, Metalizer is the debut album from Swedish power metal soldiers Sabaton. The military-obsessed band (are they the Bolt Thrower of power metal?) has taken the power metal world by storm in the last few years, and this is where they launched their first attack.
What sets Sabaton apart from the very crowded power metal pack is their incredible energy and of course their focus on military themes rather than the traditional genre clichés like magic swords, dragons and elves. Metalizer is a great example of that, as it often seems like the soundtrack to an epic military campaign. It has the typical power metal focus on melody and soaring vocals, but the rhythms are just thundering (like troops marching) and vocalist Broden often delivers the verses in a sharp style as though he's barking orders. It's fun stuff, and a welcome departure from the power metal formula. Besides, the two versions of the killer anthem "Masters of the World" make it a worthwhile purchase!
It's not quite as polished as later Sabaton albums (the production is pretty rough), but Metalizer has the same amazing Sabaton energy, and it's an album that every Sabaton fan should own. I'd also recommend it to any power metal fan looking for a break from the same tired "dungeons and dragons" routine.
Edition Notes: Black Lodge's release of Metalizer includes detailed liner notes, a cover of Judas Priest's classic "Jawbreaker" and a second disc that collects all of the Sabaton demos from the Fist for Fight compilation. I hate that we had to wait five years to finally hear this album, but I must say this deluxe release is an impressive way to finally present it to the metal world.
What sets Sabaton apart from the very crowded power metal pack is their incredible energy and of course their focus on military themes rather than the traditional genre clichés like magic swords, dragons and elves. Metalizer is a great example of that, as it often seems like the soundtrack to an epic military campaign. It has the typical power metal focus on melody and soaring vocals, but the rhythms are just thundering (like troops marching) and vocalist Broden often delivers the verses in a sharp style as though he's barking orders. It's fun stuff, and a welcome departure from the power metal formula. Besides, the two versions of the killer anthem "Masters of the World" make it a worthwhile purchase!
It's not quite as polished as later Sabaton albums (the production is pretty rough), but Metalizer has the same amazing Sabaton energy, and it's an album that every Sabaton fan should own. I'd also recommend it to any power metal fan looking for a break from the same tired "dungeons and dragons" routine.
Edition Notes: Black Lodge's release of Metalizer includes detailed liner notes, a cover of Judas Priest's classic "Jawbreaker" and a second disc that collects all of the Sabaton demos from the Fist for Fight compilation. I hate that we had to wait five years to finally hear this album, but I must say this deluxe release is an impressive way to finally present it to the metal world.
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