![]() ![]() ![]() And after you know that, for the rest of the song I couldn’t get the face of Peter O’Toole out of my head. With “Seven Pillars of Wisdom” I needed a few seconds to know what the topic is: Lawrence of Arabia. With the line “Standing in the line of fire” he sets the tone for the rest of the album. What instantly attracts attention is Joakim Brodèns voice, maybe one of the most recognizable voices in mainstream Metal. The Album starts with the song “The Future of Warfare”, a reminiscent story about the first tanks in the history of warfare. Now the Great War, the first big social disaster from the last century. ![]() That doesn’t surprise, their last albums always were theme-based Heroes from 2014 sings about heroic tales of soldiers, The Last Stand from 2016 about inferior battles where the bravery and valour of the participants is the main topic. In an interview, lead singer Joakim Brodèn said, they had the idea for the First World War as an album topic a long time, because it was a very dark and tragic period for humanity. It’s logical that “Bismarck” is not part of the Album, the theme is the First World War from 1914-1918, which ended 101 years ago. A special present from the band was the single release “Bismarck” on 22th of April, which doesn’t find its way on this album, but opens the way for this release. Published in time for the 20-year band anniversary they release their ninth album The Great War. Nevertheless, the success of this band is undisputed. On the other hand, I don’t know any other band that causes that many eye rolls from metalheads if someone says that he or she likes their music, live performances or other stuff of this band from Falun named after a knight’s foot armour. They have a great stage presence and they know how to motivate their fans and some dudes who are only there just out of curiosity to watch, to engage in this show with singing and dancing. On the one hand, this band maybe is one of the best live bands which enters the stages in concert halls and festivals. ![]()
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