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[8.5/10] Italy should be proud of a having a US metal-type of band. As it was done on the Bay Area thrash metal that the Italian bands endorsed, so it came to the embracing of the classic US metal. To be exact, it is the mixture of old heavy metal with US-based power metal. The running Burning Black is far from being your European power metal trip, this band as, for example near their area, the German Brainstorm, is a US representative.
Burning Black is like the remains of Malice, Obsession and share similarities to the tunes of the early Hammerfall. The origin of their music is easy to guess, its Judas Priest and some mentions of Maiden. It always seemed that Maiden influenced most heavy metal bands worldwide. However, Priest succeeded mostly on the US and that is why many US-based bands were affected by the power of their music. As US metal touched Burning Black, it's easy to assume the mark of the Priest spirit over them.
Only a year and a half passed since the band debuted their Prisoners Of Steel album, showing their American nature (even their names were adjusted with American names after release of the debut). Last year, Burning Black made their second outcome, MechanicHell, which was also released on their new label, Limb Music. Although they made their second after rather a short period of time, it didn't hurt them whatsoever.
It resulted as quite good release filled with the trebled/saw-like sound of melodies, classy raspy vocals, mid tempo joined by faster beats of the 80's and an aura of "here come the 80's all over again.” Burning Black made sure that they won't be too much on the catchier side as they probably didn't want anything cheesy enough on their side. They wanted something hard and pounding, yet with the feeling of glorious times.
After the first tunes, the MechanicHell album was only another Heavy Metal album attempting to enlist itself with the big names, however, with the approach of the mesmerizing "Purgatory Child,” everything changed and up until the finishing ballad, "Victims And Tortures,” it only turned out to be a better release than on its first steps.
Italy shines again as Burning Black bring the 80’s to one’s doorstep; all that has to be done to is to let them in. Burning Black have the shot to become a part of the superior names in worldwide metal, the interesting thing will be what they are going to do with this chance on their later albums
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