ROSS THE BOSS : "By Blood Sworn" _-_Review, AFM 2018

By Blood Sworn

Among the Bones

This Is Vengeance

We Are the Night

Faith of the Fallen

Devil's Day

Lilith

Play Among the Godz

Circle of Damnation

Fistful of Hate

(bonus)The Oath-cover

(bonus)Each Down I Die-cover

(bonus)Hail and Kill-cover

Ross The Boss :" By Blood Sworn", via AFM Records ,This is Heavy metal how it should be played! Ross The Boss being one of the founder members of Manowar,is, of course, the former loin-cloth abusing riff warrior behind both NYC proto-punks The Dictators and later the Manowar. band line up : 1) Ross The Boss – Guitars. 2)Mike Le Pond – Bass guitar. 3) Steve Bolognese – Drums. 4) Marc Lopes – Lead vocals/keyboards.After the release of the second studio album, the band eventually came to a halt. Ross began performing again with a local NYC line-up in 2015, who were replaced by more experienced American musicians in 2016 for international touring. Marc Lopes: Hellspeak, Let Us Prey, ex-Trigger Effect, Dark Day Sunday, Kobra Kai, ex-Meliah Rage, ex-Hammersmyth ----nickname'Marc Alan'.

A warlike album in medieval era , blood-borne bloodthirsty ,full of war violence aspects and aggressive action_is a revival of Manowar air, a renewal in regards the album "Hail to England" atmosphere and "Sign Of The Hammer" about this period and not after.Ross as guitarist when shreding he makes it much more intense and violent than he was allowed to done then ,at the insolent season , when was a member at the early manowar ,now he does at his own band _at the vocals Marc Lopes as the merciless singer while in essence is some copy of his prototype the Eric Adams ,more hysterical _too much theatricalized , an excessive due to has to raised the tones and the feeling of violence bloodshed and boldness more than eric adams ...all these achievements in times before gunpowder invented.

This is an album with Manowar specifications and because the manowar were based on De Majo's bass, the bass is handled by Mike Le Pond who plays heavy, merciless bass, as he shakes your brains upside-down.

(track-04) "We Are the Night" :severe nervous, of a peculiar type rhythm ,many unpredictable basslines points is lowest melodic ,however the bass and the rhythm section lead the rest, as lyrics said, that exalting in regards omnipotence of the metal troopers who dominate the of night crime world ,airs and graces of Marc Lopes makes it even more cinematic even more monstrous.

(track-07) "Lilith" : first makes a grand threatening introduction the bass distinguishes created an atmosphere of threatening ..making a slow dark motive to highlight the goth meaning of lyrics, of course is talking about this known female mythological figure from babylonian mythology meanwhile guitar leave solid riffs, tempo run slow but the style goes angry, Lopes makes it convincingly howling ,after half track comes a faster tempo change, it increases speed and rises mid tempo to covered from Ross's solos ,after slipped back to slow down , a very close to Danzig sort the common perception regards ""broadway "Epic" does not accept it.

(track-02) "Among The Bones" : footing of pleasant rhythm track compose's groundwork are the bass and drums where on them ,based the choruses, a mid tempo covered of Ross solid riffs and long solos, where choruses explained rest of the story, sacredness of bones made a topic, regardless bones means given battles and lives that have been lost , subject is a little macabre also in the bones of the killed made the swearings of rescued for afterwards revenge.

(track-08) " Play Among The Godz": a cult opening with distorted acting , composition is unpredictable goes supercharge,starts with an epileptic voice. Is a sharp up tempo rhythm with high speed riffs, and furious solos,choruses are jarring and long-lasting, subject is the anthem for battalion attackers, drums running frenzy do not stuck on without brakes.

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