review: Blazing Rust

Blazing Rust

Line of Danger

Pure Underground Records

July 24th, 2020

Even though this is only the second album by Russian band whose debut is from 2017, the members seem to have years of experience in the country’s scenes, ranging from black metal to traditional heavy metal, and also some experience with thrash, grind and other genres. Whatever their other experiences, here they focus on rocking, traditional heavy metal in the international style for fans anywhere in the world that like Judas Priest, Accept/U.D.O., Saxon, and the classics in general. It’s songs with big and familiar riffs, solos and catchy choruses (the vocals, though, are closer to 1990s Metallica than the screaming-banshee Priest style), the fundamentals of ear-friendly heavy metal that rock fans recognize.

One of the most basic facts of good quality metal is that metal musicians are concerned with skill in terms of the entertainment value of the songs. Musicianship, skills, a good work ethic and other such values distinguish the serious metal bands (Of course, this is not true in all rock music. Some genres place almost no value on being good musicians and are concerned, obsessed even, with controlling the audience’s social thinking to fit a certain agenda.). Upon first hearing the music, the experience comes across, that they have a clear vision of their goals, and that they know why people listen to this music. People don’t listen to Judas Priest and Saxon because the musicians have the secrets of the universe. People listen because they like the sound of the guitars and the songs. It’s the same idea with Blazing Rust. They won’t help you to figure the meaning of life, but they can entertain you and give you a good rocking time. Seems like a winning combination, right?! Blazing Rust is the time to rock.

Line of Danger

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