Twilight Zone - heavy metal from Italy

Traditional hard-rocking heavy metal band Twilight Zone (Italy) began as far back as 1990, under a different name (Stigma), but by 1993 they adopted their current name. They did demos in the 1990s and 2000s and recorded a split in 2010. It was not until 2014 that their debut full-length album came out. In 2022 their second album called Visions of Freedom was released. This most recent album is the one with which I am familiar. Wearing proudly a Thin Lizzy t-shirt in their band photo, they are a band that looks for inspiration in the 1970s and 1980s. It's not really a Judas Priest/Iron Maiden/Scorpions type of heavy metal, but rather a somewhat more classic rock approach to their heavy rock while still sounding like a heavy metal band. Of course, they have rockers on the album, but they also work with other moods not just faster rocking tracks. For example, sometimes they slow things down for some more melodic moments and some bluesier segments. There is not a sense of band working with a strict formula; they are taking their influences and giving them their own interpretation. One thing is clear: they sound experienced in their blue-collar rocker heavy metal approach and they prefer to a more old-school sound, and not a super computerized style of sound. In fact, some of the members are or have been in thrash and speed metal bands, so they definitely can play other genres. For this band, they make speed less of a priority and let their older classic rock and heavy metal songwriting skills out in the open.

Recommend if you are curious to hear an Italian band go for a more traditional, less poppy, less robotized sound in their heavy rock.

Visions Of Freedom by TWILIGHT ZONE

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