EP Review: Acid Blade - Shooting Star
Reviewed by Rick Eaglestone
Fresh off their debut album success from last year, Dresden’s Acid Blade strike once again with new EP “Shooting Star”.
Opening track ‘Shooting Star is a great indication as to the tone of the EP; its catchy riffs and lyrical content are not only fitting with the bands previous work but is reminiscent of early Dio.
Dishing out maiden influences is the fast paced ‘Mercy of the Wind’ which in its 3-and-a-half-minute duration contains an abundance of guitar solos, this is paired nicely with ‘Weeping Willow’ which has some really well executed drum patterns from the bands returning original drummer John Astus who was with the band under their original moniker Angel Blade. These really amplify the prominent bass lines which play throughout, again the solos of prevalent as too as the subtle gallops.
Having an original member back seems to have given the band a bit fire as they go all out on concluding track ‘Rise From The Grave’ and as the track comes in a nearly eight minutes it allows each member to shine individually as well demonstrate that as a collective the band can really show of their creativity as there are varying tempo changes, spoken word elements with a heavy metal heartbeat reigning supreme.
Overall, even coming in at less than twenty minutes the EP feels well-constructed giving previous fans elements of past work and well as demonstrating a clear direction for the future.
