Iron Curtain are a heavy metal band from Spain formed in 2007, released four albums to date – ‘Road To Hell’ (2012), ‘Jaguar Spirit’ (2013), ‘Guilty As Charged’ (2016), ‘Danger Zone’ (2019) – and three E.P.’s – ‘Black Fist’ (2012), ‘Outlaw’ (2015), and ‘Metal Gladiator’, released in 2023…
…and as with every other Iron Curtain release, the artwork is so metal-looking there’s absolutely no mistaking what style of music is contained within – heavy “fucking” metal! And in the vein of legendary bands like Exciter, Grave Digger, and Razor.
The new release is seven old and new songs – four new and three old – with the new songs the first four up!
‘Crossing The Acheron’ is an atmospheric one-minute anticipation fuelled crescendo building intro – leading to the explosive ‘Burn In Hell’. And a fast and furious pace that would light up any thrash metal album – but this is a heavy metal record, with Iron Curtain hitting harder than ever before! And I have to say as well, there’s a little touch of the raucous punk rock ‘n’ roll all out metal style of the legendary Motorhead.
‘Rattlesnake’ – which will feature on the band’s forthcoming as yet untitled fifth album – is much faster paced, defying speed limits and banging hard the heads of every single mosher around the world. The band is simply oozing intensity in droves, the E.P. moving on with another upsurge in pace – the title song ‘Metal Gladiator’ hitting maximum velocity as it hurtles across the land. And if these four new songs are an indication of what to expect on the band’s new album – then I predict a riot! For they’re fucking terrific!
The final three songs are all lifted from the bands 2019 album ‘Danger Zone’, and feature a number of lead guitar guests – ‘Rough Riders’ features Noboru Jeru Sakuma (Gorgon, Abigail, Metalucifer), ‘Stormbound’ features Blumi (Metal Inquisitor, Midnight Rider), and ‘The Running Man’ features Harry Granroth (RAM). All three songs are blistering speed fests, one hundred percent head bang-able, showing just how great an outfit Iron Curtain is. Just remember, though – there is a new album coming, so keep your eyes and ears open for it!
Overall, a thunderous and fast-paced twenty-two minutes of terrific heavy metal from a band on top form.
TRACKLIST
Crossing The Acheron
Burn In Hell
Rattlesnake
Metal Gladiator
Rough Riders
Stormbound
The Running Man
Iron Curtain: Facebook
Release Year: 2023
Label: Dying Victims Productions
Category: Album
Country: Spain
Reviewed by Iron Mathew for Frenzy Fire and Metal-Roos.
