DODSFERD
Cursing Your Will to Live
(Moribund)

THE WARRIORS
Genuine Sense of Outrage
(Victory)

CRUSHING THE
GRINDCORE
TRADEMARK
3-Way Split
(BlastAsFuk)

BLUT AUS NORD
Odinist
(Candlelight)

CREATURE FEATURE
The Greatest Show Unearthed
(Sumerian)

FACE THE PANIC
The Reclamation 

(Reaper)

PHASED
Medications

(Elektrohasch)

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I’ve never been one to defend power metal. And to a point there might be some that argue that these Canucks don’t play power metal at all. I kind of beg to differ though. 3 Inches of Blood’s  fiery brand of traditional epic heaviness certainly contains several traits of classic anthemic metal, but the dual vocal attack of Cam Pipes and Jamie Hooper give this sextet a more modern approach that approximates their sound to more of a blend between 80’s speed metal with a less conventional King Diamond at the mike and the genre's more extreme sub genres. It is by now vox populi, 3 Inches of Blood scored the biggest advantage of its revivalist act with the acquisition of Cam Pipes; a high-pitch shrieker capable to pierce the ears of the most callused skin. Together with Jamie Hooper, a slightly less ambiguous high-shrieker, they form the backbone and most distinctive feature of the band. Their combination is quite thrilling; both singers are able to deliver powerful and memorable blistering performances. Energetic and powered by riffs straight out of the NWOBHM 3 Inches of Blood, like much of the topics they choose to cover, sound made ready for war.

Back in 2004 when Advance and Vanquish was released these Vancouverites seemed like a staunch breath of fresh air. By then, there weren’t as many bands looking back to that decade with such reverence, but by now we are already seeing a second wave of nostalgia acts emerging to contact with water like fucking Gremlins.  Fire Up the Blades is the real thing though and it smokes most silly revivalists. The songs are high energy and melodic, with fast tempo riffs beautifully adorned by respectful nods to death metal, black metal and most of all, to heavy metal culture as a whole. Wonderfully produced by Skipknot drummer Joey Jordison, Fire Up the Blades is the type of work that would have been essential had it come out in the 80’s.  Now, is a nice revisionist work.

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