Temple of Mystery Records 2020. Pure Epic Heavy Metal made in Canada! This one is essential for Fans of Argus, Visigoth, Eternal Champion, Manowar, Omen, Manilla Road, Warlord. Ice Sword, Atlantean Kodex, etc.
POSSESSED STEELs debut full length Aedris takes us across a prophetic journey, which unfolds into a succession of mystical songs taking place in an enchanted world. Musically, this concept album is a well-crafted, refreshing mix of epic heavy metal and Canadian-style progressive thrash with poignant vocals, sometimes soul-wrenching screams - but overall, it has incredible RIFFs, otherworldly acoustic parts (think Sacred Blade), and over-the-top solos. An album to get lost into... and perhaps never come back.
Aedris is the debut album from Canada's Possessed Steel, a band that's been banging around for the last ten years or so. You know when a band has the word "steel" in their name, you're in for either power or epic metal and this band lays down the latter. Aedris' lyrics are fantasy-based with kings ("Bogs of Agathorn"), battles ("Assault of the Twilight Keep") and plenty of the supernatural ("Frost Lich", "Skeleton King"), so anyone into fantasy or sword and sorcery should find plenty to enjoy.
Musically, Possessed Steel create a lot of space and atmosphere with huge riffs and powerful yet melancholic vocals. There are no bad tracks on Aedris and songs like the aforementioned "Bogs of Agathorn" and "Frost Lich" are completely air guitar worthy - a lopt of room for more epic/traditional metal and Possessed Steel is a band off to a great start.
Tracks:
01. The Dreamer
02. Spelllblade
03. Forest Of The Dead
04. Keeper Of The Woods
05. Frost Lich
06. Assault Of The Twilight Keep
07. Free At Last
08. Bogs of Agathorn
09. Skeleton King
10. Nobunaga
