Rise of the Hero

Rise of the Hero is a fine power-metal work Iron Savior builds with hard riffs, mechanical, precise drive and big, valiant choruses evoking a hero’s tale. It pushes the back-to-origin direction of the previous The Landing more powerfully. The songs are fast, their outline extremely clear, and guitar and rhythm, united, powerfully push the listener forward. The lift-filled theme of a hero’s birth the title suggests runs throughout. From the development from the opener “Ascendence” to “Last Hero” and the drama of “From Far Beyond Time” to the powerful “Iron Warrior,” every song is engaging, while cuts like “Dragon King” and “Thunder from the Mountains” convey the work’s fullness. While clad in a sci-fi, grand image, its appeal’s core lies purely in the burning intensity of thoroughly straight metal. A record full of the sure appeal of traditional power metal that makes you want to raise a fist straight, without hesitation. A grand world and powerful songs fuse at a high level. It again powerfully shows Iron Savior’s unshakable stylistic beauty and steady ability. A powerful, engaging, fulfilling work letting you fully savor the straight-path appeal of German power metal.