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Andrew’s Judgmental Album Reviews: Shadowland – The Necromancer’s Castle (2021)

The second Halloween themed album review is here! New York classic heavy metal band Shadowland, and their new album The Necromancer’s Castle are up for judgment!

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The second Halloween themed album review is here! New York classic heavy metal band Shadowland, and their new album The Necromancer’s Castle are up for judgment!

Let me lead off with, any World of Warcraft fans that immediately started crying, its fine this Shadowland has to be better than the WoW expansion. I mean, it’s a low bar, but its optimism, right? With the Warcraft disclaimer out of the way, let’s learn a little. Shadowland, is a female fronted band straight out of Brooklyn, New York. This is their debut full-length album, and it’s out perfectly in time with the season.

Shadowland is: Tanya Finder on vocals (and she did the artwork too), Al Bulmer on guitars, Cedric on Bass, Dave on Drums, Jeff Saint Filmer on guitars. So a staple 5 piece metal band since we get the dual guitars and the vocalist. Let’s see what classic bands they pull from and what they make their own!

  • Artist: Shadowland
  • Album: The Necromancer’s Castle (2021)
  • Label: No Remorse Records
  • Total Track Time: 38:16

Ligeia starts off with an echoed old school horror movie vibe and haunting spoken opening that sets the tone nicely. The song itself kicks in and we get a sound that gives Judas Priest and Budgie vibes to me initially. Tanya’s voice has a great tone, it’s not quite Lita Ford and not quite Ann Wilson; though sounds in that kind of range. It adds a nice element, and the production quality feels very old school. It’s not polished, but can easily remind you of early low budget 80s albums, like the first pressing of Killing is My Business or No Life Til Leather. The Necromancer’s Castle comes in with heavy Bass and Drums that really gives the song more of a darker Black Sabbath kind of vibe. As the rest of the song comes to fruition it feels a little more like Saxon but it’s really interesting. Especially when there’s a whole spoken verse which helps to just really make the whole Necromancer’s Castle feel like it was intended to come across like an old horror movie.

Walking in Shadows does kick off with slightly sharper guitars, but then really takes this underwater/echoed sound that also sounds like its spiraling. Through the verses the rhythm guitar has a tone very reminiscent of In My Darkest Hour by Megadeth.  This whole album has been like a horror movie time machine in ways. Everything from the mixing to the instrumentation sounds rooted firmly in the 80s while not sounding like a carbon copy from a certain band in that era. Rising Tide brings out the Iron Maiden influence very obviously. A quick downward scale run, the dueling guitars and even the little bit of the gallop, this has classic Maiden written all over the inspiration. Tanya’s voice does a great job at tying everything together, because even when tones get sharper and tempo picks up, her consistently delivery doesn’t make the song feel out of place, more like just another scene in the horror movie that is the album

Warhound starts off very cool with the dual guitar leads and comes through nicely. By now I think you should understand what most of their music sounds like from the previous descriptions, and this fits nicely in with those. This will probably be the song I throw into the review for everyone to sample on YouTube. Remains is next and boy does it remain in that 80s sound. I immediately had a Karate Kid montage run through my head or this sounds like a cruising song for any badass 80s movie character ever. It slows down a little as it continues, so that solidifies more for the montage, since maybe there was a setback, 80s montages are always great for perseverance. And just like the montage, the solo comes in and leads in to a more uplifting/rising tone. Oh another 80s element, the song starts to fade out while she’s singing the last verse, so there’s never like an official end it just fades out. Which is definitely a cool aspect they can utilize in live shows.

Easy Livin’ the title and even spelling is old school 70s/80s, but I’m fairly sure this is not a cover of the Uriah Heep song. I’m not gonna sit here and act like the expert on Uriah Heep, but the lyrics don’t sound the same to me. It’s still a great cruising song, with a driving and rocking rhythm, so nothing to really complain about. Pretty Faces is the last song on the album, and goes back to the NWOBHM sound as opposed to a little more of the bluesy rock that the last song was. The song returns to some of the earlier elements they were using with the instrumentation, spoken echoed out verses and what could be interpreted as the end of the horror movie. Things end with a movie clip sound byte, what sounds like a lightning crash and that’s all.

So let’s go over what I liked. The album was very easy to listen to, Tanya’s vocals are fantastic and definitely are the glue that holds it all together. The production quality though cool, was also a small detriment. The echo that helps the ambiance, hurt the understanding of the lyrics. Granted, they were more thematic and fantasy, so there wasn’t really a big political message; but I enjoy the wordplay and how the lyrics structure around the song. So the lack of understanding, and not having Google resources since they’re a newer/lesser known band didn’t help.

Easy Livin’ though a cool song, didn’t seem to completely fit the album, and the production being hit or miss for different aspects take some points off for me. It’s still a damn good album. If you like any of the bands I mentioned in comparison, you’ll enjoy Shadowland. Also this is a debut full length album, so, it’s a damn good start.

 

Final Judgment: 7.25/10

 

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There’s been a slight change in the forecast…

There may not be a storm on the horizon, but when Wrestling Is Life, every day is unpredictable! What does HPW have planned for May Day?

 

HPW prepares for the storm ahead…

Blood & Thunder still beckons, and the Faces of Evil need to defend their HPW World Trios Championships. Therefore, Wrestling Is Life will see two qualifying trios matches! After the controversial nature of losing the titles at HyruleMania, Arrow Club is given a spot in these qualifiers. And they will be facing familiar foes in TSDQ! The Studly Don’t Quit, but will they make it through to ThunderStruck? As for the second qualifier, Los Taros Locos will return in hopes of stampeding up to the top of HPW, but they’ll be up against quite the mysterious team. Cia represents the OG Dark Forces expelled from the group, and she’ll bring her sister, Lana, with her!

But who is their third partner? They didn’t name them, so who could it be? Volga? Kevin Gibdo? Or even Wizzro? Will keeping it an unknown be the key to winning?

 

Igos du Ikana speaks.

From inside his shadowy throne room, The Ruler of Ruin looks at the HPW Death Mountain Championship on a pedestal. “The HPW Death Mountain Championship. A championship created not just to commemorate one of Hyrule’s greatest landmarks, but also to commemorate one of Hyrule’s greatest wrestling promotions. Death Mountain Wrestling was a vital part of wrestling history, where legends would pave the way for a new generation, and inspire many more. Not unlike Termina Championship Wrestling.”

Igos walks past the pedestal to look to a trophy case. Igos looks to his copy of the classic TCW Championship, and even of the High Noon Championship. There are also poster sized pictures of Igos’ greatest moments, such as the first time he won the TCW title, and the last time he held it while TCW was still active. Igos continues by saying, “I say this not because you don’t know. Of course you know this. I say this so that you might understand. I say this because I need you to understand. You have great aspirations, and strong ambition, but I don’t think you understand what you’re attempting to achieve.

“You stand at the foot of a mountain, it’s shadow upon you. That mountain’s name is legacy. You want to climb the mountain. You want to reach the top and plant your own flag at the summit. You want everyone to see you, to look up to you, to acknowledge you. But this climb is more challenging than you know. This climb is more challenging than you can handle. These belts may only be ten pounds, but they weigh so much more once you put them on. You are not ready for the climb. You are not ready to carry that weight. You are not ready to push yourself, step after step, inch after inch, as the mountain only grows steeper and steeper. And you never will be.

“So I tell you this not because you do not know. I tell you this so that you may understand. You must turn back now, find another path forward, before it is too late. Before you fall… to ruin.” It is clear who this message is for, but will young Yunobo heed this grizzled warrior’s warning?

 

HPW Deep Dive: Wisdom VS Power.

The Princess of Hyrule visits Hero of Hyrule, Link, now that he’s home from the hospital. He still needs bed rest, given everything Ganon did to him. He has bandages around his head, and his sister, Aryll, checks his stitches. 13 stitches all along the hairline. They’re holding well, no bleeding. Zelda sits with Link and holds his hand. She apologizes for what happened, but Link shakes his head. Aryll agrees, Zelda’s not to blame, Ganon and his Dark Forces are. They ruined her moment, they beat Link down, so they they have to be stopped. Ganon’s coming after the title anyway, so Zelda can get payback at the same time.

Ganon says, “Like I give a damn.” The Gerudo Ace lounges in his manor, The Dark Forces all around him. That now includes Shabonne & Tali, sporting new ensembles to reflect joining up. The Faces of Evil have their HPW World Trios Championships while Ganon has the Triforce Tournament trophy in hand. Ganon then mockingly says, “YoU dEsErVe It~! YoU dEsErVe It~!” Audio from the Triforce Anniversary event is interspliced here, as well as flashes of Zelda being emotional as she has the title belt put on.

“Isn’t it strange that Zelda takes the fall at HyruleMania, but I’m the one relegated to the tournament? And she clearly has that pointy eared little simp wrapped around her finger, or else he wouldn’t have even agreed to the match. But hey, what do I know? I only beat Link one-on-one in his first defense, then beat Zelda one-on-one in my first defense. I’m the Triple Crown Champion, I beat legends of TCW, and I’m this year’s Triforce Tournament winner. No one is more deserving of that title, of whatever title there is, than me! Isn’t that right?” The group all say, “Yeah!”

Ganon says, “The Dark Forces will be golden!” The group again shouts, “Yeah!” Ganon says, “The Dark Forces RUNS HPW!” The group again shouts, “YEAH!!” The Dark Forces all raise a glass to drink it up, while Link rests his head on Zelda’s shoulder and she rests her head on his. The Princess of Hyrule may reign, but will she fail to trump the Gerudo Ace? The countdown is on until May 1st, when Wrestling is Life!


 

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