Mortyr is a Swedish thrash
metal-creation born in the mind of Ced Forsberg (Rocka Rollas, Blazon
Stone, Anger Burning and probably a million others), who's handling
everything except the vocals. Those are provided by Jank from Livet
Som Insats. Unlike Realmbuilder (reviewed below), this shows
absolutely no signs of being a “synthetic” studio project, it
could just as well have been an actual band that recorded this album.
What you'll get from this album is
thrash, and nothing more or less. Whether you prefer it leaning
towards speed metal (like in the earlier days of the genre), or death
metal (did I mention that one of the songs is entitled Dark Angel?),
there's a large chance that you'll find this album appealing. I was
going to suggest a little bit more raw sound, but there's simply no
sloppiness that needs to be concealed by such a production, and, on
reflection, the production is much better and more raw than most
other thrash metal-albums being released these days.
Being so damn thrash to the bone might
be a little bit of a weakness though, personally I think that some
breezes of influences from other genres could have been a bit
refreshing, if only a few small ones. Sure, the title track's chorus
has got some melodies and choirs that echoes of Running Wild, and the
album ends with a cover of the old classic Merciless Game. But other
than that, it's basically thrash all the way. Which isn't really a
problem at all, but bringing in some external influences maybe is
something for Mortyr to consider in the future. Delivering a better
pure thrash metal-album than this without repeating themselves might
get though.
Anyway, enough of this stupid wise-ass critical reviewing shit. Rise Of The Tyrant is a an album that I wouldn't doubt to mention as one of the best that has been produced in the Swedish thrash metal history. If it wasn't for the total inability of every so called thrash metal-fan to recognize a great album when they hear it, it would might even have had a chance to get some attention. 7,5/10 /H
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