Icarus Witch – Goodbye Cruel World
Release Date: April 27, 2018
It’s been six years since the last Icarus Witch album, Rise. That’s a long fucking time. As a matter of fact, I had to go back and re-listen to the album to remember how I felt about it and suddenly remembered just how much I loved this fucking band. Rise was such a great album and as much as I loved their line up at that time, I loved their singer Christopher Shaner and was bummed and skeptical to hear that he had been replaced.
Icarus Witch is considered to be one of the forefathers of the NWOTHM movement and rightfully so. They proudly wear their classic 80s metal influences on their sleeves and do so proudly. My first listen to Goodbye Cruel World had me hooked and put in the best fucking mood. I spend a lot of time listening to shitty fucking bands so when a band like Icarus Witch puts out an album of this quality, it really makes my dark, metal heart happy.
New vocalist Andrew D’Cagna (Brimstone Coven, Ironflame), in my opinion, is their best vocalist to date. The kick off title track totally opens the gates and D’Cagna steps up to the mic as if he’s been in the band since day 1. “Misfortune Teller” and “Mirage” two amazing songs that really grabbed me but it was the six minute epic “Antivenom” that really stole the show for me. This particular song was quite captivating and, again, reminded me of just how fucking great this band is.
In their nearly 15 years of existence, they are nearly rivaling Iron Maiden for having the most lineup changes but for some reason, with each change they seem to always get it right. I would just love to see this band solidify a line up and to create music more frequently keeping themselves in the light not to be forgotten. Icarus Witch serves as a reminder that classic metal will never die and that it is alive and stronger than ever.
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