House of Heavy – House of Heavy
Spiritual Beast Records (Physical)/Metal Blade Records (Digital)
(3.5/5)
Whoever said ’80s Metal was dead has yet to hear House of Heavy’s self-titled debut album House of Heavy! With the combined efforts of Henrik Lundberg and Mattias Wellhag, House of Heavy is officially off the ground and tearin’ up the Heavy metal scene with this 14-track debut. Really, the best way to describe this album is to hear it for yourself. The best examples to hear from this album to really get a feel for it are “Warpaint” (Track 2), “Pure” (Track 3), “God vs. God” (Track 6), and “The Blues” (Track 12). To me, these four tracks truly represent the sound House of Heavy is going for with some pure Heavy metal in “Warpaint” and “Pure”, a slower ballad-like song with “God vs. God”, and a more Blues based Heavy metal with the track “The Blues”. Overall, this album is a good one for anyone looking to keep the flame of Heavy metal alive in this day and age with a bit of a newer Metal edge, but not totally converting over. I would definitely suggest House of Heavy to fans of Iced Earth, Iron Maiden, and other New Wave of British Heavy Metal style bands.
