Burning Earth Review

Released: Nov 11, 2003
Genre: Power Metal
Label: Leviathan / Toshiba / Massacr
Number Of Tracks: 9
The lyrics of Firewind speak about war, fights, battles etc..rarely they speak for freedom. This album follows this rule.

Sound:	8
Lyrics:	7
Impression:	9
Overall rating:	8
Users rating:	7.6
Comments:	13

overall: 8

Reviewed by: ElStHf, on july 31, 2009

Sound: The music of Firewind it is based on power metal (sometimes they use and keyboards). It is amazing and specially the song The Longest Day you can see that Firewind can write and great music for ballads.

The music of Firewind is usually dificault to play it on the guitar and that makes the guitarist of Firewind(Gus G)very special. He always improves that he is a skilled guitarist. Also, important on this album is the excellent solos; They are worth listening to them! // 8

Lyrics and Singing: The lyrics of Firewind speak about war, fights, battles etc..rarely they speak for freedom. This album follows this rule. But, you have to search for the deeper meaning of the lyrics, specially at the song The Longest Day.

The singer Stephen Fredrick is very skillful. He has got deep voice, fact that gives a different note to the whole song. Of course, many people thin of Apollo Papathanasio as the best singer of Firewind. Although Stephen Fredrick has improved his abilities and we have to admit that he is a great singer.

The Compliance of the lyrics with the music is perfect. The music just follows the meaning of the lyrics. // 7

Impression: The most impressive songs from the album are:

02.I am the Anger: awesome song. Nice vocals, amazing solo, nice music in general.
04.Burning Earth: no the greatest song of this album but you have to hear it.
05.The Fire and the Fury (instrumental): what an amazing music-that is all I say about this song.
09.The Longest Day: amazing! Great vocals-greater music.

O.K.Let´s face it: It is not the best album that Firewind have ever released. In spite of that, it is a very good CD So, I advice you to buy it and you will be satisfied!

Burning Earth CD :

01.Steal Them Blind
02.I Am The Anger
03.Immortal Lives Young
04.Burning Earth
05.The Fire And The Fury
06.You Have Survived
07.Brother's Keeper
08.Waiting Still
09.The Longest Day
10.Still The Winds (Japan bonus track)

Notes: This album was released on Massacre Records (Europe), Leviathan Records (USA), EMI (Japan) and Rock Brigade (S.America). // 9

Comments

[cotton3434]

The music of Firewind is usually dificault to play it on the guitar and that makes the guitarist of Firewind(Gus G)very special.

How so? Most of the bands I listen to are like that - extremely technical when it comes to instruments, I mean - but it doesn't necessarily make them "very special."

Just saying, not all that great of a review - doesn't give me much of an idea as to what the music sounds like, apart from power metal. And Christ, if there isn't enough generic power metal out there already...

Still going to give this a shot regardless though - if they're anywhere near as good as say, Masterplan (though that's impossible in the vocal department), then I'm sold.

[Panasonic3]

people should really spell/grammercheck their reviews before posting.

[K'mPiDuWi]

Man this guy wrote with the thickest accent ever. I don't understand shit

[rhcp13]

firewind is kind of a cheap rip off of dragonforce and stratovarious. but i do like firewind better than them.

[metallifreak77]

firewind is far better than studioforce. Gus G is a great metal idol to power metallers

but this review sucks, come on, we need less bias and someone who knows how to write for christs sake.

[Temnyj Korol]

Panasonic3 wrote:

people should really spell/grammercheck their reviews before posting.

I get the feeling english isn't this guys first language... Nor possibly even his second. :\

[Trinitron]

Temnyj Korol wrote:

Panasonic3 wrote:

people should really spell/grammercheck their reviews before posting.
I get the feeling english isn't this guys first language... Nor possibly even his second. :\

I got the feeling for a second he just translated it over the internet.

[Andragon]

If you're gonna use words like "awesome, great, amazing, etc," then mention it once at most [in the Impression section].
Does UG have a How-to-Write-Reviews guide? If not, I vote that there should be.

[TheConjuration]

Dragonforce better than Firewind? You're full of shit.

[blommen]

not a very good review... in fact it kinda sucked

[Lopez7]

Firewind deserves a better review.

[creeping dave]

Lopez7 wrote:

Firewind deserves a better review.

amen to a better review
+1

[andeen10]

lol i have nvr heard of firewind... and this review doesnt tell me anything about them... ima check them out for myself
Yes another review would be nice
+2