AGAINST EVIL – All Hail The King

The foundation of Heavy Metal was built on solidarity songs, songs designed to unite a fan base that has had a tendency to feel disenfranchised and apart from mainstream society. The genre is thick with “call to arms” anthems that seek to unite fans and concertgoers under the banner of Metal with catchy sing along choruses intended to make an individual feel a part of something larger than themselves—any listener who has ever attended a concert by one the stadium greats of the genre—Iron Maiden, Metallica, Slayer—intuitively understands. Against Evil, a quartet from India, also have an intuitive understanding of Classic Metal’s essential underpinnings, and the songs on their second release All Hail The King (note: include “Hail” in the title and you have an instant anthem, just ask Manowar) reads like an anthem setlist: “The Army OF Four”, the title track, “Stand Up And Fight!”, and “We Won’t Stop” all are exhortations to join the fray on Against Evil’s side.

But battle-ready titles and choruses are worthless if the music doesn’t deliver the message with requisite force. Fortunately, Against Evil delivers with impact on most of the nine songs on All Hail The King. Lead single “Stand Up And Fight!” builds around a sharp-edged guitar riff, coupling it with a rousing chorus, a harmonic bridge and a tight rhythm section, the end result being a song with a Classic Metal feel that would not be out of place in a playlist of time-honored classics. Arch Enemy’s Jeff Loomis plays on “Sentenced To Death”, one of the thrashier tunes on this bedrock-solid album.

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