Legacy of Blood, Fire and Steel
Review Score: 8.0
Reviewed by Tom Elke
You know what? I’m really not sure how one is to Review a Compilation album. After all, every song on a Compilation Album is supposed to be good right from the start, right? So, what do you say?
Well, I do have some things to say. So let’s start from the beginning.
Ross The Boss has a new album – “Legacy of Blood, Fire & Steel,” with a Release Date of April 28th, 2023. It is indeed a Compilation Album. It’s 12 total Tracks, and features 3 Songs from each of the Ross The Boss Albums, 2008’s “New Metal Leader,” 2010’s “Hailstorm,” “By Blood Sworn” from 2018 and “Born of Fire,” which came out in 2020. I love that there are Tracks from those first 2 albums. It gives the people who aren’t overly familiar with them, a taste of what they’re about… and they’re real good songs!
There’s a good flow in the sequence of the Songs, with mid tempo to up tempo Selections. And the Musicianship is top notch all the way through. It’s a very strong, straight-up Metal Album, with Tracks like “Blood Of Knives,” Kingdom Arise,” This Is Vengeance,” and “Maiden Of Shadows.”
It’s always interesting to see what Songs are selected to be part of a Compilation Album, or a Best Of/Greatest Hits Album. Many times there’s acrimony & questioning of the reasoning. With “Legacy of Blood, Fire & Steel,” that is not the case. Each Track is worthy to be included.
If you can come away from a Compilation Album thinking –“I’m ok with the Track Listing,” then it is all good. And I am ok with the Track Listing. Job well done!
Track Listing:
1 – Blood Of Knives
2 – I Got The Right
3 – We Will Kill
4 – Kingdom Arise
5 – Hailstorm
6 – Great Gods Glorious
7 – By Blood Sworn
8 – This Is Vengeance
9 – We Are The Night
10 – Maiden Of Shadows
11 – Born Of Fire
12 – Denied By The Cross
But I’ll forge ahead…
An interesting challenge to…
If you can come away from listening to Compilation Album thinking, I’m ok with the Track Listing, then all is ok… and I’m ok with the Track Listing. Well done.