Origin:	Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Genres:	Traditional Metal

Page online:	January 17, 2010
Last update/review:	January 17, 2010

Savage Blade

With a name like Savage Blade, and song titles like "Stallions Of The Highway", "Night Of The Blade", and "The Eye Of The Storm", it's clear that innovation is not this bands forte. Metal for the new millennium, this is not. But what this new Canadian outfit does deliver is a pretty fair slice of 80's-inspired metal, often coming across like a blend of the melodic side of the NWOBHM with a more traditional American power metal style. Mike Forsberg's voice is a shade high, but clear and commanding, and the riffs are aplenty. The production isn't perfect, being slightly thin in places, but it befits this musical style, and at least it lacks the overly sterile qualities that many modern bands go for. Clearly a tribute to the glory days of 80's metal, and there will always be an audience for this kind of stuff. On that score, Savage Blade have done themselves proud.