New Music Review : A Sound of Thunder - Time's Arrow : CD Album Music Review - Dangerdog Music Reviews

April 2024

War Grave: War Grave EP
Six By Six: Beyond Shadowland
Vanden Plas: The Empyrean Equation Of The Long Lost Things
Praying Mantis: Defiance
King Zebra: Between The Shadows
About Us: Take A Piece
Blue Oyster Cult: Ghost Stories

March 2024

Cruzh: The Jungle Revolution
Whom Gods Destroy: Insanium
The Prog Collective: Dark Encounters
Lords Of Black: Mechanics Of Predacity
Lipz: Changing The Melody
The End Machine: The Quantum Phase
Stargate: Escaping The Illusion
Turbulence: Binary Dream
Sonata Arctica: Clear Cold Beyond
D'Luna: Monster
Big Big Train: The Likes Of Us
Benjamin Croft: We Are Here To Help

February 2024

Traveler: Prequel To Madness
Lionheart: The Grace Of A Dragonfly
Honeymoon Suite: Alive
Durbin: Screaming Steel
Smoking Snakes: Danger Zone
Revolution Saints: Against The Winds
Striker: Ultrapower
Show N Tell: The Ritual Has Begun
Robert Hart: Circus Life

January 2024

Corvus: Immortals
Caligula's Horse: Charcoal Grace
Grand: Second To None
Neal Morse: The Restoration - Joseph - Part Two
The Rods: Rattle The Cage
Gotus: Gotus
Metalite: Expedition One
Cobrakill: Serpent's Kiss
Jack Russell & Tracii Guns: Medusa
Jim Peterik & World Stage: Roots & Shoots Vol. 1
The Grandmaster: Black Sun

[ More Music Reviews ]

A Sound of Thunder: Time's Arrow

Melodic/Heavy/Power Metal

5.0/5.0

Website Facebook Twitter
Mad Neptune Records
by Craig Hartranft, 05.16.2013

Thanks to a Kickstarter campaign and the generosity of many fans, DC based A Sound of Thunder is able to deliver their third long player, Time's Arrow. And it's massive, a crackin' good album of classic melodic heavy and power metal.

A Sound of Thunder: chilling out.

Everything about this album speaks to inspired creativity and quality. From sound songwriting to excellent musicianship to crisp production, ASoT excels and creates dynamic metal. The signature piece that displays all these things is the title cut. Time's Arrow is a rush of epic melodic power metal propelled by Nina Osegueda's soaring vocals and catchy lyrics, but also Josh Schwartz's fiery guitar work and ferocious rhythm section of Chris Haren (d) and Jesse Keen (b).

Yet, ASoT also mixes it up with a variety tunes. There's pure heavier metal with I Will Not Break; the rock groove of the shorter Let's Start a Fire; another speedy power metal romp in Queen of Hell, the only carry over from the EP of the same name; a melodic metal duet with Blaze Bayley on My Disease; a power metal anthem in I'll Walk With You; and the groove metal of End of the Road, which has more than a little blues feel. Perhaps the only thing that's missing is the creepy Hello Nurse from the Queen of Hell EP, which would have been a bonus. You'll just have to pick up the EP if you haven't heard that one.

For genuine American made pure melodic heavy power metal, A Sound of Thunder is definitely keeping it true. Time's Arrow is another brilliant album. Strongly recommended.

Listen and Buy: A Sound of Thunder - Time's Arrow

CraigHartranft.net - New fiction, crime fiction by Craig Hartranft

Note: All Amazon advertising in this review first benefits the artist, then Craig Hartranft also receives a residual. Click, and thanks for your support.