With its heavy, thunderous sound, Wind Rose's "Army Of Stone" takes on the qualities of an awakening as if some ancient force were emerging from silence. With a very cinematic quality, the Italian power metal band's song is already one of the best out there, thanks to their fifth studio album, "Warfront."
"Army of Stone" is a fantasy tale that borrows imagery of enormous statues and epic dwarf fighting. It retains the raw simplicity that helps modern power metal do its thing. The song has huge riffs, fast drums, and a thick, symphonic undercurrent that add to its grandiosity. It sounds huge, unyielding, and all-encompassing.
Francesco Cavalieri's singing lends a sure foundation to the record. His delivery is big and flashy, but it slices through the instrumental layers with pride and urgency. His voice has a rallying quality, as if summoning warriors to rise, which aligns with the song's overarching message of maintaining strength and unity in difficult, divisive times.
The guiding songwriting of Federico Meranda and Francesco Fagiolini is apparent in the production's calculated hewing between melody and power. The song establishes an atmosphere that lets you enter a world of stone and legend. Coupled with an awesome music video that pays homage to the splendour of ancient dwarves, "Army Of Stone" comes across as a singular piece of artwork. It's a perfect reflection of Wind Rose's creative identity as bold, imaginative, and unapologetically grand. "Army Of Stone" is a colossal anthem cast in granite for fans of storytelling metal as much as it is sound.
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