Ironbound - Demo

1. Sound

2. Priorities

3. Ninja Scream

4. Guardian

5. Ghost

Ironbound have released their debut recording which they have decided to just call "Demo." This album is a very metal album that goes back to the times of hair metal and high screamed vocals. Something that isn't really going to far in the stream of music lately. They have a similar sound to Ozzy or a Judas Priest, so if you like those artists, you could like this album. They have done an okay job here. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded to just an okay standard. As it is a demo we expect this but it could have at least been recorded a little better, especially the vocals. The instrumentation on this album is the highlight here, they can certainly play guitar well and their drumming is shown off on this album as well. These guys can certainly play their instruments. Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are pretty average, not only does the singer sound like a very popular band, but it is drowned out by the guitars. From what we could hear, we think the vocals could use a little work here as they just seem very average. With the lyric, the band seems to go for very rock lyrics that seem to be over used, such as bad signings or having songs with no vocals at all. Some songs we can't even really distinguish what the song is saying lyrically do to the poor recording of them. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the idea of this band. Ironbound have yes made a demo which can only go up from here. We feel the vocals need to be recorded better to get a better overall idea of their sound, but from this we can tell the band can play. With some more playing and getting into venues that old drunks don't hang out in, along with a change in style to a type of metal that isn't already played out, then they could go somewhere with their talent. Hope to see what they can come up with next. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it.

Genre: Heavy Metal/Metal/Hair Metal

Release Date: January 1st, 2014

Location: London, Ontario

Label: None