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NIGHTWÖLFF - Riding The Night - Reviewed By metalcrypt ! Check it out here at this link: http://www.metalcrypt.com/pages/review.php?revid=14371

Riding the Night is the debut from Nightwölff, a hard-rocking metal band out of Oregon. There’s no denying these guys are going for an ‘80s sound that combines the down and dirty playing of the NWOBHM with the accessibility of the US and other parts of Europe scenes from the same time frame. The album is way over at the hard rock end of the pool, though there is enough metal in the mix of songs like "Still Waters," which has a Saxon vibe to the opening riff, and "LHF," which is admittedly kind of bluesy during the verses but lets it rip during the solo. There are other songs which are generic, culminating with the cliché and skippable ballad "Lonesome Road," which belongs on a Tom Kiefer (Cinderella) solo album. If there were any doubts about Nightwölff’s ‘80s devotion, their cover of Krokus’ "Night Wolf," from the classic 1983 album Headhunter, and probably where the band got their name, should put that to rest. Unfortunately, they are overmatched by the demands of the song. The singer can’t hold a candle to Marc Storace and the guitar work of Fernando von Arb is beyond reach as well. I’m a sucker for ‘80s hard rock/heavy metal, having grown up on the stuff and it being the gateway to true heavy metal, so I can find some stuff on Riding the Night that I can tap my foot to, but I realize it isn’t going to be for everyone, it just isn’t anywhere near as amazing as many of the bands Nightwölff is influenced by. However, if you need something simple, direct, and upbeat, Riding the Night might fill the bill. metalcrypt

Release Date: 24 February 2023

FFO: WASP, KROKUS, ACCEPT

Location: Oregon, USA

Short Bio: Nightwölff comes from the ashes of an 80's heavy metal tribute act "SnowDragon" that went their separate ways in 2018. All members had some things in common: Traditional Heavy Metal from past and present and whiskey. In 2019 4 members of SnowDragon regrouped and started writing "riffs" in the traditional metal "vain” as a way to keep expressing their musical needs. Two members (Ryan Scott and Graham Bellerby) were mid-twenties and loved all things metal, including the greatest era/style ever, the eighties. The other two bandmates (Edward Weir and Jeff (JD) Scott) were members of various metal bands in the eighties and had longed to recover those glory days. The mix of two different generations of musicians writing straightforward, heavy riff driven metal gave birth to the sound  that is Nightwölff. All band members reside in Oregon and truly enjoy the new traditional metal scene. 

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