{"id":36308,"date":"2021-04-02T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tempelores.com\/?p=36308"},"modified":"2021-04-03T19:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T17:26:38","slug":"thorium-empires-in-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tempelores.com\/?p=36308","title":{"rendered":"Thorium &#8211; Empires in the Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><em>Releasedate:<\/em> 05-03-2021\n<em>Label:<\/em> Freya Records<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Thorium has been founded a couple years ago and in 2018 they had their first album out. Anno 2021 the band returns with a brand new album. It is called \u201cEmpires in the Sun\u201d and it is available now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy Metal fans may have found their way to Thorium already when the band had their first one out, but if you did not, then \u201cEmpires in the Sun\u201d is a good one to get to know them from. The band shows a variety of influences if you look at their website. And they embraced a lot of it in their tracklist which is therefore quite diverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The album starts off quite energetic once you get past the intro and gives you the idea that the band have given their sound a good thought. A bit of their influenced and a bit of their own, in decent balance. You may hear some Judas Priest here and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cExquisite\u201d is a track that serves as a good starter, maybe the intro was not so needed at all. And while the band is having most songs in good line with that they break their flow a bit with the last three tracks, which are in serie. Interesting to see how these are connected, perhaps we can expect a trilogy of releases of these guys in future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Decent riffing, catchy vocals and all that is needed to get you along. Thorium has a good mix if skills on board. Here and there it feels a bit like they could stray a bit further from what we would expect, surprise us a bit more yet, but concluding all we could say this release is certainly worth to invest in if you like Heavy Metal anno 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Line up:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>David Marcelis &#8211; Vocals<\/li><li>Tom Tee- Guitars<\/li><li>Dario Frodo &#8211; Guitars<\/li><li>Stripe &#8211; Bass<\/li><li>Louis Van Der Linden &#8211; Drums<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tempelores.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thorium.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/tempelores.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thorium.jpg\" alt=\"Thorium\" class=\"wp-image-36309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tempelores.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thorium.jpg 800w, https:\/\/tempelores.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thorium-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tempelores.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thorium-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tempelores.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Thorium-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Track list:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dreams of Empire (a pastorale) <\/li><li>Exquisite<\/li><li>Powder and Arms II <\/li><li>Where Do We Go <\/li><li>More Than Meets The Eye<\/li><li>Empires in the Sun <\/li><li>The Old Generation <\/li><li>Winterfall <\/li><li>Itching and Aching (Dead-Eyed Society) <\/li><li>1302 \u2013 The Minstrel part I <\/li><li>1302 \u2013 The Golden Shadow <\/li><li>1302 \u2013 The Minstrel part II<\/li><\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thoriumband.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><br><br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Releasedate: 05-03-2021 Label: Freya Records Thorium has been founded a couple years ago and in 2018 they had their first album out. 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