MYSTIC PROPHECY – Metal Division (Album Review)

MYSTIC PROPHECY - Metal Division (Album Review)
MYSTIC PROPHECY – Metal Division

Never judge a book by its cover.  That is the old saying, and you know what’s true!  I’ve been a fan of hard rock and metal music since I was a wee lad back in the early ’80s.  There is just something about this style of music that gets my heart beating and my adrenaline flowing.

Now I like to think I have a wide array of tastes of all the “subgenres” of metal ranging from Poison and Warrant, all the way to Slayer, Slipknot and Lamb of God.  I just like what I like.   It’s never been about the image of these bands, it’s always the music that grabs me.  The bottom line is the tune just has to rock.

MYSTIC PROPHECY – Metal Division

So when I was surfing YouTube a few weeks ago, which I love to do to find new music (CGCM is another fantastic method!!) a band called Mystic Prophecy came into my recommended feed.  Looking at this logo and image from the album cover I was thinking, “ugh, this is gonna be some weird operatic Norweigan Death Metal or something”.  Boy was I wrong.

The video was for a song called “Eye to Eye” and 10 seconds into it, I was hooked!  The crunch of the guitar had me immediately.  Funny how I can usually know I will like a song within seconds of hearing it for the first time.  The breakdown in the middle of this track literally gives me goosebumps, just nasty!

The album called Metal Division released on January 10, 2020, on Roar! Rock of Angels.  It is 11 songs of pure crunchy power metal bliss.  It starts off with a nice mid-tempo banger and the title track “Metal Division”,  then into one of my favourites, the above-mentioned “Eye to Eye” that just plain ol kicks ass.

From there it continues on with 9 other solid tracks that range in speed from slow burners to blazing-fast rippers. Other highlight songs for me are “Curse of the Slayer”, “Dracula”, and “Together We Fall”.

Bottom line, if you are a fan of Priest, Maiden, Primal Fear, give these guys a try, just forget about the cheesy image LOL!

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Steve English

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One thought on “MYSTIC PROPHECY – Metal Division (Album Review)

  1. WOW! This slipped right by me! Its truly amazing that I’m finding new music right from a fellow CGCM writer! Great stuff, now onto Spotify to hear more! Great review as well Steve!!

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