Release date: March 12th, 2026

Review

God The Watcher is the album’s opening track for the album, and let me tell you, it seriously caught my attention real quick and real fast. The track instantly whips you into the energetic opening riffs and thunderous drum work, as well as the powerful vocals that greet you. For it to be the opening track, I know it is going to be a bad ass album all together. It is speedy, aggressive yet melodic, it has an awesome balance between those tones. Absolutely dig this track.

Onwards We March is up next, and continues with the same energy as the previous track which of course immediately also swept me right in again! The drumming specifically is what caught my attention through the song, just makes me effortlessly bang my head to the beat of the drumming. Towards the middle of the track, we are met with a temp change, slow, heavy and quickly picks up to the speedy tempo. It’s filled with energy, very “headbanging” worthy, and I truly enjoyed this track as well.

The next track, Book of The Dead, begins with a darker tone musically with a small contrast to the previous tracks, and evidently so as it matches the name of the track of course. It definitely starts off heavy, and almost gloomy in a way too, that is what also caught my attention. The track itself has a slower tempo, but at the same time it feels dangerous and grim. The solo was a highlight for me personally, and the guitar work is just very enjoyable throughout the song.

Warrior’s 9 to 5 is one of the tracks that was released as a single, as previously stated. It is a good, catchy and upbeat yet speedy track that I feel also dips with some epic metal elements. It is like a perfect mix, and lots of melodic parts incorporated in the song which I personally also love. And, Alisander’s vocals in this song specifically are also a personal highlight, I very thoroughly appreciated the whole track.

Obsidian Wing is also one of the previously released singles, and this one specifically was released straight out of this album! The track itself has a little more slow-med tempo than for example the first couple of tracks but that does not take away from the fact that it still maintains the same vibe as the previous songs. It is also more melodic, has those power metal hints as well. The transitions to melodic, to more speedy tempos are also well executed too. Since the singles are available to listen to, give this one a listen !

Hellstorm is an instant banger of a song. It immediately fires off with a bang, a very strong and punch on the face with intensity and speed. It is a bit of a shorter track, but it is jam packed with energy and power. And once again, with Alisander’s high powered vocals, you know it is an awesome track. The song’s sound is as if it were a mix of thrash, speed and power at all once. It has a vintage sound to it, but also a fresh flare. Personally, one of my favorite tracks on the album so far.

Raise Hell has more of an upbeat sound and tempo, a little more lighter and even with groovier tones; but of course still preserving that heavy aspect as well. It actually is also a fun song, the guitar riffs and solos in this song are one of my favorites out of the whole album too, in which I could vibe effortlessly. The track is pretty short, but it is a quick and lively tune!

On the next track, Relentless I could immediately tell that this one has more rawness and edginess to it. Definitely one of the more heavier sounding tracks from the album, and it also is just as awesome. I personally enjoyed the vocals on this track too, but once again, as a person that tends to focus a lot on guitar work, I liked the sound that was conjured up for this track. Overall, an interesting piece that keeps the momentum going for the album itself.

Battleaxe Apocalypse is actually a pretty short track, but fear not, just as it is a smaller piece, it hits you right on the face with energy and crazy shredding. The tempo is charged up, almost frantic- a melodic frantic. I dig this piece because of how short yet effective it is, it is also just as speedy and packed with force and might.

Attila, the last and concluding track is the only one with the longest duration with a little over 7 minutes of music. It begins with nicely orchestrated and soft toned acoustics, softly and gently molding up to reach its peak. It is picked up with electric guitars and commanding drums, as the tempo changes. It actually definitely reminds me of a Maiden song you would hear.. in lets say Fear of The Dark album (in my opinion) especially the slower, ballad style moments of the song and vocals too. A very interesting piece to close the album with!

Conclusion

Having already listened to their singles, I somehow knew I was going to enjoy this album! I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to the rest of the songs, the whole album in general as a whole is jam packed with energy and kick ass melodies. I personally really liked this album because of the sound, that mixture of speed, thrash and power spread throughout each track was a big aspect that caught my attention right away to the band, and the album itself. I am optimistic to say that I will be on the look out for more potential new releases from Ravenspell! P.S check out the singles!

TheNwothm Score: 9/10

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