{"id":36085,"date":"2022-01-20T12:54:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T11:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/?p=36085"},"modified":"2022-01-20T13:58:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T12:58:18","slug":"ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/2022\/01\/20\/ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: ASHES OF ARES &#8211; Emperors Of Fools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Als Matt Barlow 2011 endg\u00fcltig bei ICED EARTH ausstieg, folgten ihm auch viele Fans, f\u00fcr die die Band ohne Matts Stimme nicht funktionieren konnte. Alle waren gespannt auf Neues von dem Ausnahme S\u00e4nger. Als er dann 1 Jahr sp\u00e4ter mit Van Williams (NEVERMORE) und Freddie Vidalis (Ex ICED EARTH) die Gr\u00fcndung der neuen Band ASHES OF ARES bekannt gab, waren die Erwartungen nat\u00fcrlich hoch. Mit den ersten beiden Alben &#8220;Ashes Of Ares&#8221; und &#8220;Well Of Souls&#8221; konnte man zwar auf sich aufmerksam machen, doch blieben die Erwartungen der meisten Fans und Kritiker gr\u00f6\u00dftenteils unerf\u00fcllt. Nun also hat die Band Studioalbum Nummer 3 am Start und legen mit &#8220;Emperors And Fools&#8221; die Messlatte bei den Fans wieder aufs Gest\u00e4nge.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3JFWzE00pY4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Eins vorweg: Die Latte wird zwar nicht gerissen, daf\u00fcr l\u00e4uft die Band gekonnt unterdurch.<br \/>\nSchade eigentlich, denn die Ans\u00e4tze zu gro\u00dfen Songs die in diesen 12 St\u00fccken stecken, sind mehr als erkennbar. W\u00e4hrend der ersten H\u00e4lfte des Albums wartet man quasi bei jedem einzelnen Song auf den Aha Effekt, den man schon kommen sieht und dann biegt er doch ab und verschwindet. &#8220;I Am The Night&#8221; er\u00f6ffnet, nach einem kurzen, unspektakul\u00e4ren Intro, den Reigen anst\u00e4ndig, gefolgt von &#8220;Our Last Sunrise&#8221;. Mit &#8220;Primed&#8221; keimt das erste Mal Hoffnung auf, dass etwas gro\u00dfartiges auf den H\u00f6rer zu rollt. Nach dem kurzen, ruhigen Intro setzen peitschende Riffs ein, die Lust auf mehr machen. Barlows Stimme rei\u00dft gewohnt mit, doch statt das St\u00fcck so zu Ende zu bringen, nimmt die Band das Tempo zur\u00fcck und raubt so dem sich gerade ins Geh\u00f6r fr\u00e4senden Song die Energie.<br \/>\n&#8220;Where God Fears To Go&#8221;, der Titeltrack &#8220;Emperors Of Fools&#8221; und &#8220;By My Blade&#8221; schaffen es da schon besser den H\u00f6rer nicht so vor den Kopf zu sto\u00dfen und auch wenn hier jeweils das gewisse Extra fehlt, sind die drei St\u00fccke durch die Bank weg klasse und mit &#8220;Gone&#8221; schaffen es Barlow und Co. sogar Refrains zu generieren, die einem so schnell nicht aus dem Kopf gehen. Sauber.<br \/>\n\u00dcberhaupt sind die letzten St\u00fccke nach &#8220;Gone&#8221; die besten Vertreter dieses Albums und mit der fast 12 Minuten langen Hymne &#8220;Monster&#8217;s Lament&#8221; wird hier ein sch\u00f6ner Abschlu\u00df geschaffen, in dem &#8220;Ripper&#8221; Owens (K.K.PRIEST, Ex ICED EARTH) Matt als Gastshouter zur Seite steht.<\/p>\n<p>Alles in allem kein schlechtes Album mit guten Musikern, dessen Potenzial der einzelnen Songs erkennbar ist aber leider nicht genutzt wurde.<br \/>\nDie Produktion ist allerdings eine Vollkatastrophe, die mit Worten wie kraft- und drucklos und blechernd noch nett umschrieben ist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bewertung: 5 von 10 Punkten<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tracklist:<\/p>\n<p>1. A City In Decay (Intro)<br \/>\n2. I Am The Night<br \/>\n3. Our Last Sunrise<br \/>\n4. Primed<br \/>\n5. Where God Fears To Go<br \/>\n6. Emperors And Fools<br \/>\n7. By My Blade<br \/>\n8. What Tomorrow Will Bring<br \/>\n9. The Iron Throne<br \/>\n10. 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Monster&#8217;s Lament<\/p>\n<p>Band:<\/p>\n<p>Matt Barlow &#8211; Vocals<br \/>\nFreddie Vidales \u2013 Guitars, Bass<\/p>\n<p>Guests:<\/p>\n<p>Drums &#8211; Van Williams<\/p>\n<p>Vocals &#8211; &#8220;Monster\u2019s Lament&#8221; by Tim &#8220;Ripper&#8221; Owens<\/p>\n<p>Keyboards &#8211; &#8220;Monster\u2019s Lament&#8221; by Brian Trainor<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36086\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PSX_20220120_114350.jpg?resize=300%2C278&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PSX_20220120_114350.jpg?resize=300%2C278&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PSX_20220120_114350.jpg?w=617&amp;ssl=1 617w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Als Matt Barlow 2011 endg\u00fcltig bei ICED EARTH ausstieg, folgten ihm auch viele Fans, f\u00fcr die die Band ohne Matts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":36087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[72],"tags":[1399,1401,1400,922,1402],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Review: ASHES OF ARES - Emperors Of Fools - Sharpshooter-pics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/2022\/01\/20\/ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review: ASHES OF ARES - Emperors Of Fools - Sharpshooter-pics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Als Matt Barlow 2011 endg\u00fcltig bei ICED EARTH ausstieg, folgten ihm auch viele Fans, f\u00fcr die die Band ohne Matts\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/2022\/01\/20\/ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sharpshooter-pics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharpshooterpics.de2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-01-20T11:54:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-20T12:58:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/PSX_20220120_114337.jpg?fit=1440%2C1440&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rockasmurf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Verfasst von\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rockasmurf\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Gesch\u00e4tzte Lesezeit\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3\u00a0Minuten\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/2022\/01\/20\/ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/2022\/01\/20\/ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools\/\",\"name\":\"Review: ASHES OF ARES - Emperors Of Fools - Sharpshooter-pics\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-20T11:54:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-20T12:58:18+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/#\/schema\/person\/7fec5301abaa169b076bb2f12a55473e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/2022\/01\/20\/ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"de\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/2022\/01\/20\/ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/2022\/01\/20\/ashes-of-ares-emperors-of-fools\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sharpshooter-pics.de\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Review: ASHES OF ARES &#8211; 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