Album Review: Underking - At Hell's Gate (2021)
Picture Credit: Underking Artwork: Crossfade Productions Underking - At Hell's Gate Release Date: April 23, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 41:40 (43:56 with Bonus Track) Genre: Modern Metal / Prog Metal Origin: Nottingham , England Maxwell Jeffries , also known as Underking is back with his third full-length album "At Hell's Gate". The artist from Nottingham hence ties on to his recent EP " Red Sun Rises ". On nine songs and a bonus track, Underking demonstrates a very modern and progressive form of Heavy Metal. The sound is versatile, intense, and yet very melodic. And still, the epic soundscapes show parallels to the battle hymns of 80s NWoBHM - the song 'Red Sun Rises' especially is the perfect soundtrack for riding into battle to. "At Hell's Gate" is a beautiful album for fans of Science Fiction and Fantasy literature (or film). Atmospheric soundscapes are presented with intelligent structures and up-tempo riffin...