New Release: Tales Of Destiny
Tales of Destiny: Ashes of Destiny: When Power Metal Grows Up (Without Losing Its Edge)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYv0cjxhB5s
Quebec’s Tales of Destiny didn’t just reunite: they dug up their teenage demos, dusted off the riffs, and asked: "What if we actually knew how to play these?" The result? Ashes of Destiny, a love letter to their ’90s selves, but with the chops (and life scars) of 30 years later.
This isn’t some nostalgic cash-grab. The band, still the same five friends from Beaupré, reworked tracks from ’95 to ’10, keeping the Iron Maiden gallop and Children of Bodom bite but tightening the songwriting. Think "Powerslave" meets "Follow the Reaper", if both albums had been recorded in a snowed-in parish hall. The thrashy edge (yes, that Slayer obsession) cuts through the soaring melodies, saving it from power-metal cheese.
What’s striking? The rawness. These aren’t polished re-recordings, they’re reimaginings, warts and all. The vocals crack where they used to scream, the solos breathe instead of shredding for shredding’s sake. It’s the sound of a band owning their past without being trapped by it.
A rare reunion album that matters. Not revolutionary, not flawless, but honest as hell, and that’s rarer than a clean guitar tone in black metal.
Ashes of Destiny was released Sept 26 (digital/CD). Stream, buy, or just raise a Molson in salute.
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