Twenty years is a very long time to be doing anything without due recognition. Hailing from Sweden WOLF are experiencing that very same situation. I saw them a few years ago supporting ACCEPT and they were nothing less than superb. Initially I though they were a new band but to see they had been togetherTwenty years is a very long time to be doing anything without due recognition. Hailing from Sweden WOLF are experiencing that very same situation. I saw them a few years ago supporting ACCEPT and they were nothing less than superb. Initially I though they were a new band but to see they had been together for two decades surprised me greatly. Why hadn't I heard of them before? Nothing to do with not liking that style of metal, in fact they were the ideal band for when I wanted to listen to something along the lines of ACCEPT, later Helloween or Masterplan but listen to something was almost a combination of all three. New album 'Devil Seed' starts with a short intro brilliantly titled 'Overture in C Shark' and leads into 'Shark Attack'. Something is different. This WOLF sounds slightly darker and more focused. Gone is the slightly over the top approach which appeared on previous release 'Legions of Bastards'. Singer Niklas Stavling's vocals have really warmed up without losing any range. Richard Holmgren's drumming is perfectly measured with Anders Modds bass playing which can be a rare occurrance in metal which is heard to great effect on 'Skeleton Woman.' [...]
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