Every year there are albums in which my appreciation of them grows the longer I spend with them. Wick by Royal Thunder is one of those albums. When it first came out, my impression was that it was a good, solid release, but I didn’t feel it really reached that stellar range. However, now that we are 8 months out from its release date, I really have a whole new appreciation for how sneaky good this album really is. It is just full of catchy riffs and melodies. It also helped that I saw them perform a chunk of these new songs live. I keep saying it, but it needs to be said once more: Mlny Parsonz is hands-down the greatest vocalist going in the metal/rock world today. She just pushes her soulful voice to the breaking point on every song.
Release date: April 7, 2017
Personnel: Mlny Parsonz-vocals/bass; Josh Weaver-guitar; Will Fiore-guitar; Evan Diprima-drums
Origin: Atlanta, GA
Rating: 4 flip flops out of 5
The list so far:
14. Royal Thunder-Wick
15. Steven Wilson-To the Bone
16. Pallbearer-Heartless
17. Spotlights-Seismic
18. Cavalera Conspiracy-Psychosis
19. Ancient Ascendant-Raise the Torch
20. Galactic Cowboys-Long Way Back to the Moon
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