Spitfire 1 is an Italian Heavy Metal Band. September 29th, 2022, the band released their latest release, Shadows Phantoms Nightmares 2. The album was released through DeFox Records, Heart Of Steel and Andromeda Relix.
Introduction:
Spitfire, Shadows Phantoms Nightmares: This review will evaluate every aspect of the album, from its intricate musical composition to its production. Our analysis will provide valuable insights to help you determine if this album is worth adding to your collection.
The First Three Sins of Shadows Phantoms Nightmares
Let’s start by discussing the first three sins of Spitfire and their album, Shadows Phantoms Nightmares.
The First Sin, The Strings/Keys: Features refined guitar work of melodies/rhythmic sections and rumble bass lines. The Second Sin, The Vocals: Involves a possession of various vocal tones and moods. The Third Sin—The Percussions: Delves into the vast world of drum work utilising various tempos, drum strikes, and beats.
The Fourth Sin: Overall Discussion: Pure golden 80s sound that genuinely turned back time
As soon as the listener immediately presses that play button, one is welcomed to the opening piece EarthQuake, which welcomes the listener with an underground eruption of instrumental and vocal metal attack…
As one continues their reap and sow time capsule journey, with the second track, The Eagles Are Laughing, and the remaining nine or ten songs. Not just giving the listener this pure golden 80s sound that genuinely turned back time with its sound and atmosphere. But adding a modern and 70s hard rock, NWOBH and early metal flare (while keeping it pure raw and heavy ‘n’ roll) and the homage to bands such as Iron Maiden, Saxon, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Dio, and few others to name.
Shadows Phantoms Nightmares delivers and provides the listener’s ears with a piece of compelling and breathtaking work, giving the listener’s ears a soundscape that’s a dark and mysterious ballad of dynamic and powerful atmosphere. This creates different moods, tempos, tones, and atmospheres to create it dark and mysterious ballad and a dynamic and powerful atmosphere.
Shadows Phantoms Nightmares composition of the music/instrumental work that’s well written (powerful), with twelve equally solid, strongly composed songs, which are all provided and delivered by outstanding devilmanship consisting of instrumental and vocal work. Refined guitar work of melodies/rhythmic sections with captivating riffage and short fret-board solos, rumble bass lines, and additional acoustic with having this fantasy-early Rainbow/Dio atmosphere with an Italian vibe. Piano/keyboard inserts, epic anthem choruses, drum work utilizing drum strikes and beats. Different styles of vocal tones and moods are used (for bringing the songs alive)
Spitfire MKIII has created something magical and unique instead of a whole song with an influence or homage within each piece.
The listener will encounter each of Spitfire MKIII‘s twelve songs taking specific (parts) elements/influences/atmosphere/instrumental, and vocal inspiration of their heroes and their music/songs. Thus creating this homage to their heroes of classic heavy metal, with each piece -at the same time making a style/music of their own -keeping it golden 80s heavy metal -nor ripping any one-off/being a copycat.
Play this classic metal gem and see the magic unfold before your eyes and ears.
The album comes to an end with the last song, Winners Take All. We want to give a shoutout to Spitfire for letting us their album, Shadows Phantoms Nightmares. Now, we’re going to wrap it up by talking about the final three sins and concluding the review.
You’re Listening to “Earthquake”
PlayThe Last Three Sins
Let’s discuss the last three sins, our thoughts on Spitfire and their album, Shadows Phantoms Nightmares.
The Fifth Sin, The Memorabilia: Is that for us, is the entire album, sound, devilmanship, artwork, those vocals. Mainly track two, five, and eight. Track five (personally) captures the soul essence of a band from the seventies, and in track eight, the vocals and atmosphere capture the soul essence of the iconic eighties heavy metal act and (classic) album.
The Sixth Sin, The Artwork:
The artwork says it all: heavy metal.
The Seventh Sin, Disrelish:
Nothing to disrelish within the musical spectrum of Spitfire, and their album, Shadows Phantoms Nightmares.
This concludes the Spitfire, Shadows Phantoms Nightmares review.
Track-Listing:
- Earthquake
- The Eagles Are Laughing
- Phantom Barrow
- Once It Was Human (The Fly)
- Spirit of the Blind Man
- Screaming Steel
- Gangs Fight
- Golem of Prague
- Sign of the Times
- Beauty vs Beast
- Winners Take All
- Despair (Bonus track available only on CD)
Spitfire is:
- Luca Giannotta – drums
- Stefano Pisani – guitars
- Giacomo Giga Gigantelli– vocals, bass
- Formed in 1981, until 1986/2004-2021 as “Spitfire”. In 2021, the band rose from the ashes as “Spitfire MKIII” ↩︎
- Twelve unreleased songs (eleven in the digital version), all original compositions and some of which, such as Gang’s Fight, Phantom Barrow and Screaming Steel, dated back to the 1980s ↩︎
