Fire Up the Blades

by 3 Inches of Blood

Overview

You get the feeling that if the members of Three Inches of Blood could somehow befriend Dr. Emmett Brown, and acquire a Flux Capacitor and a vintage DeLorean, their preferred destination would be straight back to the 1980s. After all, their releases thus far have sounded like direct descendents of '80s era metal -- Mercyful Fate/King Diamond, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Slayer, etc. -- and they've inched even closer to reconstructing the perfect '80s metallic beast with their 2007 release Fire Up the Blades. Produced by Slipknot's Joey Jordison, the album sounds like a conglomeration of all of the group's aforementioned influences (with an extra added focus on Rob Halford-esque shrieking vocals, a la "The Sentinel" and "Painkiller"), as evidenced by such thrashers as "Night Marauders," "Trial of Champions," and "Demon's Blade." If you're looking for a fair amount of variety and sonic experimentation, you've come to the wrong place -- it's a thrash-fest pretty much from start to finish. The only thing missing from Fire Up the Blades is a suitable undead mascot on the album cover, a la Eddie or Vic Rattlehead. [The CD was also released with a bonus track.] ~ Greg Prato

Product Details

Release Date:	08/16/2024
Label:	Real Gone Jazz
UPC:	0848064017547
Rank:	179972

Album Credits

Performance Credits

3 Inches of Blood   Primary Artist
Justin Hagberg   Keyboards,Piano,Guitar
Cam Pipes   Vocals
Nick Cates   Bass
Jamie Hooper   Vocals
Joey Jordison   Percussion

Technical Credits

Cameron Pipes   Composer
Nick Cates   Art Direction,Arranger,Composer,Group Member
3 Inches of Blood   Art Direction,Composer,Arranger
Justin Hagberg   Art Direction,Group Member,Arranger,Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Cam Pipes   Arranger,Group Member,Art Direction
Dan Turner   Engineer
Alexei Rodriguez   Composer
Shane Clark   Composer
Sam Turner   Artwork
Christopher Harris   Mixing
Geoff Ott   Engineer
Don Robertson   Management
Chris Crippin   Drum Technician
Jamie Hooper   Arranger,Group Member,Art Direction
James Hooper   Composer
Joey Jordison   Arranger,Composer,Producer