{"id":14538,"date":"2025-04-24T20:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T00:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/?p=14538"},"modified":"2025-05-03T23:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T03:29:02","slug":"ironwraths-master-storyteller-gets-first-ever-vinyl-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/ironwraths-master-storyteller-gets-first-ever-vinyl-release\/","title":{"rendered":"News: IRONWRATH\u2019S ‘Master Storyteller’ Gets First-Ever Vinyl Release\u201435 Years Later, and Still Crushing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

They say legends never die. IRONWRATH<\/strong> is here to prove it, on wax. In a long-awaited move that feels more mythic than marketing, Girder Records<\/a><\/strong> is finally giving Master Storyteller<\/em> the vinyl treatment<\/a>. This cinematic metal opus, originally brought to life by a crew of seasoned heavy hitters (four of the five members also played in Holy Right, no less), is arriving as a deluxe gatefold double LP, 35 years after the band first emerged from the Riverside, CA underground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A favorite among Christian metal lifers and progressive metal purists alike, Master Storyteller<\/a><\/em> isn\u2019t just another legacy reissue. It\u2019s an experience. What some are calling the Pink Floyd<\/em> of heavy metal albums. And yeah, that’s a bold claim… but listen to \u201cTyranny\u201d or their downright haunting version of Johnny Cash\u2019s \u201cGod\u2019s Gonna Cut You Down,\u201d and you\u2019ll get it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPrecision progressive metal with faith and conviction,\u201d says Chris Gatto of Heaven\u2019s Metal Magazine<\/em>. \u201cBetter break out the headphones for this vinyl.\u201d He\u2019s not wrong. Producer and drummer C.G. Ryche adds, \u201cThis album was meant<\/em> to be heard on vinyl. The warmth, the depth\u2014it brings the music to life in a way digital never could.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pressed in a stunning limited-edition vinyl format, the first 99 orders come bundled with a hand-numbered 11×17\u201d poster<\/em><\/a>, because collectors are<\/em> gonna collect. Pre-orders are open now at GirderMusic.com<\/a>, and this beast officially drops June 6, 2024<\/strong>. With Girder\u2019s track record for quality reissues, this one\u2019s almost guaranteed to disappear fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Standout tracks<\/strong>: \u201cLegends Never Die,\u201d \u201cTyranny,\u201d \u201cGod\u2019s Gonna Cut You Down.\u201d
Vibe<\/strong>: Pink Floyd meets Veni Domine, soaked in cinematic drama and theological fire.
For fans of<\/strong>: Sacred Warrior, Dream Theater, Narnia, Deliverance’s Learn<\/em> era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since their debut at the 1989 Cornerstone Festival and the release of their driving single \u201cThe Stranger,\u201d IRONWRATH has been hailed by some as \u201cThe Cinematic Masters of Metal.\u201d If you know, you know<\/em>. And if you don\u2019t? This is the perfect time to get acquainted. Don\u2019t sleep on this resurrection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the video promo below, and hit the pre-order links:
IRONWRATH \u2013 Master Storyteller (Double Vinyl Gatefold) w<\/strong><\/a>\/<\/a><\/strong>Hand Numbered Poster (to 99)<\/strong><\/a>
IRONWRATH \u2013 Master Storyteller (Double Vinyl Gatefold Edition)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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