{"id":8278,"date":"2022-09-03T22:05:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T02:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/?p=8278"},"modified":"2022-09-06T21:18:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T01:18:32","slug":"saint-heaven-fell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/03\/saint-heaven-fell\/","title":{"rendered":"SAINT: Heaven Fell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Saint return with a stable line-up from 2020\u2019s The Calf<\/em><\/a>, an album which featured the newest singer David Nelson on vocals. His raspier, blues-rock vocal style imparted a different quality to the Saint sound, but the guitars of Jerry Johnson and Matt P. Smith \u2013 who had both contributed on 2014\u2019s Broad is the Gate<\/em> \u2013 anchored those songs to the Saint legacy sound. They, along with now veteran Saint drummer\/producer Jared Knowland, return to deliver riveting performances on the evocatively titled Heaven Fell<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saint has morphed their line-up so many times over their 30-year career that it has been amazing they can keep their sound so consistent for the same span of years. Richard Lynch is certainly the \u201clinchpin\u201d that has kept it all together and he has once again produced another quality recording with Heaven Fell<\/em> \u2013 a ripper of an album featuring 11 all-new original tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right from the lead-off track, \u201cHolier than Thou\u201d<\/strong> with its Iron Maiden gallop, there is a sense these songs lean more heavily in the metal direction. Heaven Fell<\/em> is comprised of a solid mix of middle tempo\/faster numbers as Lynch (4 songs), Johnson (2 songs) and Smith (6 songs) share the writing. Perfectly placed guitar solos and a noticeable uptick in Knowland\u2019s percussive aggression serve to metal-up the Saint credibility and firmly plant their flag in the classic power metal camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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