Iron Will

Grand Magus

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 8, 2008)
• Original Release Date: June 9, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Candlelight
• ASIN: B001AI1Q6S
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,446 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description

2008 release from the Swedish riff-lords, their fourth album of NWOBHM-inspired Pagan/Viking Metal. Grand Magus features current Spiritual Beggars frontman Janne Christoffersson amongst it's ranks. Rise Above. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A retro-metal classic, October 5, 2008

By	Y. Jossa (NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Grand Magus is a metal trio from Sweden, who starting in 2001 have managed to put out four albums of high quality, retro styled, very heavy metal.
The most important component of Grand Magus is singer / guitarist Janne "JB" Christoffersson who is also a member of better-known retro-metal Swedish band Spiritual Beggars.
The Grand Magus song catalog runs from their earlier, primitive, slow stoner metal Sabbath-type doom metal songs to mid-tempo NWONHM / retro-metal pieces played in their most recent albums.
Needless to say Iron Will is somewhat similar to Grand Magus previous albums, the centerpiece of the music being JB's amazing unique singing voice, which can be best described as a cross between Ian Gillan and specially Glenn Hughes, but his guitar playing chops and songwriting skills have progressed inmensely.
Iron Will has a non-stop array of amazing mid-tempo songs. Every song has the perfect combination of melodic singing and heaviness without being repetitive. If this album had been released 30 years ago, it would have been declared a classic.
If you are a fan of stoner, doom or heavy blues rock, you must get this album NOW!
Once you've listened to it, you would ask yourself.. how come i've never heard of this guys before.. and proceed to buy the rest of their albums!

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Magus -IRONWILL, April 11, 2009

By	Robert Schaeffer (San Diego, Ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Grand Magus new release IRON WILL, let me start off by saying this is a triumphant release, as a big fan of the last release the Wolf's return, I Am a fan of JB, the singer /guitarist of Grand Magus most notably his side project Spiritual Beggars, which JB, is the vocalist, great vocals and amazing guitar prowess along with his other 2 band mates,bass and drums repectively create a powerful trio, memorable tracks like (like the oar strikes the water and the shadow knows and the albums title track if this is whats to come from Grand Magus, get excited and pick up thier albums, because this stuff is incendiary.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Find!, January 25, 2009

By	James B. Whitney "mannaz" (Minneapolis, MN. USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Grand Magus play a style of classic metal inspired by some of the best bands of the genre. And they do it well. Fans of Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, and Iron Maden will probably like these guys. They make alot of noise for a trio!
I have an earlier disk by Grand Magus which sounds more "doomy". This disk also has a foreboding sound but many of the songs are faster although not super fast. The vocalist has a great singing voice which he uses to deliver some very thought provoking lyrics dealing mainly with ancient Nortthern Germanic Heathenry. And he also plays a mean guitar, both rhythm and lead. He can really shred!
All the songs here are well written as well. No filler. I feel that Odin Allfather has gifted Grand Magus with th Mead of Inspiration! When these guys are playng, He is near.