Wolf

Wolf | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 4, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prosthetic
• ASIN: B0001Z3TWU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #213,325 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

The debut of this Swedish heavy metal band is now finally re-released with a new cover, re-mastered and containing some cool bonus songs! This album will remain a classic!!

YEAR: 2004

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bark at the moon, April 29, 2008

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolf (Audio CD)

You can be forgiven if, after hearing the 2000 self-titled debut from Sweden's Wolf, you come away thinking you just discovered some long lost gem from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) era. From its not terribly impressive production job to the high school art class cover artwork; this fast and furious blast of retro metal almost screams Neat Records circa 1982.

Equal parts Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Saxon, and Diamond Head, Wolf put metal's compartmentalized labels aside in favor of an old school sound that can only be described as heavy metal! The band's debut merges classic metal elements - lightning riffs, dark subject matter, and dynamic vocals - with a modern sensibility sort of like Children of Bodom's (minus the growls and keys). It was just such a welcome change of pace to hear a straightforward metal album after so many bands went out of their way to sound progressive, or power, or prog/power, or whatever. Wolf is METAL. End of story.

Wolf has of course gone on to issue three more albums (as of this writing), all of which are progressively more polished and impressive. Still, this rough and raw debut has an undeniable character that gets to the heart of what metal is all about, and will always have a special place in my denim and leather heart.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard to find and surprisingly good!, September 19, 2001

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R. Norton (Somewhere in Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wolf (Audio CD)

When I first saw the artwork on the album cover, I thought it was some reissue of a metal band from the early 80's. It turns out that it is a Swedish metal band from 1999, and it is great! I would call it a definite cross between Iron Maiden and various Power Metal bands. There is great guitar riffing with awesome harmonizing leads and changes throughout that keep you wanting more. Check out the killer bass chugging that sounds just like Iron Maiden's Steve Harris circa 1980! This is not your average or boring power metal style, and should satisfy any fan of the genre. What makes it even better is that it is recorded very well in that it gives maximum power to each instrument. Definitely a recommended addition to your Metal library - the search is worth it!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And all because Iron Maiden doesn't bring out a new studio album every year anymore..., July 10, 2005

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Travis Janot "red_paladin" (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews

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...that's the reason why WOLF formed in the first place! If WOLF were around in the 80's they'd be right up there withe likes of Maiden and Priest... these guys deserve a larger audience... so make sure you spread the word around!

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