| Hailstorm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 29, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | V3Studio, Twin Terror Studio, New York, Vocallessons.de Studio and The "Reichenbvitker", Germany | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 45:16 | |||
| Label | AFM | |||
| Producer | Ross the Boss (band) | |||
| Ross the Boss chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Classic Rock | [2] |
| Danger Dog | 4.75/5 |
| SMN News | 8.5/10 |
Hailstorm is the second album recorded by guitarist Ross "the Boss" Friedman and his German band under the moniker, "The Ross the Boss Band".
Reception
It was released in the Fall of 2010 to positive reviews. A very positive review came from SMNnews where they said that "The band explore some good German power metal territory with its soaring guitar leads, precise drumming, catchy, anthemic choruses and melodic song structures. The band is more self-assured on their second release. Song writing contributions from the rest of the band has established themselves as important members of the band and not just Ross’ hired hands," concluding with how that if you liked New Metal Leader, you’ll definitely like Hailstorm.[3] A reviewer from Danger Dog mentioned how "Continuing commentaries across the web have been suggesting that both the former and present Boss albums are what more recent Manowar works should or could have been like."[4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Patrick Fuchs
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I.A.G." (Instrumental) | Carsten Kettering | 1:15 |
| 2. | "Kingdom Arise" | Ross Friedman, Fuchs | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Dead Man's Curve" | Kettering, Fuchs | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Hailstorm" | Friedman, Fuchs | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Burn Alive" | Friedman, Fuchs | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Crom" | Kettering, Fuchs | 3:29 |
| 7. | "Behold the Kingdom" | Kettering, Fuchs | 5:28 |
| 8. | "Great Gods Glorious" (Instrumental) | Friedman | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Shining Path" | Friedman, Fuchs | 4:36 |
| 10. | "Among the Ruins" | Friedman, Fuchs | 4:30 |
| 11. | "Empire's Anthem" | Kettering, Fuchs, Matthias Mayer | 6:18 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Vindicator" | Friedman, Fuchs | 4:02 |
Personnel
- Band
- Ross the Boss – guitar, keyboards, engineer
- Patrick Fuchs – vocals, guitar
- Carsten Kettering – bass
- Matthias "Matze" Mayer – drums
- Miscellaneous staff
- Matze Mayer – editing
- Ross the Boss – recording, editing
- Bella Hepp – engineering (assistant), editing
- Dimitar Nikolov – cover art, artwork
- Oliver Szczypula – engineer, editing
- John Rup, Matze Mayer, Bella Hep – engineers
- Achim Köhler – engineer, mixing, and mastering at Indiscreet Audio, Stuttgart, Germany
- Antonio Raimondo – editing
- Ralf Stöcklmayer – orchestral arrangements (tracks 1, 11)
References
- ↑ Freeman, Phil. "Ross the Boss – Hailstorm review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ Elliott, Paul (February 2011). "Ross The Boss – Hailstorm". Classic Rock. Vol. 154. London, UK: Future plc. p. 85.
- ↑ Simms, Kelley (October 25, 2010). "Ross The Boss – Hailstorm". SMNnews.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ↑ Hartranft, Craig (October 18, 2010). "Ross the Boss: Hailstorm New Music Review". dangerdog.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.