Album Review: Thirty Fates – Circus Black (Rockshots Records)

Rockshots Records will be releasing Greece’s Thirty Fates‘ new album “Circus Black” on December 10th, 2021. The upcoming full-length is a 9-track anniversary record to celebrate the trio consisting of brothers Elias and Nick Tzintzilonis and Stelios Papakostas thirty years in heavy metal as friends and bandmates.

Circus Black is nine tracks of classic melodic heavy metal, with four tracks (Indifferent People, The Edge of Destiny, Be Free, The Pretender) from their 1991 demo, two unreleased tracks from the ’80s, and three tracks from Black Fate’s 2001’s rare EP along with a brand-new song.

The trio of explain how their reunion came to be:

We felt the need to reform the band after so long time for our thirst of playing music together again. It came out spontaneously when we met each other five years ago, rehearsing the old staff reminiscing the good old times. Then we decided to re-record our first demo and some spare old songs, as we had all the efforts for making a record come to life. Seemed from the beginning we knew what exactly we wanted to do. Making music after so long, was a joyful ride from the past to the present & we really enjoyed it. For all our friends & loyal fans, who have followed for thirty years & also for our new friends. We hope you enjoy our music. It’s worth a listen.

What a cool Christmas present. Especially for those who have been long-time admirers of this band and its members. A collection of rare-cuts, unreleased music and of course, one brand new track.

Old school in sound, old school in nature; we have something of a time warp here. An eight-track album (plus an intro) of screaming and shrieking heavy metal. Cut from the NWOBHM cloth but with a European power metal flavour.

Uncomplicated and very straight-forward, the familiar simplicity of Circus Black might be obvious from the word go but it doesn’t stop it being mightily enjoyable. A glowing tribute to their careers both in this band and outside it, Thirty Fates are clearly enjoying themselves and the music drawn from their past doesn’t sound or feel dated. Putting it simply, if you didn’t know what the new track was, you may not be able to pick it out as it seamlessly fits with what this band does.

So, what do you get here? A bunch of hair-raising and head-banging heavy metal tracks to lift the spirits and make you walk that little bit taller. There’s nothing game-changing about this album but that’s not the point. It’s a chance to dust off and stretch out those leather pants and denim jackets. A chance to limber up those horn-throwing muscles and crack the neck in anticipation for a bout of old school hair-flinging. All you need is the encouragement and Thirty Fates have plenty of it on this album.

Thirty Fates – Circus Black Full Track Listing:

1. Circus of Fate (Intro)
2. Indifferent People (ft. Angel Wolf Black)
3. The Pretender
4. Just for A Little
5. Sign of Rebellion
6. The Edge of Destiny
7. Be Free
8. Depression
9. Because We Fly

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