DYING VICTIMS PRODUCTIONS is proud to present IRON CURTAIN’s highly anticipated fifth
album, Savage Dawn, on CD and vinyl LP formats.
For nearly 20 years now, Spanish metal inquisition IRON CURTAIN have been stalwart
defenders of the faith. With a discography that includes four full-lengths and twice as many
EPs, splits, and demos, IRON CURTAIN’s ever-sturdy sound was forged in the fires of the
early ‘80s: largely nodding to the eternal Motörhead as well as Tank, but also Canadian gods
like Exciter and Razor, to the Teutonic might of early Iron Angel and Grave Digger, to
Scandinavian gods OZ and Heavy Load, to cult American icons Abattoir and Savage Grace,
and the shores of Britannia with the likes of Diamond Head, Raven, and Girlschool. And with
the DYING VICTIMS release of career highpoint Danger Zone in 2019, that sound’s become
even more rocking than ever.
After a quick-hitting mini-album (again through DYING VICTIMS) titled Metal Gladiator
whereby the band presented the new alongside re-recordings of the old, IRON CURTAIN
return to assume their throne with Savage Dawn. Doubtlessly (and vividly!) displayed by its
photographic cover art courtesy of Daniel Rabandan, Savage Dawn is indeed a new dawn
for IRON CURTAIN: a concerted return to their rough-hewn roots, only spit-shined with the
gleaming chrome that’s come to define them in recent years. Thus does Savage Dawn
exhibit a unique dichotomy: their ancient metal’s more juiced-up than ever, but the craggy
edges come through in the content while the form is powerfully professional – 'slick' only in
the very best sense, with mixing by the esteemed Javi Félez (Teitanblood, Destroyer 666,
Graveyard) and mastering by the equally esteemed Jaime Gómez Arellano (Ghost, Satan,
Mayhem) providing that punch. As such, across these ten new tracks (anthemically
presaged by 'Rattlesnake' on Metal Gladiator, as vintage four-piece Motörheaded as it
comes) do we hear IRON CURTAIN throw the likes of classic Riot, Jaguar, and Running Wild
into their by-now-characteristic blender, with leads and melodies more soaring than ever.
Cool songs, catchy choruses, straightforward riffs, and pure HEAVY METAL with all killers
and no fillers – what more do you need?! IRON CURTAIN drop the biggest sledgehammer
with Savage Dawn!
