Review by Adam M on January 27, 2023.

This album has a rollicking hard rock vibe to it that spreads throughout its run time and gives it substance. There are no real reference points for the band as they sound one of a kind and have their own niche. This is simply enjoyable stuff that needs to be taken with a grain of salt but it has all the right pieces together for a rocking adventure.

The musical performances on the album are solid, with guitars having a fun fuzziness to them and riffs that are very fun and absorbing which adds greatly to the experience. The drums back up the music nicely and with the bass rumbling up front it makes it for a very refreshing listen. Vocals are shouted and fit the music in a similarly fun fashion but with more emphasis on being creative it would make it even more satisfying. As it stands, this one is a very romping good time to listen to and it was bolstered by the instruments involved.

Could the album be improved? Sure, there could be more progressive thoughts applied to the album but songs like 'This Night' for example are a whole lot of fun nonetheless and carry the movement of the album forward. The band's sound is fairly standard and yet quite particularly interesting and manages to be consistently hard driving and impactful so this sort of seems like party music because of the mood created, though it isn't as strong as some other albums I've heard. In the future, I would like the band to open up to try new things, kick up their sound and try to rock it even more to make for a more fulfilling experience. This is a very good album that could have been made greater with even more open-ended ideas and out of the box creative thinking.

Rating: 6.8 out of 10

Review by JD on May 21, 2009.

Old School metal has been rearing it's head, as the metal world now is discovering it all over again. In the glut of bands that try to play it, without sounding like a cliche... only a few keeps it sounding fresh while paying great reverence to our rocking past... Twins Crew does it better than anyone I could ever imagined.

With the sheer force of Halloween, the crushing riffing blasts of Megadeth, musicality of Queensryche and add in the influences of Iron Maiden along with most of the NWBHM... Sweden based Twins Crew shows us a few new wrinkles in our chromed past... breaking the Death and Black Metal standards that their country has woven.

Identical twin brothers David and Dennis Janglov sling the guitars like none other in a very long time. They have that certain combination of speed, technique, soaring melodies and brutal power that has always defined metal in every sense of the word. The rest of the band: Vocalist Andreas Larsson and Bassist Frederick Hammar and the sheer pounding beats of Uno Eriksson, bring forth that spirit and brings you to your knees. They combine to show you that the basics of metal are alive, and have a place in the world today.

They have penned some metal masterpieces, anthems that must be shouted out over and over again. Songs like 'Twin Demon' and the overly catchy and seriously infectious 'Heavy Metal Nation' are what fills our hearts with pride, and makes us flash the horns a little higher into the air. This is metal at it's glory, where no other music could ever get us lowly humans to rally behind and show who and what we are.

Throw your horned salute to the flag of Metal, Twins Crew are honestly the real deal here. They are making metal proud once again... and times two also.

Categorical Rating Breakdown

Musicianship: 10
Atmosphere: 9
Production: 9
Originality: 9
Overall: 10

Rating: 9.4 out of 10