Opening on a highly energetic note with some roller-coaster riffing, Bridges Ablaze solidified their sound on Never Too Late. Those guys have a relentless heavy sound with irresistible melodic tendencies, and it shows clearly in their brilliant writing that mixes pounding drums and hard-hitting riffs with big melodic guitars and vocals, all in a solid interesting structure. I loved how the vocal melody played a major role in setting the dynamic balance we mentioned before, keeping the deep emotional part alive throughout the song’s twists and turns. Bridges Ablaze are hitting with full force in Never Too Late, laying some powerful guitar work in those blasting riffs, melodic licks and harmonies, and guitar hero solos, alongside groovy dense drumming that boosted the song’s energy. 

Never Too Late is an engaging energetic piece that satisfies every metalhead’s needs, without losing focus or compromising the emotional/musical side. They managed to give a hard unstoppable flow that’ll keep you hooked and moving, within some smooth dynamic shifts that spiced things up and kept it interesting till the very end. Looking forward to more from Bridges Ablaze, I think I’ll be digging deeper into their catalog. Cheers!

Bridges Ablaze show their diverse writing skills and delivery on Hellbent. Opening with such an atmospheric melody before exploding into a raw-sounding pounding riff says a lot about those guys’ dynamic vision, as they know well how to cleverly steer their structures between deeply melodic sounds and hard-hitting headbangers. Their use of synths was highly on point, dominating the atmosphere and almost controlling the mood then suddenly, getting back in the background making space for heavy riffs. Bridges Ablaze had full control on the listener using Hellbent‘s well-crafted dynamics, they’ll send you on a headbanging frenzy before they smoothly shift into a big sound all with perfect build-up and delivery, I loved how they lured us to that brutal nasty breakdown around the 2:45 minute mark, and the way it was mixed with those atmospheric synths was pretty dark and cool, and it ends with a KILLER melodic solo!

Hellbent is one hell of a well-written and arranged heavy metal song. It proves that metal’s modern sound has a lot to offer and can leave a mark just like the old school did. Bridges Ablaze showed well-knowledge of their sound and a clear vision, backed by really good songwriting skills. Looking forward to more guys, keep on rocking. Cheers!