Air Raid - Across the Line
Man oh man! It’s always an enriching treat to witness a metal band’s rise from obscurity to excellence; such is the case with Gothenburg’s Air Raid, which at the end of September released its most flavourful and stellar album yet, “Across the Line”, on CD under the venerable High Roller Records, as well as Spiritual Beast in Japan. Featuring its third front man in as many full-lengths in Fredrik Werner (still active in Osukaru) and a new, flamboyant shred master in Magnus Mild, Air Raid has come a long way from its humble beginnings and “Danger Ahead” EP, which, while still respectable, failed to firmly establish the Swedes' as a serious traditional heavy metal contender.