Warfield Master Executor
By Johnny Freire
Nota: 08.0/10.0
Remember the album “Chinese Democracy” by the problematic Guns N’Roses? Well, if the styles between the North American group and WARFIELD are very different, we can no longer say the same thing about the production time of the two works mentioned here. “Master Executor” is the second play by the people from Santa Catarina and the almost endless time of its production left us with doubts as to whether it would even be released.
Finally, in 2023, “Master Executor” saw the light of day and is impressive! WARFIELD’s modern Heavy Metal, with old school touches, remains vibrant, elevating everything they did on their debut album, “Times of Dust” from the distant 2010. The production is spot on, impeccable cover art, the band’s look is extremely professional, so, All of this shows that even with so much delay, its leader and guitarist Ivan Caregnato knew how to manage everything in the most effective way possible.
The material has nine tracks in just over forty-nine minutes and, despite being relatively long, I have to admit that everything here sounded very pleasant to me. “Men, Machines… Memories”, “Missing Children” and the epic “June 1944 (D-Day)” with their more than seven minutes are completely pleasing and kind of make up for all the needs of the band’s fans in these more than ten years of wait. Another highlight goes to vocalist Gustavo Rafaeli, who has a beautiful timbre and knows how to use it to the advantage of the songs, and does not want to take on a forced role, with unnecessary note elevations. A true lesson in execution and interpretation.
“Master Executor” has already become one of the main national releases of the year 2023, at least for this humble editor who writes to you. I just hope it won’t be too late for the third chapter of this journey to be made available. It’s really worth giving it a chance, excellent!
