Battering Ram (Iron Savior album)

Battering Ram is the fifth studio album by the German power metal band Iron Savior. It is the first album to feature bassist Yenz Leonhardt.

Battering Ram
Studio album by
Iron Savior
Released18 June 2004
RecordedOctober 2003 – February 2004 at Powerhouse Studio, Hamburg, Germany
GenresPower metal, heavy metal
Length47:52
LabelNoise / Sanctuary
ProducersPiet Sielck, Iron Savior
Iron Savior chronology
Condition Red
(2002)		 Battering Ram
(2004)		 Megatropolis
(2007)
Singles from Battering Ram
  1. "Time Will Tell"
    Released: 2004

Unlike the first four albums, Battering Ram is not a concept album, but instead has songs covering a broad variety of topics. However the story of the eponymous Iron Savior is still continued in the songs "Battering Ram", "Tyranny of Steel", "Time Will Tell" and "Machine World". This would dictate the format the band would use to tell the story going forward.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Piet Sielck, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Battering Ram"4:49
2."Stand Against the King" (music by Joachim Küstner, lyrics by Sielck)5:01
3."Tyranny of Steel" (music by Küstner, Sielck; lyrics by Sielck)4:27
4."Time Will Tell"4:11
5."Wings of Deliverance"4:48
6."Break the Curse"4:01
7."Riding Free"5:15
8."Starchaser" (music by Küstner, Sielck; lyrics by Sielck)4:27
9."Machine World"6:31
10."H.M. Powered Man"4:17
Limited edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
11."The Call" (Yenz Leonhardt, Sielck)6:14
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Living on a Fault Line"5:52

[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]
Scream MagazineStarStarStarStarStar[3]
Metal.de8/10[4]

The album was released to generally favorable reviews, with reviewers citing the band for remaining faithful to the genre of Power Metal. Allmusic gave the album 3 1/2 stars, with Alex Henderson stating that "Everything on this CD sounds like it could have been recorded 20 or 25 years earlier, which is just as well, because Savior's members are undeniably good at what they do. No one will accuse Savior of being the most groundbreaking band in the world, but in terms of quality and craftsmanship, they deliver the goods -- and what they lack in originality, they more than make up for with passion and conviction".[2]

Personnel

Iron Savior
Additional musicians
  • Martin Christian (Paragon) – guitar solo on "Wings of Deliverance"
Production

Additional information

  • Drums recorded by Piet Sielck at KARO Studio, Brackel, Germany in October 2003.

References

  1. ↑ Sielck, Piet (2004). Battering Ram (booklet). Iron Savior. California: Noise Records USA, a division of Sanctuary Records Group.
  2. 1 2 Henderson, Alex. "Iron Savior Battering Ram review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  3. ↑ Johnsrud, Frode (2004). "IRON SAVIOR "Battering Ram"". Scream Magazine (review) (in Norwegian). No. 83. p. 43.
  4. ↑ "Iron Savior - Battering Ram". Metal.de (review) (in German). 12 October 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
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